Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-13
JOYFUL TASK OF
CHOOSING GIFTS
WHOLE WORLDS MARKETS ARE
DRAWN UPON FOR AMERICAS
CHRISTMAS
Varied Stocks Of Gift Goods Offer an
Almost Unlimited Field for Choice
Of Presents-Glfts For the Home
Most Popular.

Christmas brings with 1t the. joys of
gift making. In every civilized ma
ton the season is characterized by the
bestowal of gifts No less pleasant
than giving and receiving the tokens,
is their selection. For weeks before
Christmas day stores are thronged
with people, intent upon choosing from
among all the articles on display,
those most suitable for Christmas CIV
ing The markets of the whole world
are drawn upon for Americas Christ
mas, but of all the goods thus assem-
bled, none are more popular than gifts
for the home These are counted best
by all. They combine beauty and
utility and they afford an opportunity
for the prospective donor to consider
and to satisfy the preferences Of those
for whom the gifts are intended.
Gifts for the home are the best, and
it was with this fact in mind that the
Christmas stock now on display at
Hofmann's drug store was selected ana
purchased. Here are to be found artl-
cles that will prove highly acceptable
to each and every member of the fam
4 lily Hofmann's gift goods leave moth
4 ing to be desired. Any purse can pay
4 for suitable present. Any particular
fancy can be satisfied. Whether the
gift is intended for father, for mother,
brother, sister or sweetheart, 1T can be
found at Hofmann's
1t would be impossible to reduce to
type an adequate description OF the
! holiday goods, their variety and the
completeness of the stock at Hof-
manns. But in order that the public
may know something of the extent to
which this popular establishment has
gone to provide for the people Of OF
|tumwa an opportunity to secure ac-
ceptab1e Christmas gifts, the follow
ing articles may be mentioned as
among those to be found in this splen-
did holiday stock:
Genuine Japanese china, including
cups and caucers, cream pitchers, tea
pots. plates, hair receivers, bon bon
dishes, ETC., at prices ranging from
SOC upward.
Travelling sets, real seal, priced from
|; 81 to $40.
Hand mirrors. real ebony, sterling
silver mounted.
Real seal and alligator cigar cases.
Bill books, seal, morocco and Walrus
feathers.
Fine toilet sets and manicure sets
in great profusion Of style, design and
material.
Cuff and collar cases, smoker sets,
military hair brushes, shaving sets,
Gillette safety razors, fine pearl han
died pocket knives.
Parker's Lucky Curve fountain
pens; prices 81, $1.5o. 81, $3.50 So.
$3.50, "a, $3.50 SIS and $3.50.
Genuine Alaska Indian baskets
priced at $1.5o So, $3.50, $3.50 and
So.
Leather cushion covers in many
pretty and unique patterns; highly or
namental in pretty homes.
Gerts Lumbard's celebrated line Of
real ebony hair, cloth, clothes and
hat brushes.
Ladies' combs, SOC, 75c and 81.
: Fine perfumes in beautiful Christ
,, mas packages at 25c, SOC, Use and 81.
Ladies' triplicate mirrors; prices,
$3.50, IS, Sc and $s.
Satchet powders, ladies' shopping
| bags, Japanese anthony trays, post
} card albums.
Christmas souvenir cards of Ottum-
wa.
5 Halls and Bauer's chocolates in fan
cy Christmas packages.
Playing cards in varied styles; fine
whist decks. finch, pit.
Elegant stationery in pretty Christ
mas packages at soc, 75c, 81 ands1.25.
Holly stickers and tags, Christmas
candles.
Such stock as is to be found at
Hofmann's, and this list only partially
catalogues the goods on display, can
net fail to appeal to Christmas buyers.
Here are gifts that will meet with ap.
probation. They do more than sim.
] ply to convey the greetings OF Yule
tide from one friend to another. They
are to be found in such variety that
3 all can be pleased Christmas shop
/ pers are cordially invited to inspect
!, this array OF holiday gift goods, as
: fine line as can be found even in the
larger cities.