The day was passed by the future bridegroom in visiting Emporiums of jewelry, laces, and shawls; he gave his orders, and from the multitude of those pretty trifles which are said to be necessaries of life, and with which ladies adorn their whatnots, he made a selection well calculated to flatter her who was to bear his name.
"Monsieur Cherami"
Charles Paul de Kock
Her admirable commercial position at the mouth of the river Plate has made her capital one of the great Emporiums of the continent.
"The South American Republics Part I of II"
Thomas C. Dawson
On the morning before the fatal day we all wrote letters home, explaining that we had secured elegant jobs in various Emporiums over the city and wouldn't be home until late in the summer.
"At Good Old Siwash"
George Fitch