The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-22
Great Variety Of Useful and
Ornamental Articles.
First.Class Pawtucket Houses for
the Public to PatrOnize.
Beautiful Window Decorations Read the List
and Common Sense Will Do the Rest.

centred on one object-the amount 10 pe
expended for Christmas gifts and how to
make the amount each appropriates for
this purpose go the farthest.
Various and wonderful will be the finan-
ciaI methods practiced. The father OF the
family with a keen eye to the utility OF
each gift, the mother with mind stored
with the various desires expressed by the
members OF her flock during the year
seeks, as far as possible, to crafty each de-
sire, many of which have been but passing
fancies and retained only in fond moth
er's memory.
Claude. who has arrived at the age
when young mans thoughts turn to love,
spends his waking hours in trying to fig
ure out how he can purchase for Henrietta
agift in proportion to the ardor OF his affec-
tions and within the limit of his weekly
stipend; and the bride Of few weeks, hers
is the most perplexing problem OF all.
Having saved her money with religious
zeal, she goes from store to store seeking
with untiring energy to find gift OF SUI
ficient importance for John, and In the
majority of cases she is unsuccessful and
comes to the conclusion few nights be-
fore Christmas that her beloved would ap-
preciate her own handiwork more than any
object she could purchase, and SO buying
the materials she fashions an elaborare pair
of slippers or fancy article of some de-
scription. and finds the day before Christ
mas she cannot possibly finish 1t In time
for the morning of that day, and the result
is that she makes her way to the nearest
tobacconist and expends her cash for CT
gars. il John be a smoker, and the result
generally is that her judgment of the weed
is such that John spends week or so after
Christmas in presenting those against
whom he has grudge with cigars; and so
1t goes, but il we may be permitted to
make suggestion to our steadily growing
circle of readers, it would be to make their
purchases of one of the many reliable
busiuess houses Of which we make men
tion.
The Boston Store.
The David Harley Co. are beginning to
reap the benefits Of large sums invested in
goods Tor Christmas shoppers. The store
was crowded all day yesterday with a
~,swd or eager purchasers attracted by the
Yual variety and assortment of goods dis
played.
The lovers of books will find on the
counters of the Boston Store all the latest
works of popular iauthors at popular
prices. The juvenile mind will be de-
lighted with the varied assortment OF toys
and games displayed, and anything may
be purchased in this department from an
automatic Ferris wheel to game of jack
straws for the children's Christmas stock
ing.
Gifts for those of more mature years are
exhibited in endless variety. Specialties
in silverware, platedware, Boston bags,
toilet sets, dinner sets, bisque figures, jar
dinieres, and articles for 5 o'clock tea are
displayed in the various. departments in
great variety, and it will be a fastidious
shopper who cannot select his or her Xmas
gifts from the assortment offered at the
Boston Store.
McCaughey & Co.
This populrr firm has an exceedingly
large assortment of fhousefurnishing goods
There are many people who prudently ex-
pend the money set aside for Christmas
gifts in articles for homeservice and decor
alton, than is generally supposed, and IL
you happen to be one of the sensible class,
who believe that a pleasure shared is
pleasure doubled, and intend to purchase
\ gift that all members of the household
can use and enjoy, we recommend you to
inspect the assortment Of articles for the
home decoration that this firm display.
Articles for every room in the house may
be procured here and it is not necessary
that you pay cash for your purchase IL not
convenient to do so. The installment sys-
tenn in use by this firm has permitted
many homes to be furnished long in ad-
vance OF the time this could have been af-
forded had 1t been necessary to pay down
the cash.
Radikin & Cooney.
Radikin & Cooney are at the present
time doing an immense business in the
holiday line. No dry goods store in the
city has made greater preparations for the
holiday trade than this firm. No stock in
their line was ever more complete and their
patrons have an opportunity to select
easily and quickly, for the departments
are filed with articles to please all.
There is nothing more desirable or suit
able for Christmas presents than the arti-
cIes of real value at this first class estab-
Iishment. The variety is almost infinite,
and the possibility of making small sum
go long way in the purchasing OF gifts
for Christmas, is apparent by glance at
their large advertisement.
Deahy Brothers.
This popular house have made more OF
an elaborate display than usual OF useful
and ornamental goods suitable for holiday
gifts.
The lines Of handkerchiefs, gloves and
various celluloid novelties displayed on the
counters of this establishment form IN ex-
hibition very attractive to lady purchasers.
The advertising enterprise of this concern
IN indicated by their fntroduction NJ the