The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-28

GET READY FOR
BUSY SEASON

From today the Christmas season
may be regarded as under way, in
sofar as the duty of selecting and pur-
chasing suitable mementoes is con-
cerned; and everything points to the
busiest holiday period in many years.
1t is a notable fact that the public
has. as with one mind, laid aside the
question of what sugar will or will
not be next year, and decided to join,
altogether in making this the best
Christmas the city of honolulu has
ever known. With this in view, the
decision is also to SHOP early, so that
merry hustle on the part of the
old town is now Immediately at hand
Many of the retailers have prepared
for what they see ahead, with the
result that windows are probably
more beautifully dressed than they
have evsr been this early before. AS
rule, too, the stocks of Christmas
and standard goods are more COM
plete than ever before exhibited in
this city
In the dry goods line, for instance,
Sachs, at Fort and Beretania; Jordan,
on Fort near King; and the big Ehlers
department store opposite the tall
Boston building-not only have elab-
crate stocks of standard dress goods
for ladies, children and, to some eX-
tent gentlemen, but have gorgeous
displays of Christmas novelties. The
windows of all three of these splen-
did emporiums are beautifully dres-
sed in holiday ideas.
In "substantials" for men, Silva's
Toggery and the Clarion, the former
on King near Fort, and the latter on
Fort and Hotel-have elegant show
ings in furnishings, both concerns i'm
porting largely for the Christmas trade
of this year. In shoes for everybody
probably no more complete stocks can
be found in much larger cities than
those of the Manufacturers Shoe Co.,
Fort near Hotel, and the Regal Shoe
Store, at Bethel and King. They have
put forward most attractive lines for
the holiday season.
The drug stores are also to the
front with many Christmas novel
ties, Benson, Smith & Company puo-
fishing a list of desirable presents car
Tied by them, and the Hollister Drug
Company offering, besides standard
goods, such desirable items as CAM
eras, razors, etc
Furniture is an important item in
considering a list of Christmas gifts
and Honolulu's furniture stores are
found to be better prepared to meet
the requirements of the public than
ever before. Hopp & Company, Coyne
Furniture Company and the Honolulu
Wire Bed Company began months age
to prepare for this Christmas, with the
result that they have enormous stocks
of just such goods as will appeal &c
, JHe christmas Duyer.
Stationery always fills an import.
ant place in the list or Christmas re
, quirements, coming second only, per
8 haps, to toys and books. This yea
the Hawaiian News Company, Wal
= Nichols Company, and Arleigh & Com
, pany have led the way in laying IL
q particularly large stocks of goods il
a these lines.
\ In musical goods the Honolulu Mu
S sic Company, Wall, Nichols Compan,
: and Hawaiian News Company eacl
t. have extensive and attractive lines 70
D Christmas purposes.
S Auto sundries make excellen
S Christmas presents. This year the vol
$ Hamm- Young Company offer thei
a friends the largest and choicest as
i sortment of goods in this line eve
, brought to Honolulu. Staple auto sur
e dries are also carried by the Assocl
ated Garage and the Schuman CARR
age Company.
AhoJher line or Christmas gift
L. suited particularly to housekeepers,
e. that Of electric chandeliers and lamr
il and novelties of various sorts, carrie
by the Hawaiian Electric Company
= and gas heaters and equipment, pl
" forward by the Honolulu Gas Con
" pany. Presents of this sort are sta.
= dard, being both appropriate and us,
full.
No Christmas is complete withor
49, candies and other sweets. Exception
ally attractive assortments are offere
or at this time by the Palm Cafe, Your
Cafe, Benson, Smith & Company al
the Hollister Drug Company.
Cigars, pipes and other smoker
% supplies make very desirable presen