The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-12-15
Holiday Goods
Wanamaker's. s.

a agift quarter; aplace where
just a little use is made the
vehicle for a great deal Of
luxury. 1t is iull now; full
of wonders; full of pretty
things; full of silly things;
full Of surprises; full Of what
nobody expects; full Of what
everybody expects; full, asst
has been full near Christmas
time before.
Beginning at the very CEN
tire of the store, next north
are two counters, one Of
them very large, and one
half as large, filled to over
flowing with perfumeries and
other toilet articles and
implements. We positively
must not begin to mention
names, nor even classes.
The only way to get away
from these miraculous things
is to break away.
Next northwest is a COL
lection of small things that
people used to luxury will
recognize under the name
small leather articles. About
the biggest thing there is
portfolio or writing-case.
Pocketbooks are the COM
monest. But such pocket
books! Oh, yes you can
get good substantial pocket
books there, with not a cent
Of extravaganza in them;
but naturallywc are thinking
ofthc brighter ones. Leather
isn'tllne enough. They must
enamel it, paint it, deck it
out with silk and shining sill
vcr and gold. Every year
people get worse and worse.
Livery year they must have
stranger and stranger things.
Silk, plush, velvet and fur
bags are there, with all their
pretty and handy and cum
ming fastcnings. But we
must hurry on.
Next northwest are writ
ing-papers. Here's room
for a treatise. We're not
going to stop. But anybody
who passes that white-look-
ing island Of trade in the sea
of people, without finding
out what INawamakey Best
means, in or out of Holiday
time, is a loser. What a
glory has a page of pure
paper
Photograph albums are
next on northwest; and here
the circle widens. Is all
that long row photograph
albums Is it possible that
SO many people didn't buy
albums last year, when we
brought over a ship-load
almost? There's a new set
Of people this year, may be.
At least the photographers
haven't gone out of business.
1T this end are velvet
flames yonder are boxes
,1 leather and plush. You
lan pay 500 for a box that a
toutl will spoil. Don't sup
lo5a that the things put out
10 show, even under glass,
re the tine ones. Whisper
to tAc $aleswoman that your
pocket Is full of money, and
that you are aching to get
r.! OF it.
Brass and bronze! Oh,
scc the mob or brasses and
bronzcs. Open your die
t.onary. The first word you
come to has its image there.
Prcposterous things! Have
your wits about you. An
artist has studied out every
one The artists a wag too;
for jokes abound 4; little
touches of humor and broad
farces. So there is pathos;
and beauty everywhere. But
shall we presume to dis
course Of ten thousand things
in a shop, each Of which was
born of Art?
North from centre, all the way to the outer
Circle.
Everything in Dry Goods,
Wearing Apparel, and
Housck eepin G Appoint
ments sent by mail, express
or freight, according to cir
cumstances-subject to return
and refund of money if not
satisfactory. Catalogue, with
details, mailed on applica-
ton.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
CHESTNUT, Thirteenth and Market streets and
ci'y'hall square, Philadelphia,