The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-17
SANTA CLAUS ABIDING PLACE.
A Trip Through the Rutland shops-Jewelry,
Fancy Goods, Clothing and Dry Goods.


do not fail to visit the jewelry store of B.
Nj. Bailey. His stock of goods embraces
the best of every thing in the way Of jewel
ry, watches, silver-ware, and spectacles.
He has gold watches, Swiss and American,
| in various styles ranging In price from $40
to $780, among them very beautiful ladies
Swiss watch, the cases enameled In stars,
for Sl25; a Howard gentleman's watch in
the same style for $3.50, anda ladies watch
with small center crystal, and outside
dial. Among the chains are vest chains
ranging from $25 to $50 ! ladies guard
chains $40 to $75, and neck chains $15 to
| $40 one of them curb link vest chain
probably the handsomest ever seen in Rut-
land.
In the jewelry department are full sets
in great variety-gold sets, $40 to $50 4;
jet and gold $40 to 40; stone cameo sets
| $50 to rs beautiful rose coral set $50;
a beautiful Malachte set 500 one set of
jet and gold set with pearls, very hand
some, $50 q cross in jet and gold set with
five large pearls 1875, any of which would
make a most beautiful and appropriate
present. The stock of rings includes
almost everything from solid gold band
rings, ranging from $3.50 to $15, up to
diamond amethyst, cameo, topaz, sap
phire, pearl and others. Then there are
pins of all styles and prices good brace
lets, from $40 to $75; gold thimbles from
SIS to 81 gold pens from 81 to 81 gold
pencil cases from SO to So, penbolders,
rubber and gold, from 81 to 8 (; and clocks
| from 50 to $50, one very handsome imita-
ton bronze clock an ornament for any
mantle, for $40.
| The line of spectacles is large. Real
pebbles in gold bows or eye glasses and
complete stock of the diamond spectacles
manufactured by the Spencer optical man.
utacturing company, unquestionably the
best lenses in use riding spectacles with
fine wire bows, which the most violent
wind or the worst trotting horse will fail to
dislodge. Mr.. Bailey also sets lenses of
all kinds at short notice.
The silverware includes tea sets from $35
to $50; coffee urns, $50 to $50, cake bask-
cts, from So to $35 ; call bells in all de-
signs from 81 to "a napkin rings, salt
cellars, etc., among the latter being very
handsome pair, gold lined. representing
broken egg, unique and pretty.
This is the only place in the state where
silver spoons are or ever have been manu-
featured. BY request, Mr.. Bailey showed
us through the shop and explained the pro-
cess. First he proceeded to his safe,
took out bag and rolled out on the coun-
ter lot of bright trade dollars that would
have converted the most rabid Ohio infla-
Zionist on the spot. Those are what they
make their spoons of. They are first melt
ed and run into bars an inch or an inch
and half wide, then cut into the required
form, hammered to the required thickness,
and then placed in mould, shaped like
the bowl of spoon, mallet of the same
shape placed on top and driven with
sledge till the bowl is shaped. Then they
are polished and sold from $15 dozen up.
| What can be more suitable or serviceable
| Christmas present than set of these same
spoons? Buy them of the manufacturer,
and you know what you get.
| A. W. HIGGINS.
Drug stores put on more of a holiday
dress than any others. The two weeks
preceding Christmas, almost their entire
trade is in holiday goods. A. W. Higgins
evidently intends to do his share of the
trape. His store is packed so full with
handsome goods that the only trouble is to
tell where to begin an enumeration. Among
the handsomest of his holiday goods are
lot OF French and Berlin bronzes, ranging
in price from SO to $15, including statu-
cites, mantel groups, thermometers, match
safes, etc. he has an assortment of French
gilt goods, vases odor cases, toilet stands,
watch stands and card cases one very
handsome revolving jewel case of French
goods, including dressing cases and jewel
cases, ranging in price from $1.75 to
$3.50, portmonnaies from 81 to 81 ink
stands from 81 to So cigar cases in sets /;
glove and handkerchief boxes from fifty
cents to $lb per set ; card cases in pearl
and tortoise opera glasses from $4.25 to
$50 smoking sets in lava, French gilt
and wood-an acceptable present to any
gentleman. There is large line of Bohe-
man ware, including vases of all designs,
and at all priceG cologne sets from fifty
cents to $40; Rogers toilet cases, razors
and cutlery In all sizes and designs and
costing anywhere up to $16.50; pocket
cutlery of all kinds, from which you can
select knife that will make your brother
or son smile radiantly for week meer-
chaum goods varying in price from fifty
cents to $15 large number of vinaigrettes
and chatelaines, which the ladies admire SC
much, in French gilt, oxydzed silver and
; cut glass, costing from So to $14. He
also has large lot of Whitman's and Mail
lard bonbons, put up in pound packages
especially for Christmas.
If you have an enemy in the world 60 t.
Higgins at once and buy canary "war
ranted to sing" and send it to his little girl
The girl will be delighted, and so will thu
father-till the first morning when he feel
> inclined to sleep. At the same time yol
might buy your own daughter pair o
peroquets for SO or $40, or Java sparrow
for 81. They are very pretty and neve
sing.
CHARLES S. MASON.
n We have devoted space enough to beau
/ tiful things for one day let us look few
moments at useful presents. Nothing
would be more serviceable for boy o
= young man than substantial suit O
:. clothes. overcast or cap or hat as he ma