Evening star., 1898-12-19
SOME CHRISTMAS HINTS
Places Where shoppers Can Find
what The, Want

The finest tone. the best work and ma
terial with moderate prices and reasonable
terms. are some of the attractions that
should he considered in connection with the
! contemplated purchase OF piano. The
name Emerson is sufficient guarantee that
no mistake could be made in buving such
an instrument whether intended for a
| Christmas gift or for personal use H. Eb-
erhach. 9l5 F street conducts the sale Of
the Emerson piano in this city.
Messrs. Loeb & Co. 621 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. are justly earning the right to be
known as the clothing bargain givers. hav-
ing picked out many Sio and ST. stylish
suits. single and douhla-breasfrd and lika-
priced oNercoats Of kerseyS. whIpcorls coy
efts, &c. and cut them down to s. a. This
however IS nut small feature OF the firms
Inducements to purchasers. for only a visit
10 their finely stocked establishments where
every article i'm the mems furnishing line
may be had. can give an idea of their stock
Builders and others would do we'll to in
vestigate the wonderfully low price Thos
w. Smith. LIST street and Indiana ayeDtla is
quoting on fine seasoned framing. IL was
sawed in the winter Of 1897. made with fun
width and thickness. and is offered for only
$40 per l.eO mp.
Mr., c. {. Pursell. AIS 9th street. is Offering
the largest and finest assortment of Bibles
IN the District. He is asking only ~ cents
/
instance, and his prices run from this and
he :h-cent Thumb Bibles up to family
Bib!es from s1J0 to s22
The Davis Art Studio. 9Ia F. street. cbal-
lenGes all competitors to equal it's work
confident that ii cannot be eNcellad All
that is asked is that patrons shall stem In
and inspect the new work Of the studio i'm
photography. See the photograph frame
which magntfes the picture. All work of a
superior grade.
The finest sausage to be had is that of
c, Rammling 3l2 PENNSYLVANIA ayenue
and stalls tIJu-5l Center Market for il is
real homemade. prepared of choice home
dressed meats. and dcliciously seasoned
with pure spices. Mr.. Rammling also makes
a speciality of home-cured hams and bacon,
lard, etc.
An attractive announcement at this time
is that of the Helbig Music Store. 1872 7th
street. To those contemplating the pur-
chase of piano IL may be proper to say
that this store offers new Instruments nj
gust half their actual value for example
a $500 piano for Sl!0 All goods are war
ranted for ten years. 1t is explained that
as expenses are small it is possible for the
Elelbig store to fix prices at a lower figure
than those of other firms that are compcll-
ed TO make a larger outlay.
Good brandies whiskies and wines are in
demand at Christmas time for the puddings
and pastries. What would a mince pie or
q fruit Duuding sauce Toe without dash
of fine liquor? Not very much like the real
article. To be sure. At James Tharps
No. Sl2 + street northwest the best brands
are to be found and at prices that suit the
times. Tharp's Berkeley Rye is smooth,
mellow and absolutely pure.
In beginning the year lS.l9. the house,
wife, well as the merchant needs blank
books for accounts. recipes. orders and
other mcmorandums. All kinds of these
necessary articles are in East0n x Rupps
store, No. 421 llth street northwest. whore
popular prices prevail In the rush of
Christmas buying don't let this be forgot
ten.
Ar ideal gift and one that would be ap-
Dreciated, is a dress suit-one of the kind
made by q. Wartied Simpson of l2u5 q
street, recognized authority on proper
dress. 4 business suit would also make an
excellent Christmas remembrance. Simpson
does no hasty tailoring on account of the
holiday rush. His method is to meet the
demand with an enlarged force.
No better gift can be found for the boy
than a good set OF tools-not the toy va
riety-but substantial ones with which he
can work and turn his play into useful
labor John h. Espey at 100 Pcnnsylya-
MIA avenue makes a speciality of fitting up
tool chests to order. Complete outfits are
made up as low as 81. MIR. Espey also has
especial line of carving sets for the
holiday trade.