Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-19
THE CHRISTMAS SEASON..
Where To Buy Holiday Goods.

The trade, incident to the holiday season, is
now fairly opened, and as usual, THE STARS
advertising columns are a reliable directory to
,, heads Of families where to buy the nos and
test for the least money. As 10 customary, we
viii call attention in Tho ,,rumn to new adyer.
| tisements as tie" appear.
| me plae" of business Of J. NJ. keller, fash.
lonan.c tailor, is I'LL Pennsylvania avenue. He
] Goes his work in the best style. cuts and makes
/ ladies' English jackets, ladies' overcoats and
| ladies' listers.
| GEORGE T. KEENE, the well-known 9th-street
tailor, announces that he is ready to do all kinds
/ OF work promptly for the holidays. E. G. Bart
| ram, late OF New Orleans, is with him, and they
DEVLIN & Co. continue to maintain the place
they have so long occupied in the clothing trade
They have stock OF piece goods for custom or
ders, which for Completeness, elegance and
cheapEeSs, would be hard to match.
Broken candy, &C., can be had very cheap at
c. L. BRYAN'S.
BLAIRs scotch bakery is at s2e II street n. e..
where orders for the holidays will receive
prompt attention. Scotch cake Or shortbread
81 each.
At g. L. WILD & BROS. emporium of music,
i23 9TH street n. w, can be found large assert
ment OF musical novelties and presents for the
JAMES S. ToPHAM, 425 It'll street, joining Odd
Fellows Hall, has, for Christmas toy trunks,
ladies' dress trunks mems sole leather and folio
trunks, ladies' and mems SatchelS, travelling
bags, shawl straps, harness, robes, horse COW
ers, whips, &c, sc.
c. c. FURsELl, 42s 9th street n. W., announces
bibles prayer books, hymnals, fancy goods and
games, Christmas and New Year cards.
E. NJ. WHITAKER q Son, 941 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., have made their holiday announcement.
attractive, and an examination is invited.
Their goods consist in part of elegant gift
books, standard poets, family and pocket Bibles,
prayer books, juvenile and toy books, albums,
writing desks. jewel boxes, glove and handker-
chief boxes, dressing cases, gold pens and pen
ellis, pochetbooks, Swiss carved goods, &C.,
Christmas and New ear cards.
W. $. Tel, 935 Pennsylvania avenue, has
opened a large assortment OF silk handRer-
chiefs, linen handkerchiefs, silk and cashmere
munerS line0 and uniined gloves.
W. III. H. CISSELL, No. 1882 18th Street.-between
L and NJ northwest, is selling large quantities
OF goods for the holidays, because he has put
down his prices, as will be seen by his adver-
tiSement.
W. NJ. SHUsTER q SONS. 919 PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue., have marked down all their French novel;
ties and offer great inducements in black and
cOlored silks, cOlOred caShmereS, merinOS, cam
els hair wool plaidS and basket cloths.
The ''Temple of Fancy Goods" is the store of
CHRISTIAN RUPERT, Nos. 403 and 405 eth street
northwest. He imports all kinds OF toys, and
has for holiday presents dolls OF every descrio-
ton, spring and rocking horses. girls and boys
Feoc1pedes, SleighS, all sizes; notions too numer-
musical boxes from 81 80 to SIS; writing desks
and perfu1nery stands, China vases and Orna-
ments, work stands and fancy baskets.
STRAUs, 1911 Pennsylvania avenue, gives
notice of closing out sales OF fall and winter
clothing. He has made a large reduction in
oVercoatS, dress and business suits, worsted
coats and vests and pantalOOnS. These reduc-
tons have been made to force the sale of his
still large stock, unsold on account of the back
wardnesS OF the season. Special attention is
called to the following goods, which have been
reduced in propOrtion:0Fine black cloth suits,
youths dress and business suits, boys OvercoatS
and ulsters, boys dress and school suits. chill
dren'S cape overcoats and ulSters, ch1Idren's
dress and everyday suits
LOUIS HEILBRUN, No. 402 9TH street north
west, calls attention to his positive closing out
sale OF $4,000 worth of boots, CATERS and Slip
pers, pure gum boots and Shoes without regard
n. W. BURCHELE, the grocer, 1892 F street. has
Christmas goods of unusual variety, beauty and
cheapness.
W. B. REEDS SONS, 1916 F street northwest,
nave large assortment OF candies and nuts,
which, n they are selling i've, six and seven
chocolate Whitman q Sons creams, Teyson-
neauXS {Bordeaux) fruits. Goods guaranteed to
De perfectly pure; no adulterated goods permit
w. +. SEYMOUR, 1872 Bridge street, George
town, is selling furs mink sets. buffalo robes,
&c, at very low prices for the holidays.
Georgetown, has just received large lot of
dry goods and fancy articles suitable for the
holidays, in ladies' and gents silk and linen
cambria handkerchiefS, in fancy boxes; combs
brushes, pOcket-bO books, &C.. &c.
Our readers who intend making holiday pres
ents will profit by call at Messrs. WnLErr &
RUoFF'S. sos Pennsylvania avenue. They have
all the leading styles of fashionable furs, slita-
BILE for ladies, misses and children; mems, boys
and misses seal caps, turbans and seal muf-
fers, gauntlets, &c, &c.
DEEEs IN FEE have been filed as follows:
Samuel Cross ct al. to j. s. Jones' part OF lot 6,
So. t63: s., $50. W. ID. CaSSin ct al, trustees. to
j. $. WEIGH, lot 1913 of Threlkeld's addition to
Georgetown; $500. Andrew Williams to J. B.
Johnson johnson 20 lots 80 81 and 3D. OF Pleasant
10 Luther Gilbert lot %, So. 900; $1,000, and lot
20, sfI. geo. 81 ,00o Mary A. Clarke to F. E. Mid
d.eton, lot .'B," So. AS; $500. Lucinda Ander-
II. Harrison, trustee, to ThoS. L. Hume, lot II
OF Beatty & Hawkins addition to Georgetown;
si2S. q. Z. Chapman to I. j. Lazenby, lot 5, So
lois; s.. 100. +. E. Middleton to George D. Todd,
lot '.B. so. 42S; $500. Horace Page to Thos
Z. Waggaman, property in Georgetown; 81, 900.
THE PRESS AT WILLARDs.-The formal OPEN
ing of Wizards hotel for the season, in the ca
pabe hands OF Messrs. Breslin d Cooke, was
celebrated by press banquet last night, at
which some two hundred guests partoOk OF
bill Of fare calculated to satisfy the most exact
ing epicure. Gen. Sherman was called upon to
preside by exclamation, and there was felfcitous
Gobright, Carroll, Major Foore, Bresin, Sena-
tors COnOyer. EuStis, and others. Among others
present were Senator'S Hamlin and Gordon, Gov
shepherd, II. ]. RamsGiell, Hallett KilDourn
COL Boudinot. VIM. Dickson. Col. Rogers.
Miss. AT THE NATIONAL THEATER.-For the
Christmas holidays Manager Ford has made an
engagement with Miss Katy Mayhem to pro-
duce her great play of Miss which abounds
in interest and line scenic effects. showing life
in the wildS of California. This play has met
with great success in Chicago and the principal
cities OF the west, and is said to be the best OF
its kind. II ii proves only half as good as has
been represented by the press, we Will enjoy
rare Christmas treat.
THE COURTS
CIRCUIT COURT-Judge Cartier.
Today, Bridget Fletcher agt EdW'd Fletcher
action as TO whether a deed claimed 10 nave
been executed by plaintiffs husband to defend
ant. was gwen Tor consideration tissues from
hqWly COuftl: verdict that there was no con-