The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-21
Holiday Goods.
ALBERT W. HIGGINS

Holiday Goods.
ALBERT W. HIGGINS
has for many years past made n specially
of choice holiday goods and this year his
store in the Bates House block is fuller
than ever His stock of Russia leather
goods, consisting of wallets, jewclry cases,
handkerchief boxes, card boxes, ink stands,
calendars and mirrors is very fine and
worthy Of special mention. lie has also
some poitmonics and card cases in pearl.
Bohemian ware in extensive variety tot
let goods and French perfumery pungents
in Russia, oXadized silver and cut glass
basket goods in great variety of patterns;
stock of cutlery that is TN unsurpassed in
the state. including knives from % cents
to $50 toilet goods in endless profusion,
every conceivable kind OF pcrfumcry and
cologne including the favoritc brand of
''IIiggins cologne genteman's walking
canes vases in great variety. Mr.. Hig-
gins has Just received a handsome lot of
opera glasses which are elegant in pattern
and are sold from $3.50 TO $50. Canary
birds have long been a specially with this
store and a new invoice has just been re-
ceived including large number of sweet
singers, while large line of cages are for
sale at low figures Higgins has long
been favorite headquarters for cigars in
which he defies competition, while he has
now Il handsome array of cigar cases, Just
right for holiday presents, in Russia, calf,
hog-skin and other new styles. 1t is i'm
possible to catalogue all the novelties here
and our readers must drop in and examine
for themselves.
MORSE BROTHERS
at the corner of Merchants Row and Cen
ter street, offer rare inducements this sea-
son in the holiday trade. Their large and
elegant store is packed full and running
over with the beautiful, the useful, the Oh
namental and the rare. Those in quest of
presents cannot fail to be pleased aud
delighted by an examination of their stock,
while none can afford to pass them by in
purchasing their holiday goods Their
stock of the beautiful and durable Russia
leather goods Is especially complete and
combine many new and rare designs in
writing desks, ink stands ladies' dressing
cases, etc. An elegant stock Of Turkey
morocco goods is also worthy of particular
mention, including portfolios, with COM
partments for paper, envelopes, pens and
ink, at once rare and unique. Their stock
of children's games surpasses anything we
have yet seen, including the LOCO pendu-
lum board, the Lozcttc, the combination
board upon which can be played the four
games, chess, checkers, backgammon and
fox and geese dominocs of all styles I;
chess, cushioned ard ivory travelling
chess-boards in very small compass crib
bage boards and card boxes in Scotch and
Russia woods and large variety of other
games for children. Their stock of wax
dolls is very extensive and combines
the cheapest with those lifc-lke
genuine hair and go-to-seep kind. Bronze
goods are found here in rare patterns, in
the shape of ink stands. match boxes and
cigar stands. They have splendid line Of
thermometers a large assortment of skates
including the New York club the Acme
club and the Florence q large variety of
mcerschaum pipes, and their stock of for
eign and domestic cigars cannot be easily
equalled large line OF cutlery, including
the combination knifein different styles and
the acknowledged and hollow ground "a
zors the finest of English hair brushes
and ivory combs perfumery by the ounce
or pound, and Morses Neoli Cologne wa
ter the most elegant vases in different
sizes, and Bohemian ware in great variety.
Their stock of gentlemen's canes is I'M
equalled, comprising the ebony, Molacca,
rosewood and other styles. In their win
dows may be noticed handsome lot of ar
ticial flowers that have the appearance OF
perpetual summer" while their entire
store is one grand holiday amphitheater
''THE BOSTON NINETY-NINE CENT STORE.
1t would be very difficult for the most
attentive observer to attempt to recall or tc
enumerate one half of the articles which
are revealed at this establishment il
Quinns block, Merchants Row. There
fore we shall have TO be content will
specifying few of the many choice goods
that are for sale there at the uniform price
of ninety-nine cents. 1t is holiday here al
the while, judging by the goods and thu
rush of customers Their large store is full
of goods and the wonder is that they car
afford to sell them so low. Their book de
partment is especially attractive and in
cudcs among others splendid edition O
Dickens novels, finely bound and arg,
print all the poets complete works
Shakespeare, Byron, Longtellow, Tenny
son, Whittier, Wordsworth, and Others
the Waverly novels complete handsome
line of Bibles, and other works OF histor,
and fiction. Their picture gallery is es
pecially attractive Just at this time, ant
: comprises oil paintings, chromos, engrav
ings and other styles. Brackets are
specially here and are for sale IN ever,