Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-19
THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.

notices OF advertise in the STAR. end viii
sOnunGe them from LAY TO day in order thai
our readers may know where 10 purchase The
Desi ar cheapest goods Tor the HOLIDAYS
Ii IS The wonder OF may why the street cIrs
al stop a; the 81 street crossing. and why
here are such a 1nsDer OF cItrlares I'm want
Iug IN that VIc'n'tv. The explao Atom i thu
the We'll knOvn IIudSoo TayIor Book Stare
FRENCH EICHAED SON, prupr,e lorS is stg a
Ia avenue. between On aud 10Th streets.
Lovers OF Literature snd arr may here crafty
heir tastes to the iuiisst extsut ana All on No
stoop 10 lock al ine beautiful Books DISPLAYED
IN tneIr windows cInDOt siSt the TEN ut itou
oientfr:ng 10 examine their stock, winch en-
ora>eS the lsst ,dItlors of the works of foreign
and naive authors, rich typography Illus
uat'CDs. aud bIudipg. To give some lds OF rna
rarr sud hesutiIul works TO oe found in TIN 5
'sroil>hment We may mention: "Female
thaIsc.srs,' by GoeIb,, elegantly Illustrated.
1Iom me o1igIpSl drawings by KauioIch a
iolo volume OF some two hundred page;
"fCefS sud Painters, or Gems of Art and
So1g. bound IN Iull Turkey Morocco.'' I'D ,n
'lulxOt'e' of nearly I,WO pages, Illustrated by
1nst-Ne Dor, aud eXGuisitely bound, for tue.
very moderate sun of SIP. UIna's ..HousehoId
Book of Poetry, large edition. finely Illus
trat' d; Later PencIIngs from Punch" by Tue
inimIaoie John i ecu; The Wandering Jew"
Irnny son "Enid;' "BsrOn Munchsussn.
Illustrated 0v bore; "Sehil:e-'s Gallery" hy
frrderIcz fschl, handsomely illustrate =:
Masterpieces of English All from the time
hosarth 70 tbe present day., by W. Cosmo
tUb-llishments- The great WORKS OF Raphael =
t' bg 70 photographs of his most celebrated
painting; ''Moore's Melodies" illustrated by
hacilse, Win engraved letter press; Shake
tp'a'e, rom nlIy cents 10 fly dollars: renny-
con from twe1ty i've ems 10 twenty dollars.
toe OF g. nal London edition of Dickens, iIlu,-
trs'sd by CruIksbank; London edition of the
Nsverly Novels. with over Is n illustrations.
the WORKS OF Irving. Cooper. Prescott, Barns.
Moore, and Others; besides Catholic and Fps.
COpaiIan Prayer Books, with solid silver
A hair
may also De found fine assortment OF Fancy
&c DDS, comprising Writing DESKS Work
b@hes' S-iehelS, Wine Cases, Cigar Sands,
Glove Boxes, &c, &c Next Is their Iuyeuile
dtPaitmeut, comprising every variety. from
10y fOcA> Tor infants 70 finely ILLUSTRATED
Worss Tor youths They besides have St1tIon-
cry Ioiu ferS aud Pencils, CnIldrens' Iisnes
8e-, &c, and In srav.ng in every style Is care
y executed by them at the shortest nItics
Their terms are reasonable.
MsEkRiTEH- vhC e Ve-y name Is suggestive
OF the oeaujiul N AZ nss this holiday So 500
one OF The most attractive esfabIi hmelts n
me cry, ana the walls O. his eapIcious sale.
loom al 40 al sir 81, are adorned with e.
GuIsfe Pa Rb5gs. ChTOmOs. LIthograpns. En-
t-aNings- &c oy sell-kLoxn arII>tS of this
ana oaher COGutrleS. No man deserves tue d.
froIage OflOye rs OF art IN Odr midst more than
MaTkIirer !OT 10 one bss teIter succpeded AZ
pIrds-Hg cOnDoiSSrurs. by his tasts and Iudg-
ment IN selecting the finest picture. H- =
cOns'eniiy on The aler. for syery new gem of
ART ana n hour passed in examining IN b-lu-
r'ful collector Is plv Isaut and profitthla
Among mIny new picturs~ Iu-t - 81 nv
nm Tor he holidays. and on ~ hIbitiou AZ ms
establishment Il oa- by Merl ent.,led ..Ar e
non, rePT- -e1t'ug a fond moibsr IN tue act of
sarsss'pg her hiby bov who has climoad upoa
her Zap Tor Kiss. the mofners fsce il a1-
PrecsIye Of intense Election, while tpe
mid Is Irr4'O; picture OF mi tntie delight
"Ine GO'd SER 10y Cotd-we Is another fine
Dlcf1re emblemaIlC of home affection A ~ n
ufni landsS pc, Scene IA The Whit. Noun
iAins oy L p Tesla. atlrdc. much aItenI on
IL ne 'front.' nlSy o. It en- c1 cIde falling over
me locks az the iooi of which herd OF d, ~ Is
grouped In the background the foliage o. the
sIees IS Sharply uefiIed and be blue ky s.aa
;hrousE De branches is sug-s,.tye of q br'ra,
summer day. Another picture a kuraIiog
'as ssG s alene: much admired .Mskins a
Stiap Boos- "Bcatr4ce Cenci The Re-c1a-
ty t0icewr, '-la<so before the court Of F..
nara sud "Spase>pC ire tefors the Court Of
S1'sn Elizabeth reciiILg Mscb-th.'' Tue
kaPnsm hnaus' "CyP-'ss Swamp IN
GsOIgIs- Ire Young Students" a copy oi
kaPhseIs .Ch.Tuos- en- POIeelain. aud many
eto'r oesuIIIul pietur, OF which . Is us-is-5
ct ue ~ attempt 10 give \ description, togs'h.
I'D tuI6Teds " I1uit pece' il pastel aGd oil,
throuss. Autographs, Steel Engrayings &c
vfh iIcsGre Flames, COIG>, eud Tass-Is IN
enoh - variety, may b. found here. Mark
I,teI price, are moderate and his stock OF
lndow Suadss, all Papers. &c. Is uusur-
PssStd. HIS sore Is lust rue place 10 ouy An
.'egsIt holiday pI.-enis.
Seventh street, always favor, % resort nm.
esIseiaily so a, Christmas times, presents Il
H-Ty a'traetiveappearsnce, and foremo I among
&c fine ESTABLISHMENTS upon thIs thoroughflre
s DE- house Of SBEPHrgD WHTTAKgk- a. the
corner Of5tn anu ID sITIets Their stock Is on
-3i De mo eX' 'nslye and SaTi-6 ~ De fou.S m
The city, eomprisins handsomely bound B,oss.
which bil their shelves aud tsbies. while hun
orsds OF tee nnssi Chromps sdorn the walls OF
theiT salesrOom- They nave also. expressly yo-
The LclIcay 1scn, JuyerIIe Works of every
description without limit, fine English Work,
D ,nully illustrated. together with Prayer
Books, Opera Gla,s6s, Photograph Albums IN
graz variety, WIRING Decks, Work Boxes,
S2;ceells, Diaries for 1>69 by the thousand.
Musical Boxes. Children's Games, Sisr-o-
scoops. With numerous Fancy Articles suitabl-
Tor Holiday prcsen's. As the firm have pur-
chased lsr-e portion OF their stoc at the trade
sales N New York. they are euaoled 70 offer
ne same n very N oderats prices.
Ger growers have made exten i've prepara-
Mons for heie>tve season In the way OF FRUITS.
Nuts, NIneeIaeai- CIDER, Wines, Liquors, Sc,
End certainly no MN has elected q inner stock
tnan Messrs- EGAN Il BRo al the corner of 9,a
aad streets comprising in plrl Cliiforuil
wines and BrandF pure old .ker, Gib-on.
hsashys American Burgundy Wine, Scotch
ara irlsn WhiskIe', pure Apple ,fder. alI
FINDS of Canned Fruits, JelIis-. Pickle. x Ii
rms. Curranis, Nuts. Drisd Fruits, Stewards
tAndies- Spices. BuCkWhslt Flour, in fact
very nIng 10 o. found Ia a first-ctsss grocery
nrir sn-iy's present very neat appc iranc.
c'he "a 4uAly arAAn sed SO as 10 splAy the
many GOOD things they have in store Their
pricrs arr very reasonable, " hich II aScouut 4
Tor oy Toe lsct thai they do "A large bu.,uas.
and believe IN quick sales and small pro6ts
The CHRISTMAS festival draws ne trsr snn
with n the Necessity Of poresas,nx presents
for relatives and friends. weh.ve eyery VA
riety Of goods suitable for SITS of Amsr,c,r
man ufacture, but sometimes the tast- IL NOR
IasudiOUs sBd prefers something of for-,yn
man ufacturr. Messrs. GAIT Co. hay. an
ticipxied this want, and have provided a gen
ersl assortment Of fancy goods in the leweIry
line, which they have imported from Paris
ana Vienna expr, SLY tor the holidays. They
are worth VT anyhow. How they { N
manage 10 sell them 3; such reasonable pric-s
can hardly imagine. Il sides their foreign
goods, which sre OF direct importation, they
have another claSs of goods which attrac. tue
eye Of every visitor and pAsser-by. or that
cla<s are sTtIfciil flowers, which toe Cats
have IN every variety from 8 single flower up
Ia 4 large ooquet. They are made Of wax and
muslIn, and are such perfect imfstious n II
one would fsin tslieve the nowery selson had
Rot pass. They are oeautual ornaments. Ten
dering a home cheerful and pleasant darIn z
this IntIy Season
Are you Q smoker Buy the Jefferson Cigar
II you are not . smoker, procure q box of TIE
Jefferson Cigsrs ~ S3I PRSSsYLyASIR AVE-
sUk opposite Willards, aud present them 20
zone friend who does smoke. These cigars are
Of delicious favor, and offered ~ very rea-
sonable price
JOHS + Ellis, ~ Pennsylvania avenue,
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