The morning times., 1895-12-22
OUR CHRISTIANS MARKET
|:AS SEEN BY THE HOUSEWIFE
Sumpiuous Food and Decorative
Display in Center Market.
SOME PROMINENT DEALERS
"Thry Are the Best Friends of An"

Prominent in the Ninth street wing
are the stalls and office OF c. Engcl'
Sons No. 49O. Always lavish and COIN
llcte i'll their supply they have surpassed
themselves this year in both quantity
and quality. Buyers on Monday and Tues
day, both of which days the great market
will remain open. will find Strawberries,
new tomatoes, new pot tatoes. lettuce.
celery radishes, cauiflowcr, black Ham
burg and American grapes and every
drlicacy in this line that the modern, we'll
equipped market supply calls for Game
the nnest and fattest Christmas turkeys.
quail. pheasant, etc, will hang in tempt
ing rows in front of the weli-known and
popular stalls. A few words about the
gentlemen themselves. The Eugle brothers
are known and liked, inside ana outside
of the market, wherever energy. industry
and probity are known. Their wide. far-
reaching business is the result or years OF
painstaking labor united with business
sagacity, and ii desire To provide the very
best for the very best class.
FOR BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.
You will go. of course, TO see Mr.. Robert
Bowdier, i69 b street wing one or the
oldest established florists, and wellknown
all over the District. his lovely, fragrant
flowers cultivated III such perfection. need
no further enconiium. The decorations
this year in the market Will De finer than
usual, ana MIR. -Bowder's stand, always
attractive will. during the week, be doubly
so. Kindness of heart is one or the char
acteristics of this worthy gentleman and
from his fragrant stock many flower finds
its way to MONIES Of penury 1t seems
nat ural that the heart Of man whose
daily ayocation leads him among the
loveliest OF Gods creations. should In
cline to deeds of gcntleness and charity.
life spent among flowers ought TO bring
happy thoughts.
or the Market Association, Mr. j. X.
Mangum. has a row of stalls, from 433
to 473. in Il street wing, where general
produce in its freshest and most salable
state can be daily had. Poultry, game,
fruit. lettuce, and every modern deiicacy
can be had. We could scarcely get near
enough to speak TO him, for his custom
list is so large that ladies were patiently
awaiting their turn to give orders for the
holidays. Mr.. MaDgum seemed to be
n prince of good fellows, himself
merry Christmas to him.
X. A. GOLDEN.
Every one who loves gnod living knows
the great fish and game man. who owns
The largest river fisheries, and whose game
is celebrated all over the city His latest
ra bbit hunt in West Virginia resulted in
tagging a real black bear. The animal,
now quite tame-dead. in IaCt-haneS in
full view. wreathed with arbur vitae, wear
ing "a blue satin necktie. All along the
argc stalls (from 31S. Is street wingD the
eye is tempted by terrapin. wild aud tame
duck. fowl OF all kinds, including Christ
mas turkeys, capons. and all small fowi.
The decorations at the Golden stands Will.
as usual. attract general attention. and
the order book is FILLING with the usual col
umns of great names A live newspaper
man once offered a liberal sum for half
an hours use of this same book. He prob
ably wanted To write what Great People
Eat He could have done 1t, for the names
of Americas very greatest statesmen ana
Europe's diplomats are there. OF hr.
,iolden's stock il may wen De said. Age
cannot wiiher. nor custom stale its in
finite variety.
CLARK BROS. FLORISTS.
The first stall as you enter the Ninth
street wing is used by the above firm.
For odor. as of .'Araby the blest' greets
you. and you turn to grow enthusiastic
over the Jars of exquisite Jacqueniinoi,
La France, bride. and Marecha Neil
Roses. leaning in profusion toward you.
As cuitivator of roses the Clark Bros.
are nearly WITHOUT piers. anu lleiT peas
ant courtesy adds TO their already large
custom list. Have cluster OF these roses
on your Christmas table.
W. Z. PERKINS.
Special attention is called to the fol-
lowing line of cheeses, 352 354 B-street
wing: Pineapple. Edam, Schweitzer. linI-
burger Roqucfort. De Brice. .Stilton Cheshire,
etc, all prime and OF guaranteed excellence.
EVERYBODY KNOWS.
Chris. Rammling, OF 5s3 Ninth street wing.
for the fame OF his homemade sausagcs
has gone abroad. There is much difference
between sausage made OF ill-fed kline,
and the pure. sweet, fresh, finely y-fla vored
sausage meat sold at this stand. Best
sugar-cured la ms, etc, here and at Union
market, 312 Pennsylvania avenue. Give
this enterprisinG young dealer call.
THE GREAT LIMERICK STANDS.
No. 25S to 264 B street wing. are cele-
brated for the excellence OF their food
supply. For Christmas. Mr.. William Lin
erick has an abundant stock of turkeys,
ducks-nallard and home raised capons,
rabbits and terrapins. all of guaranteed
freshness. The maine of this honora BILE
merchant is so welr> known, that his
stalls are thronged. early and late. with
the very best class of buyers.
WIDELY KNOWN.
Too well known 10 need putting are
the lengthy stands of Mr.. A. Loeffler $40
10 642 Ninth street wing. Here all day
Monday and Tuesday you will see lovers of
good things. ordering from the great
supply OF homemade sausage, imported
German. hams of the best brands in the
markets of the country. and everything in
the pork and smoked beef line.
L'ENEOI.
Popular and Wen liked by every man in
the market, and by a large and constantly
increasing list of patrons is Mr. Robert
Johnson. "a Seventh street wing All fresh
vegetables, fruit domestic and imported.
from North and South. East and West. honor
and honesty-even generosity-in dealing.
What more would you have? A merry
Christmas to Center Market from
THE HOUSEWIFE"
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