Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-23
Special Announcement.


The Christmas Edition Of THE EVENING
STAR, to be issued an Friday SATURDAY, being q
Legal halliday, wAea qualifications is omjaeeD, ,DiL
BE- altogether ne aness ezasaple af a aespspape,
ever published IN Washington. II UiR be a tv,sss
nsRsesoeA edition, ss size as sceH as IN circulation
Consisting Of triple sheet, t,oelpe pages in all
ofeiaA broad cossnvss each, making a grand sum
total u s6 coisntns' OF these betgeen JNsy ana
sszty columns wiu be ied ,cith fresh entertaiDiao
and useful reading matter, or considerably more
than Is eoataiaed Ia any Of the large p,oathls
magazines Of the day, wAicA sell for thirty. fire
cents each, wAile THE STAR scia be sold Deer The
counter, as usual, for the h5aiag sun, Of Two
CENIX Rsa Q,,aatity riH MOI prove to be the
Onty merit Of this phenomenal issue. The ta6le O,
contents .eiu be found to be exceptionally rich and
rar'ed, as well as extended. Some Of the special
1ssrectsons may be enun,erated as fo,foios-
!. Aa original and characteristics story for beys
untitled "7Re Speaking Tube" by j. 7. TROW-
BRIDGE tAe ,ssH kaoen aud Justly popular
noueliss.
III "Christmas for Ssre," q graphic and touch
ing Porsqitxre Of backpoods life Ia The .Sosth,cest
rritts. for THE STAR 6y JOHN HABBER-
TON, author Of that famous ski, "Hetea's
Bayou"
III "Sacred to the Memory Of Elizabeth Jane
Porter" strong get detteately-sAade,i sketch of
life and lore IN the South, tsH Of Keen insight Of
character. Written expressly for this issue, By q
T0UNG LADY OF WASHINGTON.
". TIE beginning Of q series Of original, enter
tanning and Instructive articles on the subject Of Do
nassssc architecture in Washington, and collateral
themes, by Mr.. 4 G. GARDNER, the tiisfin-
oaiaaed ArcAisecs, author Of the popular books,
"Homes and Hop 10 Make fAea," "Fhe House
that jill Ruist,H &C., &C.
y. Original Poetry By Hiss LOUISA H. A.
CoTT, BY Mrs. 4. D. IT. WHITNEY, and on
RICHARD VA TSON GLIDER, au Of whom
are recognized as ausoag the cleUeress A0se,Icaa
sOriters Of rerse.
VI "B'1dget on christmas," aa original hx,aoy-
oVs and sparkling n,onotogue, By ROSE TERRY
COOKE, sho,eisss ,ehy Christssos is more enjoyed
ty the poor than By the rich.
IN addition TO these extraordinary attractions,
there HiR be q more than ordinarily large number
and roiety Of original articles on topics of current
Interest, prepared especially for hts issue, to-
gether wita az the OF the day local. dopses-
tic and foreign. and more than the usual 9uantity
Of sesttsetected reading matter calculated to enter
tam, instruct and oBause all classes Of readers
81 An extra large circulattoa for this issue is
already assured, not only IN Washington. for
Which many heaeg orders hare already been re-
eeired, but in all the outlying touns and neigh
6orhsed, and through the asaits for distant points
The opportunity thus afforded business houses to
place their before the public is an,
exceptional one, and those aire to their o,oa in
terests should not be stoU to take advantage oft.
~ NECESSARILY, On account Of the greatly in
creased number Of pages constituting this hofitau
edition, and the much larger number Of copies to
oeprated the presses must be started considerably
eartseT oa Friday than usual ia order 10 meet the
extraordinary demand for IL at home and abroad
IT'S herefors important that advertisements in
tended for ii should be handed in at the earliest
moment possiole-aad not later than ls O'Clock
noon-fn order 10 insure insertion and secure
proper classification.