The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-17
RICHES TO De SPENT
FOR CHRIS MAS c If IS
DIAMONDS AND AUTOMOBILES
AMONG THE PRESENTS.
Minneapolis Dealers Report Unprece-
dented Call for Valuables That Cost
Thousands-Grand Pianos Notice.
able Among the Gifts-Heavy Pieces
of Furniture Will Be Received by
Many Persons. -... =.

Santa Claus would be bankrupt IT he
tried to buy everybody presents ike
those some Minneapolis people, old and
Young. will find waiting for them on
Christmas morning. There will be
presents that no stocking, however
large, would hold, and there will be
others that would easily slip into the
babv's little stocking, whose value IN
gold would crowd it to overlooking.
Every day Minneapolis is to receive
bountiful supply of everyday sort of
presents, but there are to be many
presents whose cost would supply a
happy Christmas for hundreds and
sometimes thousands of persons. The
merchants who carry high-priced
stocks of every sort, say that never
before has Minneapolis opened it's
heart so wide as it is this year. Expen-
sive gifts of every sort are being pre-
pared. The jewellers head the list, but
there are automobiles for some and
baby grands, and expensive oriental
rugs, and other things in infinite va
.riety to suit all the dispositions and
tastes of those who are to receive
them
Diamonds in all styles are offered by
the jewellers, and many wonderful
creations of diamonds and precious
metals will delight their new owners
on Christmas morning. One young
lady is to receive a lorgnette chain
with diamond settings. There are fif-
ty-two of them, and somebody will
have paid $1,000 for it.
The diamond set pieces, tiaras and
ornaments Of every description will
also make holes in several bank &C.
counts. There is a brisk call for them
from successful husbands, and they
cost money. Beginning with modest
ones that cost few hundreds they run
up into the thousands, the purchaser
making the limit. Some single pieces
have been ordered that will cost near
ly $4,000, to say nothing Of those that
will cost only two, three or even five
thousand.
Then there. are the other precious
trinkets that will eat up the money
Bracelets and combs, rings and pins
A few come inside the 500 mark but
from that they soar to the thousands
Even little gold purses are popular
but the smallest costs $75 and from
that figure they run to $500. Pearls
and emeralds and rubies are all re
ceivlng their share of attention an.
are called for in settings and arrange
ments that make them run up into tn,
hundreds and thousands
Minneapolis has the automobil
craze and Santa Claus will have som
to deliver next week. Dealers VIII
have not been able to secure machine
already promised, are getting worried
for auto certificates are not on pa
with the real thing in popularity
Those who are to receive autos are a.
from Missouri and will want to Sc
them Christmas morning. A half doz
en- are in the garages, safely tucke
away under cover and ready for d.
livery. sa3 ssas>
Grand pianos have felt the boom an
several musical daughters and youn
matrons will find just what they wan
ed Christmas morning. The new type
of baby grands have solved the roo
problem and SO they have been col
: verified into Christmas gifts.
In useful gifts for the home the
will be some surprises on Christina
One jeweler has sold five expense,
large hall clocks of the colonial typ
They cost several hundred dollars eac
but last lifetime. Other jewelers. Sc
they have sold number of these b
timekeepers as Christmas gifts.
Art, statuary and expensive lam
have been bought, and the prices r,
up almost as high as the diamond lii
it. Furniture dealers say some nigh
fine exclusive pieces of heavy fur
ture will be delivered Christmas MOI
ing. Many have been made to ord
and are very expensive. Oriental ru,
costing as high as $500, have be
bought. and hundreds of smaller or
with less expensive prices, but viii
are yet costly, are marked hold !
Christmas. Generally tradesmen rep,
that there has been more of the b
demanded and that there will be m,
expensive gifts in Minneapolis til
ever before