The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-14
HOLIDAY GIETs.
A Glimpse at the shop Windows.

Christmas comes once in year and with it
an innumerable number of presents. According
to the usual custom the PRESS will make its
advertising patrons very acceptable gifts in the
shape of kindly notices of the many pretty
things they have to show seekers after holiday
gifts. We shall continue these notices up to
the arrival of Santa Claus on Christmas morn.
All who are in the habit of purchasing many
holiday gifts know fnll well that the dealers
who have the best goods advertise literally and
invite the attention of all to their wares Thus
it will be seen that it is always safe to patronze
those who advertise the most literally.
F. O. BAILEY & CO.
Before starting out to glance at the regular
holiday stores it would be we'll to drop into the
auction room of F. O. BliIey s. Co., where
will be found large stock of goods and
large crowd bidding eagerly for them. But
the goods are too much for the crowd as the
shelves hold but small portion of the goods in
store. As fast as one person is supplied he
steps back to give another man an opportunity
The sale is continued each forenoon and after
noon, and if the crowd continues it will be
necessary to have evening sales The stock Of
goods he-e found consists of bronze goods
Parian marble vases and figures, Bohemian
ware in vases and toilet sets. wine sets, &C.,
ladies' work Eoxes and companions, banker
chief and glove boxes, chldren's toy furniture
and an endless variety Of new games. These
goods are in good condition and it is rare
chance TO get fine goods.
GEORGE A. HARMON
has already established a reputation for selling
fine holiday goods at very reasonable prices.
This year he is better than ever prepared to
sustain that reputation. He has ST.. 900 worth
Of watches, jewelry and silver ware to be dis
posed of during the holiday season. He has
recently received a lot of fine neck chains and
lockets which are so popular with thu ladies at
the present time. He has fine watches of all
kinds for both ladies and gentlemen. His
stock of silver ware is large and carefully Sc
lected and includes several new and elegant
patterns. His sets of jewelEy are very choice
and the rings to be found in his stock are not
excellsd anywhere. This store can be readily
found by the transparent clock in the window
SCHUMACHER BROTHERS.
Schumacher Brothers in Deering Block have
outdone themselves this year in the matter of
Christmas goods, offering for inspection large
excellent and varied stock. A fine line of new
engravings and photographs has been secured,
A very full display is made of porcelains,
bronzes and parian goods, and some very at
tractve novelties are offered to the public.
Among these last are the beautiful Eastlake
tiles, set in brackets, wall pockets, towel racks
&C., and the so generally admired lava orna-
ments. A new stock of ormola goods, Swiss
carvings, alabaster goods and easels has just
been opened and is now on display on the
counters. So large is the collection of goods
that the pictare gallery has been encroached
upon, and on long tables there very fl ne dis
play of novelties is made, among them the Gen.
tennial portfolio with its hundred pictures of
the great exhibition, the Hermann and Dora
thea" and other photograph-illustrated books,
and many fine albums. The display of Russia
goods is especially noticeable, embracing many
new designs in fans, dressing cases, work box
es &c