Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16

CHRISTMAS AND THE STORES.
Where to Buy Presented Guide te
| Shoppers.
| The stores and store windows are un
usually attractive just now. The array OF
holiday goods displayed is rich and varied
To help those who have purchases to make
The Star publishes from day to day some
suggestions as to where shoppers will be
likely to find just what they want.
When you can buy a 1OO-lbkeg of best stee
nails for S1.S5 it is a sign that the seller ap
| preciateS what an attraction low prices
have for buyers. This is the offer that i:
made by Libbey, Bittinger & Miller dealer.
at 9Th street and New York avenue. They
make the above offer to show that theiI
hardware. as well as lumber, is cheap.
The old Spanish proverb that "A kiss
without a mustache is like an egg without
SALT might warrant the statement thai
mince pie without brandy is tasteless
thing. To-Kalon brandy, as cents a bottle
| GA 14th street.
An easy conscience and easy feet are
great inducements to comfort. r. B. Grover
| & Co. claim that they can furnish both
the easy shoes for you and the easy con-
| science for themselves In the satisfaction
| or having pleased you. Emerson shoes
llO3 Pennsylvania avenue
| When you select cloth for a suit IT Is a
good thing to have plenty of light upon the
| subject. Keen, the tailor, 1872 street.
| says that he Is not afraid to turn the light
on his goods. and his show room is a CHEEKY
place. Big gilt signs in front indicate the
place.
To be OWN the tailor is not very pleas
ant, but "Owen, the Tailor" of 425 18th
street. will speak for himself as to terms.
| He Is at present advertising dress suits,
made in the best manner. and urges the
economy of getting good one.
| Nonpareil coal is said to be good fuel. G.
l.. Sheriff of 32s Penn sylvania avenue is ad-
vertlsing Ii for family use. He says 1t is
kept under cover, and will be delivered
promptly.
He's been fifteen years at it, he says-C.
Fen Keyes of 916 F street-and he will I'M
dertake to cure damp walls and leaky roofs.
He is also the agent for the Prince Metal
lie Paint Co. Basement Of b. II. Warner
& Co.
If your correspondence is SO heavy as to
be worry to you, try photograph as a
means of relief. You talk into the mouth
piece and that's the end of your labor.
The Columbia Photograph Co. Of 627 E
street will furnish further particulars.
It's burning question this time of year
that of fuel-and Arthur B. Smith, who has
several coal yards, advertises to give salts
factory answers to three branches Of the
question--what kind do you want, when do
you want ii, and where?
Cash is economy in buying glass. says
Hodgkin, the glass expert, and he makes
the proposition to furnish estimates free
and indicate thereby that saving of ~ to %
per cent can be made in dealing with him
on a cash basis.
Economy in coal buying is described by
V. Baldwin Johnson as being the act Of
getting clean, dry coal, which has been kept
under cover, and that's how he handles his
q ha " v6c In m
city.
Printed circulars and letters resembling
typewriter work are furnished by Byron s.
Adams, the printer, for those who conduct
business correspondence. His process is
patented, but is not expensive on that ac-
count.
Ten volumes Of Chambers Encyclopedia
for $50 is the offer made by John C. Parker
6i1 and 6l9 eth street, as Christmas in
ducement. They are handsomely bound in
cloth.
A stationery store contains many useful
and ornamental things suitable for Christ
mas presents, and Easton & Rupp of i2l
1lth street call attention to a large variety
of the same.
Coal at $3.50 per ton for the range.
latrobe and self-feeder is the offer made by
Thomas b. Martin. whose telephone is l.161.
He sells Aroma crate coal at s..
Forty-three years in the coal business is
-
that In that time he has learned to distin-
guish the most economical kinds Of coal, OF
which he will advise his customers upon
application.
Ones own handiwork often enhances the
value of a Christmas present to the receiver
thereof. To those who wish the material
to embroider art work. or who would like
to buy ''made-up" things which look ike
homemade, Carhart q Leidy OF 92S 9TH
street and 106 X street hold out some fpe-
.l.As,, tt~or,a
Everything relating to horses carriages
and the livery business in general is under
stood by Downey of l. street between 10th
and 18th streets. He gives his personal at
tention to the business and Iends his Juds-
ment to his patrons in the buying OF horses.
w. B. Moses & Sons. who deal exclusively
in retail furniture, carpets, upholstery,
drapery and wall papers, offer some sterling
inducements for purchasers of useful holi-
day presents for the house. It's long list,
printed in the advertising columns or The
Star. and the figures are stated, so that
every housekeeper who reads can see for
herself what is offered. An inspection OF
the goods is expected to emphasize the bar
gain character of the offer. The firm sug-
gests that purchases be made early SO that
carpets can be laid before Christmas.
The big cloisonee vase continues to be a
source of attraction at Kimon Nicolaides'
Saratoga japanese Emporium, 1905 F street.
There are lots of other things that are
worth seeing in the immense stocks Of Jap
anese bric-a-brac, souvenirs, etc, that are
stored i'm the establishment and the proprie-
tor Is fond of seeing the pretty and artistic
articles admired by the public.
The beauty of the products of japanese
art makes such articles appropriate for
Christmas presents. A fine line can be
found at the Little Japan" COS 18th street,
one door above + street Genuine japanese
vases can be found here from % cents and
up, while teapots, cups and saucers are list
ed for Is cents and up.
The beauty Of the collection Of precious
stones in a great variety of artistic setting
which Is seen at Jacobs Bros 1929 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, is well worthy of examina-
ton by all those who are in search of ap-
prooriate presents. These articles are not
only ornamental, but they are beautiful and
the prices have wide range.
The stock of solid silver and plated goods
which is found in the establishment of the
kann & Sons Manufacturing Co., 531 eth
street, has not only variety as a merit, but
reasonable prices. There is also a fine line
of novelties for euchre parties. REPEATING
and repairing is made speciality by this
firm, whose factory Is in Baltimore
Craig & Harding are giving holiday hints
when they announce to the public the fact
that they have a carload of chamber suites
bought below regular prices to be sold
ridiCulously low. No bed room is complete
without such suite to add to its attract
iveness, and with these remarkably low