The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-15
CHRISTMAS.
HOLIDAY PRESE T s.

HOLIDAY REsENTS.
The bright weather continues, but the
gloom cast over the political horizon re-
mains undiminished. With no positive
show of better signs with no bow Of PROM
ise in the heavens-we can still trust to
Faith in the intelligence and spirit OF the
great communities of States, and, turning
to our holiday and its never-failing conso-
lations, make ourselves iubilant. The an.
niversary OF the coming OF the Prince OF
Peace on earth, should be hailed with all the
greater pleasure by those who feel the pres
sure and the peril of the vicious counsels
and the cruel acts of men.
There could be no community more
piously disposed to celebration such as
that about to take place than we are. The
day will be all the better for increasing the
causes OF domestic JOY and contentment as
much as possible. Every man who does
something to make one person glad, or to
diminish one pang OF suffering, will en-.
shrine his name in one heart at least, while
it will be entered in ineffacable letters by
the recording angel.
We add another chapter to our notices Of
the places where seasonable things are to be
purchased:
COURTNEY 81 POWELL, Broad street ia.
mous-no need Of number).-" Christmas
goods for all,' to quote themselves-in other
words, "for everybody" Indeed, it is so.
Comfort may deck herself to her hearts
content, Decorum will find the drapery fer
her chastened tastes, and VANITY may array
her proud form and gay features in the
fnery she admires. In short, all tastes,
all figures, and all ages may go into
Courtney e. Powelrs with the inquiring eX'
pressions Of hunters for things desired, and
come out with the bright smiles OF satisfac.
tion They will have found what they
wanted.
Now, ladies and gentlemcn-ladies all
Just give Courtney d Powell call. Their
shelves bear all sorts of cloths, cassimeres
and silks, and satins, and fair attire, which
all good judges must admire. Then the
finishing articles Of fashionable dress fol
both ladies and gentlemen-the shawls, the
scarfs, the handkerchiefs, the cuffs and col
lars, the gloves and gauntlets. the hose, the
jackets, and nubias, etc., etc. All, all, suit
ed to the times as entirely so as Christmas
chimes. To searchers for presents and for
snowy decoration, Courtney It Powell af-
ford a powell Of good.
| e. - -Io
OF Nowlin & Co., as it was printed in til!
notice in these writings Of the iewelry-stort
Of this worthy firm. Nowlan has SHARP
eyes, and needs not an in his name
When his natural eyes fail little he has
powerful reinforcement Of spectacles whicl
will always protect him from the vowel i
whose help he repudiates.
WIN. IRA SMITH, No. 100 Main street,
"SellIng off-selling OFF," He has beer
"selling off" ever since we knew him. W.
man we ever knew, for il it be indeed th,
province of charity to cover multitude o
sins, then Smith is great auxiliary o
charity; for he has veiled with his draper.
more sins than any other man we know
So we feel kind to him. One In buying hi
goods should '>el that man who had 81
much experience in charitably screening
errors and transgressions would be sure to
do it well.
See VIM. Ira Smiths advertisement O.
his varied stocks. See the stocks them
selves; and We know you will buy. The
prices of his artistically- y-made goods are sc
low that we are afraid he will impair The
standing OF the goods themselves by "put
ting them down" himself. For, although
people are always wanting things at low
prices, there is an irrepressible suspicion il
every mans mind that the article at GLOW
price" is none too good; but, fellow-citi
zens, Mr.. Smith is determined to sell out tc
"close stock" and there is no use in talk
ing about the matter. Things that must be
sold may be sold at low price, and nc
damage to the things for being low. Hyou
want bargains go to Smiths. All sorts OF
clething to tit and suit all sorts Of people.
See advertisements.
c. GENNET, No. 917 Main street.-We
alS dy Aalt w ASAl piS&aoo1S ShS ShA L2et1eS
notice OF this veteran in business, and this
estimable gentleman. Watches, iewelry,
silver-ware, and Christmas presents. Hair
work, chains, necklaces, pins, charms,
plated-ware, spectacles, &C., &c. Mr.. Gen.
net has some OF the most recherche articles
for the fair and the gallant, and then, when
call is not gold that giltters," it is mighty
well to have Gennet to buy from.
ARCHER g. BOOKER, 735 Main street.
Commissary stores for Christmas. The
liquors and the wines, and the nuts and the
prunes, and the raisins and the citrons,
the spiced pigs feet, and many good things
to cat, including mince-meat and things
that make treat, and all reinforced by arti-
cles solid and substantial, that will put
Christmas in condition to stand any siege
which the festive season may bring OH.
All, we forgot. Eggs and butter have
their place in the catalogue. Oh, and SEM
mess whiskey, which DR.. Taylor-and he
knows -certifes as prime; and French
brandy OF 1865, which, being endorsed by