The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-15
CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS.
"A Word to the Wise About t. c.. Brown
& Van Anclen's Holiday Stock.

"A Word to the Wise About T. C. Brown
& Van AnGlen's Holiday Stock.
The time before Christmas is grow
ing alarmingly short. Only ten days
more, with two Sundays to deduct from
these. Now don't you think it is about
time to go into T.. C. Brown & Van
Anglen's. Nos. 81, % and 25 Newark ave-
nue., through to No. 1913 Montgomery
street, and select those Christmas pres
ents that yon haven't bought yet? If you
have ever so many people on the list to
whom you want to give some thing pretty
and useful and nice. and yet not very ex-
p~ensive. you had better LOOK inside the
two great show cases by the door. Here
are ali sorts of small pre- sents for small
purses, most of them in silver-plated
white metal, beautifully etched. Here
are 1nkstands covered with filigree, blot
tiers in the shape of leaves. paper cutters,
cigar cutters, tiny trays, hairpin holders,
hIlgree toilet bottles, match boxes, and
every kind of picture frames. The hand
soonest OF these are the 'Florentine"
frames, of solid brass, gold plated, in
massive, fanciful designs. There is a
long line of show cases full of manicure
sets, comb and brush sets, shaving sets,
anu sets of every kind, IN cases of metal
bound wood, cclluloid or silver. A new
departure is Il comb and brush set with
backs Of etched copper combined with
oXydiZed silver.
There is no need of "Christmas can
dies" with all this display of lamps.
Banquet lamps with beautiful shades.
piano lamps with tables of onyx and sill
ver-gilt, vase lamps in porcelain, glass
covered with filigree. Close by are the
framed nlntnrpG an 1nT1aT1u Ill NO.,
line OF photographers, etchings and arto-
types, IN every style of frame. Passing
by q showcase filled with table silver. one
reaches the glove aud handkerchief
counter, overlooking with dainty speci-
mems OF these ever acceptable gifts, and
the department devoted to pretty things
Ia SILK, lace and manipulating. Here is
q dear little mouchoir case In blue satin.
heart shaped, with deep puff of chiffon
around the edge. Here another in pale
pink ottoman silk. with an outside LAYER
OF boiling cloth, on which is painted an.
pie blossoms. Here another in maize
colored silk, lined in pansy purple, with
other with peach blossoms painted ON
white Kid, and here Il dainty Que in hello.
trope, with Il panel of boiling cloth. edged
with hand-painted blossoms and leaves.
cut out at the corners, and with a satin
round in the centre. Here is a catch-all
naue OIL tnFee smells tied together, and
here boxes and baskets made of the same
sea-walfs. Here are baskets, for work
ana for scraps, in all shapes, sizes and
prices. Across the aisle are fans, one in
particular having "a deep edge of duchesse
lace, with an inside border of painted
v1olets. Others are in gauze and feathers.
The Jewelry display is a fit companion to
these pretty things.
Inc leather goods are especially tempt
Ing, the newest being lizard skin pocket
BOOKS, ledther-lined throughout, with
silver mountings. The embossed leather
cardcases and pocketbooks are yery
tempting to a woman's mind. Then there
are dolls tor the little girls, of every race
and color, some bea utifully gowned.
others just suffering for SO me one to take
them home and provide them with a
wardrobe. Upstairs there are screens and
easels. the former in enamel, brass aud
natural woods, the latter in bamboo as
well. In the same department are sofa
cushions. embroidered drapcry scarfs.
portieres, fur rugs and lace curtains, ali
suitable for Christmas gifts. On the
second floor the prettiest display is that of
Infants garments. fluffy eider-iown
coats. and little white silk bonnets edged
with dark fur, and embroidered crib
blankets, just the Thing for some new
arrival" 10 fact. it would be hard to
find the man, woman or child who could
not find first the Christmas gift he wanted
in the store of T.. e. Brown and Van
Auglen.