National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-12-23
TEE HAPPY, REJOICING DAYS.
ArriysI Of santa Claus In Wsshing .on.

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Arrival Of santa Claus In wsshingson.
One OF the best and sweetest OF American sing
| ers while walking on Pennsylvania avenue with
MS yesterday paused o moment in q prominent
| bookstore, where hundreds were buying Chris;
mas presents. and taking leaf from his note
| book preger the following beautiful thoughts:
., merry bells OF Christmas time,
Near and sfar hear You chime.
May every heart that greets your glee
Beat 70 your music msrrtly
| From widening circles, floating far,
Oar ears drink music, born In air,
| Ash upon Judeas plain
| We, shepherds, angels heard again.
Rejoice, o world Fling care away;
| Let Joy be born of peace to-day.
| Circle with universal mirth
The song Of 0ld-good will on earth.
soLoNoSs AND CHAPMAN,
gll Pepnsylyania avenue, have one OF the finest
OF iasSy ooss a tSs Deyees Of The sea-
son. and the price of each article is marked on IL
in plain figures. Their assortment of Illustrated
| books is also very complete. Among them We
fusely Illustrated and magnihCently bound IN
Painting with Is ensrSvinss on steel and 10 on
wood, with an account Of the school and its great
duced IN helotype, with q sketch Of the life and
| works Of the srtist-a perfect picture gallery In
itsslmsIo sers; Of staaiss from re nys paint
| by Emeric- David, master piece OF elegance and
art, $40. "Christmss Song and Story" with IL
and others, line edition, 81. aindia and It's
| Native Princes" being travels in Central India,
!. try and the route Of travel OF the Prince Of
| Wales, 81 engravinRs and maps, SIS: "Gems
of Modern Belgian Art" series Of carbon
| artists, with comments and an essay by w. b.
| Scott, So. English Poets, !" L essays by Joseph
eighteenth Century, It's Institutions, Customs
| and Costumes," being an inside view Of French
| fp0a md w
brated artists; edited by Paul Lacroix, SIS. Pic
lures, by Maclse r. A, with descriptions and
| by VIM. Eltz, r. a. with descriptions and q life
| Of EltZ, slO "Our British Landscape Painters"
from Scot. 70 Case with Is sagTSVRss on steel
| Pictures, by veteran painters, on steel, by the
best artists, SO. Pictures, by Italian masters,
"HeTmann and Dorothes," with photographs,
from CObach's paintings, very elaborately bound,
SIS. Tho Alpine Vignettes," with L ehromos Of
the season. SIS. myths Of the Rhine" sketches,
BY porie, 200 pictures, SO The Pyreneesn 5y
ler's Song of the Bell" translated by Furness,
and studded with gems of largo photographs, SIS.
| Frederick. $50 "T6e Poets and Poetry Of
! America, - by q. W. Griswold, with portraits on
eei 81 al. the a16hSTs slPeroiy oognd tire, Tree
| the German, by Mrs. Heatop, illustrated, So.
Seven different editions of Dickens, from 81 to
$ll2a set. "WavsIly," centenary edition, s3l.25
| and sss.T5. Bulwer, In cloth and half calf, $50
| and 500. Shakespeare in great variety, including
BoyGell and the popular Handy volumes, from s.
largest form, in cloth, half cloth, tree calf,
morocco and antique gilt, from Is cents volume
to SIS. Juvenile books of all the English and
American publishers in over loo varieties from
Christmas cards. which are to be had only OF
MessTs. SolOmons & Chapman.
CHRISTIAN PROSE AND POETRY.
Tho kings and queens of the earth have their
paid special laurestes to glorify them on their
has had its giories eha1ted Voluntarily and Joy.
ously by every true bard that ever put words TO
Of Avon, down to the proprietor OF the Junction
tion news depot, corner Ninth and streets.
There ten thousand times ten thousand Christ
to writing desks; all arrangements for games; vast
varieties Of presentation books and every thing to
delight the heart OF child. 1t is handy and just
look in.
HARVEY AND HOLDEN.
sin December ring
Every day the chimes,
Loud the gleemen sing
In the streets their merry rhymes"
But that Is because they feel so happy after
coming out of Harvey & Holden's, the fsshiona.
bic resort for ladies and gentlemen who want
to eat They, the ladies especially, like to 20 to
the largest oyster house in the United States and
can be Imagined, or from biii Of fare which in
cludes every delicacy to tempt the palate on
earth: Polite attention, the presence Of refined
unpleasant contact all combine to make Harvey
& Holden's, corner Of Eleventh street and Penn
sJlvania avenue, the place for refreshments.
WIN. DALTON, 9O3 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
II hear along our street
Pass the minstrel throng;
Hark they play so sweet,
On their hautboys, Christmas sOngsr
And one of the best is the popular song Dalton
sings:
"Her feet beneath her petticoat
Like little mice stole in and out"
He is always thinking of feet, and how they can
voted is he to this subject that he has provided at
an enormous outlay great stock Of ladies' toilet
and party shoes, chiIdrens red,top boots, infants
shoes. and every good and fashionable loot gear
for gentlemen: He makes a most attractive dis
ladies find there very suitable and very SER
viceable Christmas presents. ~
sHILLINGroS's BOOKSTORE,
corner Of Four and half street and PennsylvAnia
Eve; or, in Shakspeare's own iaimitable strain:
some say that eyer ,gainst that season Gomez,
The bird Of dawniug singeth ali night long;
And then: they say, no sprte darss stir abroad,
No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm, |
go hallowed and so gracious is the time"
The works OF all the English poets, great and |
nor are our American poets behind in their lyric
prisons, and he has loaded his shelves with ever
s1egan,ty 0Spnd volume In the English language;
this regard the children are specially we'll cared
fori and, besides, he has CrandalIs menagerles
mans "Thones and Palaces Of Babylon and Min
evan, and Jules Verne's curious books Bibles.
GI 12Sks h and as all wSmen ought to pray
pocket BOOKS, It's nice place to be pleased at
Sbillingtop'R
DE. DUrRoW,
corner Of Tenth and u streets northwest. Mr. Dut-
row has chickens and turkeys enough to furnish
Christmas dinner to half Of the city. He has az +
his commission store 1000 choice fresh turksvs
and chickens, which win be retsilsd e lay and
rate opportunity for FAM, 70 sunpiy their
tables with the nsI Christmas fowls, as the
fs'ss sie y prisingly low.
GEO. BERGLrHe's,
1913 street northwest. In purchasin present |
e GATED BY Sm Be- sure 70 select ssnstSins that
he can WeaI-half o dozen fine shirts or hand
some necktie: Mr.. Berglng. at his neatly. fitted;
furnishing goods, including all that can make
man who likes to be well dressed happy. Hehas
well stocked with the purest cloths, which, when
made up by his skillful hands, are enough to
make gentleman out Of any one. i
CALL AT GLENS's,
.G2 Ninth street or ThSss seeking nsna
should call at Glenn's nrst of all. He has fine
assortment Of silver and plated ware for house
boys and others who have use for It, wstchs; for
everybody, and the celebrated Ithaca calendar
clocks to note the last minutes Of the dying year,
and to tick the new year into our lives. HIS
goods are Of the finest order and are all admira-
bly, suited for holiday gifts.
JOHN c. PARKER, 527 SEVENTH STREET.
HE wept, he clasped his hands and cried,
'Ab, every child tonight rejoices;
Their Christmas presents all divide,
Around their trees, with merry voices;
But Christmas 10 to me denied"
While Parker lives no poet need 20 on in that
strain. He Is the 'ichildrens friend, and has got
q million things TO delight their dear young
hearts. But children Of larger growth" can
20 TO Parker's with great profit for their holiday
presents. He has o splendid line Of beautiful
Illustrated books, Bibles and hynn-books,
always most appropriate presents; lovely photo
graphic albums, fine imported pocket books, the
new styles of stationery, elegant gold pens and
pencils. The undevout maker OF Christmas
presents is mad If he can't be suited ct Parker's'
HALL HUME, so7 MARKET SPACE.
The hall was then with holly crowned