The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-15

things for Christmas, from precious stones
to dainty and inexpensive little bits OF
6ne metal for Christmas souvenirs. PEN
dants, ear drops, solitaire rings, fancy
rings, stick pins, etc., are among the
Christmas attractions at Whittier's.
Akerman Company.
On the first day next mont hand next
year everyone will begin 10 keep the diary
for 1896. The 1854 blank pages OF this
had and good one can be obtained OF the
Akermap Company at 8 Washington Row.
Blanding's.
That fire in Blanding's yesterday fore
noon didn't damage the confectionery
stock at all, and the druggist has an ele-
CANT lot OF candy for the holiday trade
from the famous confectioner, Henry
Weng.
w. w. Whitten Cycle Co.
A receipted bill for terms lessons In
bicycle riding would be a novel and most
acceptable present to the sister or the girl
who has got her ladies' safety and wants
TO learn TO mount and pedal IL properly.
There IL bicycle riding academy
down in Infantry Hall established and
kept up by the w. w. Whitten Cycle
Manufacturing Company. The teachers
are perfectly willing to give private les
sons for either ladies or gentlemen, and
what's more, they can sell you any kind
OF a wheel you want.
William Il. Ballou g. Co.
gests hard luck for one man 1t means
lot of big bargains for the rest of the
community. That's the case up at WILL
liam l.. Ballou * Co.'S, 292 Westminster
street, where a lot OF clocks, watches,
jewelry, bric-a- brac and fancy goods are
at sale at very low prices.
w. Ii. Thompson.
w. B. Thompson, who runs a successful
business at S53 and 855 Westminster street,
appeals to the general desire TO give the
kid something when he announces in his
News ad that he has a lerge variety OF
pocket knives and skates. 1t Is going TO
be cold winter and the ball
on the Burgess square flagstaff
indicating that the ice is safe at Roger
Williams Park is apt to be up most OF the
time so that skates will be very timely
gifts, and pocket knives are always indis-
pensable regardless OF weather.
II. ii. Cady.
Up at sos Westminster street, #. III.
Cady's place, there is everything that the
most hard -to-suit Christmas shopper
could wish for in the way OF pictures
framed and pictures unframed. Cady
anything else. There are all the
famous engravings and etchings, por-
traits, landscapes, figures, scenes from
hist nv and scenes made famous by the
best bat ever was written in poem or
prose. Besides that there Is big assort-
inent of good water colors and pastels all
the way from 20 cents to so.
Bugbec, Thompson a. Co.
Bugbee, Thompson & Co., at n West
minister street, have all those nice little
things that make such acceptable gifts,
that don't cost much and that are both
useful and pretty. Gold pen holders and
pencils, for instance, or toilet articles,
jewel caskets, game sets, stationery and
everything that comes under the compre-
hensive title of bric-a-brac.
Miss T.. I. Bristol.
The Bristol unbTeakable doll is boon
to little folks. How many dolls are
broken and cast away before Christmas is
over? Only those who furnish children
with them can tell. The Bristol doll Is
guaranteed or money refunded IL they
b.eak. These dolls are made
here in Providence. They were extern
sively sold at the Boston Mechanics fair,
and hold a medal from that society.
Officers OF the society bought them.
Mrs. Mcbride, who had charge OF
the woman's department, bought this
doll and will testify as to its merit. 1t
was a success from the start.
Wood, BiclInall ~ Potter
are showing for Christmas the most ex-
ten i've exhibit OF china, pottery and
glassware ever shownin the town and in
the new and ornate silver department the
display OF sterling silver and
liver plate Is equally note
worthy. This is @ mighty pleasant
store 10 shop in because of the tfemen-
dous variety OF glass, silver and allied
stock exhibited advantageously in one of
the best show rooms in New England.
There is wealth of pretty little things
for souvenirs as attractive in their way as
the most elaborate and elegant produc-
tions.
A. Rhodes,
the miliner is daily receiving the
winter styles in hats, oonaets, ostrich and
fancy feathers, velvets, ribbons, laces,
and ornaments. The trimmed goods de-
partment is constantly supplied with
novelties suitable for ladies, misses and
children.
q. r.. Lcavens.
The name of Leavens has been identified
for years with the fine hat and furnishing
trade of Providence, and at no season has
the standard of excellence been higher
than at Christmas time-when prices, too,
are lower.
,-.," 50, ,rUss A.ade.