Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-22

In fact. it is an alI-the-year-reund pleas
ure. Nearly all grocers sell 1t. VIM II.
| Calf & Co. are thu Wholesale agents and
place an enormoussameunt OF this brand
| With grOeeIS.
Mrs. II. J. Hunt the1 street nailIiner.
provided splendid stock Of Paris and
London bonnets and hats for the Christmas
| II ade- The assortment Is a choice one and
che knows just how to fit every customer
! to make the style most effective Men who
| want to make their wives happy should
send them to Mrs. Hunt.
| Guides flowers and plants are too well
known to need recommendation, but at
| this season Of the year nothing is more
desirable than pretty plant to ornament
a room. Some pretty azalias are in stock
now.
In thinking over the. money you have
| wasted during the past year and In coming
| to the conclusion that during the next year
you will save something, it will be a good
scheme to remember that the Union Saw
| ings Bank, 1222 street, Is a weu-known
| savings institution. An account can be
| started at the bank by depositing ST. After
| that you will went to save more, and will
find it easy to do so.
| Consult Mrs. C. Stiebel lib G street.
about the latest styles and prettiest pat
terEs of bonnets and furs She is an ex-
| pert. and cannot only give the advice de-
| sired. but displays one of the choicest
| stocks in the city to select from
| Crowds of Christmas shoppers in search
of presents Of jewelry have taken advan-
| tage Of the auction sale of the fine stock
| OF Gerome Desio, at 1107 F street. There
are three sales daily-1O:3O am, 2:3O and
| S pm. The stock is of the finest quality
and shoppers secure big bargains by at
| tending the sales.
Fred A. Schmidt, 504 9th street, is max
ing preparations to move into his new
| building, six doors above his present To-
| cation, and offers his customers their
| choice of Christmas gifts at 10 to 30 per
| cent off. Everything goes at these reduced
| figures.
| The superb work of Keen, the tailor
| 1910 F street, is known to every we'll
dressed man In Washington. Mr. Keen is
I turning out unusually fine work this sea-
Son. This is due to his expert cutters.
! Toys for every child in South Washing
| ton may be found at ]. w. Barker's store,
| corner 18th and ID streets southwest The
| list includes everything from a one-cent
| doll up to the novel and intricate toys and
| games. all put down to the lowest figure
| possible.
| P. R. Wilson, 934 It'll street, has set out
for holiday consideration a fine stock of
| household dainties. including the choicest
! line of table wines and all kinds Of nuts
| and candies.
| One can do wisely in going to the Kolb
pharmacy, 43S It'll street, for Christmas
| gifts. There is large array of dainty and
beautiful toilet articles and appliances
| and thousand and one appropriate things
| for holiday purchases.
| There is an abundance to choose from for
| Christmas gifts at the Veerhoff galleries
| in these days. Most artistic frames, rare
| paintings, engravings, water colors, photo
| gravures, miniatures. statuettes and a great
variety of choice and artistic art goods.
| The Houghton Company, 1914 street,
| presents for the holiday trade the latest
and most artistic designs in household
| furniture. Their stock Of rockers Is es-
pecially noticeable, because of the great
| variety and the novelty of shape and
| beauty of color in many Of them.
| The kindly offices Of the dentist seem
! hardly to be in the category Of Christ
| mas remembranees.1 Yet what gift would
! be more acceptable than relief from the
humping toothache that tolls not (neither
does it spin) but is mighty to hurt The
| Evans dental parlors, 1909 street, surely
| can help to enjoy Christmas If We have
| need Of it's services.
The chances are easily fifty to one that
| the average boy girl, if asked what they
| would most like to have for Christmas
present, would promptly answer, "A
wheel. Twenty dollars will buy twenty
| inch Crescent at the local branch of the
Western Wheel Works, 9th and H streets
| northwest.
| USe1ul presents are most appreciated by
recipients, and nothing pleases housekeep-
ers better than something that meets an
everyday domestic necessity. carving
set Is a particularly appropriate gift to
such, and an excellent assortment is Of
fered at Walford's two stores, AT and 900
Pennsylvania avenue.
A new bicycle for $3.50 is an unusual
| thing when the big prices at which wheels
have been held is considered, but that is
| the cost Of an Ottawa of the 1898 style.
The Iroquois Cycle Company, 80 18th, has
| the Ottawas for sale, and offers many other
| BIZ bargains.
Leather goods are durable and most al
ways manufactured into very useful ar
| ticles Seekers for holiday remembrances
should examine the big stock Of travelling
| bags, toilet cases and pocket books at Lutz
& Co.'S, No. 497 Pennsylvania avenue. The
| Offerings in driving gloves, lap robes and
other carriage comforts are also very at
tractive.
| A $500 grand upright piano, almost as
good as new warranted for ten years, and
| only $125. Such is the offer made by Helbig
| of 1912 It'll street He has also a splendid
stock of new pianos at $135 and upward.
For things that are cheap as well as good
| go to Redmonds establishment, 313 7th
| street. He has lounges for $3.50, cook
stoves for So and other household articles
at equally low figures. His terms are cash
or credit, at the customers convenience.
| Persons having furniture, carpets and
other household effects to dispose of for
| cash will make no mistake if they do bust
| ness with Baums Furniture Exchange, 912
Pennsylvania avenue. Estimates on house
| and office furniture a speciality.
| Don't throw or give away your discarded
| clothing. not even your old hats and shoes.
| You can get good money for them at w.
| Rices place, 1892 9TH street. He will call
| at your house If you send him word.
| Fur garments made or altered into
| latest styles by Mrs. r. NJ. Evans at her
| parlors the second floor of ia 7th
| street. Her work is exquisite and her
| prices are moderate beyond comparison.
For food and medicines for household
pets there Is no place like Schmid's, 712
| 18th street. He is the friend of dogs and
birds, and makes specially Of their care
and treatment When any of your pets is
| out of sorts, consult DR.. Schmid and a cure
| is assured. He knows what they need and
| he always has 1t in stock.
| If you have any old gold and silver orna-
| ments. or, in fact, any sort of discarded
| 1ewelry, you can easily turn them into
| ready cash at Ferd. Lowenstein's. S15 G
street. 1t don't matter how old mutt