The New York herald., 1878-12-15


track heaven knows how long He can have magic
lanterns whose pictures he cannot break, magnetic
toys that you would not like him 10 ak yon to
plain, printing presses OF newest models steamboats,
with screw propeers, steam hre engines that will
send stream over the babys cradle, picture blocks
and dssectng puzzles of amy ot three or four hun
dred varieties Kites kaledoscopes. telephones tops
and trick boxes that would have been impossible
hundred years ago. .oxvs =, ,oors
DO you want tool box for the boy? The quaint
| little box with a saw mallct and gimlct. of old
times which, however, capable of achieving such
capital results when vigorously applied to paror FUR
nture elder sisters writing desk, would be
sorry it born II it could be placed beside the
modern tool chest of the boy 1t need not be fully
describcd it has enough possibilities suggest that
it, particularly IT, is likely 1t includes scroll saw.
HOBBY HORSES AND 30 FORTH
In this direction the BOY Is partculary favored.
| ful us his own wild fancy could desire Rocking
horses and leaping horses, goat carriages and veloc
| ipcdes of manifold designs await his most ardent
desires ready to fulfil them AS TO paror games We
cannot follow him through them. For musical in
| strumcnts he has legion of them--mealloph
xylophones and other phones drums, key trnmpets,
bugles harps zthers, whistles aud miniature pianos
| enough to madden whole neighborhood
THE CHRISTMAS TREE
No home where there are youngsters will be
petc without Christmas tree and hence the charac
Of its adornmens becomes serious matter. At all
| the fancy stores these ornaments Sold and ut
rates that place them within everybodys reach. At
Ehrics Mncy's, Jones and Kinzeys the throngs that
keep the hundreds OF girl clerks busy from morning
till night supplying the demands in this direction are
something incredible. Brilliant metallic refectors.
glitering balls, little figures and lamp and candle
holders sold by tens Of thousands. At Schwarzs
noticed stand for the Christmas tree which
placed in socket that revolves while the mechan-
| ism in the box below plays pretty tune. At the
| best stores also seen santa Claus that walks
! around the tree quite naturally.
MORE MECHANICAL WONDERS.
Perhaps the prcttcst OF the mechanical toys
the walking peacock. which after advancing for
ten PAGES, to STOP fans out its tail of real
peacock feathers and turns its head aside with the
''now-admirc me- motion of the vain bird himself.
After a moments pause the tail is closed and droops
| gracefully. the head bends forward and the bird
| resumes its walk. bull pup. walking bear low
among the attractions OF the stores already men,
| toned.
| FOR CHILDREN OF LARGER GROWTH.
"Once upon time, we are told in the fairy tales,
| ga merchant went OH journey and promised to
bring back for his three daughters whatever they
for pearls and the third, who her fathers favor
ite for soaring singing lark. 1t is not very likely
that this list would be repeated nowadays although
| diamonds always in favor; but i'll the
| olden time girls had very limited choice. and
IL they did not take diamonds pearls had to take
Stewards and look around among the fancy goods and
pretty wares there displayed for Christmas presents;
drop into the Paais Royal at the corner Of Four
teenth street and Broadway through the mazes Of
Macy, Enrich. Kinney Jones or Boom--Bloom of the
| Bowery 1t would be hard work to go through them
all, and you would find the same goods, with
sional varieties OF form and slightly different scales Of
prices in each. Here and there you meet specially.
and if want the choicest goods that Is the place.
FAIEScEs.
Vases Of varying degrees beauty and price are in
| much dem and from the cheaper kinds up through
Dresden wedgewood and Japanese cloisonee. OF the
latter Stewart has handsome pairs. beginning at S2s
| and ranging up to $500 Choice figures in china
| bronze can be had within similarly wide apart
tremes of price, and painted plaques of Limoges and
Swiss TO be had at reasonable rates Macy's
has added fine china room to its already large num-
Der of porcelain and crockery departments. In glass
| ornaments nearly all the good stores are strong,
some beautiful vases and cpergnes. in metal and
glass and wood and glass; being specially attractive.
KNIcKKNAcKs
1t is the smaller kind OF pretty things that is to
be found the greatest variety, and the cheapness is
an unfailing marvel Paris has sent them out by the
| cargo. and our home manufacturers vie with the
| foreigners 1t would be impossible to give cata-
| logue Of them. Articles Of the toilet, mantel orna
ments; the little charms and trnkets that hang upon
chain otherwise adorn the person. If does not
seek pure gold be had for very little at any Of
| the places mentioned. Real jet jewelry, black gar
| nets and Whitby jet can also be had cheap Ink
stands, cigar ash receivers and forth, gilt, sill
| yered or bronzed, in the fashionable old brass
| range from couple of dollars to S25.
ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS.
Go to the Partisan Flower Company, at No. 2S East
Fourteenth street. to see what marvels OF limitations
they have. Here are not only the ordinary flowers.
copied the lifc but pretty wild flowers and ferns
and geraniums that for parlor vase have obvious
advantages In Stewards there Is fine collection Of
! these in pots that one might be tempted to water
daily. OF course in Ill tho millinery stores artificial
| flowers to be found in abundance. johnson
Brothers. OF Union square, are prominent In all per-
woop AND LEATHER.
Writing desks, Japanese cabinets. work boxes. work
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found in the widest varieties The latter is light
and pretty material. 1t Is made OF split
rattan esentea in ss assr, neither. ana Is
and SO FORTH and specimens are obtanable at Stew
arts from twenty cents to So Silk umbrellas from
/ 81 30 to S25. are very much sought for presents.
Perhaps il in the various articles Of leather that
| the greatest number Of purchases made In
books albums, bags, belts boots bottines dressing
cases. yases. nearly every shopper and present
hunter buys something in this line Schwarz, Macy
| Jaht, NJ MI T.,vn
of Eighth the Paais Royal and Bloom in the
! Bowcry have larger smaller collections of these
| goods. In shoes and fancy slippers Lord Taylor
| and Macy have good stocks.
FANS AND cHArEIlISEs.
Another resort of the present-buyer is the fam
| Some Of the newest and handsomest broadly
| edged with ostrich down In white or pale pink or
blue. The sticks gilt or alternately Of gilt and
ivory The fan IL covered with dinasse matelasse
both. with designs painted on portion Of the silk
They range in price from 81 to S15, and are to be
| AZ the frst named place are sold chateaine
bags to match the matelasse fans. There also
is shown peacock tail fan, with tortoise shell sticks
for $40. 1t very beautiful One in white satin
and ivory with watch In the HANDLE is marked $40
The variety of fans to be had is almost great
In many OF the other branches of holiday ware. One
can only measure the volume OF this fancy trade by
looking in at Macys Ehrichs Kinzey's or Schwarz's
While so large proportion Of the Christmas trade
to fancy aud prettiness II In astonishing
how much also is done In the useful. Hence it is
that although great many Of our dry
goods houses turn themselves yearly into
bazaars for goods somewhat foreign to their
regular trade, great many others have
found that it paid better to set the Inducements to
the public in the shape Of bargains In their proper
lines. Thus the great house OF Lord 4 Taylor has
added but little OF what called Christmas novel
ties its attractions but II has set out its goods In
Christmas way. SO IL IL with j. g. johnston of
broadway and Twenty-secon street; Conklng 4
Co.. of Broadway, above Twelfth street, and Kaugh
ran Co., of No. 767 Broadway.
OUT OF ONE, THREE.
There Is interesting history of these three houses
which may be briefly told here. The brothers John
ston. having manfuly madeatheir way In the world
took the store ut Ninth street and Broadway by and
by three OF their clerks set in business next door
10 them, and for time there close competition.
Then the Johnstons, growing richer and more
bilious moved mp to their present great abode. and
Conkling kaughran Chivvis remained flourish
ing. At length the latter Arm found they
could not agree in business. The house, d.
yided against itself. did not. however. fall
the partners going mp Broadway and the other remain