Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-14
CROWDS AT BOSTON HOUSE.
Buyers Of Christmas Novelties Find
COuntless AttractiOns There.

Buyers of Christmas Novelties Find
Countless Attractions There.
The busy shopping days of the ante
Christmas season have come. and the pulse
of trade has been quckcned to a degree of
high acceleraiion. The great throngs of
holiday buyers frequenting the retail
business districts, where everything Is bus
tie and excitement. There is no place in
Washington where the holiday purchasing
impetus Is more quickly felt than at the
Boston House Each succeeding Christmas
season finds the immense Woodward &
Lothrop establishment expanded. New de-
partments have been added, the old ones
made more roomy and convenient. and all
facilities improved wherever opportunity
for bettermenl has been found. The de-
partments Of the Boston House cover prac-
tcaly the entire retail market-the empo-
rum is a city in itself and thus its extent
OF business is readily understood and appre-
ciated.
The present Christmastide at Woodward
& Lothrops is marked by what is generally
conceded to be the richest stock that has
ever been ga hered there. The great Amer
lean markets have been drawn upon for
their very best and latest offerings. Eu-
rope produces a number Of things. however
that are not tc be got in America ana so
the foreign marts have been called upon
most literally to contribute their share to-
ward giving Washington!ans the newest
and most exclus We Of ultra novelties.
While Woodward & Lothrop have for
many years past had Paris trade connec-
TONS they have during the past year eStab-
lished branch office there at As Rue de Par
ads with two resident buyers constantly
employed in watching the market ana snip
ping to the establishment here all that IS
latest and worthy in the Partisan fads and
fo SbiOpS In this Washington Is
placed in direct communication with Paris
and is assured of all the up-to-date Things
as early as they appear in the shops OF the
French
department Of the Woodward & 10th
rop stores which has been marked by Won
derfu development is that which includes
the latest Paris. Berlin and vienna novel
ties in bric-a-brac, bronZes, Italian marble
statuary and choice examples of IL Art
Nouvei,u"-the new art-of decoration and
design. The stock in this department rep
resents rare and beautiful specimens of
personal selection and direct Importation
designed especially for holiday, wedding
and anniversary gifts. A separate room for
these goods has been fitted up on the first
floor, with an arch entrance from the main
store and a street entrance from llth
street. Bronzes, which for time were
tagging in popularity, have now become the
reigning fancy, and are eagerly sought.
distinct novelty is offered i'll the French
bronze electrolIers. They come in various
forms, principally figures. with sprays of
two three and four electric bulbs. Some
are very elaborate. and all are adaptable
for use in any scheme of decOration-the
mantel, the dining table-any place where
artistic establishment is desired.
department with interesting and
complete line of goods Is that given over to
housefurnishing, which occupies the fifth
floor. This department includes cut glass
ware. chinaware, foreign and domestic
crockery. lamps. baskets of beautiful and
novel designs and all the things which
cOmDleta the home
cent import ations in these lines include a
Limoges china course service, including
the dishes that are needed in the most
elaborate of dinners; French china fish
sets, game sets. sa ad sets. ice cream sets,
and on almost without end. China fancy
pieces useful and ornamental. and exclusive
to the extent of being only one Of kind,
have been brought from France Germany
and Austria American cut ass 10 su-
pIeme and the stock Of this ware is exclu-
Sively domestic
What Christmas would be complete with
out its toys? At the Boston House Santa
Claus has established his headquarters on
the fourth floor, where the display is the
finest and best that has ever been made.
After last years enormous business in this
child merchandise. Woodward & Lothrop
that to properly meet the require
ments of their patron 1t would be best to
send their toy man right into the shops of
abroad. visiting Vienna, Sonneberg and
many Of the quaint villages way up in
the mountains where days and nights are
spent contriving and building something
odd and novel to please the young. He
also attended the great fair in Leipsic
where the leading toy manufac'ur Of
Europe come together and exhibit their
latest productions. Lastly, the toy man
visited the Paris exposition and secured
a number of the novelties there The toy
store holds toys in grea er assortment and
quantities than ever before, and there is
everything, from the One-cent Jack stone
to $500 electrical railway. The doll popu-
la'ion is immense and covers every line Of
play child from l cent to $50 in price.
In the upholstery store are to be found
gifts Of and beauty. Here are luxu-
ricus cushions richly carved tabourettes.
superb screens, artistic tapestry, picture
panels, elegant examples of Italian and
Spanish furniture, copper and brass re-
pousse work. etc. The Woodward & Lo-
throp Christmas stock embraces all that Is
beautiful and useful for giving The de-
livery system is better than ever before
and includes twenty EIGHT wagons and two
automobiles. All the usual shopping
veniences to be found there are at this
season In best shape.