The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-09
CHRISTMAS IN THE AIR.

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 Popular Jewrlry stores, MT. Durnnt's. | The Christmas spirit is in the air and
 the stores where holiday goods are of
 fered are refiecting it in the crowds of | buyers who are selecting articles fol
 gifts. The greatly increased prosperi- | ty of the country is shown in the full department of activity. J. H. G. | Durant, the jeweler, whose long ca ter ing to the public in jewelry, silver
 goods and kindred goods in his line Is well known, and whose store ia a fav-
 orite with the masses of the people,
 confirms this idea saying that the demand for watches for ladies and gen
 tlemen at his store in the last few
 months far exceeds in amount any sim liar demand in years and in other lines
 of articles he finds a corresponding in-
 creased demand. A look at his store,
 No. 71 Church street, opposite the post
 office, shows MT Durant's store to be
 crowded with the finest, largest and
 most varied stock he has ever carried
 and patrons are coming with a rush to
 make selections from the beautiful
 display. His stock of diamond rings
 is a great feature, and despite the Boer
 war MT. Durant is offering rare temp-
 tations to his patrons in this line, both
 as to price and quality, prices ranging
 from $25 to $200. In fancy rings there
 is a great show-bab bies rings from 75
 cents to $2, and ladies' rings from $1.75
 to 1925. These rings, both for man and
 the fair sex, are in opals, carbuncles,
 onyx, and in fact all kinds of precious
 stones and include plain and chased
 rings, and pa and ma say Durant's spectacles and eye glasses give the top notch of joy and satisfaction, and these are nice articles for Christmas gifts, too. The school teachers and clerks are delighted with those pearl handled gold mounted pens, and the fountain pens, both Yale and Waterman Foun
 tain pens, from $1 to $4 or $5. In sil- yer novelties there is a glistening dis play in endless variety; so also of toilet articles, very choice line. A great line of opera glasses-Lemaire's they are-from $4.75 to $25. Black opera glasses from $1.50 to $6. Some timely words are due also as to clocks at Dur ant gilt and nickel clocks from $1 upwards. Then as to watches this is a case needing attention from all hands, as Durant has great line to select from, gold, silver, nickel, open face and hunting case-Watchee for the fashionable ladies or men, watches for boys and girls. Pretty nickel watches for boys and girls at $250; silver from s5 up, and filled watches from $S up. For girls and ladies, MT. Durant has 25O filled watches from $10 up, and gold from S95 up; also ladies watches solid gold from SIS up, and some vay choice specialtiea at $30 Elgin and Walthams predominate. For that Christmas feast you want some of MT. Durant's ster- ing silverware-spoons and forks and
 adles and pie knives Of very choice patterns; also berry dishes and cream Ia dles, meat forks, olive spoons, in fact ots of everything in this line from $1 lp, There is no end of brooches, chains scarf pins, Masonic and other emblems, sleeve buttons match boxes, silver suspenders and lorgnette 1 ,hains a very choice line, from $150 to 80: also shirt studs, dumb bell links | md loads of novelties. The optical de- ,artment is one of the best in Connecti- | ut, and MT. Durant has the best re- ,ults to show when others have failed | Don't forget, therefore, to call at Il | Church street, opposite the postoffice, | 0 get suited in buying Christmas ar icles,