Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-22

vissing the service. OF = c-ter@r va xe,ic
Recommend Mr. r, hts reputation a. such being
secono To none IA the Cgty.
WESTWARD Ho'-A 20 "a proportion ~ oyr
ads fritnGs hsre. OF late. heen going xestsars
70 LrTTKELL n WINES, No. 1870 Pennsylvaptt
&c, and the low prices sssed Tor erss.e,ss
enods vil induce them 20 keep up the move
ment IN increased numbers.
IL VIII be seen by advertisement In anothar
column that LAssBU RGR & Bro make a ..spe-
cal snd important announcement, and thai
they purpose holding great holiday sale. aud
by working down their immense steck o. goois
TO encourage the purchase OF dry goots for nre-
sents. Included In this reduction il stack OF
over $50 0eo worth OF sllks In every color and
al the best qualities. Their tacQuas dresses
and redingotes Of their own make. namherins
!, 500. are marked down - per cent Thev have
lons and square Paris Cashmere and Paris
hIS che shswls, besides Scotch snd American
Neol shawis lower than ever before. In dress
goods they offer 60 pieces OF new dark shades,
~ - cents; 2,0OO pieces Of black slpacss from
~ 20 20 cent?, 5000 felt skirts ~ 81 % each;
SIX umbre las, ladies and gents handk erchiefs
table and other linen, nottingham lace Cur
tains, aud furs are included in their stock ana
Ihe latter are marked down iRlly SS per cent.
Inns IL probably the largest establishment OF
the kind In this District, occupying two OF the
tne stores IN the Intellgencer block, IN street,
above ID.
Georgetown merchants are not the least he
hiTd their Washington neighbOrs, either As a
the quality OF their goods or prices. one OF tbs
wde-awake business men OF Georgetown IL
NJ o..
Bridge street, snd 10 will he seen that he has
Paisley shaWls At rom SIS 20 SS5, aDd other
goods IN proportion.
At a barbecue in Virgins. some years ago an
old-nme democrat called al orator OF hts own
party 20 account for using the wOras ..Fhs
country is much better of 60 ldsS than undsr
the Mhls dynasty esclaiming, "I sm a. good
a democrat as any man around; but any man
who says that wing cannot die ~ respectfully
as a democrat hsd better steer c;esr OF me-
The old-estsblished dyer, whestley, has = rep
a. and haa al a.
spectably-nO dying nasty about him. IL ia
needless 70 say that he IL AZ nis old stand -
Jefferson street, GeorgetOwn.
A handscmel v formed wreath, cross. anchor
or other floral ornament embalmed hy Mrs.
/ RMS, So9 sth street, sets of parlor. Mrs y.
Is also prepared 70 do hair braiding and OrnA>
A plentiful supply OF black diamonds and
wood are IN the ysTos OF j. =. ZUa, toot OF X
street northwest, and on Rhode leland avenue,
near 10th steeet.
During the holiday. Me.U.. Scawtxa &.
CLARKE (7th and e. streets viii keen up the
custom OF rafting the finest turkeys prccdrable;
there for their turkeys.
We do not hear - much now of emSAlmtng a
dead body, hut the word a applied 70 the pres
etystiOn Of flowers Il cheerful one. In the
embalming OF flowers in every form, Mrs NJ y
STooPs, No. ell 4 street north west, las No su.
pertor. and her prices are moderate.
a glance IN the establish ment OF NJ WILLIAM.
few doors west or 9ta street, on Penn-yl
avenue, viii convince all that ne /. = thorough-
going business man. and that the latest styies in
ladies ciOsks, dresses, undergarments and hair
work can lie found there. A. is u-uai AZ this
season OF the year, the novelties in dresses are
displayed TO the best advantage.
Spaneles are much worn; even walking dress
es are being covered with them. In black they
have quite taken the place OF jet. Steel span
giles are put or gray dresses. lt Is the rule for
the spsngles TO be or the same color tbe drese.
aiking dresses are male with very tight lOng
sleeves, which are buttOned At the wrist.
These rules are observed In the cut zni make
UR oil elegant black grOs grain silks, Lyons black
SIX NeiNets, cl0th colOred silks of al ehades,
evening colOred dress sIks, aae French dag
onEis and meTinoe, which the ladies are Ill
clsmering for a. W. NJ. SHUsrER's, No. Sl9
Pennsy ylySnis avenue. His French India shawls,
long and square Cashmere shssis, elegant em-
broidered polonaiss, Lapin's best make MOURN
log goods, Trefosse celebrated xii gloves are all
the rage. His maxim IL one price only, which
being based upon fair and eQuitable premises,
muea time IL saved the purchaser in dickering.
The ATTRACTIONS Of q gift book are not only
found in its text, but In the fine and really ar
tlstic Illustrations and cOlOred embellishments
which IL contains. Both combined give IL q
character and value. Such are the books se-
lected for Christmas and New Yesr's gifts by
hoBkRT BEALL, bookseller and statiOner, No.
493 Pennsylvania avenue, adjoining the Ma
tonal Hotel. On his shelves and counters ara
the beet English and American Iitersture, in
serylceable and handsome bindings, embracing
the works Of historians, essayists, noyelists,
poets and artists, including a large variety of
Illustrated books for children, photograph al
look at them before making your purchases Of
books.
A worn-out, cracked, dinsy-looking cooking
stove is about the gioomiest object possible TO
have in the house. The folio wing receipt In
highly recommended for the evil: Take a sledss
hammer, smash n into smirhereens; gather up
be pieces, sell them to q. kaIssskE, III sth
street, for old iron, and get the St q Gorge cook
ing range it Will cook more than any other
stove ever made, and answers as we'll for heat
ing ss q Latrobe.
The Harrn-ers are faraops .,ova RAN T.uu.
X. HA RROvER. manufacturer OF stoves aud tin
ware, ana desler in hardware and hOusefur-
nishing gOods, No. 1886 l4th street, is msking
things rattle up there. His roofing aDd spoat-
Ing is Speciality, and give general satisfaction.
For wedding presenis - set OF elegant silver
plated ware, such ss is sold At CARo's bszsr,
under the National hotel, is just about the right
sort OF thing. Caro- keeps a good assortment OF
shot guns, and many useful articles suitable for
presents.
Social private parties can be supplied with
music by TROs. 5. BOsToN, pianist, who makes
this g specially. orders left AZ Metzerott's,
Ellis, or at COltman's music stores, will meet
with PROMPT attention.
BROWNING * MIDDLETON, the popular gro
GERS, No. 60 Pennsylvania avenue, are giving
great satisfaction In their teas They have
good black tea at 50 cents per pound, and nice
imperial at IS cents The old m aids are all i'm
blbing II freely, and what they don't know
about good tea sin't worth inquiring into.
The public need not be reminced where to
go for pure wines and liquor for holiday use, as
the fame of Z. GAUrIRR in this line is general.
He claret at E3 20 per dozen, rhine vine IS per
dozen, and Catawba st Sl.J0 per gallon, is gODd
enough TO put on any mans table. Ginger
brandy and raspberry syrup cheap.
While getting your marketing for the holi-
days, call at the stalls Nos. las and i49 Center
Market, and get your teas and cOffees az a small
advance on Wholesale rates. Il. FRECH, pro-
prietor, has started this project OF selling these
necessaTies In the market ana he gives satisfac-
ton to his customers.
"Ano her dry goods dealer run crazy" Was
remark made by an old bunker dealer yester-
day, as be laid down TgE STAR containing the
advertisement OF Z. NJ. TowsoN s. CO., No. CSC
Pennsylvsu avenue. Wiping his spsctacles,
be took another look at the cheap prices emu
merated, and growled, "rhe trade il ruined by
these new stores!" The crowd of purchasers
that so TO Towson & Co.'s do not think So Sse
his advertise ment.
Many shrewd persons, with an eye 20 econ.
omy, 60 10 Georgetown 10 purchase their hOii-
day goods, and then there can be no doubt that
in many cases they make money by IL.
Especially Is this the case in the way OF dry
goods, judging from the prices shown in the si-
yertisement OF W. L. GIBBONS & Co., No. $50
Bridge street, under tie head OF "Georgetowu
Advertisements" This Is a new store, and the
proprietors propose 70 open a new era in cheap
prices.
TIE Ross CHILD STILL LIvIsG-Mr. Childs,
proprietor of the Philadelphis Ledger, who has
been in New York aiding in the search Tor
Charley Ross, in his papar .-Oaa af ba