The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-06
ANNALS. PAPERS.


MEssRs. j. w. ROBERTSON & Co.'S bookstore.
established by Mr.. IL. NJ. Whitney in 1850. and
kept always attractive from that time tie this. is
filled this year with u fine stock Of seasonable
goods. In the section devoted to the display Of
blank books we find all the standard kinds and
styles used in every department Of business. and.
as the firm have a complete bindery and ruling
appliance, they can guarantee to execute all work
of a special style that may be wanted. This work
is done by native Hawaiirns, and Messrs. Robert
son & Co. pride themselves on the taste and skill
eyinced by their employees. They can do MS
good work az can be dane on the coast. and at as
reasonable prices. To return to the store we
find one tall case filled with blank legal forms Of
all kinds, ready for any who may desire them,
and very convenient. One large counter is COW
cred with periodicals gathered from every quarter
Of the globe to fill the orders sent to the sub
s~cription department, this list being the largest,
probably, that there Is on the Islands. This i'm
plies the receipt by this firm Of daily. weekly and
monthly papers from every publishing centre. as
the foreign population ON these Islands read more
than any other equal number of people in the
world. And that this reading is not confined to
the more or less ephemeral publications OF the
day is evidenced from the fact that in tine store
we are visiting there are handsome volumes Of
the works of sueh writers as JoseIhus. Tiiacke-
ray, Irving, Jane In clow, Moore, Homer, Pope,
Goldsmith. Defoe. Shakespeare, Gray. Spen-
Ger. Dante. Proctor, Tennysnn, Byron. Cooper.
Campbell, S%outhey. Burns. Coleridge. hitter,
Scott. Bulwer. Ceramics and many others.
There are books for the young, such as the
Arabian Nights, Robinson Crusoe and Hans
Anderson-s beautiful tales. The Every Boys
Book and Girls Annual are handsome and
fascinating volumes. while all the beautifully
illustrated - picture books, fairy tales. old time
favorites and modern works are ~profusely illus
trated by the best artists, who recognize the
value OF educating the taste at an early age to a
high standard of excellence. In Fiction. RO-
nance. History and the Classics the list Of publ
cations is very large, and the firms facilities
for furnishing any volume that may be ordered Of
them, very complete. For the " little ones. > who
have all the broad field of knowledge To traverse,
there are nEenin. cha piers found in brilliant
coIurs where words arc confined to those of one
syllable. and inr almost every word a fascinating
Illustration AS instructive as tile text. There are
two periods in the life OF every man when
he pores over every page and devours every
'"ord. The second period is when we arrive at
years OF budding ndolercence. when the mind
fce,ls on all it can find the FIRST is when. as in
fnutr. we clutch at all things destructible and in
srinctivrIv carry them to our mouths. For this
period there are provided .inde-tructible" books,
made OF linen. printed in fast coIors. and war.
ranted To Withstand the must vigorous efforts to
digest their contents. Games. too. calculated to
amu-e and instruct ase presented under attractive
titles and put up in pretty and serviceable form.
There are inkstands and pen racks in beautiful
designs and of ingenious arrangement. The
various styles in glass, porcelain, bronze, gold
and silver are appropriately finished and made
very ornamental. Near at hand is a glass case
in which are displayed gold pens Of the celebrated
= Fairchild . make. No more valuable or useful
gift can be bestowed on those who use a pen
daily than one OF these perfect ones. They last,
with care. a lifetime. and are always carefully
cared for by their owners. The display of eIe-
giant albums is very fine, and rome are
covered with a style of metal ornamentation
that is very highly finished and durable. They
are of ii good size. and. filled with portraits, or
with the beautiful ferns and m0sses of these ISL
ands arc exquisite gifts. For those who love a
quiet game Of Intellectual chess. the equally
stragetic checkers. or the rattling sport of back
CANNON. there are men and boxes enough while
ponderous tones yclept .'lexicons'' and ''diction-
aries e" await the pale student and the man of
letters. just here we would remark upon the
variety and beauty Of the autograph albums ex-
hlbited. These pretty. and in many cases where
u desirabIe set Of signatures have been obtained,
valuable. volumes are dsesiated in a beautiful
fashion with figures embossed on the covers and
illuminated pages. That there is an abundance
OF handsome stationary to be had. goes without