Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-10
CHRISTMAS AND SHOPPING.
Washington Business Houses and the Hon
day Trade.

The business streets Of the city during the
day and far il % the night wear now an appear
ance of unusual animation. The holiday trade
| is in fair progress walk on the avenue. or
+ street, or 7th or 9Th street, or any other
street on which large retail business establish
ments are located. is full Of interest. The dis
plays in the store windows were never more at
tractive or varied. The interiors of the stores
seemed filed with a vast and bewildering
variety of goods, enough, one would think, to
furnish a merry and satisfactory Christmas to
every man, woman and child in the District
and leave good surplus. Washington is for
tunate in the enterprise of its merchants,
which affords purchasers here as great and ex-
tensive variety to select from and prices as
reasonable as can be found in any of the great
cities Of the country. THE STAR will give
| from day to day notices of business houses of
| the city where one can find bargains. both in
| quality and price, and where special arrange
ments have been made to supply the holiday
! demand.
Christmas in Washington will always be as.
socinted more or less with the PAI.AIs ROYAL,
| and many people would find it an extremely
| difficult matter to purchase their holiday goods
| anywhere else. so accustomed have they be-
come to visiting this popular center of novel;
ties and necessarles. Like other business
| adjustments of this city the PalaIs Royal has
| made marvellous strides toward success. 1t has
secured reputation for pleasing the people.
| for keeping in stock just what the public wants
and then for disposing of the stock with the
utmostrapldlty and Mt prices more than rea-
| solable. Presents suitable for both sexes are
| displayed In n variety that cannot fail to give
satisfaction to the most captious and exacting
Speciality after speciality has been added until
| the mere enumeration of departments would
bewilder. At this time the wrap department
Is attracting popular attention; wraps and
jackets are OF the best qualities in their various
grades. and any size purse can be accom-
modated. In capes and muffs and other sea-
sonable goods the line is crowded with the
newest and most desirable patterns. Gloves.
umbrellas, jewelry, toilet requisites. leather
goods, neckwear, gentlemens furnishings,
canes and brlc-a-brac. almost beyond compre-
hen,lon, are all to be found at the Palais
Royal. Squeeze through the crowd at the
dOorways as soon as You calI-as Christmas
draws nearer the crowd becomes more dense.
This is the time to buy.
The little boy or girl whose home is in this
city and who has not ionged ardently for real
pony and an equally real pony cart is either
already provided with such an outfit or is of
that angelic nature not common to earth dwell
lerf. All the little ones who would like pony
and trappiIlgs for q Christmas present cannot
be grGt!iicd, but when the sun rises next
Christmas morning somebody son or daughter
Will be the delighted possessor of that princely
gift which: SAEs & Co. have in keeping for the
YounSstcr whose guess as to the number of
beans in a huge glass jar is nearest the actual
total. Livery purchase made in the juvenile
department OF the great establishment on the
corner OF It'll street and Market space entities
somebody TO guess, and your guess may make
You the winner. But there are other things at
Saks than children's clothing. Men and
women OF all ages can fiud something they
want in the enormous stock of seasonable
goods. Does ANYBODY want IA suit of clothes?
Here 1t Is. Would your wife or mother or
daughter or sister like cloak? No better
place than Saks. Ovcrcoats. shoes. umbrellas.
neckwear. mu1lers, night robes hosiery, I'M
derwear anu the thousand and one minor mat
tiers OF dress and comfort-all to be had of
Sahs x Co.
Those who know thoroughly the art of inte-
rlor decoration, and there are many SUCH are
fully aware OF the superiority of chamois skins
for that purpose. No other decorative mate
rial Is so susceptible of graceful arrangement
as the prettlly tinted pieces of chamos hide.
They are to be found In satisfying variety and
extremely cheap at--rZ's DRUa STORE, 10l4
+ street. To get just what you want call early.
Nothing appeals to the finer and more artis-
tic senses of those who love the beautiful with
greater force than does one of those dainty
works OF the bookmakers' art to be had Of
ROBERT +. MILLER.at $50 18th street. next door
to the Western Union Telegraph Companys
main Office. That collection Of water-coior
sketches-selected from the best examples of
II. w. McNicker's efforts-is marvel in every
u.
calendar.
popular shopping place is JOHNSON, GAR
NER Co. s. 636 Pennsylvania avenue north
west. This firm has a number of seasonable
specialties that need only inspection to be APP
prcciated. A most extensive line of wash dress
goods 10 on exhibition. and at prices remarks-
BILE for their moderation. In table linens there
are bargains OF truly liberal Christmas va
rlety; so cheap as to be little else than gifts.
Blankets are more or less necessary lust now.
See ii You cannot lind what you want at 1.-The
popular shopping place"
1T is not unusual at this season of the wear
to zee startling statements in print in the adj
vertsement columns. They are nevertheless
true. however startling, for merchants are
making the most attractive inducements. For
instance, here Is one of VIII. HoUaHToN 4 Co.'S,
l2lS street. who announce that they are tax
ing ~ per cent off on all crushed and mohair
plushes for the week that began last Monday
This is but one way they have of getting YOU to
their store SO that you can see other bargains
for yourself.
One can find some of the prettiest things for
presents i'll the line of china and other plastic
ware imaginable nowadays. There has been a
great advance in the art of making these deli
cate OBJECTS. and all that one needs is taste and
little money to find just what one wants. At
BoTELER :, S23 Pennsylvania avenue they are
exhibiting an enormous stock of bric-a-brac
bisque figures, candclabras, lamps of all kinds
and hundreds of other things that il is useless
to try to enumerate. 4 visit to this store is
worth ones time.
WIILsTT RUoPF, matters and furriers. 9Oj
Pennsylvania avenue. are showing some goods
tins winter that Will make the heart of any lady
of any sort OF style soften with desire. Their
shelves are loaded with the finest Of stock in
cluding Alaska seal capes Of the sort that never
go out OF fashion, wool seal jackets. absolutely
new, fur trimmings. astcakhan capes Persian
capes. capes Of all sorts Of fur in fact almost
everything that once grew on the back of an
animal short of alligator fur. There are robes
for babies well grown folks and indeed it
will make the purse OF paterfamilias wilt when
his good spouse gets there. not on account OF the
high prices, for they are not high, but because
she will be absolutely powerless to resist the
beautiful array.
y good harness will be just the thing to give
your friend. and if you think so. too, YOU had
better go just as quickly as you can to LUrZs,
at 497 Pennsylvania avenue. where you will find
the flvorite Concord harness. He also has all
other things that pertain to horses and their
welfare, their speed and their preservation,
such ny blankets. whips and other carriage end
stable appliances.
1t is all very well to get Il pretty dress. but
the battle lis not ended there by any means.
1t has to be made. and what is more il has to
be trimmed. Now. there is nothing more diff
cult than to find just what you think YOU want
after you have decided what it is When YOU
get ready to buy any sort of trimmings 90 to
the store of -. COHEN * r12 nth Straat