The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-13

lamps. The stock is a complete one
 selected with much care. The lamp
 are of quaint Dutch form and of very
 striking design. more beautiful pres
 ent than some of the prettier ones 1
 would be hard to find Few, or ever
 parents, for that matter, realize, as the.
 make their selection of Christmas toys
 the amount of thought and time eX
 pended in the production of new design:
 and ideas each year. Thousands of peo
 pie in the large factories expend theil
 whole time in this task and hundreds o
 new games and toys are yearly produc'
 ed for the Christmas trade In the
 toydom of Ewen MoIntyres all the
 latest ideas of both are shown and il
 is safe to say that no child can fail tc
 find what he or she wants in the inn
 mense stock shown. In games, as is very natural those dealing with war
 are very popular. Navy and army ! games have been made anew by the
 score and in addition to them all the favorites, such as The Pot of Gold"
 Our Navy" American Battles" Tn
 dia," Hut Checkers" La Tutte, !"
 Soap Bubbles" Magnetism" and
 Electricity are on sale. In the doll
 department Santa Claus has provided
 everything for the complete satisfaction
 of the little mistress. Baby dolls and
 large dress dolls, rag dolls and wax
 dolls, dolls that cry and sleep and
 dolls that don't sleep at all are there in
 large numbers. One IS surprised at
 the completeness of the stock, and it
 might easily be called doll convention. Then, also, the dolls outfits, such as
 hammocks, dresses, caps, houses, little
 wash stands beds, chairs and in fact everything to make the little girl happy are shown in bewildering array. In toydom proper provision has been made largely for the comfort of the little boy. Roman chariots, horse cars, fire en- zines, stage coaches, wheelbarrows, horses covered with real hair, swings, dump carts, OK wagons, Dewey ships, rocking horses baby carriages, and musical instruments are shown in long lines and Santa Claus has here the boys interest evidently at heart. The book department offers a number of suggestions for good presents for youngsters. A B c books and fairy tales are appropriate for the little ones while books Of travel and adventure appeal more to the heart of older boys. It would not be proper to leave this home of Santa Claus without speaking of the counter on which are shown the Christmas tree decorations. Everything necessary for the complete decorating of fine tree can be bought here, and the place fairly shines with the gilt ering of tinse. artificial snow, glass balls, pretty little dolls fairies, and candles. Much of the stuff is import ed from Germany.
 Ascending again to the main floor the beauty of the handkerchief display appeals to our eye. The department Is veritable cloud of spotless white handkerchiefs. The firm is making a special run on the handkepchiefs this year in spite of the rise in linen, for a large and advantageous purchase of handkerchiefs was made, which enable them to sell them very low Linen handkerchiefa can be bought from three cents up. The display of lace handkerchiefs is also complete and very beautiful. For handkerchiefs the firm is expecting a large demand | than ever before, and the demand thus | far has been so great that their expect 1 ations are rapidly being realized.
 Just across from the handkerchief de- | partment is the toilet department. in | which is displayed a complete assort- | ment of toilet articles. Many of the | novelties shown here have been pur- chased especially for the Christmas trade. Imported soaps, fine perfumes by all the standard manufacturers, fine line of atomizers, fancy shopping bags with the new style gate tops, and | exclusive patterns of fans are among the more striking of the Christmas gifts shown.
 Those seeking suggestions for accept able presents to their male friends and | aequaintances could not do better than to visit the mems furnishing depart ment. Here is shown splendid assort- ment of ties, euspenders shirts, collars, stockings, umbrellas, sweaters and jackets. The latter deserve special mention, as particular care has been observed by the firm to have the stock as complete and the patterns as new as possible The goods are all two- faced and made up in really fine text ures. Broadcloths, English f1annels and kerseys are the more noticeable ones. All are silk trimmed. As smoking jacket is gift man really appreci- ates because it is lasting one could not select better present.
 The above constitute the lines of goods that are regarded as the more ac- ceptable presents for Christmas, but a nint in closing as to the furniture de- oartment of this store may be appreci- ated. This department is one of the argest and most complete of any in the | store, and an unusually large line of lew goods has been laid in for the Christmas trade. Morris chairs, music l , rattan rockers, ladies' desks lnd fancy tables all make beautiful and presents. The consumption of candy during the holidays is as all know, immense. In of the demand the store las laid in stock from forty to fifty ons of candy of all kinds most of which , will be sold at ten cents pound. All # it is candy worth twenty and thirty , ents a pound. and one could not do : better than make their confectionery 7 purchases here.