The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-21

the bicycle the swift and silent steed,
carrying its master wherever he would go.
There Is no side 10 the bicycle ques-
ton more prominent than that OF It's prac-
teal use as a time-saver and health
gamer.
so whether you wish 10 ride for profit
or pleasure, or both. get a bicycle and
save time and be inyigorated.
The question next comes where 10 get
your bicycle. and the pioneers in the
business come first TO mind-the Schaaps,
on Broad near Sixth street.
A beautiful shop is this. filed with
bicycles and everything pertaining TO
them and necessary 20 keep them in re-
pair and bright and glittering.
Bicycles first, and then come furnish
ing goods for gentlemen. with extra beau
tlful additions for the holiday season.
How can you go wrong. dear feminine
reader. especially II you wish an accept
able Christmas gift for father. husband
brother or friend? Go 20 Schaaps: go
see. admire and buy. and thank me for
sending you there!
What would a Christmas be without
candy? But such thing need not be in
Richmond, and III. w. Moesta has an
ticipated the wants Of all who will buy
good things to eat. lie has in stock a
full line OF fruits. CONNECTIONS and cakes
Broad street, the stream Of buyers find
their way rapidly TO his place on Main
between First and Second.
or course / know you would not let
a Christmas 90 by without buying a
picture. Well listen while ] tell you n
little secret. At 2l3 east Broad street
Sol ]. Binswanger has a big store just
chock full of the paintings and engrav-
ings. with frames. easels. PLAQUES and
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you about them all. II you have got an
hour to spare. go in there.
1.-The Baughman Stationery Co" is the
sign that catches the eye Of the traveller
up Broad street between Fourth and
Fifth streets.
This IS the centre Of the great holiday
goods district. and here is the hoOdtide
OF the stream Of shoppers that GIBBS and
flows daily now between the Masonic
Temple and Ninth street. Beautiful arti-
cles Of stationery. books, gold pens pa
pers, pictures, albums. leather goods and
things of beauty are on the shelves and
counters and in the cases.
Go. anxious searcher for the beautiful,
to the Baughman Stationery Company,
and join there the happy throng of shop
pers, intent on making glad somebody
elses heart in this glad Christmastide.
And the carriages for the little ones?
Baby must ride, you know, for the young
prince or princess of the household is
too young, and will be too young to walk
for some time yet, and j. T.. Quarles,
Fifth street near Broad, can suit you
in carriages for the baby, your own olive
branch. If you are blessed with one or
more, or somebody elses. If you are not.
Christmas from the beginning has been
the chidrens festival as much as that OF
the grown people.
All of the legends Of every cline and
country telling of the Christ child and
his coming are listened TO by the pratt
Ting little ones with interest everywhere.
The giving of presents, then, and to the
children especially is a sweet and loving
custom.
Cold weather and good cheer come with
Christmas. and the first thought is that
of keeping warm, and the second prepar-
ing and cooking the delicacies Of the sea-
son.
lars. messieurs and mesdames! Rose Is
his understanding name. whats in a
name?" said Shakespeare, and, continu-
ing. "a rose by any other name would
smell as sweet" etc. makes me say that
a stove dealer by any other name may
sell as good stoves as that gentleman
but / doubt II.
Rose doesn't stop at stoves. though, but
beginning al that useful institution Works
or Chambers up the lattice OF crockery
and tinware and blossoms out on each.
Two big ware-rooms filed with articles
useful and ornamental, one at lOo east
Broad and one at 1872 east Main street
And there you are, up town or down
town or in my lady's chamber.
l.. Fellhemer at Third and Broad, also
offers inducements TO the clothing-buyer'
and his stock is well selected. One can
there get at a moderate cost many con-
ceits in clothing, linen and neckwear.
AS a whole the stores on Broad ana
Main streets never appeared to better ad-
vantage or offered as many inducements
I'm past years TO the Christmas buyer as
at present.
All one has TO do is to start out with
bullying purse and buy anything from
| black-headed pin to a Grand piano