Evening star., 1896-12-23
CHRISTMAS STREETS
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Holiday Scenes on the Business
Thoroughfares.
FHRONGS OF GIFT BUYERS
Attractive Displays Made by WASH
ington Merchants.
HINTS TO SH OPPERS S

HINTS TO HOPPERS
! The holly bough and mistletoe,
The crows foot and the evergreens
Frame out the crowds that come and go
Enlivening the Christmas scenes.
A tiny nose in longing pressed
Against the barring window glass
That holds doll divinely dressed;
The sturdy lover and his lass
Careless Of what the holiday
May bring them in substantial gifts,
While their hearts sing roundelay
That soothes and sweetens and uplifts
The carriage wheels that swiftly roll;
The tattered shoes on weary feet;
| The glad In heart; the sad in soul
Alike crowd on the busy street.
Oh! We, who fortune kind has blest
Remember at this giving time
Those who the fates have sore opprest
And from your dollar let dime
Stray outward on sweet mercy's way
To wreathe smile upon the face
OF charity, for e'er and aye.
OF all the Three, the loveliest grace!
The holly, bough and mistletoe,
The crows foot and the evergreens,
Are not for those who only know
Sad heartache in these Christmas scenes.
Ogram. the well-known druggist at the
corner of 18th and Pennsylvania avenue is
Offering choice line of Christmas presents
this year. His stock is repete with dainty
gifts for IL dies and substantial presents for
men. There are handsome cut glass bot
ties, with choice extracts at modest prices,
and rich bureau accessories. His stock
of brushes IS perhaps the best in this part
of the country, and numbers some actual
Irize winners at the Paris exposition. A
nice box of soap makes a suitable present,
and he is showing some clever conceits il
this line Of goods. He offers as a leader a
choice box of extracts, containing two bot
ties. for the modest sum of 35 cents. In
fact. he has list of articles that COM
mends itself to Christmas shoppers, and
one cannot go amiss by paying him visit
before purchasing present for friend.
weather-the young mans fancy will natur-
ally turn to thoughts of winter clothing.
Usually winter weather means winter prices
for seasonable garments, but the Loeb &
Hfrsh dissolution sale presents the topSy
turvy conditions of one-ba1f prices in the
height of the season. No better opportu-
nifty can be hoped for than this to supply
wardrobe with verything it needs to
make It complete. A 40 per cent reduc tion
is indeed worthy of consideration.
In the musical world the name of Knabe
Is synonymous with a first-class piano. At
the firms extensive ware rooms, 1922 Penn
sylvania avenue, a complete line Of pianos
Is offered, and there is no present that
brings as much real pleasure a fine in
strument For the holiday season a num-
Der of elegant pianos are offered at tempt
ing prices. Each instrument carries with
II the firms guarantee. And this includes
some slightly used pianos that are every
bit as good as new, al prices that are as
tonishingly low. The firm sells pianos on
time and does general piano business,
renting, moving, tuning and repairing.
A visit to the establishment of F. G.
Nolte, No. $40 9th street northwest. and
an examir alton of his prices for work, will,
it is believed convince any inquirer that in
papering rooms at least 25 cents on the
dollar can be saved.
Those who are contemplating getting
piano will find the Krakauer instruments
at Kuhr's Temple of Music, No. 1909 G
street northwest. The house also does ex-
pert tuning and repairing.
Mr.. John r. Kelly, whose stalls are in
the 9th street wing of the Center market,
Is a purveyor of New York roast beef and
steaks. He also makes a speciality Of Bos-
ton corned beef.
A mall who smokes appreciates a box
of cigars as a Christmas present, and why
not give him one? The National Cigar Fac
tory. NO lol1 Pennsylvania avenue. is MAX
Ing cigars and putting them up in attrac-
tive boxes These cigars sell at prices
minus the commission paid to the middle
man.
Byron S. Adams, prompt printer" at
No. SO 11th street northwest, Is doing a
big business in printing typewriter circu-
lars. These circulars have the hand marks
of personal letters and never fail to attract
attention. Il never disappoint" is Mr..
Adams motto.
The announcement is made by Mr. Chas.
;nRf bot
street northwest the old stand of Thomp-
sons music store. a branch wareroom of
the Stieff piano headquarters in Baltimore.
]. C. CoElif. for years of the firm of Pfeif
fer & Conliff of this city, is the manager,
and extends a cordial invitation to his
friends and the public in general to visit
the warerOOms, where he will take pleasure
in showing the Stien piano and explain its
harmonies, beauties, perfection, construc-
ton and style Of manufacture. The pur-
pose OF establishing this branch wareroom
In this city. where heretofore the Stieff
piano has been represented, is to afford a
better opportunity for an inspection of
what is regarded by thousands of pur-
chasers as one of the best musical instru-
ments on the market today.
There are 191 beverages IN Chr. Xander's
stock at 800 7th street northwest, and the
price list will be furnished on application.
Wines and liquors Of every description are
in stock, and deliveries are prompt.
Port and sherry wine for Christmas are
| being offered by P. r. Wilson, 934 7th
street, at $50 gallon. This offer will last
two days longer, as well as an offer of
| five-year-old rye whisky for 20 cents
quart. Plum pudding, fruit cake, candies
and all kinds of Christmas goods are sold
at correspondingly low prices.
These VINO want supply of articles such
as. are needed to trim Christmas trees will
| find a beautiful assortment at j. Jay
Gould's, No. 421 9th street northwest.
One of the finest stocks of sweetmeats
and other good things for the holidays is to
be found at the store Of Mr. ]. H. Hunger
ford, corner of 9th and o streets north
west. Here are to be found figs, raisins,
and all other delicacies needed to assist in
| enjoying the Christmas festivities.
| Sufferers from corns bunions which
| th:y would cure would do well to see Pro-
fessor j. J. Georges & Son, No. 1l15 Penn
| sylvania avenue northwest.
| Mr.. J. H. Corning, whose tile shop is a:
| $40 and 622 18th street northwest offers to
Christmas buyers and all other kind of
| buyers, q fine assortment Of wrought iron
railr IS, gates. hinges, window guards. etc
! These who desire to see the Berlin art
| exhibition should at once visit Veerhof's
gallery. as the display will soon be closed