Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-17
THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS.
Holiday Scenes on the streets-Hinta
to Buyers.


| They are crowded from early morning I'M
til late hour in the evening and the poor
| clerks have about all they can do to take
care of the crowds of holiday shoppers
The trouble is that too many people have
not a very distinct IDEA as to what they
want when they start out, and shopping is
all the more of bother and a nuisance on
| that account. For such these the sug-
Sestions which The Star prints every year
ABOUT Christmas time suggestions for holi-
Gay gifts, should prove of great value in
sewing the difficult problem of what to get
and where 70 get it. Below will be found a.
few timely hints as to special attractions at
some of Washinston's leading stores
No mistake is made in going to the Bon
| Marche to do Christmas shopping. 1t is
a good store, with a good stock of high
grade dress goods, wraps, coats, fancy and
art goods OF great variety, and handsome
| jewelry. They offering choice
lot of manufacturers samples of jew
elry, diamonds, pearls. etc, at half price
and less. The DISPLAY runs from small ar
ticles sold at prices ranging from two cents
to 81 .O9, to gold jewelry with diamond and
pearl settings, which are sold at prices
| ranging from S1.5O to S14. These latter are
valued at from So to SO. The art goods de-
partment is particularly attractive. n this
department they have a line which they re-
gard as unsurpassed. Some special bar
gains are displayed in fancy mead rests, silk
down-covered pillows, Swiss bureau SETS
applique table covers bureau sets and buffet
covers. Some sl.25 eiderdown dressing
sacques for ladies, of light blue and gray, in
all sizes, are sold for 50 cents. Fascinators
OF fine knit worsted are sold for 10 cents.
The apron sale offers some special bargains
in white India linen, large checked ging-
ham and daintily trimmed fancy Swiss
aprons. 1000 dozen handkerchief on sale
tomorrow at 3 cents each. The Bon Marche
is popular establishment at 3li and 316
1th street. known to all Washingt shop
Ia md
have large custom.
Pianos at reasonable prices and on easy
terms may be had at G. H. Kuhn's temple
of music, 1909 G street The firm has been
established since 1872, and is well known.
The krakauer and other popular pianos
are there on exhibition to make selection
from. Expert attention is given to pianos
and organs.
In order to look well for Christmas and
New Year a bright-iooking coat is a ne
cesSity. 1t is not necessary to purchase
new garment. for NJ. Gutrnan, the ladies'
tailor of 1921 G street northwest, offers to
remodel old coats after the SWEETEST Partisan
styles, and to clean plush coats so that they
will appear as fresh and bright as. new,
without injury. Gowns and coats are also
made to order by Mr. Gutman.
For home folks one of the most popular
forms of Christmas gifts is slippers. Burt,
the well known shoe man of AL F street
northwest, is Offering special line of new
slippers and ties, house slippers, felt Slip
pers and also carriage boots to wear over
evening slippers. What could be more ac-
ceptable than pair of the new tailormade
shoes that are now generally considered
the most sensible that fashion ever ap-
proved of, being warm, dry, comfortable,
durable and sure to keep their shape. The
children must not be forgotten and a pair
of school shoes with extended soles that
protect the uppers from kicks and scraping
would come in right handy to begin the
new year with. These are said to be so dur
nh 10 hot thnyr- nfre
Taking time by the forelock is generally
an excellent plan to pursue and is especially
wise regards the purchase of Christmas
gifts. For example. by purchasing now
;}3 1-3 per cent off marked prices will be al
lowed on opera glasses, so says the Claflin
Optical Company at ao7 street northwest,
under the Masonic Temple. And adj
ditional attraction, it Is stated that your
selection made now VIII be reserved until
you are ready to pay for it. All the famous
! makes in glasses are to be found a this es-
adjustment.
Go to Metzerott's Music Company, ITO F
street, for the Hartman piano. 1t is one of
the sweetest toned and most pleasing in
StrumentS made. 1t is an instrument upon
which has been devoted the greatest pains
to secure perfection of action and tone, and
it receives the highest praise from all who
| use it. 1t is durable and handsome. The
MetZcrOtt Music Company is a long eStab-
lished and well-known firm. The name Is
familiar to all lovers of music in Washing
| ton. They are selling mandolns at a dis
count of % per cent.
Capes and colts-coats and capes. Gold
eEberg, OBS It'll street northwest, is now
having i run on all sorts of wraps, of all
sorts that in the latest style. and hav
ing laid in large stock of these goods. they
have made prices lew with the idea that
many ard quick sales will result in more
profit than slower methods. Goldenberg is
receiving additional assignments of wraps
daily to keep his stock up to the point it
was when the on his store began. Wo-
mems coats of all wool, with handsome
rough effect and two-button box front, in
the latest style, are selling as low S3.9S,
whereas they formerly were marked IS. All
the other lots of goods are being disposed of
at the same proportion of cut prices. One
of the handsomest women's extra fine quail
ity electric seal capes, thirty inches long,
with extra wide sweep and wide storm col
lar. made entirely of marten fur. while the
front is also edged with similar fur that
sod for $50. is now offered at SD. These are
only samples of the cut in all prices of wraps
at Goldenberg's
The Christmas spirit has already been
imbhed by Kneessi of 425 Ith street
northwest, who announces that he will
present a collar or cuff box
whisk broom and holder to every pur-
chaser of goods at his store to the amount
of 81 or more. Prices have not been ad-
vanced in order to make this generous offer,
for the proprietor claims he Is naming lower
prices for leather goods than even the stores
where the leather is not guaranteed. Among
the hundreds of desirable articles to be pro-
cured at kIeessi's are ladies' combs and
leather pocket books. Names will be marked
free on leather goods, and anything desired
will be laid aside on a small deposit.
Nothing makes more beautiful or appro-
pirate present than lamp and shade or a
lamp and globe. The latter are very popular
just now, it Is said, and the e. F. Brooks
Company, 81 18th street, in the Corcoran
building, advertise that they have a line
from which the most fastidious could Sc
lect, and as for lamps, there is not one that
could he desired that is missing from the
stock. Gas stoves, radiators, gas logs and
fireplace goods are practical gifts and are
acceptable in most cases, and they can be
found in all styles at the establishment
mentioned.
Right now is the time TO sit for photo
graphs If they are intended for use as to-
kens of remembrance for Christmas IF
sitting is made now. W. H. Stalee of 1IO7 f
street northwest, the successor of Brady.
promises to finish up a dozen of his new
mezzo-tint oval photographs in time for the
holidays. No extra charge for RESTING will
be made if patrons not satisfied with the
first one.
A piano makes an elegant Christmas
present, but you must be careful what sort
you get. handsome may help to
furnish a house, but in piano you want
something more than that. It must have