The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-15

GUS as mecM for tAe conveyance OF the teel-
ings OF refinement, affection, and love. Be.
low We give O rapid sketch ef the well.se-
lected stocks that hold out irresistible
temptations to the liberal and the kindly
disposed. And these are always amongst
the best OF people. - g
PlzzIN1, No. Ss7 Broad street. This is a
fountain of conhts and sweet eonfutements
that make the mouths Of young people va.
ter. The owner and director of the concern
Is q son Of modern R0man-an Italian,
who brought with him uaary excelencies in
the branch of business to when bis son sue
ceeded. In the present store are united all
the wonderful inventions and ingenious
handiwork which has made the candy and
fruit store sort of Paradise of wonders
compared with what it Was in the early days
of the country.
We remember so well when rock.candy
was the sum of excellence is the line Of
sweet things; when gingerbread e. gunser)
and that we'll known beer, the chief ingre
dients-possibly the only iDgredients-of
which were Cuban molasses and hops, were
the prevailing soaces ofa warm day TO all who
did not take on those once strong. bodied rep
resentatiyes of the American "aguardiente,"
balI-faced apple-brandy and whiskey. Many q
day and oft have we quaffed the beer and eaten
the delicious "gunger," and thanked our
stars that those delights and ourselves were
contemporary Borrowing. excitement from
the conviyiality of young friends, we neither
asked nor hoped for greater felicity
What have we non? Gingerbread, and
beer, and rock.candy, and mintsIiek, are no
where! Adieu departed friends. Your sue.
cessors may wear finer outsides, but there
are none to excel you in good honesty and
frank satisfaction ! t&i ~
Now look at the store S07 and see what
wonders the ingenious workers 10 sugar and
treacle have made They have set the chill
dren crazy, aud they rule the old people.
PIzzIN1 will ind hundreds OF little friends wto
will drag along with them by the help OF
those leadng-lines fine as gossamer.We6
and strong as cable with which they hold
in subiectun parents and kinsfolks, and COM
pei them to disgorge their money and lay in
stocks of toys aud pretty and sweet things
for their masters. as.@
The number of these things Is past our
power to enumerate. We know there will
be great run on Pizzini, and If he has the
supplies he will have TO load up more st.
Nicholas cars than have ever been seen here
before. In all the line of fruits, and can
dies. and bon.bons, and bijouterie, he Is pre-
pared to meet a rush. Pitch in, little ones.
Make Christmas jolly and gay and festive.
II ANYBODY objects, run them through with
your dasgers of lath or blow them up with
fearful fireworks. !
ANrosI, Main street. More of Italy-the
classic land of ancient Rome. Antoni is of
the ancient family Of Mark. Our contempo-
rary is named Andrew. Like bis illustrious
predecessor, he is a poor fisherman. 1t is
said that Mark could catch no fish, and Cleo
patra-mischievou minX-sent down a slave
with salt herring, which be was instructed
TO fasten to Marks hook. This be did, and
Mark pulled up the herring. He was Won
derfully perpeXed to know how it happen
ed. Whether he was ever informed Of the
facts we do not know, and the spirit-wrap-
pers have never eXtorted any confession
from him on the subject.
Andrew is no better fisherman than Mark,
but he eXcels bis ancestor all hollsw in con.
fectionerg and creams and ices. He arranges
them with wonderful tact and greatly to the
fascination of people, and particularly young
people. If the virtue and artlessness OF
Young people would ever permit them to 90
Ilpon q robbery, would they ever dream of
attacking The State Bank, which is next door
to AntonPs? Not bit of 1t. They would
drive right into Aptonps and dive into bis
tempting supplies OF fruits, candies, toys,
&c. There would be no trouble in detec ing
the Young thieves. They would be sick
enough next day.
But why prolopg the notice2 Antoui Is
weighed down with good things. Every
tbirp o for the season in his line he has on
hand. He, too, claims to be protege OF
st. Nicholas, and has the means Of stocking
his old cart very many times. We don't
know how the young and old people are to
oct along without him. We take down the
bars and present him to old and young, and
bid them Sat" himl
CHRISTIAN & WHiTE-Here is house
that we fear is in the class that has some.
thing to do with the tempter. But then they
sell such good things that we must forgive
them. They seem to be in close connection
with all climes and ali lands. The best from
all for the qualification Of the palate they
Offer for sale. In two lines they jump from
California to the Mediterranean. All quar-
ters of the globe seem to be theirs. We
see on their shelves, for instance, Caifornia
apricots, Malaga raisins, Cey Ion coffee, trout.
aes. and Mapzaniiia olives J That's some.
thing to wonder at. Then these gentlemen
have LIQUORS and groceries without limit,
and yenlson, and choice hams, and breakfast
bacon. and cheese, and condiments OF the
choicest, and what not? We don't know.
II you will have egg-nog and "'sich whey,
these gentlemen Will Indulge you in any
thing You want. There never is restraint
mt 1pou people who "will" at CHRISTIAN
& WaITE's, although Rith one Of them there
i not hair between him and heaven, and
tbe other is model Of selE-denial and abs.e-
,niousness. Byall means fix up your Christ
mas at CHRISTIAN & WIRES.
ALEXANDER WEBsT, Nos. 223 and ga
Rroad street More good things, more toys
for children and cakes and fruit for families.
Werst NAV not be best, but il you take blu
to he worst you will make W0ful mistake
r. indeed, Werst's superb stock were takei
TO be worst, how grandly excellent must tht
hest be? We invite attention to Wers.,s
establisnment. He viii do great deal e
make Christmas jolly and happy.
BRIGGS, TOT Main street. Here is TN
/. bread. basket of social comfort. II ]
} ware nor for bread, what Vould We do
9 We should like to know. Briggs has aiWay
haen reno gned for his good bread, shoWint
9 himself to be weil.bred man. Now, II W
take his bread to be good, what may we no
cav Of his pound cakes, his cakes plain ant
J tarcY. and his pastries and pies? we ma
, we'll raiaice that at time like Christina
I such q man as Briggs Is hereaoouts. =. II
: adds Theoretically to the amount 2. Sni's' I
5 mas supplies, and we commend MS esial
;lishment very cordially to all coneefnsu.
: GEORGE a. HUNDLEY & Co.., 52S Broa
Isfreet. This enterprising h0use nas ever
Thing Ia the way Of liquors aud ple ana pns
2 ding-making for the season, ans 2 iasl y,
I OF household store that u is impossioie. . 20