The New York herald., 1875-12-24
WHERE PRESENTS MAY BE BOUGHT.

II does good TO visit the great marts OF
holiday presents at this time OF year, and it fills
all spectators with wonder the curiosities which
commercial enterprise, attended by ingenuity gathers
from the farthest ends OF tho earth to gladden.
tho hearts OF Santa Claus little friends in
this city. Nobody could visit any of tho
holiday palaces on Broadway or the avenues
without feeling throb Of old time juvenility without
rccoIcctng tho days when they were young, and
in simple faith hung up their stockings on
Christmas Eve fully persuaded that the good old
Santa Claus would deposit therein surprise
and delight them when their eyes opened upon tho
greatest festival of Christendom. So the writer too,
may be pardoncd for pausing, sadly and pleas
snty at the great repositories OF Santa Claus
treasures These legion, but must be content
with the mention OF the few that could be visited
vantageously yesterday. They were II. II. Macy's,
Altman's, Doyle & Adolpns o'Nell's Rodgers Orr
Bros. J. C. Johnston's, Arnold Constables and
Blooms without any regard to precedence other than
what might be governed by the regular order in which
the places visited by the HERALD reporter the
FIRST to be described is
n. MAcYs,
corner Of Sixth avenue ana Fourteenth street. And
here description in its completest is bafned
The place crowded. Its doors we're iammcd; It's
counters almost inaccessible to those who pressed
eagerly toward them The saeswomen were busy as
they could be; their
CASH GIRLS ALMOST OUT,
though untiring in their Efforts to comply with the
frequent demands on thor energies. Thousands came
and went all day yesterday during the previous
week The attractions warranted this attendance com
prisiDg they do every variety OF holiday goods in
toys dolls and fancy goods imported from
every part OF the habiicd globe. Tho dec
orations Of the establishment in themselves
sufficient to excite the most callous of wnyfarcrs
~ ntNhN hN lha stfeh
slightest inclination 10 buy quarters worth OF Christ
mas cheer Tor the smallest heart IN the world Tho
centre window contained the most tempting exhibition
or the dolls carnival skating party aud the large
window holds dolls prize baby show, OF the
most amusing ana plquana aspays, oy ,ne WAY 70 DO
and infants dressed ia tho most approved fash
Ions and looking just ''as cunning as they can" Re
Vide the above the contributions iron the New
York Infant Founding and Hebrew Orphan
asyums, China ware, millinery goods, pcriumcry
Vpcctacies kid gloves worstcd and worsted patterns
and dress trimmings, and ladies' and children s boots
ami shoes OF every STYLE But IL is the don de-
dinary fac SMILES OF nfanic grace seen before And
their dresses the most ncwitching ever manuiac-
tured. All the visitors young and old, hang around
them and the little have been known TO weep bit
tery whenever they and ARE torn from their newly
found loves without possessing them. Fathers and
mothers cannot buy Mr. Macy out although were they
sbc they would crafty their darlings and them
selves 50 ,ney nave tbcr cbSrcn a Within p '"1 ,he
range Of these great temptations and TOT the smiles
they conJurc up nave to dry the tears that follow tho
sunshine Mr. Laforgc the superintendent, has his
hands ull all day and evening between supervising the
operations business Of his sunordnatcs aud doing
HE agreeable the thousand and inquisitvc and
nervous people who besct him on every trninE occa
sion Macy's palace OF marvels and will repay any
one who will take tho trouble visit II during these
holiday times
ALTMANs STORE
also on Sixth avenue. II IS ocrally endowed and
parnnilcd The business Is almost too great for tho
zc oi the place IN which TO bc transacted Good
reason is there for this business Elegant bronzcs
pearl anil ivory fans, lace goods Of every description
cauzes, Duchcsso handkcrchicis. nne leather goods
msntcs, cloaks ornaments, dress goods and all tho
articles likely be found within inc sphere general
hnoy goods are displayed on the counters and Of