The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-22

in manufacturing frames for the holi-
days that the frame makers in it's en-
ploy have had TO work day and night,
in order TO complete the work for the
holidays. The temptation to refuse
orders was strong last week. but j. l.
Torbert. who has charge of this de-
partment, runs it on the plan OF the
Metropolitan street cars-"always room
for one more"
There is something about a drug
store TO win a lady's heart besides good
soda water. At the Hebron Drug Com
pany. corner of Fort and King streets,
there are so many things that one is
staggered in making a selection. In
perfumes the celebrated Rogers & Gal
let's are leaders for Christmas pres
ents. because they are put up in such
beautiful packages, and because OF the
quality The odors are mild in a way.
but of sufficient strength to be last
ing. And they are not offensive to the
olfactory organs of the most fastid-
ious, therefore, if a lady passes you
on the street and leaves a trail Of
strongly smelling musk, you may de-
pend upon it that il is not Rogers a.
Gallets. Among the other Christmas
goods at Hobron's are toilet sets, mani
cure sets, combs, brushes, etc, any OF
which would make a very acceptable
gift.
Going down town again, the shopper
will find much to interest her at the
Hawaiian News store on Merchant
street. opposite Bishops Bank.
Although there are two large rooms
in this establishment, the shelves are
so crowded with toys, stationery,
Christmas cards and musical instru-
ments, and with customers that when
an opportunity is obtained 10 get near
| the goods they are so beautiful as TO
confuse the buyer. Everything, from
the toy for the little one, to the pres
ent for the aged, may be found here.
H. w. Schmidt e. Sons new estab-
| lishment in the Won Holt Block is re-
plete with dry goods. They make no
special preparations for Christmas. for
as Mr. Schmidt remarked to report
er for this paper:
It's always Christmas with us, and
we are prepared for it,"
The lowest priced goods in the store
are 20 yards for 81, and the quantity
goes from that down, according to the
quality The firm imports direct from
the United States and Europe, and the
stock is very complete. Tailors' goods
are something new to Schmidt & Sons,
Some of the latest goods to arrive are
brocade satins and French silks. The
patterns in these goods are the very
--latest, and are entrancingly beautiful.
The big prize doll in the window of
the Wall, Nichols Company has at
tracted the attention of purchasers to
it and other things on the inside of the
store. The run on their Christmas
goods has been toward books of every
description, some for children and
others for grown folks.
The doll mentioned above goes TO the
q little girl under 10 who writes the best
wOrded letter to old Santa Claus. So
far not many children have written, so
that there is a splendid opportunity
for some bright little girl to become
the possessor of a very pretty doll.
Letters will be received until noon ON
Thursday.
"Dimond's' has become almost a
household word during the past year,
and his sales this season have surpassed
his fondest expectations. Buying as
he does, direct from the largest manu-
facturers in Europe, low prices obtain
in his establishment. Not satisfied
with offering elegant goods at low
prices, he has provided additional at
fractions for his customers in the Roy
al Hawaiian Quintette Club. This
band of excellent musicians has pro-
vided entertainment for hundreds Of
people, while they were examining the
beautiful things on the counters and
show cases. For the holidays Mr.. Di-
lmond has offered stoves, refrigerators
crockery and glassware, lamps Of every
description, candlabras, table cutlery
Isilverware, solid silver, cut glass and
novelties in household utensils.
II. +. Wichman has made specially
of cut glass in his advertisements this
year, but the customer who goes into
his store to buy will find that every
thing is a speciality, and one line is not
put ahead of another. True enough,
the cut glass is beautiful and shines
= like diamonds in the glare of the cleo
f trio light The stock of jewelry, dia-
= monds and novelties in solid silver In
this establishment has never been
= equaled, and Mr. Wichman reports a
} very large holiday trade.
z Smokers requisites are sold by Hol-
70 lister & Co, at the corner of Fort and
. Merchant street The stock of pipes,
- cigar and cigarette holders and ash
e trays exposed by this firm make sick
I the heart of the man who delights IN
2 such things. but who has neither mon
/ ey or friends TO help him on the way
- TO their possession. This firm had {
;. large invoice of these goods coming
\ out from Europe, but the train bear
- ing the goods across the Continent ran
Y Into a snow bank and remained there