Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
Prize Winner. for Sunday Advertisers.
THE STORY OF THE STORES.

Ny wife and |. not long ago.
Came to Washington to live,
Md some OF our experience
In jingle | will give.
We'd just come up from jamestown Fair
Via the Norfolk Line: "
The rates, the service and the food
On these boats are something fine!
We bought Our home OF David Moore
And every ore should know,
If needing land. that he's the man
To whom its best to go.
The wallpaper didn't suit my wife;
We needed drapcrles, too;
SO e n. Richards fixed us up
As only he can do
Then House & Hermann had call,
(Thcir stores at 9TH and Eye,
With all the lovely furniture
That one could wish to buy.
We were tired of hotel cookery,
Which wasn't very strange;
And to make us happy
We bought an Eberly Range
But the paror appeared so empty
eve are musical YOU see),
SO wife went to 'Droops' for "Steinway.
And mandolin for me.
Il surely like this breakfast
Nv wife this morning said
We'd some of Nick Auth's sausage
And Corbv's "Mothers Bread.
The Washington Dairy Company
Had sent us "Butterne,
And we had "Ovsters' milk and cheese,
The finest ever seen.
So, manlike. full and satisfied,
handed out some bills.
For wife to go to 'Lansburohs
And get herself some frills'
She bought some lovely laces;
And then she went to Kanns'
To brv some fancy trimmings;
To Palais ROYAL for fans;
And then to Goldenbcrg's,
For here it's surely true
That one poor lonesome dollar
Will almost buy like two.
With all her new belongings
The wife she looked so sweet
That went down to ''SakS & Co."
And bought new clothes complete.
And then some shoes from "Berberich,"
The famous "Burroap';
And thought with all these 'togs" that
Was quite handsome chap.
A Elephants Hand Bag" next I chose
(H1S goods are guaranteed
In which to carry my old clothes;
And then | made all speed
To buy from "Shoomaker Company"
A quart of their famous rye
And rolled it up in these same old Clothes
Now will tell you why!
At home I have fixed hidden shelf
That fastens with key;
Nobody opens it but myself,
And all in a row you'll see
"Christian Xander's Schiedam Gin
Zone dollar for full quartz,
Some bottles of Special Family Brand
And Pride OF Virginia Port"
But I'm dgressing After tea,
In happy frame of mind,
We both went out to get ice cream
OF course, The Velvet Kind
And passing by the crystal case
Where all the finest candy sells,
The next thing was to buy box
OF choice "Nelati Caramels"
That night, in making out my bills
Judd & Detweiler print my blanks
l unused, Among life's many ills
| certainly have cause for thanks.
Here am, with wife and home,
In beautiful city, the Nations pride;
We've clothes and furniture food and drink,
And many another JOY beside.
1--WE opened an account at 'Hechts'
(And we all know how high they rank),
And I've nest-egg slowed away
In metropolitan National Bank.
"Of course love this splendid place,
Where all these joys have come to me,
And wish that every friend have
Would live in Washington, D. c."
For business men of liberal mind
This city surely leads the van;
Their clerks polite, their prices right
O, come and live here if YOU can.
A. L. Lewton, 5I2 Columbia road, Washington,
rvlNnnll opened Monday evening
I'm nj fkkH1Iklk School building with Col T.
wv principal of the George Washir