Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-28
THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
What 10 Bay and where to Bay 10.
After Christmas, WHAT Why, New Years
Of course. The holiday season will isst tor
week Jet, and gifts must be purchased, and
preparations mace for the social calls winch
usher In the New Tear. The STAR 9 advert,s-
ing columns Will furnish Information to all
~ho intend to make presents. or calls, or re-
eeive Nisiio.s On the first day OF 1869. Amoag
the many new Advertisements in our pap,r,
We call ne attention Of our readers to the fol.
lowing:
For those who love music, and who wish to
common &c the New Year with thai ..well spring
Of plsasure," (nct baby, according to Tup a-r
butt a piano N the house, aud who cannot
afford 10 pay high price, oar ne,ghbor w. O.
hIIznRo1T, sole sgentfor Stsiuway's Plan -,
and Mason and HamI'ns Clbiue Orslns
offers great bargains m III Inos tn At have b eu
usec, 10 make room for new instruments Sac
his Advertisement
Elegantly Bound and illustrated Gift Books,
Standard Works, Books for The Juveniles, fiue
Stationery and Fancy Arri lies Lay be found in
sTeat variety AT any ne of the following places:
FRENCH N kiCHAkDsoS, Hudson L aylor Book
: Ole, 81 feanSy lvania avenue; PHILIP A S,I
"h"As, NetTCpOlIian Bookstore, ia PsnnsyI-
wanna avenue, BLANCHARD & MoHUN, norIh-
EAST SoTLtr OF lith street and Peuns wanna
avenue .Ioas g. PAEEER b.. I'm street oppo
sl1e 'ae fCst Ofiee; WIN. BALLASTYSK, SIG tn
aHd Id streets; j. J. Sullivan, c3C street.
Boots and Shoes, handsome. neat, : ubst initial
and cheap. msy be had OF n. EURNs Il Co. 80
PeDnsylvania avenue; STRAsEssGER il Bios
$40 eth street; A a. WILSON. IiS PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, near I-th sreet; &. = CUMMINGS, Ji7
eth street.
Dry goods, itch ami giant, Tor the holiday
season, comprising everything rscu site for a
lady's outfit, to make OF receive New Years
ms ha
OF j. w. SkLBY Co, 39 Pennsyiyania ave.
nue.; DAVIS d GATHERS, - Market Srace:
jos. J. MAY Co., Us Pennsyiyania avenue
fine Family Groceries, Wines, Liquors,
Cordiais, &c, may be purchased on re..so liable
terms OF BRYAN BROTHERS, u Pennsylvania
avenue; n. w. BURCHELL, Corner Iith aud +
streets Z Z WBITK. G3 Louisiana avenue: q.
r PnkkIB q Co. northws- corner Ninth and
Isueets, THos- RUSSELL d Co. 80 Pennsyl-
Nanfa avenuei j. >. EENAULr IL Son. .}.2 r.
street; or OF the well-known srocers, HsIwS.
IN" MlDDLEroS, 3!3 Pennsylvania avenue
Buy your Jeweiry IF CALI & BgoTHRKs, or
SAMUEL Ls"Is, Pennsylvania ay-aua p bet x,en
Eth and 18Th streets; yo1r fu-s vi SIrsRxyrz
- ftnnsylvaula avenue, Or SsYAOUR In
Georgetown; your toys Of b. SiLyYyBsk. az
Seventh street, or NJ. p. LERCa, Al P-unsyl.
NaIIa avenue, aud your Picture Franz.
Shromos, Curtains, &c, o; NARxEIrKg, ass
enth street.
n you number among your friends-and
who does not-a male or female skatlst whit
more appropriate gifr for the New Year than
season ticket 10 the NATIONAL SKATING PARA.
We KNOW thai some "a our readers will thank
US Ter the suggestion. The prices Of jackets are
given elsewhere.
For the finest Lifs-Iiks Likenesses. 10 ex-
change with friends cu- ng New Years, 60 10
the WHITsHURsT Gallery, tsl-6 Pennsvyyania
avenue, se.weea and 6th streets
Bargains in Stoves. Ranges, and Housekesp-
ing Articles are TO be lad for the next tb,rtv
days Of SHELLEY Il GUY Pennsylvania avenue,
between lOth and I1th streets, a tDsy Iu;eod In
eaange thrir business, and are selling very low
tor cash.
Some Of re best artists in the country are
very properly dev o'ing a portion of their time
- such practical business as dezigning tas,eful
or aments for the interior OF our dwellings,
and the result IS that many bones are adorned
With elegant com binatsous of the Useful aud
beautiful In one direction alone, or. AZ adj
Na2ee has been made in a lie " years. as may be
seen BY inspection Of the Gas Fixtures Oman
celIers. Brackets. PiiIsr Lights, PorceIai.
Shades, and Globes. at the lore OF Alley X
SHEPHHRD a BKo., 2Gs Psnnsylysnia aveaus
near 1lth street.
Lawyers and students will do well TO attend
the sale of valuable law books at AUCTION. at
the store of J. L. CoLDwELL Il Co, auc:ionrsrs
southwest corner of street and Pennsylya-
liza avenue, To- morrow evening.
For your New Years calls ger a nice coat
ADAhsoN, SO 9th street. has carnage sIip-
peIs and socks TO keep the feet warm when
riolng' only ~ and % cents pair.
DkDICAITON or ST. SrKfHENs CATHOLIC
CHukcH.-St. Stephens church II the corner
OF ftnnSylvsnia aS eIus and 10Th street, was
utuiCaird yesterday morning, at half-pI st ten
O'Clock. BY the Very Rev. Thomas Foley, ID
ID, Secre airy 10 the Archbishop Of B1Iumore,
~ he latter 5 authority. Notwithstanding the
INCREMENT We 2theT. iIzneLse crowd hsd as
stmoisd al ne church witness the ceremo.
nles, ara Every available space WAS occupied
IN me fdi1ce duripg the celebration of the
mass The dediCI.0ry services comprising
aprseesslon Of tie ckrgy around the church,
tte blessing OF the edItice ana n. chanting OF
hymns, beng concludes, solemn high mass
Was eelebraied by ksy. T.. i. Whit ID. D.
pastor OF s.. Matthew'S church, and the Very
Rev. Mr. Foley preached an excellent sermon,
conPratUiating ine congregation GU their sue
cess IN erecting such beautiful structI,ra II.
toe glory Of God. snu exhortIng all present
70 fsne~ed erfr and yigor IN spiritual works
lac chol-. ID by Prof. gaulffeld. rendered
Hayden Third Mass in ID without orxsp AZ
cCmPSnIr ent. hut that want was simply ~ D.
pIifd nv = fuii orchestra led by Prof 4: lcrca
arm, Perfect oToer YVES maintained through
CUT, the arraI gements osing III tbe haads OF ~
rlnerent religious societies belonging to the
.hnrch a detachmen; Of the Metropolitan
VERY Esv.C. I. Whi,o. " ID first projected
TIE erection Of tn EeautiluI church in the wear
i-'~ss Ahc "a tSSs The snperlnrenu snee of IL was
f'ar'- a. ne ha0s OF Rev John n.cNatly, the
aS5c~ The pastors residence near
y L'f ?. g Sd. bstalnJzl difiCn, witt pressed
M -s-- We. cCmpie'ed botn will cost
1 vS-G t- -oJet1st Ls4I % which las been pait
n Nei--e Ion was taken up yesIe-dsy, an a
iSrs . SUM wfs realized IoVarc defrayIng the
cC>' ofcoRsIGct;on.
~
"IL'AH CURTIS, Grand Secretary OF the
uraoo Lcake Of Pennsylvania, and Grind
Scrioe OF lie Grand Encampmsnt L. o. O. p
OF fennsy iysnta- died suddenly yesterday
-. hl@ IN H.
se'ed as secretary OF the Joint committee of
g angrmenis Tor the semi centennial celebra.
jon ON saturday evening, and appeared 10 os
IA hls us ihl health Ae has reei sa active aud
F'cmlheet member Of the Odd Er.iows tor
over to'rty-nve years. HIS funeral will take
place CH friday next. a. Il. N, and VIII be
ATTENDED BY mem bers u saa order from h.
city, vsere Mr.. Curtis has been long and IA.
vorahly known.
BBfBLEPEM SHEPHHRDe' HALr.-we Isarn
that the several Councils Of the Order or
"ShsI herds OF Bethiehsm" have secured a en-
Hall in the "P.ugh Buildng," No. u Louisi-
ana avenue, east Of eth siree and have nttsd i,
up "A handsome style, win every modern CON-
yeLsnee for Its members; carpenters, Messrs
Robertson. Smith; gas-fi;ting and plumbiaR
CHRIS T. Eesloif: decorative pa nting and in.
tenor ceC5Eations by M T. Parker. Their
grand reunion takes place first Wednesday IN
Jan uary, an We wish We were s.OLe OF them"
i0 n present On that impressive and happy