Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-16
CHRIsTMAS Is COMING.
Holiday Goods-where TO Buy Them

The gift makers now have only little more
than aveek more for work in making holiday Sc
leet-Uns- Begin early and buy often. Oar adj
fertising columns form An excellent holiday
directory, and we resume below our notices of
the latest advertisers, and shall continue the
same from day TO day as new advertisements are
handed in.
Universal amnesty is the subject now asit,-
ting our national legislature, but a universal
esgerness 10 examine the rich fabrics at the
store of W. W. BURDETTE, 92s eth street, All
tates the ladies of Washing on. HIS attractiys
advertise ment in the STAR OF Yesterday wa.
peIused by every lady IN the city last evening
and many who intended a stopping excursion
to-day visited his well appointed sales rooms
where they made their purchases His price
INT, IN another column, is interesting reading
matter, and IN consequence of its Publication
Tie store has been TILED to-day with persons
from al parts Of the city. His assortment of
tIlSh, french, and English poplins, Turkish
brilhsnteens, silks, velveteens, alpacas seryes
&c, together with eOttons, fanneis, and prints
- one or the largest in the civ His choice
goods are direct from the importers, and not
from New YORK auctions The basement Is
devoted TO domestic goods, the first floor to the
general dry goods trade, and the second floor
20 ,earpetn9g, OIL cloths; rugs, &c, Of every
pattern and style As he purchases in LARGE
quantities, he Is enabled to offer his goods Al
very reasonable prices.
Young man do yeur want to astonish your
tanee? Husband would you give your wife a
pleasant surprise" if so 90 to the establishment
OF 81. W. GAIT x Bro, 1lO7 Pennsylvania
avenue, ana procure one OF those beautiful acts
OF 9evelry, or a watch and chain of artistic
deSgn: Here you can also find one of the lar0-
.IstaS mus compete sssortments OF silver and
!ewelry, rich Paris fancy goods Enolisb emf
iery, clocks, bronzes, &c, hundreds OF article,
s .o,s lor holiday present, and certainly
some piece Of jewelry. Ii is useless To s.y 49,
ling Ling about the reputation Of Gait & Bro, for
all residents OF Washington. "
In Washington, as elsewhere, q genteel ap
Pearance is essential to create q favorable effect
and the patrons of A. STRAUs, IOii PennsyI-
yania avenue have the advantage Of being we'll
arefsed at low figure His popular clothing
mouse emora stock of all sizes, STYLES and
material at low prices. See his list else where
Every family their own Christina panto-
mime The establishment OF q. L. WILD & Bro.
80 I'm street, above Pennsylvania avenue. is
me place to procure the patent dancing TOYS for
pianos, an invention which contributes much TO
parlor entertainments. ~
The mania for wearing q carnation pink in
the button hole seems to have died out a, sud-
denly as il arose, but the mania for the bououe,
Of the rare old wines OF =. GAUTIKR 1877 and
lis pennsylvania avenue, IL as stIong as ever.
Ihey cannot be eHceled, and are Oh his own
aMpoiIanon. koderer Carte Blanche, Ieid-
fayOrite brands. His stock OF native vine =
very large, embracing North Carolina Sem
Pernong, white aud red still Catawba, &c.
Ben. johnson tells US, whoever loves not
pictures is insensible to truth and all the wis
dom Of poetry" or words 70 that effect. and
that sentiment will be responded 10 by all wbs
visit BARLOw's GALLERY, Pennsylyania ave
nue., between nth ard 18th streets There is
not a place in town where An hour can be passed |
more pleasantly, His collection now Comprises |
many rare and beautiful! nictuies, which he |
ofers az very Trasonsble prices. I
When cheerfulness and festivitv rravau =. !!
christmas, the warbling Of a canary hs,1 ui,i 1
greatly add 10 tie pleasure OF a f..miIv .t,and |
tne sae al LArINsR X CHARTS. Star OFF,
seIi a. I'd SatuIus noon, when mat firm viii
"lu other sir siDg birds
eggs and dried fruit, 50 much in /
oc-hand at this season especially, are apt 10 /
advance IN price a. the demand increases. but |
at the Depot for these articles, 1922 FRA STREET
very moderate.