The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-12-11
AmC4g tEa Holiday Goods.
CUR REPORTER MAKES a VISIT
TO THE DOMAINS OF SANTA
CLAUS.
What He Saw, and Where He Saw 1t.

Ii tLis kindly season Of twiIight, be-
/ twiNt tie o.d :e,.r j,ul: tie I.ey. or which
/ tine star Of Christmas shines, all pleasant
| things take on them a new value Men
think now more tenderiy of those whom
they love; and affections fiat have been
too silent, perhaps, throughout the busy
year, speak now in gifts and courtesies.
III cordial wishes and in social mirth.
st such a time all the arts Of ornament
aud amusement assert their Importance
ia every L.: RI, and the Gullest eyes can
discern "A us,- IL poetry aid in painting,
in music and in dainty books, in merry
games and III genial acting, i'll the Gun
Bing and the delicate devices of the
worker in fine gold and stones of
price.
At such times to chronicle the ''open-
ngs" in our sple ndid places of business
of goods rare beautiful is a pleasant
task, beside the charms of handsome
store filed with the rich and the lovely
has an attraction, even to an humble re-
porter On Tuesday afternoon we start
ed out to explore the domains of Santa
Claus, and to inspect the wealth of bright
things which we knew we could find with
in. The Orst place visited was to the
store OF
ID. c. CoSNELL.
in the Odd Fellows Building. Ever since
he has been iu business, Mr. Connell has
taken special pains to supply the great
desires Of our citizens for holiday goods,
and has achieved an eHviable reputation
in that direction This year he has COM
pletely outdone himself, and has pur-
chased such a stock as was never seen in
this city.
In purchasing, this year, Mr.. Connell
has directed his attention to the wants
of all classes of customers, and bought
only those goods which are Of the best,
and prettiest. Unlocking over his stock
last Tuesday, We noticed large collec-
ton of Family Bibles, in Turkey Mo
rocco bindings. These bibles are print
ed on the very best paper, and are, in all
respects, the finest editions We have
seen. He also has large collection of |
the works of the standard poets in plain |
and fancy bindings. These are all of The |
latest editions, and nothing could be |
more appropriate for a gilt book.
There can also be seen on his counters |
a splendid collection of Nelson's holiday |
gilt works. The works are elegantly |
bound, and are intended for Christmas
and New Year presents. The display of
ladies' work boxes and writing desks,
is unusually fine this year. There are
number Of these articles of elaborate
STYLES. They are all of polished ebony
or mahogany, neatly inlald with pearl
and silver. We found also among his
stock some fine steroscopes and views,
which, by the way, make nice article
for the parlor table.
As he deals largely in Portmonaes,
Ink stands Of bronze and cut glass, ladies'
and gentlemen's gold pen holders, gold
pens, autograph and photograph albums,
card cases of morocco and pearl, and
portfolios. His stock of these articles
is unusually full, and in styles to suit
everybody, and the prices the same
One of the most noticeable features of
the store this year is the chromos In
selecting his chromos this year, Mr.. Con-
nell chose only those that possessed real
merit as works of art. To go into de-
tailed description would require several
columns of space, so we must simply
content ourselves with calling attention
TO what adorns the show window, eni-
tleI ''The Changed Cross" This picture
will repay the careful study of any one,
no matter whether he is versed in the de-
tails of art or not. 1t is by far the finest
chrome that has been placed on exhibit
ton this winter. Mr.. Connell never for
gets the little folks, and this year he has
done more than ever to please them
While looking through the stock of goods
for the children, we saw the ''nobbiest"
Of miniature steam engines, the famous
acrobats, all kinds of building blocks,
puzzles, money banks, one of which,
called the BOSS Tweed, is the neatest
thing of the kind we ever saw. In ad-
dition to these, there is an endless vari-
ETY. of other toys, boys sleds, hobby
horses, etc. In the way of children's
books, there is no end to them. He has
in stock every kind of children's books,
rom the illustrated primer, to books in
st +. by the best writers of literature for
little folks. His stock of parlor games
is also large, among which is the. new
one called ''Larietta." The stock of
holiday goods is probably the largest and
most complete ever brought TO the city.
He has large stock of miscellaneous
books, school books, blank books, sta
tionary, pens, pencils, wall pockets and
brackets, and all other articles that are
kept in store like his. We spent sew
eral hours in the store, examining the
various things, and when we left, felt
we'll repaid for the visit
/
THE senior editor of this paper spent
two days at North Baltimore, the first of
this week, but since his return he has
been confined to his room, with a serious
attack of rheumatism. He has, therefore,
been unable to write an account of his
visit 1t will appear next week.
Rum.
On Saturday, December ), 1874, to Mr..