The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-20
HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS ATFURsT's
No EseaAon 10 Go TO New York for
Your Christmas Presents.

IOuE sEbtS 4
There are no stores in New York in the
same line which nave a greater, better or
more attractive array of holiday goods
than that of Furst Bros. Starting in with
the annex, NO. $50 Newark avenue, we find
toydom let loose. Everything-sleds, BIZ
cycles and carts, all kinds and sizes of
horses, including those of the hobby per-
suasion, skin animals in great variety,
mechanical toys wonderful in construc-
ton, loaded trucks and milk wagons,
drums and horns to dispel the quiet of
the home; cunning little pianos, desks
and dolls, dressers. sideboards, folding
beds and washstands; dolls by the thou
sands, to all Appearances; books and
James This is essentially the juvenile
department, and just to mention the toys
in it would be to exclude all the other
store. It's a big idea, just the same, to
nave this department separate, as it rem
derS buying in these busy days much more
comfortable both for children and adults.
And, apropos of comfort, why do not our
women buy at once, and in the mrning at
that? You wait until the last few days,
With this result, crowds pushing and
cross, insufficient and unsatisfactory SER
vice, and general dissatisfaction. In the
morning early, when me air is good,
salespeople are not tired. and there's room
10 breathe and look-that's the time to do
Il fDIS store Indl CrOWQ6Q as fufSI s IS
later in the lay
A word to the wise. Here we are at the
main store, and as it happens to come
under our observation first, we begin with
gloves. Here, as in every department,
variety and excellence are the character
istics. All the street and evening shades
in both kid and silk. Beautiful gifts are
gioves-nice things to nave on land
furnishings, neckWear, embroidered sus-
penders, night robes and full dress
shields.
Collar and cuff boxes of solid oak, white
metal trimmed, are also a feature here.
Passing along to new fields of triumph,
we take in the merits of their metal
cry, bearing the name Whiting or
'-HaSprouck," insuring its excellence, and
done up" in beautiful boxes, which can
be used in future as glove or handkerchief
brush and mirror), hand painted and
trimmed with German silver gilded;
Catholic and Episcopal prayer books, in
soft and celluloid binding, and the Oxford
and international Bibles, and also sterling
silver roSarieS.
With just time for breath, we note the
Dresden and white metal ~inkstands, the
note paper, glove and handkerchief cases,
silver tray and scraper for the table, and
perfumes. In his connection we must
mention atornizers in great variety, from
Hand painted china-plaques, bottles,
trays and vases-come next-and many
will be glad if they come Christmas.
Everything in sterling silver-this means
much, as an attempt to itemize would
prove. All the brushes, files, hooks, scis-
sors-oh, a whole case full of them.
Jewelry presents the same b~ewildering
collection. All the pins. studs. buttons,
baby sets, chains, chatelaine watches and
enough more to fill up this whole column.
Lots of side combs, real shell and set
with jewels, shell lorgnettes, opera
glasses and beautiful bags for the same.
Dollsi Bisque and kid, jointed and (for
want of a better term) stiff, large and
small, dressed and undressed; cute little
baby dolls, beautifully gowned; little
crochetted bootees, sacques and caps. Oh,
a delight, even to the grown-up. UNI
brellas having the Dresden, pearl and
silver, ivory and jeweled handles come in
most alluring guise.
On our way to the basement we jot
down books-all the standards and many
new things; boys clothing, a big feature
with the house; capes, Jackets and furs,
and a complete line of upholsteries.
And now we are in clover. With TOYS
in the basement to enjoy all these bits of
bric-a-brac. fine wares in all departments
of the basement. J~ardinieres, lamps,
vases, fine ice cream, fish and chocolate
sets, tete-a-tete sets, berry sets, bits of
Delft and Copenhagen, bronze n brass
vases, and everything in fine baskets.
Now, that's not a systematic grouping,
but with so much to bewilder, can you
blame US?
This basement alone furnishes material
for a three-colun1n article. Everything is
so much cheaper han at many of the
large stores in New York-another thing
to scatter our ideas.