Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-13
The Holiday Season.

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! EARLY PURCHASEs-wHAT TO BUY AND WHERE
| TO BUY-TIME AND MONEY SAVED.
| The purchase of Christmas presents has begun
| in good earnest. Both the BUYER and seller have
| realized for several seasons that 1t is to each
others interest to avoid, as far as possible the
| crush of the few days just before Christmas.
| Then. the risk Of bad weather is at all times a
! special consideration Of this season. Every
year. therefore. the time of preparation seems
| 10 have been heightened. This year the stores
| and shops were opened with holiday goods bv
| the first of the month and the pubic is profiting
| by the enterprise. The weather has been all
that could be desired for several days past and
| promises fair for the rest of this week. Now
| the readers OF The STAR will save valuable
| time by taking the eight or nine columns of
| holiday advertisements and finding out just
| what they want and where to get it, The fol-
lowing are among the attractive places in ad-
ditiOn to those noticed on Monday Others will
be noticed as space permits.
The spacious stores Of Gulnnip. Day & Co.
$50. S22 and S24 18th street have about every
| thing one can want in the dry goods and fancy
| furnishing line for ladies. During this month
they have been Offering some unprecedented
bargains in silks pushes and yeiyets which will
be continued. They have the plain and brocaded
veiyets and pushes In ell the fashionable shades
and bargains also in black and cOlored surahs and
piack and c0lored rhadames. Besides these their
| stores are filled with novelties.
There viii be many good dinner and MANY a
brilliant dinner party served not only during
the holiday season, but during the Wash
! lngton winter of gaiety. 1t will be difficult to
get up one successfully without consulting
| Frank j. Tibbett's palace market at the corner
| OF l4th street and New York avenue He has
| all kinds of game, fish. dollhouse mushrooms
ana cucumbers. choice meats. fruit. CLANS lob
s'ers. scollops and IN fact everything that the
table requires 1t will be found firSt-ciass, too
Ar. NOot's openings. at 915 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. are always awaited with Interest but that
during the holidays is specially sought He has
fun line of ladies' goods. and very decided
novelties in elegant fans. dressed and untlressed
! uoilS. me plush and Russia albums. toilet and
card cases. Rhine pebble jewelry real and imta-
ton lace goods. French flowers and sash rib
oons. In fact comprising the best STYLES ever
SHOWN In Washington, and at prices that must
command sale.
A. Brentano 4 Co. have long line of attrac-
lions at their new stand. corner Of 18th street
ana pennsylvania avenue. in the book. station
cry ana newspaper features of the establish
ment. All of the latest publications at home
ana abroad are tor sale there. They keep
open Till 10 pm. every night.
u. l. Wild Il Bros musical holiday offerings.
at 1o9 Ith street northwest arc attractive The
St!ef and the Kranich & Bach pianos are at
special prices for cash, with ii first-cIass five
for only $50. The wonderful organette. ladies,
banlos. and the new EOlGw-rim banjo. toy
pianos. metallOphOnes. XyllOphones and other
musical toys and novelties are on hand in great
variety and lowest prices
There Is a fine specimen of tigers head in
the window OF Is. II. StinemetZ x Son. 1897
pennsylvania avenue, next to the corner of
l0th. but III don t compare as an attraction with
the fresh purchases of ladies' furs TOR the holi-
day trade within. They have at the lowest
Nnr aISl-i in d.,
sacques circulars ofrhadames. ottoman and scil-
liene SIX, coacher capes very fashiOnable) fur
trimmings for dresses. carriage robes etc
mere Is no more acceptable present in the
world to lady than that of some kind of fur
wrap
Roberts book store. No. 1910 It'll street. above
New York avenue. always makes feature of
the holiday trade. He has Il large variety OF
beautiful picture books at very reasonable
prices, Including all of the Chatterboyes for
Children Then he has standard works for pres
ents TO older persons and other novelties appro-
pirate to the day. Call and see for yourselves
At 400 Market Space, Wilmarth & Edmon-
SION there Is daily opening of novelties suita-
bic for holiday presents in the ceramic line
Choice pieces of Flemish blue Bohemian fai-
eEce, Swiss pottery. and general line of fancy
wares OF newest designs are also displayed
from which good selection can be made to
say nothing OF gift cups and saucers. They have
also fine assortment of plated ware Low
prices and best goods is their motto
Mrs. Max Weyl, at No. 7l2 9TH street, has a
long list of novelties at very low prices for ladies
ana children. Rings. bangles, bracelets scarf
pins. in new designs. and silver thimbles. are
among the few specialties in her large stock
1t Is rare place for ladies to shop
The New York bird store at 9O7 street.
under the Masonic Temple, has choice seec-
tion of birds for presents, including canaries,
lihnets. love birds, parakeets, Japan robins,
hooking birds, etc, and all kinds of cages and
fixtures.
SALE OF SILvERwARE.-The silver sale at Walter
b. Williams Co. auction rooms, corner 10th
ana pennsylvania avenue, began yesterday NOR
ming, and will be continued each morning, after
noon and evening until the entire stock is sold.
during the exhibition the SaInSrOOm has been
crowded. and the firm say that the universal Opin-
ION has been that there has never been anything
OF the KIND to surpass 1t in this city. Every ar
rdh-ement has been made for the comfort OF Wis
itOrS. ~
IHE JAPANESE SALE--Owing to the storm the
sue OF Japanese goods was not largely attended
To-Day, and the bulk or the catalogue yet remains
10 ne sold. Parties interested should not fail To
be present In the morning at IL O'Clock As Mr.
nGfr Inn