Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-11

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Christmas Presents.
Our merchants are providing in
most sumptuous style for the season
of Christian good-fellowship among
men. We note in the first rank
OWEN q MOORE.
These gentlemen have made ar
engagements for transforming their
book and music establishment into
a perfect bower of beauty. 1t is to
be fitted up with overarching ever
greens hung with gay lanterns and
on counters extending along its
whole length, covered with articles
of luxury costly and tasteful beyond
anything brought to this place be-
fore. There are books of all sorts,
in every style of binding, Bibles,
hymn-book standard poets, and
juvenile and toy books. Some of
these are bound in recently invented
styles, exceedingly beautiful, but
the perfection of binding is that of
the photograph albums; some of
these, without taking their contents
into consideration, are mastery
| works of art. Russia leather and
morocco deliberately carved and gilt
are there, but are surpassed in their
style of decoration by new device
! in woven silk, which must be seen
to be appreciated. Then there are
gold pens and gold and silver pencil
cases in inexhaustible variety. A
table is covered with writing-desks
and work boxes in fancy patterns;
another with stationery in endless
variety. Papeteries in cases of vel
vet and satin embroidered as for
queens coronation robes; articles
for the toilet, such as brushes and |
combs in celluloid, the new substi-
tute for ivory and coral. The CHM
ney ornaments in porcelain, bronze |
and glass are every one designed by |
an artist and executed, as one would !
think, by fairy fingers.
But we might go on for columns
and fail to enumerate half the beau
tiful objects we have seen there.
Nothing but "A personal visit can
give the faintest conception of the
treasures on exhibition.
c. L. COOKE.
wv, kaxo f,uipooc Of acnsaionan !
when we undertake to describe the
splendOrs in this establishment.
We fancy we see gentlemen button
ing their pockets and hiding their
pocket-bOOks and looking with an
an angry scowl on our editorial
work while we attract the attention
of their wives and daughters to this
irresistible array of splendid and
beautiful objects. But never mind,
ladies, we expect to be assassinated
for it, but are ready to risk every
thing for your adorable sex.
In the je,cel,y department there
are articles of silverware which only
look too beautiful to use. An ice
cream set is quite a novelty, and
there are ladies, spoons and forks,
and we can't say what else
silver, some silver gilt, all fit for
banquet in the Arabian Nights.
Accompanying these is table cut
lery such as we never saw before
ivory-handled carvers, at the sight
of which the turkey will fall to
pieces of his own accord in sheer
admiration.
Ofjewelryproper there lisa display
of diamonds, rubies and emeralds,
pearls and Opals and goldSmiths'
work, i'm which the workmanship
surpasses the material.
In tie queensWdre department ev-
erything from the plainest white
goods to sets in which every plate
is picture. Tea sets, most artistic,
in Mintum, WedgewOod and Bonn
bay, patterns wonderfully cheap,
considering their beauty.
There are lamps and chandeliers
of quite new patterns, a combination
of vase and lamp being an elegant
novelty.
Mantle and table ornaments, will
low goods of all sorts, pocket cut
lery, curious culinary utensils of
pressed tin, glassware cut, pressed
and engraved-well, it is no use
talking; George Cooke and Dave
Hendricks are behind the counters,
and they can tell you more about j
them all in five minutes than we
can in day. Go and see them, but J
don't let pdte,TdmjlidS know where 4
you are going. 4
GAUCIAT
is getting in his Christmas stock.
We noticed a few weeks ago his \
splendid and tasteful jewelry he
has recently increased his stock of
silverware and watches, which, <
when his new upright show case is Ia
completed, will be disposed to an
advantage. Go and examine them,
young man, and take her with you
to choose that engagement ring.
DURING the warm weather last
week our factory buyers were busy
examining the tobacco crops
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