The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-18

An Esdies. Assertmept for Old and
Houns-Mrs. sfcGia<y at Work.
Everybody is busy as q bee now. and all
are preparing for the besk OF all days.
Christmas. OF course the fist thing to
be thought of is Christmas kits, and
probably nothing is harder to DO han
select them. A short time ago | visited
Ridley's which large. handsome estab-
lishment occupies AT entire block Non
! Grand street. between Allen and Orchard
streets, New York. The store Is beautir
fully decorated for Christmas. and the
great variety of Christmas novelties
almost bewiiders one. The greatest at
fractions seem to be In the toy depart
ment In the basement. Here is q per-
feet wonderland for children.
Everything that can amuse n child is
displayed here and for a dollar one can
buy enough to make half a dozen chill
dren happy. Hobby-horses Of all sizes
some with real skin, shoe fy's.' velocl-
pedes. bicycles. tricycies, wagons OF ali
kinds, buck boards n sulkies, sleighs,
blnckboards aud many varieties OF desks;
dolls, Carriages just like the real baby
carriages. swinging cradles. carts and
Baltimorean printing presses, magic Ian
terms. toy farms, furniture are just a few
of the wonderful things one sees here.
Nothing seems to be more interesting
h he mechanical toys, and the balk-
ing donkeys. whis.liug locomotives, IRE
engines, creeping babies, have always a
large audience 10 watch them perform
There Is also a largo assortment of tin
and iron toys, which, though not mechan-
zeal. delight children quite as well. In
this department n small space is given 10
a fine assortment OF music boxes, all OF
Swiss manufacture. which sell FROM SS.5O
to SIGO. They are all of rare sweetness
of tone and play a large number Oh airs.
Adjoining the toy emporium is the
china department., n here an effort has
been made to please the big folk. China
and glass ware of every kind and variety
Is displayed. In the ornamental goods |
noticed French aud German bisques.
Crown Devon, Teplttz. Royal Bonn, Bod-
eubach. Royal Crown. hungarian ana
Royal Worcester wares. ln French. Eng
lish and other fine china were dinner and
tea sets OF various designs, fish, game,
berry and cream sets, salad bowls, after
dinner sets and all things necessary to
appoint a tnble elegantly. Novelties In
terra Gotta were very handsome, aud bo-
hemian and French crystal glass lemon
ade sets prove very attractive to pur-
chasers.
OF the cheaper goods the assortment is
large and excellent. Lamps-library,
standing. banquet AID hall-are being
sold very reasonably. l next visited the
third floor which | found peopled with
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on all sides were dolls. Bedee, Jameau
talking dolls, dolls with real hair, dressed
dolls, and kid bodied dolls and in fact
every kind of a doll ever made is sold
here. A prettily trimmed Christmas tree
stands at Que end OF this large depart
ment and looks very attractive indeed,
with the branches bowed down with the
load of gifts hung on hem Near this sits
Mrs. McGinty, VINO spins increasingly all
day, much 70 the amusement OF the hun
dreds of visitors.
But the children are not the only ones
thought Of at Ridley's, and on the first
floor is shown sue II variety Of Christ
mas goods that it is difficult TO make a
selection. Clocks of onyx, br0nzes aud a
full lin of silver, plated aud solid ware,
are excellent to select gifts from. There
is also a gentiemen's furnishing depart
ment, where umbrellas, canes and all
sorts of articles for men may be bought
The jewelry department is near here, and
the novelties in this line are many.
A specially is made OF opera glasses
and fans. and some very handsome arti-
Giles in those lines are shown. There are
also mouc hoir cases, work baskets. scarfs,
cushion aud toilet bottles, head rests, lace
bureau sets, whisK broom holders and
silver jewelry In unique designs. To tell
half one sees at Ridleyis is impossible. aud
only from a visit to the store can one get
au idea of the large display of beautifulhol-
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lishment.
Miss Larkins was bilious and feeble and sick.
Ana it seemed as If nothing would ever relieve
Her liver was clogged with impurities thick,
And her stomach was constantly burning with
fever.
OF the great G.. N. D. she bought a supply.
And directions for taking pursued TO the let
ter,
Twas the best thing on earth she could possibly
try,
And soon, very soon, Miss Larkins was better.
The G. NJ. d. which she took was DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, the
great remedy for bronchial. throat and
lung diseases, sick headache, scrofula.
dyspepsia, and all diseases that have
origin in impure blood and a disordered
liver.
The cleansing, autiseptic and healing
qualities of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
are u~nequaled.
tss. 4. EOYEAH,