Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-23
THE EVE OF CHRGsrMAs WEEK.
The Display T0-mOrrovye
CLEAR COOL WEATHER.

CLEAR COOL WEATHER.
Christmas week promises to open with bright,
clear, crisp weather. The rain of the past two
days has interfered somewhat with the pur-
chasing Of presents, but not to the extent one
would suppose. Most Of the dealers report the
largest sales they have ever known, and to-day
and tomorrow, with clear weather, the week
will round up with brilliant triumph. The
display tomorrow in all of the stores and shops
will be at its best and the variety is such that
no purchaser can fail to get what he wants.
About one Of the most appetizing advertise
ments in The STAR is that Of C. C. Bryan, at the
corner of 18th and / streets. He presents
most tempting array of delicacies and danties
for the holiday week, besides large stock of
fancy goods. His new goods for the table in
clude most everything the palate desires. There
are Mandarin and Florida oranges fresh crab
apples in tins. finest Deshea raisins, figs, lady
apples and plum pudding in tins, leg mutton in
tins, and many other novelties such as cafe des
gourmet, French apricot marmalade. fresh clo-
yer honey, oysters and meat jellies, and so
forth. Mr.. Bryan also has first-class stock of
groceries.
Just make memorandum Of your intention
price clothing house of Likes, Berwanger l. Co.,
80 9TH street. If you can't 60 tomorrow make
point to do so next week. A purchase there
Is present at any season, for you get good
article at most reasonable price-in fact,
Manager katzenstein says their prices are natu-
rally fifteen per cent less than all other houses.
They are manufacturing clothiers, and deal di-
rect with the mills manufacturing cloths, and
their prices suit all purses. If YOU want an
OvercOat. or suit, or a single garment. do not
fail to call and be fitted and suited. You will
receive prompt and polite attention, and be
shown stock to select from that cannot but
please.
"Cheap meats" is the motto of James A. Hoff-
man at GA Pennsylvania avenue, south side, be-
tween 9th and 10th streets. Mr.. Hoffman could
not put out more attractive announcement in
these times, and the result is that he is doing an
excellent business in the short time he has es-
tablished himself. His pOrter-hOuse steaks are
marked at fifteen cents per pound, and other
meats in proportion. He also keeps vegetables
and delivers goods free in Georgetown and
Washington.
Davis, at No. 719 Market space, ought to have
crowded house tomorrow, as he is Offering
decided bargains in silk handkerchief silk
muffiers pushes, pOcket-bOOks. laces. etc This
is one of the oldest established houses in Wash
ingtOn. and has occupied the elegant store at
the corner of Sth st. and Market space for
nearly ten years. You can rely on what you
buy, and on the prices that it is offered at
The ladies will thrOng Mrs. NJ. j. Hunts
stores, at Cpl and 623 d street northwest, to-
morrow when they learn that she has marked
down large lot of trimmed hats which must
be sold, to say nothing of an attractive exhibit
ton of everything in the millinery and fancy
goods line. Her WORK baskets, fans. whisk
holders and China articles are to be sold at
actual cost. Then she has bargains in gloves,
including the mOsquetaire undressed kids in
eight and ten button lengths
Ill you want anything old, rare. and curious,
or either new or old. in the book line, YOU can
find it at Anglim's antiquarian bookstore in the
CorcOran building. street. He buys and ex-
changes school books also.
The LONG and we'll oct blichod rono xroro
rooms OF Mr.. Reichenbach. at 423 18th street. q
few doors above Pennsylvania avenue have on
sale the celebrated Knabe pianos. grand, square
and upright. Last year the Christmas presents
took all of MIR. r. s stock, and it is going quite
as rapidly this year. He also has pianos for rent
The finest cuts and rOasts for Christmas din
per, or for dinner at any time of beef, lamb.
veal, mutton, etc, can always be found at stalls
Us. 629 and $50 Center Market 9th street wing
or at stalls FOG and 2OS Northern Liberty Market
Drop postal to box Il city post office and Mr..
John X. Kelley will see that your orders are at
tended to and delivered.
For Christmas and New Years Samuel C.
Palmer. 1924 18th street West Washington has
an excellent stock Of SchlitZ's Milwaukee lager,
Masseys Philadelphia ale and porter. New York
sweet cider, Palmer's American ginger ale. etc.
which he delivers promptly on telephone order
or by postal. IL you have not a telephone step
into one of the public stations.
Russia leather brush and comb cases collar
anu Cuu DoAcS, UOliS. dressed ana
French elastics for ladies' and MANY
other novelties. at greatly reduced prices. can
be had at w. s. Teers 935 PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
lie mas the finest gentlemen'S furnishing store
in that block, and everything in that line
The meat cutters and suffers at J. w. Ken
nedy d Co.'S, COO Pennsylvania avenue are the
best in the market. and much needed at this
season. The firm has Rodgers celebrated cut
lery In fine selections. and everything in the line
of metal and builders hardware that can be
named. This firm began business in 1SOO-and
this is it's S1st Christmas
A rich selection of furs (and we are going TO
have cold weather. can be found at Willet &
RuOffs No. 9O5 Pennsylvania avenue between
9th and 10th streets. They have also new lot
Of canes, umbrellas: Dunlap and Derby and
opera hats. Their fur goods are at the lowest
market prices, and a bargain now will be re-
when this class Of goods goes I'D
next seasOn-as is anticipated
Messrs. Hume, Ceary & Co.. at SO7 Market
Space. has received one hundred cases of Cooks
imperial champagne-the best American pro-
auct ever made-which equals in quality and
purity the best imported brands, and which are
sold at about One-half the price of the foreign
goods, being but $14 for dozen quarts in
cases. They offer liberal discount to the
trade. This wine, it should be added, is fresh
from the vaults.
I'VE don't expect to get left-not if we know
it, says Douglass of 9th street, st. Cloud build
ing. No matter what prices are quoted he
says his prices will be found equally low, and in
many cases lower.
Handsome Building Improvements i'm
last Washington.
While the main building boom the past few
years has been in the northwest portion of the
city for rst-class residences the eastern section
has taken new departure, and although not
much stir has been made over it, there is a ten
lency on the part of many who are securing
winter residences in Washington to locate in
that direction. Several years ago Capt Grant
started quite an interest in building on Capitol
Hill, which resulted in large expenditures in
fine dwellings there, which has been kept up
since that time.
No marked change was affected, however.
In the section east Of Capitol Hill until some
two or three years since, when Mr.. John
E. Herrell. the well-known brick manufacturer.
purchased the whole of square No. 947, Just east
Of Sth street, and erected fourteen fine houses
thereon, of a superior class for this section of
the city. Twelve of these houses front on Penn
sylvania avenue, between 9th and 10th streets.
and two front on 10th street. They are % by So
feet front, three stories and basement high, with
back buildings and cOmmOdious yards. and have
all the most approved modern improvements