Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

was hnOWn all OEtE tudl SCSlioi "a 49,
city. and was the favorite of the young
people. While his assortment embrace q
| about everything in the toy line or mat
| period it was kept cup by the Introduction
| of the latest from other places. new
| toy of the comic order reached him and so
| pleased his Juvenile customers that he
| sold out in few days and the willy old
man in ordering more of them took care
| that the name of the maker should De
| erased from the boxes. Thus he secured
| MONOPOLY al least for that season.
| The auction house of William Marshall
on the north side of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between 9th and 10th streets was
| the scene of many toy AUCTIONS "a also
private sales, and was quite as sooo as
| place of amusement as for ga: cams. But
when toy season was on hand almost
every species of business-taVernS, gro
GERS, confectioners, fruit dealers, book
sellers and music dealers took on STOCK.
In the neighborhood of the avenue, 9th
and 10th streets, where Savage's variety
and Marshall's auction Louise were 10
Gated was possibly the best s. Nlied with
Christmas things. George Norbeck's and
John T. Downs confectioneries, Mrs.
ClitZ's Mrs Claverdetscers anu julius
Vissers' fancy or variety stores were To-
Gated on this square, toys being i evil
dence in season. Mrs. Norbeck, who was
there half century. was the purveyor
for the children, who thought that her
candies, especially that in canes, better
than wooden toys. On the square east
was the store of J. H. Gibbs, with
fancy stock of perfumes and toys. Among
the latter were many dolls, and here those
with heads of hair first appeared. John
RiChey's fancy store 9th street near
ID was a well-known toy shop.
Able to Supply Anything.
Mrs Alters variety store on the west
side of 9TH street between H and streets
was a very pronounced toy shop for
many years. 1t adjoined Ailer & Thyson' s
grocery, hardware, paint, oil and glass
store, which many asserted could I'LL an
order for any article or goods desired.
Mrs. Ailer was reputed to be able to sup
ply everything found in ladys fancy,
variety and toy store
Other toy houses on 18th street were
Mrs Hillary's grocery and fancy store at
the corner of l. street: ]. q. weaver. con-
fectioner, between 1 and Il streets;
and H streets; NJ. Tally and Edward
Sweeney, fruit dealers, between and
streets, and Charles Columbus, Tween
d and Z streets.
On Pennsylvania avenue there We're H.
| Banes, confectioner; P. Crear and F1agg
| & Co. dealers in fancy goods, between I'd
| and Sd streets; William Grupe. CONNECTION
| er; William GreaSon, fruit dealer, with
| James Fitzgerald's tavern and fruit store,
between Sd and Az streets; George A.
L,
| O'Leary and Isaac Newton, fruit dealers,
! between ~ and 9th streets. AT the cor
| ner of AZ street the well-known Joseph
Shillington. the agent for the Baltimore
| Sun, established a book and periodical
store in the Odeon building. in season
handling many gift books, including new
Juveniles.
John Miller, who was a confectioner at
| the northwest corner of 9th and F streets,
on the site of the Masonic Temple, was
more or less in the toy trade. and few
years afterward he was succeeded by the
Eckharts. Thomas Haslup had a like es-
Establishment on 9Th street near G street.
On the south side of the avenue between
10th and 18th was Paul Kinchey. an old
time but up-to-date confecuoner and
caterer, and there was no better-known
place for toys, especially imported ones,
than in his shop
The music store of Richard Davis, then
on the south side of the avenue between
10th and 18th streets. also carried a line
of fancy goods and many toys, musical
and otherwise, in season. A store of like
character was then kept by William q.
Fischer on the north side of the avenue
between 18th and 18th streets For holl-
days music boxes were speciality with
boys, as were drums. On the site OF The
Star office. at 18th street, was located c.
Gautin. leading French confectioner and
caterer, whose store attracted particularly
the society people and his countrymen.
In addition to his own manufactures he
carried some fancy articles and select
toys Adjoining the Misses Pilling had a
fancy goods store, and numerous articles
suitable for presents were to be found
there. The same can be said OF Nine.
Delarues place. near 18th street. Joseph
| Beardsley, confectioner, had a crowded
| store of al kinds of toys, and at Harry
KuhTs confectionery and refectOry fruits,
CONNECTIONS and liquors had a reinforce
| ment of toys at the holiday time. On the
site of the post Office was the old Seuf-
| ferle place, occupied by Jacob Angler,
confectioner, VINO, with Mrs. Keppler s
| little store, near 18th and c streets, well
supplied toys, ETC., to the section south.
Confectioners and Others.
The neighborhood of 14th and F streets
where in a frame on the site of the West
over building Edwin Arnold conducted the
Washington High School,, and on the cor
ner north the first District public school
was taught by Mr.. j. S. Henshaw, was
not devoid of Christmas preparations
Mrs. Davy kept a little shop on the site OF
strings of toys before the holidays at
| tracted the boys. Mrs. Rigsby. a few
doors west, shared in the boys trade. as
did Nanny" Jones, an old colored
streets, who gave an extra length to her
penny sticks of yellow taffy and encour-
aged the buying of her simple toys.
NJ. 6; c. Briel. confectioners, were then
on 9th street between f and G streets,
afterward on 9th street between d and E,
and We're known far and wide for candy
toys which took the form of baskets,
canes and fancy designs, their stands In
the markets being popular. McCafferty' s
confectioner shop on + street between Sth
and 9th enjoyed the neighborhood Christ
mas trade. and afterward was located,
with variety store, at 9Th and E streets.
The toy trade at the West End was not
confined to Funk, before mentioned. for
such trade was included with that of A.
Favier, confectioner and caterer. on 10Th
street below Pennsylvania avenue; John
Glenn and j. Brodbeck. between 18th and
18th streets; Mrs. Robinson and William
Norbeck betWe en- 10Th and 10th streets, all
avenue confectioners; John Chapman, va
rety dealer etc, and NJ. Kavanaush, fruit
dealer. 10Th street and the avenue AS a
rule the little shops scattered through the
ward carried small stocks of toys.
The Navy Yard section had the reputa-
ton then, as after of being the abode of
the most neighborly people in Washing
ton. Garrison street. as Sth street south
east was called. was the great thorough
fare. and as a rule Christmas was cele-
brated with great eclat. With the eXcep-