The Evening critic., 1882-12-16
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Douglass, Ninth ANA stroets, displays
magnificent line OF hosiery In all tho stylish
and prevailing colorS. visit TO the largo
establishment yesterday revealed to tho as
tonlshcd eyes OF q reporter tho mysteries OF
fcmenino leg-gcar. Exquisite SILK stockings,
I'm lovely huce, lined tho shelves on oVery
edo In pretty boxes Dark stockings Hight
ditto, striped hosiery and all sorts OF hosiery
were there, and tho number OF pretty glrl3 anl
Handsome mntrOns who wore geloctlng from
the stock Indicated that Douglass sells about
all the hosiery In town.
The grand display OF holiday goods at Gut
mans, No. 0l2 seventh street northwest at.
tracts large crowds daily. Tho assortment OF
ladies' wraps, comprising fur and silk-llno1
circulars, satin de Lyon aud Rhadames, cloth
Iangtty garments and full limo OF chlldren's
wraps OF all descriptions, Mr.. Gutman also
announces large stock OF BatchelR handker-
chiefs, gloves and elegant dress goods. To
every purchaser OF 80 worth OF goods Mr.. Out
man presents Christmas box containing six
flno linen handkerchiefs.
Mr.. Allan Arthur, son Of the President, ar
rlvod In the city Thursday for several pur'
poses. He is going to enjoy tho holidays with
his father, and Is also engaged IN selecting a
winter wardrobe from the palallal establish
ment OF George II. Tlmms Co. This popular
clothlng-house Is iammod full OF flne gar
ments, and all persons who desire TO be Gle
Rantly dressed go to Tlmms' for tholr clothes.
The prices are reasonable, tho texture, color,
durability ana style OF tho stock are uulm.
penchnble, and one cannot do better than to
give n cnll to George +. Timms Co.
The Parlsian Flower Company, nj No. lilo
L sti cot northwest, announce n grand sale OF
artificial flowers for holiday presents at worry
low figures. The extraordinary manner In
which nature has been copied In the mnnufac-
turo of flowers is aply illustrated at this
place. Save for the sense OF smell no one who
enters the store could toll but that he was In
II conservatory OF rare and beautiful plants.
There are all kinds OF flowers, from the
dalntiest lily OF the valley to tho msthetlc sun.
flower, and within reach OF anybody's purse.
Messrs. Taylor & Hufty have for such n long
time catered TO the wants OF our citizens that
words OF praise in their fuvor would DO almost
superfuous. Their establishment Is crowded
every day by purchasers of holiday goods.
For the holidays they announce pretty sntchel
muf1a, dolls, fur-lined ottoman Six circulars
with nuns to match, n now line OF gloves anu
n thousand and ono other lines of articles. We
would suggest 90 loving wives that II they
want TO send their "wOrsor" halves Into tho
seventh heaven Of delight, TO go to Taylor Il
Hufty's and quietly purchase one OF their ele.
CANT dressing gowns.
There were two of them, peachy, creamy
maidens, whose poutlng lips and dlmpled
checks would have sont any ono moro sus-
ceptible than a CRITIC reporter head over
heels In the SEQ of love. "Oh, Hattlel" muir
INJURED one with howI-wish.Ihadlt express
sion playing over hor countenanco, "where
did you got that lovely silk and trimmings 2"
Sat Baum's, dear" answered the other. VIC
sells everything so reasonably, too. really
can't understand how he manages to do It..
Let's us go down there now and sec his beau
tiful holiday goods" And like pair OF angels
they drifted out of sight,