The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-15
HANDSOME NOVELTIES {
Appropriate for the Holiday Seas0n-
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Everything he has, Is new and novel; there
Is none Of last years stock TO be found In bis
store and then besides, he Is so kind In show.
Ing you bis elegant assortment that Il Is real.
ly pleasure to drop into Bookings Market
stree. was crowded with ladies who were do.
Ing their Christmas shopping. A reporter
was vending his way through the crowd
when he passed two richly dressed ladies and
overheard the above rsniark.i Only ten days
Intervene between this aud that Joyous iestt.
val, Christmas. Next week the stores will
probably be crowded with buyers. There
will be hundreds who will want to purchase
SOME gift for some dear friend aud yet, don't
know what 10 purchase With view 10 EN-.
tightening sIich distracted mottals, the re.
porter turned his steps towards the corner Of
Chapline and Twelfth streets, where Mr..
Bookings well known pharmacy Is located.
A half hour spent there looking ut tho
multitude Of charming articles he has dis.
played In his large show windows and cases
y one well spent, and ono Is impressed with
TIE 'r"'h OF The statements With which this
article 0pehs. MI,
Never has Mr.. Booking before prepared on
such u large scale for the holidays, His first
invoice OF goods started off with rush
Yesterday lie received n second lot, which he
will not fully display before next Monday,
Mt which time he will have his Christmas
opening. His store Is q very attractive one
for ladies who never tire looking at the beau.
tiful work.boxes, dressing.casts, etc, AMI
wishing that the father husband, brother or
lover would make their selection there. None
OF his stock has been left over from last year.
1t Is all fresh aud in the very latest designs,
and ~ sold Vt figures that are ofteMlimes ~.
touishing. To FULLY describe his goods would
require Column, but the realer ut this time
must be satisfied with mere mention OF
the novelties to be encountered at Bockiag's.
III dressing or toilet cases there Is every cOu.
ceivable variety; they come In leather and
satin and plush OF lovely shades; they are
lined with putted silks AMI satins, and the
articles are Of fine ivory and .celluloid; they
are ornamental, handsome and useful, M
appropriate gilt to DO presented Ito my lady
and one that she would appreciate. Some Of
them are exquisite; one for instance repre-
sents all album resting OH an easel irame; 1t
ID covered with ivory tinted velvet hand
painted.
Mr.. booking this year Is making Il speciality
Of work boxes for ladies; Of these lie has a
!ull llne. They also come la i'lttslies and
feathers, fitted up inside In manner that
would MI with Joy tho heart Of my Dorcas.
Toilet sets for infants-"cnte little affairs,
as the ladies cali them, witt be most accept.
able to the mother who has charge OF that
new baby. The travelling cases In rich feathers
are something new in Wheeling. They are
for either ladies orgentlen,cn, and contain
everything one gould possibly want in
making their toilet. They arr models OF
convenience. md almost Indispensable to
those who travel afrcr they have once used
them. The odor. cases this year are unique
and attractive, coming in gilt and silver. at
Bookings one also finds magnificent
line Of hand mirrors Of the very finest
French glass with beyeled edges In plush,
ebony and cellnloid frames. Perhaps as rare
and beautiful az anything else are the cut
glass bottles; they are both heavy and deli.
cate in form. but all are fvery artistic work
manship. There Is also Il large lot OF bottles
for covering. The articles mentioned do not
half comprise what Is ionnd there. Every
thing Is cheerfully shown, whether pur.
chase is made or not, II fact that should, in
duce all to call and look at the beauties. Mr..
B, has also just received full line OF toilet
soaps and fine extracts and colognes.