Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-28

New Years Day-NeW Years PRESENTS
The Weather.

favored. His predictions for holiday week failed
utterly. for instead of days Of bitter cold the
most delightful weather has thus far prevailed
There is no reason, therefore, why any atten-
ton should be paid to that quarter by those who
intend to keep "open house on Monday next.
or who intend to purchase presents in return for
those received at Christmas The advertising
columns OF The STAR are still replete with holt
day attractions:
V. G.. Fischer. at SEQ 18th street. Corcoran
building, opposite .the Treasury has q line of
goods most appropriate for tine New Year, such
as cards for New Years calls, New Years menu
and guests cards in great variety and at low
1883
NJ. w. Beveridge, at 1909 PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue., near 18th street, has for New Years din
ner sets. fine plated ware after dinner coffees
oyster plates. ladies. forks, spoons, etc. and in
fact everything in his branch of the house fur
nishing line.
Chr. Ruppert. at 403 and 4O5 9TH street. just
above ID street. has fine stock remaining of
French. English and German toys adapted for
New Years presents. Mr.. Rupert visited
Europe the past season and made choice seec-
tons OF toys and fancy notions. and he result
is that he has about everything a child or grown
person may want.
Fer New Years day Harris & Sharer 1113
Pennsylvania avenue. advertise table ornaments.
such as epeTgnes. fruit stands. berry bowls. nut
bowls, urns. tea sets walters tureens. ice pitch
ers, cake and card baskets. knives, forks spoons,
nut-picks. cracks, etc.
W. S. Teel 935 PENNSYLVANIA avenue. is pre-
pared to get you ready for New Year calls, by
furnishing gentlemen's white and light kid
gloves. terra Gotta and other shades of walking
gloves. collars and cuffs. ties, etc.
NJ w. Gait Bro. x Co, l107 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. the well known jewelers. have very
handsome display OF fine stationery suitable for
the New Years receptions, the society season.
and for that matter for any time. Their dinner
cards are very pretty in design and finish.
H. W. Reeds Sons. 1916 street have some
seasOnable goods for January 1, 1888, such as
Maillard's chocolate, WhitmanS chocolate. Rown-
trees cocoa, Epps cocoa. Whitman's candies
FLORIDA oranges. Malaga grapes, California
pears. sweet Catawba wine, California angelica,
and hundreds of other things.
For one week only Davis & Dickinson aft 932
7th street northwest will sell all of their holiday
goods at cost and give discount of 10 per cent
on their REGULAR goods This for few days
only, remember.
Taylor & Hufty, at 933 PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
offer discount of twenty per cent on their large
stock of winter wraps. ladies' fur-lined circulars
and dOlmans, Russian circulars Ottomans and
slclenne circulars; ALSO on all their talor-made
suits silk suits. cashmere suits and combination
suits and on all their children's suits and i'm
ported cloaks This is a rare chance for a pur-
chase.
W. NJ. Shuster & Sons, 919 PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue., have made another reduction in the prices
vi COttS. circulars anu QOiDlanS. Ihelr imported
coats are of the latest styles, of superior cloth
and at low prices They also have a great va
rlety OF evening silks and choice dress goods
and pure silk velvets i'm all colOrs.
Mr.. Baum. at 416 18th street. offers some bar
gains in gloves, ribbons, lingerie and cloaks and
suits.
Hempstone & Perry. at No sos PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, announce great mark down" in bro
caded pushes, brocaded yelvets all-sllk otto
mans They have the goods in black and ill
IhnU Snn oil
prime cost.
George ]. Johnson, No. 713 Market Space
says: Il have bought from the factory q large
lot of remnants OF clOaking, from y to yards
In length, which will be sold at $3.50; same
goods sold for $3.50 and 50. 10 Coats, dol
mans and circulars will be sold at way-down
prices. Low prices will be his motto for Janu-
airy and February.
Mr.. SeatOn Perry. corner 9th and Pennsyl-
yanla avenue. Perry building. has determined
to sell the remainder of his stock of cloth wraps
jackets and pelisses at prime cost rather than
carry them over until next fall. He has made
great reductions in the prices of silk and plush
wraps russian circulars, seal plush jackets and
Iur-lined circulars. For parties and receptions
he has elegant evening brOcades. pure silk otto
mans in black and all the fashionable shades
from S1.75 to $3.50. Pure silk LYONS velvet
from "a to27 inches wide. in black and all colors
from 81 90 to $500. Embossed velvet in even
Ing tints Rich evening silks, perfect goods
from s1.OO to $500. 4-inch wide satin surahs,
I'D beautiful evening shades, at S1.25. Crushed
straw berry and coral ottoman silks His maxim
is Choice goods, plain figures, and correct
prices"
FINED s105 FOR SELLING DRINKS WITH
ME4Is.-Maria l.. Dubois. of No 172S Pennsyl-
yanis avenue. was charged by License Agent
Raft, In the Police Court this morning with
keeping an unlicensed bar ct that place Police
men Edelin, and Skidmore stated that they were
sent to this place in citizens clothes by Mr.
Raft. The defendant keeps dining-rooms and
they ordered meals, and after eating they called
for drinks and got all they wanted to drink
The defendants counsel asked that the case be
dismissed. The court said he could not hold
that people who sell drinks with meals are not
violating the law, and he would impose the
usual fine OF sos. An appeal was noted.
AN UNLICENSED BAR FINED TO THE EXTENT
OF S1OO.-Frederick W. Wyrick was called I'D
to the dockrail in the Police Court this morning
and charged for the fifth time since the LIST of
last month with keeping an unlicensed bar on
Sd street, near Maine avenue. License Agent
Rafi testified to sending two coored men to
TINS place to see if he was selling without
license. The two colored men testified to get
ting drinks in the defendants house. Judge
Smell imposed the highest fine-Sl5O This
makes about $500 in fines that have been i'm
posed on the defendant since the LIST OF Novem-
Der.
THE IMPRESSIBLE SPINNING JENNY.-The
police state that there are five or six spinning
jennies. or wheels of fortune i'm full operation
IN this city. and that there is no law to suppress
them. Capt. Vernon states that the police have
tried time after time to make cases against the
proprietOrs, but have failed every time; that
Mr.. Pad@ett, prosecuting District cases in the
Police Court says there is no law that can reach
them; and that he is compelled to noe proseuui
all such cases in accordance with decisions of
the Criminal Court.
AN OLD MAN BADLY BURNED.-AOOnt O'Clock
TINS morning Officers BranSOn and Saddler, Of the
south Washington precinct, heard loud cries isstl-
ing from house No. 32l F street southwest and on
entering found an Oil sick colOred man named
Albert Scott with his clothing on fire, caused by
his pulling coal oil lamp toward him and upset
ting IT. The officers succeeded in exiting uiShing
the flames, but not until the old man was terribly
could 10 alleviate the old mans pains, ana sug-
geste1 that lie be removed to the hospital, when
was done by the police ambulance.
SALE OF LADIES' GooDs.-The attention of the
lauleS ana others DESTROYS OF buying fancy goods.
underwear, ribbons, embroideries, &C. is called to
the stock TO be sold at Weeks & Co.'S auction
rooms, 639 Louisiana avenue, Friday, December
18th, at 10 am.
RIVER TRADE.-Harbormaster Sutton reports
arrivals at the river front follows: Stmr Nor