Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-11
Christmas is Coming.

HOLIDAY GOODS AND WHERE TO BUY THEM.
The holiday season is near at hand, and our
merchants are getting in very attractive lots OF
holiday goods AS many people prefer making
their purchases before the great rush that comes
just before Christmas, enterprising merchants
are already making their announcements
through the columns of THE STAR. AS these
advertisements come in they will be noticed
from time to time in this column.
MR.. GEO. RYNEAL- JR., formerly at $50 ID street
northwest, and for twenty years prominent
merchant here, reopened yesterday in his hand
some new store, at AIS 9Th street northwest
built for him by MeSSrS. HoltZclaw & Bro. This
many handsome structures erected during the
year, and the architect, Mr.. c. A. Didden, has
in mastery manner combined three essential
R points VIZ: Beauty strength and o convenience
stories in height with basement, pressed brick
and Ohio stone front, and is built in the modern
Gothic style OF architecture. The interior fit
fings and finishing are elegant, and no similar
establishment south presents a more attractive
appearance. The stock OF paints, oils, lamp
goods, artists and wax flower materials viii
AT THOMPSON'S, SIC F street, is large aSSOrt-
ment of goods for the holidays. 1t includes
scarfs, gloves umbrellas. underwear, scarf pins,
rings and sleeve buttons. Shirts to order are
made In the best styles and at the most reason
able rates.
ATT w sELBYs, 1914 Pennsylvania avenue,
great bargains can be had in MEMS youths and
boys clothing. His stock is varied and cheap.
MARKRITER, 626 E street, has his handsome
establishment most tastefully arranged to dis
play his fine stock of goods for the holidays He
has choice Oil paintings, engravingS and chro-
mos, also the largest stock OF paper hangings,
window shades, pictures, frames, picture cords,
taSSelS. rings, nails &C., in the District
w. II. Il o. II. MORRISON, booksellers and sta
TONERS, AS Pennsylvania avenue NV, respect
FULLY invite the public to examine their Christ
mas goods, which are now displayed on their
varied than in any former years.
Before purchasing elsewhere, the public are
assortment OF holiday slippers at BYRN's, 1914
14th street. Everything else relating to a first
class shoe store, and special repairing room
besides, can be found at Byrn'S.
A large assortment OF holiday goods, plated
ware fine cutlery, decorated china for the holi-
days can be found, with low prices, at GEORGE
WATTS housefurnishing store, S14 9TH street.
THE general ticket and telegraph Office of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, heretofore located
at the corner pennsylvania avenue and 18th
street, has been removed to the corner of Penn
Syivanta avenue and 18th street.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE opened its ses-
sion in the congregational church yesterday
afternoon with an organ voluntary by Professor
Bischof, followed by singing led by DR.. G. F.
Rev. DR.. Rankin delivered an address on 1.-THE
Pastors relation to the Sunday school,
AT the evening session Rev. James A. Worden
spoke OF 1.-The Defects and Remedies in our
Sabbath School SYSTEM and Rev. DIR. Vincent
delivered his lecture on the - Young Folks"
DENTON, on the "Glacial PERIOD at Tall
madge hall tonight. 1.-THE Origin OF Man" TO-
morrow night. His last lectures in the CITY,
WANTS A DIvORCE.-Ye sterday, Alice Lee Cox
by Mr.. S. s. Henkle filed bill for divorce from
the bonds of matrimony with David C. Cox lex
pension AGENT. 1t is stated that the grounds
are that he Is addicted to the habitual use Of
Intoxicating liquor.
RULE MISUNDERSTANDING, in the Equity Court
in the case of G.. " McCarty apt T. J. McCarty