Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-05

WnfCn VIII De greatly tnJoyeu, bolu iVT
! It's art character and Its hnmor What
better Christmas gift could be sent into
the southern household than the life OF
General Ice, by General Fitzhugh Lee;
Maury's "Recollections Of a Virginian,"
"Griggss History" or numerous other
southern publications bearing upon the
war. In what may be termed novelties
West, JOHNSON e Co. exhibit a beautiful
line OF leather goods, such as pocket
books and card-cases. some OF them sill
vtr-mounted, and others entirely covered
with sterling silver fligree WORK; also n
beautiful assortment Of Chrstmas-cards,
aimauacs. and calendars For children
they have many varieties OF instructive
aId Interesting games and toys. and H.
lVstrated toy-books in the greatest pro-
fusion. Another feature OF their holiday
stock Is their splendid line OF Episcopal
ond Catholic praye~-books. Bibles, hym'
nails hymn-bOoks. and poems on religious
subjects. The Bibles. hymn-books etc,
are OF ell classes OF binding and at al
prices. West, johnson e. Co. are pre-
pared to furnish by the year all the priu-
cpal magazines and reviews. Certainly
there could be no more appropriate Christ
mas presents for reading persons THAI
these.
The Hume Minor Company.
Prominent among the music-dealers OF
this city "A the Bume-Miuor Company,
who have their store at 600 Broad street
They have earned an enviable reputation
by the honesty and enterprise OF their
business methods. The store. which Is ar
ranged with BETTING artistic taste. is
! thoroughly up TO date. comprising, as IL
does. very complete assortment OF sheet
music, consisting of all the classical COM
nd oil hs la n
| full line Of musical instruments of all
kinds. The Hume-M Minor Companys bust
ness Is not confined TO the city alone.
but they have a very large clientele all
| through Virginia and the neighboring
States, and dispatch quantities Of sheet
| music and numbers OF instruments every
week to various points. They employ
| a large number of hands. and possess
| unusual facilities for filing all orders
| promptly. They have Just received a large
| consignment Of pianos. TO fiji the great
number of orders that are always re-
| ceived at holiday times. This old. reliable
| piano-housc was one Of the first in the
| movement agitating for the reduction of
the exorbltant price that used to be
| charged for a reliable instrument. and as
a result of that movement q frst-class
! instrument may now be bought on terms
to suit the purchaser, at such low figure
| that no refined home need be without one
| The Hume-Minor Company are sole agents
for the wonderful Weber pianos, and also
| for the celebrated Wheeock make
| which are replete with all the latest i'm
! provements. and for delcacy and beauty
! OF tone and for general reliability ore
uneXcelled. The cases are. without excep-
\ ton, specimens of beautiful workmanship,
ana none but the very finest grades of
wood are used in their manufacture
The company make feature, too. of all
| makes of organs, as well as of all kinds
Of Instruments. including a beautiful as
sortment OF banjos, mandolins. and gui-
tars. quite the most interesting thing in
the store, however, is the latest invention,
! which serves as an adjunct TO the piano.
1t IS called an orchestral piano and is
an attachment. removable at will. where
! by you are able. by use OF a special
pedal, 10 obtain harp. mandolin or banjo
effects. This unique and wonderful inven-
ton adds but a trihe 10 the cost of the
instrument. and is certain 10 become both
fashionable and popular. 1t is we'll worth
visit 10 the Minor Company
store to see and hear this latest novelty.
The T.. d. Taylor Company.
The houses Of the Z. d. Taylor China
| Company, No. l0ll east Main street and
No. 3 east Broad street, are always fas-
| cinatlng and instructive places TO visit
| They are indeed. i'm q sense. art schools
| and art galleries; for decorative art in
| China has reached a high plane, and the
| T.. -. Taylor Company keep all the finest
examples. There is not a square yard
in the display of holiday goods in either
Of the company's houses that does not
| contain an art study, either In design or
/ n0inTlnQ igfr a~Hf Of h..
e. b. Taylor Company jntensfes the
charm always experienced at other times
| on entering their store. Among the arti-
cles in the company's stock to which as.
| peclal attention Is called, and which may
be termed an Il lex to the whole, are
exquisite banquet and parlor-lamps In
| Dresden cut-glass. and all the latest
! metals: clocks Of all the newest STYLES.
! an immense line of cut-glass, including
| sets and separate pieces. game-sets, jar
! dinieres Of various patterns and mate
| rails, new styles and conceits In bisque.
beautiful bric-a-brac, superb onyx tables,
| silver-plated and sterling ware all the
| latest bronzes, snowy antiques in copper,
! toilet, folding, and shaving mirrors centre
pieces I'm all the new pottery wares-Han-
! over. Dresden. Royal Wooster, Rhound-
| staudt, dc; also fern sets, new styles in
chamber sets, ornamental vases, coal
| vases. etc. This says nothing Of IT,
| splendid and unexcelled stock of tea.
breakfast, and dinner sets carried by the
| Z. b. Taylor Company, and embracing
the highest grades and the most artistic
| productions Of the most celebrated potte-
| ries in this country and abroad. Nor
does II give an idea Of the almost endless
| stock Of general hOusefurnishing goods
| Of the +. Il. Taylor Company From
| this latter can be selected an almost in
definite number of holiday gifts that
| would be Of the greatest use to your
| housekeeping friends. The T. b. Taylor
| Company have scores upon scores of what
may be termed knck-knacks in China
and glass, which, though inexpensive, are
exceedingly pretty and would be greatly
| appreciated as Christmas tokens.
The Craig Academy of Fine Arts.
1t would well be worth the time spent
TO visit this attractive and fascinating
store. In selecting gifts for the approach
ing happy season, one could not 60 amiss
in finding among this rare and beautiful
| collection Of etchings, engravngs, water
| colOrs, and art novelties some souvenir
that would not only prove a finished
adornment TO the home. but a pleasing
and refreshing object TO the eye The
| stock of pictures, mirrors easels, screens
and artists materials is one Of the largest
| IN the state, ana tnere Is hardly PIC
ture of any merit published that cannot
be found here or at least be produced by
the house. The upstairs is filled with
artists, all of them having art classes
classes I'm China painting, water-colors
crayon and mechanical drawing, figure
and portrait painting. Miss NJ. Moran
| Sedgwitch gives lessons in China, &c
Miss Mary Norwood in drawing Profess
sor Cornelius Hankins in portraits and
figure the Trippe Art School in water
cOlors, dc. There was never time when
the passion for artistic decorations was
greater than the present Ones education
is scarcely complete without some
knowledge Of art, and nothing gives Sc
much the touch of refinement about q
home as art novelties. Nothing could be
a more appropriate wedding gift thdn q
handsome picture. The association would
ever cluster around the giyer, and 10 one
whose pictures become Il part of them
\ selves they are among their most valued
! possessions In many instances a house
lacks the style that art adornments would
give II. A bare corner that nothing seem:
10 relieve can BE- rendered attractive by
a pretty easel on which rests a picture
Screens are not only very ornamental