The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-15
PERTININr POIHTRRs
Intsadsa tor thels Intending % Gel
bpate Christmas,

InfohdOa tor those Intqndlng 70 Ssts
brata Christmas.
Il would be difficult task to state how
many gentlemen In Wheeling smoke-ther
name Is legion and includes some splendid
Judges Of the weed, These smokers are known
to their wives, sisters aud sweethearts who, 1t
Il true sometimes seoll about the indulgence
In this luxury, but yet IN large majority OF
cases, they delight in the faint but fragrant
odOr that fingers in the mouslaehe' and they
also take pleasure In watching the light and
airy cloudsof blue smoke as they are pulled
from good cigar, even II II does scent up tue
lace curtains.
than a uue cigar, and more perfect bliss he
eau hardly Imagine than when comfortably
seated, with good book or paper, he blows
the fragrant smoke in light rings about bis
head. These same smokers have got 70 De
provided for, and the writer would take occa-
sion at this point to say to all his lady read
c-s, II you want to make Christmas or New
Y ,ar's present 10 some one OF your gentlemen
friends, and he Is smoker, Booking 8, corner
OF Twelfth and Chapline streets, Is the place
to procure the most suitable present In the
city. He has just opened lot OF elegant
cigars especially for the holiday trade. One
EHlAEu RAGAly NAAA9NAANSf " tsNs
Havana stock, has been put up expressly fol
Mr.. Bookings trade, and 1t Is beauty, The
boxes are finished up very brilliantly, and
hold twenty-five cigars, Every one Is selected
and carefully boxed, and a box Of
them would bring joy to the heart oil
any man. Another gem Is the Opera OFiole
which come fifty in box, that Is plain but
elegant, and the writer knows whereof he
speaks, when he says 1t would be hard 70 beat
this brand. The Compliment Is a big fat
cigar that would digest any dinner one might
eat, and Is also designed for the holidays. In
addition to these fine brands, Mr., Booking
has full and fine line OF smokers goods He
has also some elegant cigar cases Of fine
leather plush, etc A call and inspection o.
these goods will please all, and rs before
mas gift,
A visit to Mr.. Bookings, by the way, Is ah-
solutely bewilderlng. The cases IRE filled "a
their utmost capacity and ranged along the
top Of the same, are found innumerable eases
and knicknRcks Of satin, plush, leather pdpieF
,ndehe and nearly everything else. tits Away
q pleasure TO write up nerftorious display
like that made by Mr.. Booking. 1t Is not
equalOd in the city by any one, One little
article that attracted attention was wal
rack OF plush and brocaded satin, intended
| for brush and comb II IL something new anu
novel. The assortment OF puff boxes Is one
that will suit every one, Mr., b, has them In
oil varieties from the most common to the
costliest Cork goods in the line Of work
boxes, etc., are very fashionable at present
and at this elegant emporium can be found q
profusion OF these goods,
An elegant thing that the writer fell In
love with was gentleman's travelling com.
panion Of leather containing razors, brushes
and combs, glass, soap boxes, and in fact
everything that gentleman would need In
making his toilet This would constitute on
elegant gift for any gentleman. Mr., Book
Ing Is receiving goods every day, and to learn
what he has, one must call The display Is
too large to be properly described In news
paper limits. He and his accommodating
assistants will take pleasure in showing all
the goods and novelties. They are
fresh and In season. They are not those left
over from last season, but are purchased d.
rect from the manufacturers.