Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-17
Holiday Novelties.

A worthy exchange has the fol-
lowing, which fits so exactly the facts
concerning our business men that
we want every person to read it:
Novelties of every imaginable
description, of any aud every shape
and size, and in endless numbers,
are presenting themselves on all sides
for therapidIy approaching holidays
The variety Of the odd and pretty
thugs is almost, if not suite, inter
ninable, and ones time and atten.
ton might be fully occupied from
now until Christmas examining
them aud even then not see all there
rs to be seen. The prices are almost
as varied as the articles, and gIft.
quaint and pretty are displayed to
suit all purses, from the least To the
longest, the prices ranging from 5
cents 10 an indrfnate number of
dollars. Qualntness and originality
are much sought, aud the more odd
the design the more certain to be
popular, and in order TO keep pace
with the demand inventors have
racked their brains; and many of
the fashionable novelties have only
the recommendation of being odd in
The extreme, while all idea of sym
metry and beauty is lost. These,
however, be it said, are only min
orlty, and although with some class
es they seen 10 be quite popular, the
designs comhininz beauty with cd
dity are generally preferred.
The book dealers shelves are
weighed down with a multitude Of
goods and the books shown are
handsomer in design than ever seen
here before. the pretty custom of
giving or sending cards wishing
friends a "Merry Christmas" or
"llappy New Year" has grown TO be
a very general and a very fashion
able one, and It's popularity is well
deserved. Tho demand for cards
Is 30 great that new styles are con
stantly making their appearance,
aud many Of the designs are exquls
II and rea ly works of art. fhe
sizes vary from cards two or three
inches square 70 those of a foot
square, and some few even larger.
TIE prices are as varied as the sizes,
aud brilliant colors and neutral UNITS
are both fashionable, and cards may
be found IN great numbers to suit
any aud every fancy. The more
elaborate ones are double, and some
Of them have even four or five diff
tertnt parts, with seperate design
on each. The edges are Usually
ornamented with "A fringe or raveed
silk, sometimes all one color, aud
again of two combined. These
frluges are generally confined To the
brllliantly-colored card~, the edges
OF the neutrally-t nted ones usually
being finished plainly. A few fancy
shaped cards are dlsplaye ed, such rs
fan-shaped, but these have not met
with As much favor as the square or
obloug cards. The designs are sim
ply endless, not two cards being
alike. Some Of the prettiest fancles
displayed are the cards which look
as If the paper had been carelessly
torn and the ragged edges turned
back, showing another design under
meath.
Glass forms one of the most
fashionable as well as one Of the
prettiest materials for fashioning all
sorts Of useful and ornamental arti-
cles,principally ornamental. Colored
glass is particularly fashionable, aud
it is astonishing to note the exquisite
tints produced. The glass and china
dealers have laid in stocks exceeding
in size and variety any they have
before attempted.
The toymen cal delight the hearts
of the little ones as they have never
been able to do heretofore. An at
tempted description of what may be
seen in some Of the stores Of this
place would be as futile as e crslyl