The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-14
Christmas il Coming.

days more the little ones will tell you, and
dance joyousy out of the room, their
young heads full of visions of Santa Claus
and the stockings he fills from his sleigh.
Innocent hearts that will never know how
many night, while they are sleeping,
papa and mamma are toillng or thinking
anxiously, that their dream may not be
broken. Let them cherish the Illusion as
long as they can. There is toll enough
waiting for them in this work-a-day world
when they are too old to believe In Santa
Claus and his pack. Almost all are think
ing of the joyous day and how they shall
make some heart the happier. Everyone
believes that at is more blessed to give
than receive"
The merchants have anticipated the
want and have amply provided for it. All
are busy receiving and arranging goods,
and glance at the shops leaves one
amazed that such immense stocks can ever
be sold. Purchasers are busy looking and
selecting from the great variety. Un-
doubtedly 1t is ''more sensible" to buy use
| full things for Christmas presents, but let
US be thankful that once IN the year
this great Yankee nation throws practi-
cality to the winds, gives rein to its love
for the beautiful, and runs riot among the
pretty temptations of the fancy stores and
toy shops.
As q saving SAVIOR to this passion for
prettiness, there are a few well-balanced,
calm, practical people, who have lived
their day of illusions and enthusissms, and
pass unmoved through all the glitter and
simmer and shine to the more,quiet shops,
and there remember all their friends IN q
substantial way that must make artistic
nothings, useless but as tokens of remeni-
brance, seem poor indeed. Blessed be
these also. They are as the ten righteous
people who would have saved Sodom but
then the thousand people who hold up first
one and then the other of two utterly USE
less things, to see wherein most beauty lies,
are very pleasant to see. Beautiful things
have a value which is felt, albeit 1t cannot
be..demonstrated like proposition in geom-
etry. A beautiful picture or statuette or
graceful vase has refining influence as
certainly as the flowers which an all wise
God has scattered through the world in
such profusion for our good. 1t is this
feeling and the wish to be remembered in
the happiest moments of our friends lives
that leads the great mass of present buyers
to art or book stores in seeking for their
gifts.
Almost all Rutland stores are art stores
fof the time being. The jewelry stores
display beautiful watches, diamonds, that
sparkle like balls of light, and gems Of va
rious kinds, for those with long purses to
buy and for us all to feast our eyes on free
ly. Then there are countless other beauti
full gifts to be obtained at more moderate
price vases, napkin rings, knives, card
receivers, bracelets, pins, lockets, and an
almost endless list.
The book stores are the center of attrac-
ton to large class of buyers. Nothing
can be more suitable for Christmas pres
ent than an edition of some standard au-
thor, which can be procured in holiday
dress as handsome as may be desired. Be-
side these there are hosts of minor articles.
The drug stores are diverted from their
usual line of trade, for the time being, and
devoted to fancy goods. Here may be
found all the toys which imagina-
ton of man has invented, and the children
are busily examining them. Among the
fancy goods are vases, match boxes, statu-
cites, perfumery cases, jewel cases, hand
kerchief boxes, glove boxes, perfumery
bottles, toilet sets, etc. The list is too
long for mention of half the articles, but
all tastes and all purses must find some
thing to suit them.
Then there are the stores where strictly
useful gifts are to be obtained. The gro.
Gerry stores and markets where a small out
lay will 60 great way and make many
homes happy; the dry goods stores where
are gifts both useful and ornamental the
clothing stores where the heart of many a
young man may be gladdened by new
suit of clothes, a nice hat or, best of all, a
seal skin cap which are SO much worn this
winter and are always 90 serviceable. All
these we shall notice in full hereafter.