, 1875-12-12
Such VIII Be the One Pleasantly
Sketched Below.
What a Coterie Of Well-Tried Friends
Will Do Next Kris Kringle's
Day.
The Sort of Gifts which Persons OF
Taste and Culture Are Prepar-
ing to Make.


There il 4 circle Of acquaintAnces in this CITY,
known to us, whose mutual respect and gooa
feeling is typical OF all Chicago society. 1t Il
composed Of leading families, endea1ed to each
other through years Of pleasant association On
the part OF the older members, and OF merry
friendships between the younger ones. ~
course this coterie never let's the joyous Christ
mas time come and 70 without rendering to one
another practical tokens of eakeem- We know.
from condolences already impaired. the var1ouR
gifts each has determined upon Tor the otnor.
In mentioning these gifts to our readers, We, OF
course, withhold the names of the partles- Tho
object is to show, as & pleasant example to the
reader, what sort Of presents ladies and gentle
men of culture, friends and associates, are about
to make during the coming happy Ch1astmas
time. ......
Our circle OF friends have, Of course, made
handsome jeuelry feature Of the presents
which they ha7o determined to bestow upon one
another The eifta in tns hne INC ,nelaae - @ag tSa
loads Of the families; superb bracelets OF the
massive pattern nov in vogue and 30 1ustly ao,
mired, Tor one of their lady associates, and
| choice sets OF brooches and ear-drops for the
| Others 4 handsome silver service has also bean
ordered for ono Of the most esteemed matrons
in the circle. her husband and sons concinolne
that no more appropriate or pleasing G1ft couio
be rendered her. These presents have been &C.
cured ut the spacious and elegant estAo4lshrnens
of G. D. Peacock, on the northwest corner OF
washington and State streets- All that 1s raro
and beautiful in the way Of le~ei1y' dlamonos,
watches. sil|er-varn. etc, has its home at tb's
charming store Gifts to fascinate and endure
are to BE- found here A present culled from sno
noble display At this store will be something to
| k9ep this Christmas in glowing remembrance
| AZ the happiest IT all in the lives OF both the
g1ver and the recipient
NOBLE GIFT.
In this bappy and refined cotere OF ar1enas r7
| are two married gentlemen Who arc peculiarly
exultapt over their sagaclty in choice OF presents
| for thar wives, They informed tho writer last
| week that each OF them had concluded to mako
| GLAD the hearts of bis madsme with superb
I oyeniuc dress all mndc up. Whore is tue sur
Prise coming in I" quoth the writer: IT'S easy
| enough" wos the response, although We namlt
that We are not versed in th4 harmony OF coloss.
| nor the suitability Of styles: We have gwen
Ghorm1ey = carte blanche" TIE e: Ta.ef nal a.
tbs foremost ladies' Of This aud other cities He
| knew that Ghormley bad tbs measure
| uents Of most Of the prominent ladies'
! OF culture and position in Chicago that be was
| m understanding student OF their eomp:ealon,
temperament, ETC.. and that he could fashion
| superb costume for one who might DC 10 total
ignorance Of the rare endowment i'll store Tor hor:
| Furthef inquiries showed that this king OF
noliets and his corps OF gifted asslstaofs couao
| construct perfect toilets for ladies whom they
| had never seen. As Worth is to Europe, 20 is
| Ghormley to America,-unique aud matchiess'
| Ladies Of Judgment nov leave the matter OF Sc
lec:ing their goods wholly to Ghormiey. LIE can
purchase for them. they az coneeae more close-
| cia1 designer ia Paris. and consequently receives
the newest and most distingue Of ldeas- He IL
| himself natural artist. whore cap2o'lit'es are
| enhanced by yea1s Of training and exrerenco IN
IL nf h. 1%5
rauk. 4 lady clothed BY GhormleY 10 far more
than attired in the ordinary sense Of the "oEa.
She ls adorned and beauhded; her enai ms
heightened and her defects subdued. She De-
comes indeed rare and radiant picture IRON
The canvas wrought by mastof hand. And she
| n faahioosAlv costunued witha1; is faultless IN
| ali that unites to produce r5at indescrbable auo
justly priced something called "atyie. no"
| could it be otherwise? Has she not bsen ap'
| pare1ed bv that paragon Of mod6ts, 9no11ley'
THE PEERLESS GARNET ORGAN.
cahine: organ We believe to DO the source OF
nose permanent, downright enJoynens Tor any
cultivated home then all other moaorn house
| hold equipments. Ihete is enc variety OF organ
only which nnites the essentials of untaiine
| richness and volume OF tone, extreme durability
| aud artistic beauty Of general design and "orK-
manahip. Such an instrument ID the Mason q;
Hamlin organ. which u momber Of this refined
circle of friends has bought for Christmas pres
ept to his entire family.
| The Muson i Hamlin orgAp, which is sold III
Chicago ut Nos. 80 and 80 Adams street. has beer
; covered with medals from the most critical o1
exposition committees the world over. 1t has
| never failed to receive instantaneous indorse-
mept when tested by the musical kings o.
Europe and America. 1t has stood the exactlnt
trIa's OF unbiased professional scrutiny anf
years Of hard practical usage throughout twe
! hemispheres. Through all these it has remained
and ever will remain, the one peerless make O
organ the perfect reed instrument Of the cen
tusy. It is superb gift for all times and Al
| couut1isa
Fob MusIC-LovERs.
There are certain exquisite gifts which thes'
frieuds have in view for several Of their friends
| There arc the attractive and beautiful Berli1
| photographs Of the musical masters OF tn
| world, and Of subjects taken from their works
The photographs u question are sola oniy
| the Root & Sons Music Company, and the cata
Z logue embraces portraits and scenes from opera
| of al the musical monarche OF the past an
present. Thesa scenes are sold in sets. Th
| Root & Sons Music Company. in addition +
their wel-kno*n line OF musleal .; lnst1omens sean
| and the choice photographs mentioned. haV
also some very attractive bindings Of standar
, | and Classical music editions OF the moder
French operas, their own importation. Thes
and other rare gifts for iovers OF - the dlYln
| art may be found ~ their Establishment, nc
| 1866 State street.
BEAUTIFUL GIFTS At FAIR PRICES.
The ladies OF this our circle OF friends haV
! given liberal orders to Abfaa French q Co., mo-
| i01 and 103 Wabash avenue, whose display {
china, glass and ea1tbenwa1e, Bohemian sanc
goods Vienna and French vases. novelties
mafoGcs, silvcr-plated ware ETC., is both con-
prehensive and artistic. There are few esta}
l,shments iu any line Of trade which co1nman
tue deserved delight OF femininity, and the NJ
disguised admiration Of their. masculine friend
and relatives, as much as fpe store Of th
kind The display Of these beautiful goods
| peculiarly attractive at Ftench's, and. what
: more to the point in these days, everything
being sold At reduced prices. Tho stock is in
3 meose the variety well-nigh infinite: the gooe
rich, rare. and superb, and-yet the prices will
| held down to the lowest possible dgnro from III
t,me forward to Neu-Year's day.
oooDsfEKp's-
The father Of one Of these families, being {
literary turn Of mind. determined to sole
!. books for the family. He therefore visited II
!. ", Goodspeeds new bookstore, at No. 2(
state street, where holiday gifts are selling !.
II from 25 to 100 per cent below usual prices. q
y chose beautiful Family Bible for the marie
a daughter, handsome poetcsl work for tt
+ mother, delightful story-books tor two OF II
u children, and copies Of "Chatterbo1" 90
"Peep-show" for the younger children: It
+ fne Ind