Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-20

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LOGAN, LIST a co.
He will find the establishment itself
the only cold" thing there. All
the appurtenances and belongings
are of the most modern pattern
and the stock fresh and pure. The pro-
! prietors make less pretensions to great
variety in goods suitable Tor holiday
buyers than 10 beauty and quality OF
such as they have. Still, their stock
has certainly enough variety TO suit
divers tastes Toilet soaps make nice
gifts; pOrt-mOnnaies are appropriate;
! perfumery, especially in elegant cut and
engraved glass, will delight any lady;
/ hand mirrors, brushes, combs, pun
gents and ungents, and other articles
/ for the toilet are here in abundance.
/ A particularly nice article is a Gel
/ luloid toilet set in a handsome case.
| For gentlemen they have cigar cases,
and variety of other articles.
ART AND LITERATURE
are patronized now more literally than
at anv other time. This is appropriate.
| The thousand and one articles OF beauty
found in the art stores, or handsome
volume Of romance, poetry or history,
/ is a peculiarly appropriate and lasting
/ present 10 friend.
Att. II. Kinks 1905 Main street, will
, be found full stock OF the first named
variety of articles. He invites the spe-
cial attention of holiday buyers 10 the
! prices of his pictures, frames, engraved
| wooden ware brackets, wax and art
/ materials, stereoscopes and views, etc:
/ He has full and beautiful selection oil
steel engrayings, also.
w. :. Hutchins, in the Opera House
! building. on Market street combines
| the artistic with the musical, and can
supply any want in either line. He has
/ some superb little gems OF art IN his
| window, and his stock OF steel engrav-
/ ings, Prang chromos, and other pictures
| will delight the artistic eve. Rogers
| groups and other statuary, found IN ms
| stock, are beautiful presents.
Stanton & Davenport's City Book
Store" is always an attrac-
| tive place at Christmas time.
| Their shelves are laden with
the choicest books, their cases full
of beautiful articles, their windows
literally covered with elegant pictures
of the most beautiful kinds. One can
/ not fail to find here presents enough for
/ several families, from pdi6r tdnHds,
! down to the babes just beginning TO go
alone
Nearly allied to such articles, or at
! least found in the same realm, are the
wares that We found filling the shelves at
JOHN FRIEDELs,
| ON Main street. Such u variety OF beau
/ tiiul vases. decorated tea and dinner
sets. and the charming little tC'S a fet'
sets. cups, saucers, mugs, smoking sets,
/ toilet sets, busts in bronze and Panan,
! and statuettes in the same wares and
! Bisguc. Here were also some beautiful
new STYLES of lamps and other mantel
ornaments: cryStalOid glassware, some
/ thing novel and pretty; ink stands, pa
pcr weights. castors, silver plated ware,
| chamber sets-in fact, something suta-
! BILE for a friend of any age or condition.
i As we passed down street and paused
| i'm front OF
CUMMINs & WOODS,
their shelves were laden with glittering
wares. and the whole middle of the
room was taken up with magnificent
display of glassware, queensware, and
rare wares OF odd shapes and names.
| These gentlemen, who are selling out at
cost with the intention OF quitting the
business, have a speciality in japanese
wares. including grotesque pictures on
rice paper, clOjSepne and kioto and other
STYLES of dishes or fancy articles. They
keep Haviland's beautiful decorated
china, Wedgewood ware, placques;
vases, parian brackets, etc, etc.
J.H. RINEHART,
successor 10 j. l.. Hobbs, Son q Co., at
1915 Market street, has magnificent
display, and is still constantly receiving
a large and beautiful stock OF goods for
holiday presents, in fruit and desert sets,
toilet sets, chamber ware, flower vases,
jardenaries, motto oand moustache cofiees,
etched and engraved glassware, gold
band tea sets, and many other ar
ticles that will adorn and make beautl-
ful the table, sitting room, parlor and
chamber. All OF which are appropriate
and desirable at this season, and are
lasting reminders OF regard to the recipi-
ent.
Among the most appropriate articles
we know OF for presenting to friend
especially to a young married friend
are the beautiful chamber sets, sofas,
lounges, easy ChaiIs, patent rockers,
| camp stools and rockers, or ladies desks,
which we had the pleasure OF inspect
ing at
FRIEND & sons,
at lOG3 Main street. They have a large
stock. purchased with special reference
10 the holidays, of childrens chairs,
rugs. racks and other small articles usu-
allv i'm demand at such times. We were
struck with the exquisite beauty Of one
/ handsome chamber set. IL consists of
bed. dressing case, chairs and sofa, beau
tiiully and elaborately carved. They
are in the Eastlake style, and are worth
the inspection Of visitors.
When We come To
JEwELRY.
we encounter probably the most popu-
lar branch Of business with buyers of
| Christmas gifts. Clocks and watches,
rings, hreast-pins, bracelets and neck
laces. find their way from the jewelers.
store into the traditionary stockings in
steady stream.
Louis Dechert. 1907 Mar
ket street, will be- found
10 have full stock Of
the articles named above, together
with all others in that line OF business,
studs, collar and cuff buttons, and all
sorts OF fine jewelry.
Turner d Dillon. whose store has been
appropriately called "a glittering palace
OF precious gems, also have full and
beautiful stock Of elegant jewelry, from
which nothing will be found wanting,
and they are daily adding to it, and sup
plving the place OF the goods which are
sold. They have an especially attrac-
tive display OF diamonds and other pre-
CiOus stones.
A very tine stock OF watches, neck
laces. chains, rings, gold pens and pen
cils. spectaCles, and choice line Of all
kinds Of iewelry suitable for presents,
will also be found at the establishment
of John Becker, at 1909 Jacob street.
C.P. Brown, at 81 Twelfth street, dis.
plavs an unusually handsome run OF
watches, clocks, diamonds and gems,
silver and plated tableware, fine cut
lerv, and all sorts Of jewelry for personal
adornment. He is selling of his stock,
contemplating a change OF business,
and he can offer buyers favorable prices.
HANDSOME PICTURE
OF Yourself, in frame, is good selection
for presentation to an intimate friend.
! 1t not only serves the ends Of friend
ship. but one can thls fiatter his own
vanity. Smaller photographs, too, are
now in increased demand. Our Wheel
ing photographers are eeKcelied nowhere,
and carte he rinte taken by Par
sons or Higgins would be OF SER
vice in lauding the artistic tastes Of our
citizens if sent to a friend abroad.
Trunks, satchels and valises are often
chosen by those who wish 10 give pres
-. 1T arc OF nractical niitilty Thesn