Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22
THE LAST CHANCES
For Christmas shoppers to Make Their
Selection of Gifts.

For Christmas shoppers to Make Their
Selection of Gifts.
Christmas is getting very near now, and
those who have not yet made their pur-
chases should delay no logger. Below will
be found suggestions which it will be well
for shoppers to heed:
One of the places where Christmas pres
ents may be bought iss at Woodward &
Lothrop's, 10th, 11tff and f streets north
west. Christmas gifts, If judiciously in
vested in, cannot go amss. present OF
this nature need not be expensive. lit
tie one will move the heart as much as a
big one IL the deed is done in the proper
spirit. Any little item that tells of kindly
thought and sympathy answers the end. II
you have trouble in determining on whatto
buy, try this establishment. Lots of things,
pretty and pleasing, are displayed on which
twenty-five cents may be delightfully."- ex-
peEded. There are counters full of clothes,
dress goods, toys, trinkets and the ike.
Rich assortments of gifts especially appro-
pirate to men are also set forth. There are
leather goods without end, japanese goods
galore, everything for the baby or the
beau. In no establishment can one find
wider assortment of everything suitable
for a holiday present than at Woodward &
Lothrop's, and the store is kept open even
ings to accommodate their customers. Ar
ticles useful and ornamental may here be
found, and the shopper who cannot make a
selection here will certainly be hard to
please. Just at this season the stores are
crowded and the best way to shop Is to go
early and avoid the rush.
great array Of holiday goods Is spread
before the gaze Of the Christmas shopper
at Clark'S, 134-136 7th street northwest A
feature is being made of giving doll or
pair Of kid gloves to purchasers under GER
tain conditions. Cloaks and capes and
handkerchiefs and about everything else
which ladies and misses wear are to be
found in stock at Clarks. Throngs of hap
py, busy people pass along the wide aisles
of the store, and the young ladies behind
the counter do their level best to accom-
modate their patrons. 1t is very easy
place to buy and the proprietor promises
to sell goods as low as similar goods are
sold elsewhere.
There is a store at 1241 18th street south
east, Raff's Enterprise, that is offering bar
gains in all kinds of staple goods for wear
or for household use. For instance. there
are floor mating for cents per yard, chill
dren's gretchens for 9S cents, ladies' coats
for $500 that at some places are sold for
$40, blankets worth 81 for 60 cents. There
are number Of dress goods remnants for
8 1-2 cents, all-wool ladies' cloth for 30
cents, Saline .drapery for 91-2 cents, -
ladies' handmade shoes for $1.69, mems
coats for $1.19 s. children's REFERS for 81. 9S
In addition to these bargains there Is
large assortment Of toys and holiday goods.
The store will be open until o'clock every
evening.
If you want to see the wheels go round.
HE to Parker, Bridget & Co., the "excl,l-
sive" clothiers, SIT 7th street They sell
all kinds of clothes excepting poor ones,
and their prices are as low us hrst-ciass
goods can be conveniently sold for Their
window is attracting considerable attention
just now by reason of the revolving figures
which are displayed there. Messrs. Parker
and Bridget, through their advertise
ments, are making promises which the
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These gentlemen have been in the clothing
business for SO long a time that consider
able credence ought to be attached to what
they promise.
Grasty, the pusher. is very strong in his
desire to have all the people call at his
P and Q streets northwest. Grasty, as his
name would Indicate. takes more naturally
to business than to poetry. He has mat
ting, furniture, china and glass ware, and
many pretty things that Will make accept
able Christmas gifts, and his prices are as
reasonable as will be found at any similar
establishment.
Kolb's Pharmacy, 43S 7th street, carries
razors. They are Of the celebrated Wade
& Butcher variety and are warranted to
do any work required of them. Besides
handling all the things which drug stores
are called upon to do Mr.. Kolb has a large
assortment Of soaps, perfumes. brushes,
mugs, &c. His store fs centrally located
mess with. The place Is fully stocked and
its patronage is large and growing.
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com
pany, with its main store at the corner of
7th and E streets and its branches at 1920
14th street, S15 II street northeast and 31O4
Thea-Nectar Tea and A. and p. Baking
Powder. The company is also making
pretty present with purchases.
Cline Brothers, 715 18th street northwest,
invite the public to call and look over the
new 1895 Victor bicycle. 1t Is pretty
wheel and a flyer, and will probably be en-
couraged
James F. Oyster Of 900 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest is anxious to call attention
to his five-pound boxes Of creamery butter
He is of the opinion, and this Is shared by
a large clientele, that his creamery butter
Is as fine as any other butter on the market
H. l.. Sumner, at 81 9th street has got
to close her present establishment very
soon, and is selling her entire stock, in
GLIDING five different styles of Hallet &
Davis pianos, at cost prices, without reser-
walton of any kind. 1t is an imperative
clearance sale.
If there is any dealer in his line who has
a better assortment of Christmas goods
than Mr.. Dawson, the nterprising jeweler,
at 1923 IL r street, he is unknown to the
general public. Mr.. Dawson invites spe-
cial attention to his large new supply of
watches. Although his terms are extreme
ly low he guarantees all goods.
The care and preservation Of the teeth
Is a most important duty. Any person
needing attention In that line should call
without delay at the parlors of the United
States Dental Association, at the corner Of
7th and d streets. The operators are ex
perts, and their appliances and facilities
for all kinds of dental work, extracting,
cleaning, filling, etc., are not surpassed
anywhere in the United States.
If there is anybody in this city that is not
aware that the genial Fritz Reuter- gives
q tip-top dinner. including all substantials
and delicacies of the season, for the small
price of fifty cents, that lonesome indi-
yidual should call at his restaurant, cor
ner Pennsylvania avenue and 4 1-2 street,
any afternoon between 4 and o'clock, and
satisfy himself.
Nobody should overlook the fact that
one of the safest storage establishments
in the city is the one conducted by Joseph
Bros. & Co., at 637 Louisiana avenue. They
havs accommodations for everything and
insure everything they accept. Their rates
are exceedingly reasonable, considering the
risks they assume and the guarantees
they give.
There Is no better piano made than the
one that bears the mark of Chickering &
Sons. For excellence in tone, touch, dura-
bility and all standard requirements 1t is
F. Ellis 6. Co, at 937 Pennsylvania avenue
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