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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
December
Year
1879
Copyright
Public Domain
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GIFTS FOB THE HOLIJÜAY8. As the Christmas season approaches, the stores where anieles suitable for holiday gifts are displayed assume their most alluring aspect. Among the best known of these establishment, is that of M. S. Srnith & Co., whose reputation in Detroit and Michigan has been so well established for these many years as one of the most enterprising and honorable firms in the country. Although the season for exchanging holiday presents has heretofore found their fine show rooms, on the first and second floors of their store, resplendent and attractive with tempting and tasteful anieles, most appropriate ior presents, they have this season excedeed all previous efforts to place before the public an alluring array of novel and beautiful attractions superior to anything before presented by them. lheir present collection of Parisién novelties, hrench clocks, bronzes, diamonds, etc, was purchased in the European markets, during the past sumiller and early autumn, by the senior partner of the firm, M. S. Smith, who visited B-urope for that purpose. Direct importation enables the Messrs. Smith & Co. to offer great mducements to purchasers, in prices, as the customer is saved one profit. A very noticeable feature of their first-floor show room, is an elegant rosewood case, of semi-circular form, designed especially for the display of diamonds, in which this firm deals largely. Their stock of these and other gems is unequaled in this country, except in the case of two or three houses in the larger eastern cities. The second floor is devoted to the display of sterling silver and the plated ware of the Gorham Manufacturing Company, French clocks in marble, crystal, bronze, brass and other finé materials, faience and other pottery, polished brass goods, bronzes and bijouterie. The collection of rare and tasteful anieles gathered on this floor gives evidence that the firm fully appreciate the growing refinement of taste and that they have the tact and enterprise to meet ït with the unique and beautiful creations of art Purchasers of these goods are not usually very well informed as to the quality or value of anieles such as diamonds.watches, silverware and jewelry, and must rely somewhat upon the honor of the dealer. The high character of the firm in question is a sufficient and certain guarantee ooncerning the price qnality of any article sold by them. The citizens of Detroit feel a just pnde in this establishment, and visitors are shown through the elegant show rooms by resident fhends, who. regard it as one of the city's chief attractions. The most cordial hospitality is shown by all connected with the house to. visitorsand one cannot pass an hour more agreeably than in viewing its dazzline array o precious goods.

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Ann Arbor Argus