Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-12
LOCAL NEWS.
CHRISrHAs Is COMING.
Halliday Geod.-lWhere 90 Buy Them


Sot ruite two weeks remain in which to pre-
rare for the gIoricus holiday season which
bngbtens the close o. 'tae year, and the signs of
is approach multiply all Around us. Already
ne have crisp Christmas weather-the snow win
come along In due sessez-. The stores begin TO
wear a festive look, ans counters and show
windows make liberal display Of beautiful
goods suitable for gifts. Holiday advertisers
are making their appearance at TIE STAR
counter Il torce, and our readers from now
nj after New Years will hsse in our columns q
directory O. the best places Throughout the Dis
triet 70 purchase holiday goods. 1t l. worth re-
hembering hat the early advertiser catches the
customer, ard the early customer catches the
S-st goods, aving a new AMI full stock from
which 70 Baaa selections, and time to ~ axe the
best bargains. We commence below our usual
annual notices OF holiday advertisers, ard shall
sontinue the - me from day te day as Few adj
refreshments appear:
TEE EsrAsIIsaHKSr OF sILvRRprRs, at
- Ith street. above Pennsylvania avenue,
nsk6s a rich dls9lay. HisstOck comprises thou
sands OF articles Of every description, shswy
goods for ladies. substantial goods for gentle
n.Gn, knick kIsfks for children, high priced
gods for the rich and cheap goods for those who
ought TO be rich but are not. His mammoth
estabEskmen Oces. pies the whole Of the large
building az the above number, with I've cent
apartments, ten cent departments and 50 on
sptosI or SO departments In each will be
fOEnd an immense stock Silverberg Is well
known al over the city and every one v DO visits
lie place goes away satisfied that he sells at
nac-t reasonable rates. This l. easily accounted
u
uiOn the principle that "a nixble si1pence is
better than q slow shilling" His toy department.
- > prominent featureCf the establishment. IL
would I'll every cOlumE Of The STAR to enuu-
crate one-half of the y-etty things to be hal
there, hence 10 Is best to 80 and see for Won will
then know Low it is yoxTself." He has had i'm
ported an iIlxIense Christians tree OF metal upon
which are IS0 gas lights IL is the only thing of
the Mind in TINS country and should be seen by
al the little fOlxs.
III. W. GAIT u Bro, jewelers., 11O7 PennsyI-
Vania avenue The reputation of this firm is
well known IN our midst. TIE strangers visiting
tbe city il need only be said tat there is not
kouse in the county which car suTpass them i'm
fair dealing and tie quality CT goods offered.
fOr the holidays they have Just received an i'm
nense stock, COMPOSING, IN part, watches,
l.velry Of every description, LoI.tOn, Paris and
Vienna fancy goods, clocks, btonzes, opera
glasses, fans. &c, &c. The prices have been
fIed at the most moderate figures.
The CONT plated visit OF the Grasd Duke to
the nsti0nai capital In January. ant the season
OF gayety during his stay here has set the ladies
buoy IN preparing for the many parties which
are then 90 take place-n lie comes This fact
accounts for the crowd daily visiting tie estab-
iishment of WV. NJ. SHUsTER * Ro., $40
pennsylvania avenue, betsesn 9Th Ard 10th
msnd. and the choice dress fabrics, eleaks,
shavls- fancy goods, &C.. OF every grade and
description now upon their eouEters makes II
an easy matter to select from t&eir stock. III
the GTaBd Duke don't come, why the dresses
VIII % for other occasions.
NEssRs- JSo. W. BOTHER & Bro, DC Penn
room with an immense assortment of china and
glass ware cutlery, &c, and they now ask au !
inspection CT their stock. Their prices are very
moderate. Snd the most oGiging clerks are
always in attend nce 20 wait upon customers.
The diamond fields Of South Africa and the
gold diggings % Australia are thrown in the
.Lace by the rich display of elegant jewelry at
the establishment CT Messrs. 5. GOLDsTEIN &
Co, GIG Pennsylvania avenue, under the Metro
Iohtan Hotel. They ere daily receiving add /
tons 20 their already large stock, which COM
fre
siveTvne, fancy goods, and other articles |
suitable for holiday presents Their scale OF
prices Is a. low as any heuSe in the country aud
tipnable.
To gentlemen, who win, no dcrbt, desire to
appear a. neat as possible at their Christmas and
New Years calf, the establishment OF j. w.
FILLING, 80 18th street. opposite the Treasury
Department, II recommended. 1t will be seen,
Nv his advertisement, that he is DESTROYS OF
closing business. and therefore is Offering his
immense stock Of hosiery, gloves, underwear,
Icuors aud fancy goods OF every description at
prime cost.
CuTrants raisins jellies, &C. are in ;Iispersi-
be az Christmas, and c. WITNEE, 1915 Pennsyl- !
Vania avenue, Is determined not 20 be surpassed
the quality of his goods the scale OF prices
To the West End folks his store il most convent
ent and it is no longer Necessary for the residents
Of that locality 10 make trip down town 10 Sc
cure hrst-cfass groceries, as they can be supplied
Nv Wilmer at remarkably low prices.
The comprehensive system of irprovemaut
adopted hy the Board Of Public Works is moth
ing to the comprehensive system of low price.
adopted By WM. BALLASTYSE, 4G2 eth street.
above j.. See his advertisement of new and
elegant books. ChrCmcs. work-boxes. dressing
cases, &c, for the holiday trade. YOu are snre
70 ind something in his establishment suitable
1oT a present.
Although several of our own large hotels are
6lGsed, II seems that there are accommodations
IA The city for all strangers. the private
boarding houses are making complete arrange
ments for the care and comfort of their guests
and IN doing so they find it necessary to can upon
NEBB < BETRRIDGE, under Odd Fellows Hall,
GA sth street, where the stock Of decorated China
bohemian, glass ware, japanese goods, plated
ware, &c, is inexhapstible. So MANY pretty
things are to be found in their store that il is
well worth a visit. merely To look at them: but
when You ascertain their remarkably low prices
a purchase OF something is sure to follow.
Strangers are often times unable TO account
Tor the great crowd surrounding the store of the
NATIONAL News COMPANY. at 323 Pennsylva-
mia avenue. IL IL the splendid stock OF holiday
goods and the reasonable prices which draw.
Every enc making purchase there goes away
pleased, and ii generally follows that friends
are recommended to visit that establishment.
hessrs- H. Coyle & Co., who conduct the busi-
ness, have an Obliging set of clerks, who take
Pleasure u showing the goods.
CHIIDREx's HosPrrAL-AHaner !uee,;aq Of
DsTec'oTs-The directors of the ChIldren's Hos
ptal met at the hospital building last evening for
the purpose OF electing officers for the ensuing
wear, hearing reports etc The old officers were
al reelected. a. follows: President, James G..
Kennedy; vice president, A. L. Perry; treasurer,
" -. II.
The report Of the board Of hospital ssiIninis-
trs;iOn showed that during the ten months the
institution had been in existence there had been
~ patients treated ia the hospital and 224 i'm the
oi,pcnSary. OF the former there had been only
two deaths, and but few cases dismissed as in
durable The number now in the hospital Is 20.
The ueaSurer's report showed that the total
eNPeBses OF conducting the establishment since
u went into operation L about - coo, which in
clndes rent OF building, and soIne Al 80 spent
Tor Improvements, repairs and furniture,-an
outlay which need not occur again for some tim.
Co come. lie reported also that the bills for the
month OF November, amounting 20 about StJa.
I'll NAMED unpaid, for want OF funds, the treas
NY being entirely empty.
In view Of the need for such an establishment
IN the city and the good work accomplished by
~ since its commencement, IL was determined,
IOtwithstandi ng the discouraging showing made
bN the treasurer, 10 keep II In operation, and not
only that, but 10 take steps to make il one OF the
permanent charitable institutions Of the city and
also 70 enlarge it, usefulness. In furtherance of
this objecta number of ladies were added to the
beard Of lady visitors, and a special committee