The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-14
GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS DAY.
Everything I'm the Way of Presents
at Brown & Van Anglenss.

T. G.. Brown & Van Anglen have an nm
usually fine stock of Christmas goods this
year. They can supply one with sensible
and useful gifts, or they can give you the
prettiest imaginable trinket. The whole
store seems in gala attire. Even the dress
goods department has a holiday look.
The third floor is almost entirely de-
voted to Christmas goods, not the trim
kets, but substantial gifts like down pill
lows, head rests, taborets, window seats.
scarfs and all upholstered goods. There
is a good assortment of pillows. The MANY
different designs are on demnim, which
mas become popular for many things.
push, velvet, silk and linen. The biey-
Gle autograph pillows are the latest things.
THESE have a wheel drawn on the cover.
with spaces between the spokes for auto
graphs. Some very pretty Japanese scarfs
are of shaded silk worked with gold
thread. Besides brass bedsteads and up
holstered goods there may be found on
the third floor a number of new designs
IN cambria n percale dress patterns.
IheS6 are out unusually early. and there
are some beautiful designs among them
fancy aprons in dotted Swiss with lace
and ribbons, muslin point shams and pil-
low covers are the principal attractions
on the second floor. Anyone who wants
10 give a very handsome present may find
there the Best styles in fur capes and col
%larettes and the latest things IN children's
wear.
But it is about the jewelry and trinket
ana fancy things on the first floor that
satin cushions and toilet bottles, fancy
bureau scarfs of dotted Swiss, lace and
ribbons, ha~nd-painted bouquet holders.
nand-embroidered handkerchiefs and
glove cases, painted PLAQUES in flower
and Delft designs and Empire fans. In
FANCY neckwear maj be found yokes and
Jabot collars of chiffon and lace.
SIverware plays a prominent part in
Christmas gifts. Silver toilet sets, both
sterling and plated, are valuable presents,
ana Dresden china sets are quite as pref
ty. Gilt and silver frames and mirrors.
smoking sets, cigar boxes, celluloid glove
and handkerchief boxes, inkstands, collar
and cuff boxes, work boxes, fan, photo
graph and necktie boxes, candlesticks,
vaseline holders, pin trays. fancy per-
fumery and atomizersl are a few of the
many pretty things to be found there.
With the jewelry, where are all kinds of
lace pins. hat pins, baby pins, cuff pins,
garter clasps and buckles. shell combs and
pins. lorgnette chains and chain bracelets,
are silver toilet articles. Among them are
hat and cloth brushes, nail files, button
hooks, shoe horns, ~penknives. curling
irons, paper cutters, match boxes, vase
line jars and soar boxes, and opera glass
es and bags of silk and leather. Among
the latter goods are shopping bags, music
rolls, pocketbooks and wallets. There are
some very handsome umbrellas with han
dies of ivory, china and natural wood
mounted in silver and gold.
There is always a fine line of stationery.
Additions in the shape of fancy boxes
have been made. In the brie-a-brac de-
partment there are all kinds of clocks,
glass, jewel cases and silver plate.
The book department is worthy of spe-
cial notice. Books by all the standard
and popular authors, in linen, silk and
cial offer is made of a fine Bible. This is
designed for young people as we'll as old.
It has a ~pronouncing dictionary as well
as concordance, SO that everyone will
know how to pronounce the fearful names
of the Old Testament. An inspection Of
this store will convince anyone that all
the family presents can be bought within
ito doors.