, 1874-12-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

Among the popular institutions Of the city,
which naturally claim notice in general holiday
article, is that model Of European hotels, the
Brevoort House, Nos. 143 and LIS Madison street,
with its famous system OF dining-rooms, the per-
manent patronage Of which Is snid 10 be equal to
that of tho largest and most popu1ous hotels On
the continent, and includss 1arge percentage
OF the centrn business population OF the city.
The proprietor, Mr.. Il. u. Thompson, adopts as
his motto. absolute cleanliness and absolute
pur;tT,-t1aits that characterize every section OF
the house. The notable improvements made by
Mr. Thompson aince assuming the proprietor
ship, aggrega.ins $40 600 in tho culinary DEPART
meuts a!one, Include such items AZ new cooking
appliances for manipulating oysters, for instance,
by lightning methods, producing fifty stevs in
tlon Of all kitchen odors etc. The renovation,
redecoration, and overhaulng OF private rooms.
pa7lors, etc. has added also marked and nota-
bio Improvement The internal arrangements
Of the hotel are conducted with the precision and
regularity OF c!ock-worlf, tho entire force Of
nearly 100 employees performing their duties un-
der the careful supervision OF tho proprietor
The Brevoort House may justly be considered IN
ornament to our now city.
The approach of the holidays is suggestive of
fcasslus but how arc we going to feast without
tho best OF groceries or enjoy the holidays
without the proyerb1al Christmas-dinner which
can ou1y be prepared from the best materials
Hsnce tho necessity OF knowing where to SO to
got all tho "a tixins' for the holiday feastings.
Messrs. StoTer Dollingor, ut 81 West Madison
street, are groce1s OF repute, VINO make special
tt OF selling tho very best Of family groceries OF
every description, at very low prices They
have 3 large store amply supplied with all the
standard goods, which they deliver free to all
parts of the city. Their butter, sugars. co1rees,
teas. foreign fruits etc are of the best that tho
markets Of the world afford, and, in short, With
out enumcra.ing further, We may inform every
body that their entire line Of groceries will giyo
entire satisfaction either for holiday or everyday
use. They buy most OF their goods in the East
ern markets, and their experience erables them
to take advantage Of times when they can bny
cheapest, aud they give thoir customers the ad-
vantnse OF their favorable purchases.
Z. II. M'powEIL CO., 223 WEST MADISON STREET.
..It pays TO trade on tho West Side" is COM
mon remark, peculiarly apropos for the holiday
season. The dry-goods establishment OF 4. H.
Mcdowell .S Co. is ono Of the most attractive
and most extensive OF our West Side marts. 4
specially Is hero made OF ladies' underwear. and
the ladies are therefore more especially interested
in tho great reductions they making IN Prices,
as we'll as tho endless variety Of styles Of goods
in their particular line. For holiday gifts those
misses cloaks will be appropriato; then there
are fine beaded cloaka fur ladies, gloves in end
loss STYLE variety, and price, but all very cheap
The notu11ouslr r-low prices ut this popular house
haye secured them on 4 immense patronage not
which the firm are always Usi!ans to take advau-
tage of auc,ion and job lots, and every opportu-
nifty presented by the Eastern markets.
MUSICAL BOXES.
J. Howard Foot, importer and Wholesale
dealer in musical boxes and general musical
merchandise, Nos. 154 ind 156 Clark sreet, has
made thu interesting announcement that during
this whole Christmas month of December he Tili
accommodate all who visit his establishment
har at rrtclraH1a
This may properly be considered great popular
1Ir. Foot has been located for
forty years at No. 81 Maiden Lane, New York,
his house enjoying national reputation, tho
Chicago branch, opened to accommodate his
larse Western traffic, being. it is said. the only
exclusively musical importing house OF tho kind |
in the West. Tbs stock ia very large, and in |
cludcs all varieties of the best musical boxes |
STATIONERY, HOLIDAY rooKs, ETC.
Mess1s.' Mitchell j. HatheTay, No. As Clark |
street, who have issued al interesting annual |
bulletin OF new and attractive books for holiday
presents, including fine art publications and /
books for children and youth, including mag
lcries, will bo found to have on hand everything |
requisite for Christmas in the line Of fine and |
ornamental stationery. The stock is large |
ono, ana comprises MI styles OF bibles. hy1nna1s
prayer-books, ivory goods, albums, ilutnna-
lions, Btereoscopes and views toy books. paElor
games. puzzles, pictures. etc. for oil kintls Of
innocent anusementa, With plenty Of reading for /
older folks,-all at very low prices.
VELVET CLoAks. FINE MILLINERY, ETC
1t the old and wel-known but modoru-sty1e
stablishment Of Messrs. Hotchkin, pgsEner d Co..
~ and 13Y State street, our shopping population
sill find new and Interesting aud substantial at-
rac:ions in Ino goods in al branches OF mill
lcry, vclretB Of thclr oTn selection and lmporta-
ion, ladies' select furnishing goods, ETC. The
irm havo long been prominently associated with
his department Of trade. and enjoy large pro
portion of tho best patronage in this line, tho
hnracter of their trade being indicated in the
nct that they now employ force OF 155 bands
u the manufacture OF cloaka, drcsEc3, millinery
,ooas, etc.
oipc business at No. 95 East Madison street,
trpot: under tao Avenue House, aro roam among tke
s-sest and most popular manufacturers nad