Evening star., 1894-12-15
TO CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS.
Where Holiday Presents May BE Se-
cured to the Best Advantage.


undecided as to what Christmas presents
! they will make, which will aid them in
| reaching a conclusion advantageous to
themselves and pleasing to the prospective
recipients:
Time was when the ownership Of q
piano was the distinguishing mark Of
riches. and outside of the homes of the
wealthy there were few who possessed the
instrument that has for so many years
held the first place in popular estimation.
Nowadays, however no one Is too poor 20
own good piano. thanks to the improve
ments made in their manufacture, the use
OF machinery and the competition that has
sprung up between the rich and reliable
firms engaged in the trade. Among the
most famous pianos in the world today
are the Bradbury instruments. which are
sold In Washington only by F. G. Smith,
at 1225 Pennsylvania avenue. In tone,
volume and sweetness, well as beauty
and durability, they are unsurpassed. and
they can now be purchased at figures be-
low tha listed mandatory price, because
Mr.. Smith is desirous of clearing out his
large stock, preparatory to making ex-
tensive improvements in his building, and
is willing to sacrifice the stock rather
| than store 1t elsewhere. Parents who de-
| sire to give their children cultivated edu-
cations should provide them with a piano
and have them taught music as soon as
they begin their A, Il, Cs. and to such
persons Mr. Smith offers an unusual op-
portunity to secure Bradbury's and other
| instruments made by leading manufactu-
rers, as well as organs from number of
makers.
There is nothing that adds as much to a
woman's attractiveness as a tastefully ar
ranged coiffure, and as 1t is only natural
that the fair sex Will want to look it's best
during the holiday season, il will be to the
advantage of it's members to visit the es-
| tablishment of S. Heller, at 30 9TH street,
where will be found a complete new assort-
ment of switches, and where hair dressing,
curling and shampooing are artistically at
tended to.
Nothing can be more appropriate for
Christmas gifts for either sex than a box
of nice handkerchiefs, and wonderful as
sortment of these useful articles may be
found in all fabrics and at reasonable prices
at the Monumental. No. 3'o F street north
west. An umbrella makes nice present,
too. and pretty ribbons are just the thing
for young misses. The display of these at
the Monumental is striking, and as for
dolls, dressed in the latest fashion, as well
as awaiting garniture at the hands of the
purchasers. there is teemng population
OF hem in the same popular store.
A dainty bit of china or a tete-a-tete set
in pretty design is particularly adapted for
a holiday gift, and persons in search of
such articles need go no further than Will
marth & EdmorIstOn's, 1905 Pennsylvania
avenue. This well-known and reliable firm
is especially fortunate in having been able
to secure an extensive and varied stock of
the latest things in Haviands French
china, all of which are attractive and re-
markably cheap in price. The display of
Royal Dresden ware and other decorated
ware is also uncOmmonly good, and Christ
mas purchasers would be wise to give the
handsome stock attention.
The Stief pianos have long enjoyed a
reputation for being in the front rank of
modern parlor instruments. They are IA
mously sweet in tone and are powerful
as well. ID. G.. Pfeiffer & Co., at No. All
11th street northwest, have the agency for
the sale of these splendid pianos in WASH
inSton, and they are now making terms
with purchasers that make it as easy for
one to buy as to rent an instrument.
One of the most effective gifts which
could be imagined for Christmas time is
piaro. At first sight this might seem like
gift beyond the means of the average per-
son. but L. F. Droop & Sons, 30 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, will sell you a piano upon
monthly payments of SO and give you
good one for s291.50. If you can afford to
pay cash for piano they will sell you
an upright for $l9o Their advertisement,
which is found III another column, Is well
worth reading, as they are Offering some
unusual bargains at this time to reduce
their stock to prepare for building.
Fifty dollars to many people is worth
saving, and in the purchase of piano $50
is considerable item. The Metzerott
Music Company have decided to give $50
to each person who buys q piano between
this time and January l. They have mark
and will make reduction of $50 upon each
instrument.
The piano store at 422 9th street, con-
Quoted by w. II. Shoemaker & Co., is ad-
vertising to sell the best grades of pianos
at very low prices. They are proposing to
give the buyer the benefit of the profit of
running n store with small expenses
Kuhn's music store, 1909 street, is Of
fer:ng several bargains in pianos. One of
them Is a Steinway grand square for 500
cash, and another is a Wissner upright
for the same price. Both of these instru-
ments are said to be of excellent tone and
workmanship, and the price includes stool
and cover.
The Piano Exchange. at 913 Pennsylvania
avenue, offers an upright grand piano for
$500 cash. They also say they have a piano
reduced from 1910 which they will sell for
xOO, on monthly payments of SO. This
store has large assortment of pianos of
all grades and prices, and persons wishing
TO purchaS musical instrument of this
kind should see the stock and assortment.
This establishment Is making a speciality
of Offering pianos suitable for Christmas
gifts and will doubtless accommodate the
customer in every possible way.
knabe pianos are We'll known, of course,
to all muslc-loving people. The place to
buy them in this city is at SIT Pennsyl-
vania avenue, where there is a large stock
and consequently varied assortment al
ways on hand. The firm keeps a supply of
grands and uprights, finished in every
kind of wood. The main consideration with
the makers of this piano. they say is how
good to make them, and they claim that
this question is admirably solved in all of
their instruments placed upon the mar
ket knabe has received a number of
very fattering testimonials from leading
musicians, including D'Albert, Won Bu-
low, Grunfeld, Tschaikovsky and others.
Shoes in December form a very weighty
question with great many people. There
is no part of the apparel more important
to health than Shoes for it is absolutely
necessary to keep the feet warm and dry
in order to be healthy. This fact being
admitted the question is where to get the
best and cheapest shoes, cheapest being
considered that which is best Hoover 4,
Snyder of 12l1 Pennsylvania avenue Law
claim to deserving unusual consideration
in this matter. They say that there are
SO many grades of leather and so MANY
clever limitations of good leather that the
inexperienced buyer is almost sure to be
taken in unless he deals with a shoeman
whom he can trust. They say they have
been i'm the shoe business for many wears
and have right to be believed when they
assert that their $3.50 and 81 shoes are as
good as hgher-priced shoes sold by some
dealers They give a guarantee of the
quality of the foot leather which they sell,
Having greatly reduced the prices of
shoes for the holidays, Hahn's three stores
will be open every evening next week until