Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-03
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PREPARE FOR XMAS.
No Time 10 Lose in Getting Ready Tor
the Great Festival.
WHAT THE OCCASION TEACHES
Let There Be Peace on Earth; Good
Will Toward Men.
SUGGESTIONS TO OUR SHOPPERS.
The DiSpatCh's Guide to Those Who
Will Do the Buying.
SUGGESTIONS TO OUR SHOPPERS.
All the Retail stores FILLED with
Articles suited for the Holiday
Trade-The Goods New md Novel
and The Prices Unusually Low.

The threshold OF another Yuietide'
Christmas, which corresponds TO the
Festival OF the Sun" Of, the ancients'
and has. through almost countless ages
been observed as a season OF 1oy ana
gladness. is once more upon us. with Its
host of memories, its lessons. and It's hap
piress
IL can be stated on authority that no
CLristmas-keeping person VIII be m
clined to dispute that the necessary ele-
ments OF the Christmas spirit are peace
and good viii" II is essential 10 any
ones Christmas comfort that he should
have fair measure Of peace of mind.
AS for the other constituent element.
the good will toward men-that would
seem to spring naturally from n state of
inward peace.
THE SEASON FOR CHARITY.
Then, again. the Christtide brings
with it the opportunity, nay, the neces-
sity, for the practice Of the greatest Of
the three cardinal virtues. one word
"Charity"-has strayed far away from
the "Charis" of the Greek which sign-
fled the treating Of a person kindly,
as II he were OF the same kind or kin
as ones self. 1t is painful fact that
charity has been made so repulslve that
even many of those who are in great
distress are unwilling TO accept help.
How will Christmas be celebrated In
Richmond? is a pertinent question at
this time. 1t is given to the essayist
both 10 ask questions and to reply 10
them, and the answer in the present
case is that Chrstmas-Day, 1895. will be
one OF the merriest and most Joyous
experienced for many years. Rarely. in
deed, can there have been so many divers
causes for cheerfulness. so many in
centives to optimism at work at the
same time with reviving prosperity,
general restoration of confidence. and
turn OF the financial tide. what should
we do but be merry. in view Of such
a dispensation of good fortune?
MERCHANTS HAVE MADE PREPA-
RATIONS
Now that cheerfulness and sanity are
being restored. and the country seems
in a fair way OF seeing ''its wholesome
days again." we must guard against a
tendency to fly 10 the other extreme Of
Exaggerated and unreasoning optimism.
1t is undoubtedly healthy indication
OF the trend Of affairs that the retail
merchants Of this city have this year
larger and finer displays than ever be-
fore. The many magnificent stores on
our main thoroughfares, present an APP
pearauce that speaks volumes for the
enterprise and good taste of the mer-
chants. In all lines of goods the ex-
hibits this Christmas are no TO the
standard of any other city of like size
in the country, and the prevailing pur-
pose is to be satisfied with small profits.
The Dispatches guide TO shoppers tells
where articles can be procured to suit
every fancy. please every taste, and
meet every necessity, and leaves no ex-
cuse for any ones assuming that the
latest things i'm Christmas presents can
not be bought until day or two before
Christmas The stocks are fuller and
fresher now than they will be a week
patch urges its readers to start their
Christmas buying right away wishes
them joyous time in the work of love
and charity it involves. and begins its
guide.
The Cohen Company.
1t would scarcely seem like Christmas.
without a tour through the mammoth
establishment of the Cohen Company,
II. Is. 10. II east Broad street. Santa
Claus has brought 10 the basement a
whole freight train of toys, representing
everything that human ingenuity could
devise In addition 10 this department,
"A place has been reserved on this floor
for art ware, cut-glass, china. and house
furnishing goods The first named In
clrded a magnificent array OF pictures.
marble busts and statuettes. Rudolstadt
ornaments, Adderly and Bonn ware. and
Wedgewood china. In the house-fur-
nlshing department are a profuson of
standard and other lamps, and full
line of household utensils. with a select
quantity OF dainty tables for afternoon
teas. The first floor. into which you
come through the main entrance on
Broad street, contains a great stock Of
fancy articles books, and dry goods.