The times., 1898-12-04
CHRISTMAS Is COMING.
Opening scenes of the Great
Giving Season Mt the
PafaIs Royal.


Opening scenes of the Great
Giving Season Mt the
PaiaIs Royal.
The opening scenes of the beautiful
Christmas drama are beginning TO drift
across the stage of everyday life and
everywhere are to be found the pre-
cursors of the great heart action which
will again make the last week of the
year so memorable TO all the Christian
world. To all homes. 10 the mansion
of ST. James and the poor hovel OF ST.
Giles alike. there will come CLEANS of
glorious light that fell on the manger
at Bethlehem, and even now gifts are
being selected with which the hearts of
young and old alike are 10 be gladden.
ed. This fact was foTcibly illustrated
10 "a Star reporter who spent a couple
of hours yesterday afternoon in the
Palais Royal.
For many years Mr.. Lisner's estab-
hshment. so popular At all seasons, has
been particularly magnetic in its at
fractions at the holiday time. and the
present year marks II in this respect
in even more emphatic degree than
formerly. From top TO bottom of the
big business beehive The practical and
the decorative. the useful and the beau
tiful. the substantial and the senti-
mental, are to be found IN lavish pro-
fusion. And no matter whether one pos
sesseS the purse OF a Fortunatus and
the luxurious tastes Of a Prince, or the
slender wallet OF a newspaper reporter,
and desires prOportionate thereto all
can be satisfied at the Palais Royal.
Kris Kringle evidently has his store
house of toys DOWN In the basement,
because these plsythings that make the
hearts of Juveniles .iiirnp with such
pleasant emotionS-s arc there without
apparent end. All..sorts and descrip
tions of toys and games and contriv-
arces designed to give the young en-
joyment or recreation are there in
prodigal quantities.
The first floor Is particularly well
equipped with attractions for the little
girls and the big ones. too. There are
several valuable decorative features.
The dolls fairy home. fashioned of
ribbons in all the exquisite tints and
harmonious colors and peopled with
beautiful dolls, is one of these, and
Christmas bells formed of dainty white
handkerchiefs suspended In belfrys OF
the same delicate material, seem ready
to ring out glad chimes of promise and
plenty.
The doll display is exceedingly large
and contains dolls of all coIors and all
nationalities. For the more mature
people there are countless appropriate
things. Umbrellas. gloves. toilet arti-
cies. and thousand and one other use
full and pretty articles peculiarly suita-
BILE as remembraIices for relatives or
friends On the floors above are more
and more of the practical and pretty.
There is a profuss display of aprons
worthy an examination by all. while
the dress goods and rnade-up dresses,
waists silk petticoats and such arti-
cles. represent all that is attractive IN
styie and rich in texture. 1t IS needless
to speak about the many appropriate
things in the gift line in the furniture
department. There are writing desks
and easy chairs, rockers and center ia
bles, rich rugs and charming draper
les.
Description of the Palais Royal in its
festal Christmas guise IS Inadequate in
cold type. but it will be gratifying to
the public TO know that each and every
one of the countless articles contained
in Ii will be laid aside for those so de
string it. and carefully boxed and kept
until nearly the Christmas time. If so
wished This plan will doubtless be
greatly appreciated by those who
are familiar with the difficulties that
confront buying later, when the CHRIST
mas crowds grow so great. II enables
selections to be made before the stocks
are all picked over. and facilitates the
solution of the great giving problem IN
a most satisfactory way. The Palals
Royal is well worthy visit. because
everything that fancy can suggest or
fashion can dictate seems to have place
within its all-embracing walls.