The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-11-12
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The merry Christmas season is drawing
nsari the year grows decrepit, and feels al
ready TIE chiily hand of winter striking to
its heart. The small boy Of the period be-
gins to count the days to Christmas and
chocks them of, one by one as they pass;
with smile for those that have vanished,
and an o'Donovan Rossa sort of desire To
annihildts tffoss that are to come. The
young man meditatss OH the new leaf he is
resolved TO turn with the New Year. md
decides that a few more black marks ON the
leaf at present open will be rather good
thing than otherwise, as tending To- mako
the leaf turning process aforesaid more pleas
ing and striking; and the maiden dreams
OF Christmas parties and New Year calls,
with, it may be, a triae of superstitious ven.
GRAFTON for the ancient rite of the Misletoe
Bcugh. Papa, Inspecting his bank sccounii
thinks Christmas gifts nuisance, but sup
poses bell have tu make suriie all the same;
Mamma's def fingers are busy with ein;
ming needlswork, while her mind adverts
to mInce pies and puddings of the plum
and meetings Of the smaller fry are held in
secret places to discuss the enthralling dues:
tioni "wbat do suppose well get" or the less
absorbing proposition, "what had we better
give"
Meanwhile, those whose special business
is TO minister 10 the wants Of Christmas
keepers, have not been idle: in proof
whereof there comes to US by mail the
Christmas humber Of our old friend ,EHRicHs'
Fashion QUARTERLY, full from end to end
oil things for old aud young, aud suggestive;
on every page, of ways to make Christmas
plsasantj and the holiday season time Of
rejoicing in very truth.
The amount ofiufotmation about Christ.
mas gifts that the publishers have ms uaged
to compress into the present issue Of this
POPULAR magasiiej is astonishing. Besides
the Usual illustrated sccouut Of the Fashions.
in dresses. bonnets, ETC., the whole Christ!
MAS market is passed in review, and the
choicest articles Of foreign and domestic
makei suitable for presents. are illustrated
and described. For tho older folks are all
the newest designs in china, majolica, silver
ware, embroideries, bronsesi clocks, etc
tor the younger are books and games, al.
buns, dressing cases, jewelry, music folios,
papeterics; aud hundred other itetis
while for the children issn array OF toys
such as, it is safe to saYj was never collect
ed into single voluhie before. Cheap and
dear, old fashiousd and new, indestructibls
and fragile, simple ana ingenious,-every
variety Of toy ever yet invented To charm
the heart of childhood 10 here represented:
There are automatic birds In cages, that
ehirp and sing like live canariesi there are
wondeffdi savihRs banks that preform such
curious antics with each deposit, that
economy becomes pleasure there are
boats that sail, and steam engines that work,
and monkeys that walk and climb there
are tojis, and skates, and velocipedes and
sleds deer and goatsi and horses and cows
Noah's arks and grocery storesj printing
presses and spelling games dolls with their
houses and furniture rattles, Christmas
tree ornaments, and picture books in short
it were easier TO say what there is not than
what there Is. The book is a complete cum
psndIum Of Christmas gifts, and happy will
be The child, and wise The parent, in whose
home il hnds place. Every article Is la
cidly described, and the prices giYen-and
very moderate they seem:
As special compliment to their Christ:
mas patrons, the publishers announce that
they will send 10 each anbeeriber whose sub
scrfption reaches them within a certain
limited time, a eopy Of tho "Chrietfnas Mus
iosl Album" which is described as q coll
lection Of nine pieces OF music by GounSd,
Godfrey, and others, specially adaPtsd IN the
Christmas season. This alone is said 10 ba
worth the whole subscription price Of tho
magazine.
The F1sHIoS ouAKTERLY is Published BY
Enrich Bros, Of Eighth Avenue, New YorSj
1t DO cents year. or IS cents copy.