The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-08
FOE PICTURES AND FANCY GOODS
hapeman 4 Grsham's Line the Best In the

hapeman 4 Grnham's Line the Best In the
City,
The holiday season is coming once more;
and with il the usual perplexities Of the
season. Yet the wealth of pretty things,
durable things and useful things was never
greater, perhaps, than now. or all places
in the city where one expects to find variety.
no place is considered until what Hapemsn
& Graham have has first been determined
The FREE TRADER is pleased to note that
this we'll known house is ION hand, as us.
ual at Xmas time; that their holiday goods
are now open, and that the variety and gen.
era excellence of their stock was mover
superior TO that now shown,
They run chi, fly in the direction of art
goods: pictures, novelties in bronze goods,
bric.a brac, pottery, and fancy novelties of
an endless variety of designs and uses. The
line of pictures is particularly fine this year,
in steel engravings, etchiugs water colors'
ETC., etc, which are in every respect first
class. There is so much Of the ''snide' in
pictures that it is really relief to look over
their line, which is probably the largest and
best selected offering Of good art works Tin
the classes of pictures they pretend to carry
that Las ever been shown here. Their line
of frames and mouldings for frames TO be
made to order is also unusually fine.
They have also particularly fine line OF
plush goods: toilet sets, manicure sets, etc
at any price you want to pay and all good.
In albums the line is very large and con.
tains all the latest ideas in such articles both
in interior design and in the latest style
of bindings.
Christmas cards that will bear comment;
while the line of those kindred goods-the
dainty gift volumes in fancy board and
paper binding-the dainty poems of the
language in the daintest of letter press and
Illustrations very large and choice.
OF course their book stock is large, partic'
ularly in standard works and juveniles which
were never 80 cheap as now and never so
well printed and bound for the money as
now. 1t Is really astonishing how cheap
they are and how good. Why good, well
printed and well bound standard works are
selling at prceslas low as at the "give.them
away" book sales at the New York dry goods
stores: Not old stock, but brand-new goods
fresh from the printers.
They have also opened beautiful line Of
stationary for this season in cases and boxes
which will delight admirers of dainty goods
of this character.
The house has also large and very choice
line of toys, especially of the better and
more enduring class of goods-a line partic-
ularly rich in games and other novelties that
combine more or less instruction with the
fun they offer.
And these goods were purchased at first
hands-from manufacturers and importers
and in every line they carry they will make
prices as low as the quality of the goods they
handle can be sold by any house in the
country,
They ask all to call and see their stock
see it, at least, and il buyers can't find any
thing they want, they are welcome to the
pleasure the sight of well selected stock of
choice, fancy goods is sure to give to every
person, young or old.