We give below " short account of the displays ut the stores which show special goods for the present sexton rs. Hirebrunner and Ca, have some sine and artistic specimens of the 1's art, consisting of diamond brace-ud silver watches, pins, 148 set in diamonds, pearls Inekets, chains, watch chain charms, and pencil cases in ya Is, a fine select marble and carriage clocks, opera and asses, and a good selection "fin mental articles, store is the annual lottery, this yenr will be drawn on 22nd inst, value will be given for the outlay prizes valued at $2,000 marked $260 and the last $20, there are forty approximations at 810 en: making a total value of $2,400 in all, whi there are only, 400 subscribers at 85 exch, Mr. W. Brewer, as usual, h-s obtained anew supply of this season, At this store will be found numerous articles in plush, leather, wond, and other materials, imetuding fancy workboxes, love and handkerchief boxes, jewel eases, card cases, pocket photo frames, Indies' sachets, photo albums in various designs, books in great variety suitable for presents, toy books, Christmas and New Year cards, and smokers requisites and many other things, Some of the articles are artistically hand painted and are very unique. Mr. Brewer has a Christmas lottery of paintings, pictures and engravings; there are twenty prizes and 200 chances at $3 each.
Messrs. Mustard & Co.'s exhibition cipally confined to toys and things for though grown-up people will omerhing that they can buy for pres ug the toys are carts nnd wheelbarrow cycles, boxes of blocks and puzzles, also cannon, working scam Inunehes, sail boats, yachts, money. banks and strong boxes in various designs, such as kicking cows, elephants, niggers, [herses, punch and inay banks; parlour rifles, kiutergacten anchor" blocks; balls, travelling bags and some nice lamps. which are useful presents.
The Hall and Holtz Ca-operative Ca. are again showing an immense assortment of good things for this season, the list being such that every pocket can be accmmodate. There are a number of tables, all the articles on which are marked at $1 each. There is a large assortment of Christmas tree onaments, crackers, bonbons, cosaques, cakes, pies, plums, nuts, crystallized fruits, and other delectables flags, candles, bonbon boxes in plush, and many nicknacks. Thereareallkinds of boxes in wood, leather, metal and plush, and in many colours; inkstands, photo frames and albums, toys tuo numerous to met and at various prices, smokers' requi hand bags in leather and other materials, music boxes and graamaphones, games, magic lanterns, paper weights of a very unique description made of metal and accurate models of animals; date racks, books, glassware, cigars, pipes, handsome sets of cutlery in boxes, mirrors, baskets, E.P, und silver ware, and xn assortment of watches and jewellery. The firm has a Christmas leit-ry with fifty-three prizes ranging from $10 up to $235 and there are only a few chances left.
Mr. Rosenbaum has ", large quantity of Christmas and New Year cards and numerous cheap toys, He has received a small consignment of the celebrated Viewnahoney bread. He too, bassa Christwmas lottery.
Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ld., are showing a most varied selection of cards for the sexson—comic, musical, serious, Japanese and Chinese and in multitudinous designs, some of them hand painted, There are spe ne work on ordinal dinner plates and dishes with flowers, leaves and branches modelled in clay and painted. These are by a local lady artist and orders can be executed at short notice, 'There are numerous handsome and illustrate: ed presentation books, as Dante's Inferno, Milton's Parudise Lost, Shakespeare's Works, Pictorial Arts of Spun, Dickens' Worl some of the illustrations being by Doré, ere are numerous articles in wood, plush and leather such as cabinets, fitted travelling bigs, work boxes, ladies' eompani Jove avd handkerchief boxes, writing sets, Jewel boxes, albuass, album stands, screens and frames; games, hand mirrors, handsomely cut glass ware, scent-stands, tobacco, cigars, pipes, ete., gossamer fans hand painted, unique, and in the latest designs, many novelties, permanent photographs of Carrington's pictures; a new lot of opera glusgea, all the most recent song and dunce musie in handsomely bound volumes, revised Bibles and religious haks, There an also a few pianos by Brinsmend & Son and Roniseh, also Mason and Hamil organs.
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