The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-22

boxes, elegant Iapcy.emDToiQeEeO noSieEfs
leather satchels, purses and pccket-books; (;
together with cIoaks, dolmaEs, ladies' furss
which they are closing out at less than cost,
and all kinds Of dry goods. Give the name
sake OF the great Roman Cesar call, and
he may help you out OF the naires and quick
sands OF perpleXities.
| JOSIAH RYLASp ~ Co., 9iS Main street,
This Is an old house under new firm
name, and long known for its choice stock
OF classic and other books. They are now
rendering to the public things suiied to the
| season, and their handsomely-arranged win
dows, filled with choice. refined, and eie-
CANT presents, form, as it were, but faint
index of what may be found within. There
may be found stock OF holiday goods from
which any and everybody can be pleased.
Sec their beautiful ladfes' work. boxes, vel
vet frames. ladies' portfolios Of every de-
| scription, and card-cases; editions OF poets,
noyelists, and historians; bymn.books, and
cbfdren's toy and pictnre-books ad infni-
tum. Then, too, they have games. amongst
which we recognized the friends OF our
youth" DR.. Busby" and "Oid Maid"
Mr. Ryland is man OF taste, and you
should see what he has for Christmas.
WILLIAM DAFPRos, 1893 Main street.
Well, gentlemen, 1t is TO be hoped you are
| awkward fashion all Christmas. No in
deed, we must sit down, lie down, and
take little comfort from the cellaret by
turns. Which reminds Us that IL all the
necessarics OF household furniture be not
complete this is the time OF all others 10 re-
penish them. There should be especially
cbeeriness about the house at thisI time,
which reminds us that DaffroD has chairs.
| In fact, be throws in three cheers for
Christmas, and has full line OF furniture
that will make one comfortable from the
cradle to the grave. See how he can De-
deck your mansion for the festive occasion.
THALHIMER BROTHERS, 601 Broad street,
This old house OF great renown
And gives n Hoi for Christmas goods"
Then makes graceful bow"
Those young gentlemen are enterprising,
energetic citizens, and when they say
"Ho! for Christmas" they mean some
thing. We have seen their store, and know
that they have a stock which warrants such
an exclamation. Of course they have
tichues, but we did not like to ask to see
them, for fear OF disappointment, and
where ignorance is bliss" etc. So we
are blissfully ignorant. But, as we were
saying, Tbabimer Brothers have Just re-
ceIved q handsome line Of new goods and
novelties for the holidays. They have eve
rything in the dry goods line from the sim
pie but useful pin to silks, sa,ins, and vel
vets. They have beautiful hosiery and un-
derwear, Inequality gold-pated iewelry OF
every description, together with genie.
mems furnishing goods. such as shirts,
handkercbiefs, striped and brown hose and
suspendcrs. But their stock is so abun-
dant that We advise you to 70 and look for
yourselves.
ID. COLUMBUS, 321 Broad street.-Both we
aud the great historians have had some
thing to say about Columbus, and the only
difference between w respecting our sub.
iecis is that we have progressed one step
further In the alphabet for the initial to be
Dretixed Us surname. Gentlemen, d. Co.
lumbus, the great dlscoyerer, not OF San
Salvador, but OF the " headquarter OF Santa
Claus" now claims your attention in ga
linked sweetness long drawn out" He IS
Offering you plain candy, French candy,
fruits, gidcfS, cakes, ice-cream, wine-Ieily,
and toys, together with fireworks OF nil
kinds. Columbus has "Christmas in his
bones," and will help you to pass 1t very
agreeably il you will only pay hlm visit.
GREEN'S, corner Broad aud Second
streets, with sign OF "Toys," which pro-
claims it from aiar, and which "he who
runs may read" Is a place OF great excite
ment for the children. The "closing out
sales OF "toys by the million" Is we'll at
tended, and The many clerks have their
hands full to supply the demands on the
gallant toy brigade. Green's is lively
place, and rather misnomer for bazaar
of such activity and sprightliness.
!. ID. BRIGGS, TOT Main street. And now
we are face to face with one OF the most
important pursuits OF life, without which,
we may say, there would be no existing.
Bread is the staff o, life, we all know. Bad
bread is Il curse, and good bread an lnestl-
mabe blessing. Mr.. Briggs is I'm artist
whose genius fashions bread, cakes, and
pics In all their varieties, and bis cases and
shelves do honor to Christmas.
VIANI IL Co., 410 Broad strcet.-Ihls new
firm makes its dS0ut to the community at
most seasonable time, and, with ga merry
Christmas and happy New-Year," offers
pretty and inviting stock OF confectlonerles,
cakes, fruits, and nuts. MoreoYer, they
have fireworks, fancy boxes and baskets,
all suitable for Christmas. MIR. A. t. Vlani,
the senior partner OF the concern, was lor
a long time with Mons. Antoni, Where ne
received a schooling which eninentiy quail
ties him for the responsibility he mas u.s.
sumed. ~
WOODS, 4l9 SlAth SLTeet' WS', S|.
tlemen, we bad just congratulated our
selves that we were about out OF the woods
and saw our way to the end OF these notices.
But here we are in the Woods again. How
ever, 1t is grateful shade, and affords US
temporary relief from the work OF this
lengthy prescription, so filled with sweets
and comforts of life. At Woods you Will
lind cheap candies. cakes, fruits, and butter.
and other CONNECTIONS you need so much lor
the festivities.
And now, kind friends and gentle read
ers. we have ended our last chapter on
Christmas--at least for this year-and will
happily say, with the Injunction contained
in an old Latin grammar, " Salts est uer-
borun"; which, translated into the yer-
nacular OF the day, would read, that is
enough "chin." So we close here, with a
wish that you may, each and every one OF
YOU, spend a happy and merry Christmas
in keeping with the best teachings OF our
moral mixture.
TuE CAVES OF LURAY. AT the New York
Academy OF Sciences, Monday evening, Mr..
Isaac n. Merritt read paper on the newly
discovered Luray cavernS, in Page county,
Va. MIR. Merrtt's paper was interesting
aud his descriptions vivid. Specimens OF