Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1890, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON D. C., La ' e MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1890. THE EVEN WA ING STAR. SHINGTON: - Janwary 6, 1800, mere than all the other papers published in Washington. Bow York Offce: Room 03, Tribune Building, Sr sss Statement of the circulation of Tue EVENING Sra for the week ending January 4, 1500: Mompat, December 30, 1580. 30,502 ‘Texspst, December 31, 1880. - 30,707 Warowespay, January 1, 1890. - 28,780 ‘Tuvnspat, January 2, 1400. - 30,615 Fuupasy, January 3, 1500 _. . 36,430 Gatvavay, January 4, 1500... 33,953, ‘Torat. Comngsroxping Weex, 1859... I solemnly swear that the atove is a true and correct starement of the circulation of ‘Tue EVasise Stak for We week ending January 4, 1800, F. B. Noves, ‘Treasurer EVENING STAR Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this six th day of January, A.D. 1500. Joun T. C. Crane, Notary Public. ——— The London Lancet, the highest English medical authority among the periodicals, has apparently inspired some of the Loudon corre- spondents of American newspapers with the fear that cholera will come next sammer in the wake of the Russian influenza, Cholera is now im Persia and Kurdistan, on the borders of ‘Turkey in Asia and Russia in Asia, and not so very far from Great Britain's Indian posses- sions. It is certainly aduty of these three powers tobe more than usually watchful for the next seven or eight mouths, As the grip has afSnities with diphtheria aud typhoid fever it would also be well fur our own people to put their bodies in sound, fighting condition and make their domiciies wholesome by re- moval of all decaying matter and the free use of disinfectants, oe The tiret thing Congress ought to tackle with the energy of the typical American, the strength of Hercules and the fistic shill of Sul- livan is the "92 fair site question. ——<—$—$<—<——— The grip has gripped big game abroad. Gay- arre, the great Spanish tenor. is dead. Dr. Dollinger, the venerable an theologian, is extremely ill, and Lord Salisbury, premier of England, is in its elut — + The Fast is now reciprocatin of the loan of able managing West. Dr. Frank Howe, who gradu Washington journalism, is bringing the Tc Blade wp to the front ronk of newspapers with @ rush. The mammoth New Year's issue of that paper, with its comprehensive annual re- view and other features of local and general interest, would be credituble to the enterprise | of any newspaper i Ger — + letter, The Wilkes Booth sent out with a flourish of trum Richmond and printed in a number of today’s morning p with the statement that it was written by Booth on the day of the assassination and was suppressed by the government, is a mouldy ebestnut. It was written in ovember. 1464; given by Booth to Joha S. Clarke, his brother- in-law, sealed. Clarke alter the ax on opened it and gave it to U.S, Marshal ward of Philadelphia, who published it in the Press Of that city, It was univer copied over the country. It is printed in full in Raymond's Life of Lincoln, The letter Booth wrote in| April. 1565, he gave to au actor named Mat- thews, who burned it on the might of the mur- der, thinking it m bring him i trouble, - — + - Although the House begins its first day of real work with only two bills on the di and neither of th: ima position for imme- diate action. there is plenty to think about if there is not too much grip among the mem- Dera. With executive nominations, if it had | B 3, the Semate will be oc- week, Notwith- teh of business of Lis House, a no committee busin eupied pretty mach all the standing the Speaker's di and the well-orz ‘The startling fact is g out by the York superintendent of public instruct only .573 of the children of the state received | public instruction last year, The number 1s lower than that previous causes some of the New York papers to advo- cate as the only effective rem comp ulsory education. The figures are truly discouraging for the greatest state of the Union. It w seem that her spirit of publi rprise is fast fading out with her increase of weaith and New | of any population. for she will neither honor her dead | heroes nor educate her poor youth that other heroes muy arise hereatter. a Aa Idaho town was saved from total destrne- | tion by fi flames. week by throwing suow on the fragraut apple biossoms, & —— Mr. ks the divorce suit by O'Shea against his wife with Mr. Parnell as co- Fespondent is mere I trick. Mr. Semething like two hundred millions of dol- lars of English capital have been invested in this country during thy teen months and more is com: But English voters are not following it, and if at any future time we should go to war with Great Britain, it would be a gratifying part of our national busi- hess to turn several huadred millions of English cash into our coffers, Then when the war was ever and the business boom was on aguin we would be ready to offer more new and remun- tative investments for our cotemporaries seross the sea. We are really a great people and ours is a land of opportunities. — + Congress isa wise body andZit comes back after the Christmas holidays with head larger ‘than ever. SEs ee We made four new states last year, year, and | 1) tom In Washington we should have to use | as a substitute for snow budding roses aud | greater | Mess Suozs FOR COLD WEATHER. SOLID CALF SKIN LACE, HAND- SEWED AND MADE TO WEAR. 94.00 HEAVY ASD LIGHT SOLED CALF SKIN LACE. FINE AND STYLISH. HAND-SEWED. THE ACME OF COMFORT, 85.00 ELEGANT CALFSKIN “BLUCHER” HEAVY SOLE. AN OUT-DOOR SHOE FOR WET AND COLD Days. HANDSOMELY FINISHED AND A COMFORTABLE SHAPE. THIS SHOE WAS ORDERED FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND THE PRICE TO BE 88, BUT AS THEY DID NOT COME IN TILL LATE We SHALL SELL THEM FOR 87. FINEST CALF SKIN CORK SOLE LACE. STRONGLY MADE. BEST FINISH. IT HAS NO SUPERIOR IN SHAPE, FIT OK COMFORT. TWO STYLES. THE NON-CONDUCTING CORK SOLE IN- SURES WARM AND DRY FEET. ner RRR TTT ™ <s8y 2 Oo ne oF ° z BBB OU OU RRR S85 BoB Gee £ gt - bBB OS U‘i‘ikk eT sa? T ARTHUR BURT & Co., 36 1211 F ST. N.W. W ALL OF OUR REMNANTS FULLY Elegaut All-wool Goods an onr, time. DOUBLE COMBIS orto Tn se. Tad te YWLEARING SALE PRICES ON ALL. GoODS IN Double Stores betore stock takin. | You c ney. early. eave 745 and 747 Sth ot we, Szturxe Orr SELLING OFF SELLING OFF THE ENTIRE STOCK AT Tyr HOH PRE FFF A 1 RRR, . 2 8 AA HK OR , HHH FE YF AA It RRR r HOH EK AAA TL KR Rw T 4H H Eke a4 au Rk RY 812 7TH ST. N.W., PRIOR TO REMOVAL TO OUR NEW BUILDING, CORNER 7TH AND H STS. N.Wa 30 BARGAIN TABLES RANGED ALONG THE AISLE, AND ALSO THE FOLLOWING GREAT SACRIFICES TOMORROW: Handsome 7-in. Decorated Dinner Plates, gold edge; Se. they are worth 12¢, amie as above, S-inch Plate, price 10c.; are worth 15e. 6 Ribbed Clear Crystal Turhblers for 18c. These Tumblers would be cheap at 30c. for 6. tal Glass Fruit Stands for 1¥e. each, We have t sold them for less than 25¢. Beautifully Decorated Japanned Water Carriers marked down to Sec, ; these are worth the sau t cars—only #1. only S5e 3. Anexcelient quality Smyrna Door Mat, reduced to are worth $1. 5c. ; worth fully Bie, ‘Real Brass Unbrella Stands, our former price @2.50, reduced to $1.95. Every house keeper should make it a point to visit our establishment during this removal sale, TrIT WOM FEE FFF aA it , HW ¥ A ILFAKING SALE—Di T WASH PRINTS. 44¢0.; all fi, Gimguame at 5%: 4 Simpson's Mourning BLUM's, aes 745 and 747 nth ot. I MPORTANT Turis aT PPP) FKE RRR RER ¥ bad PoP yy * PPP FE BREE YY RRR K gE Y kee ROR OR OE ‘We class under this head of “Trifles al! those little necessaries from a Paper of Pius to a Pirof Scissors, Things that, maybe, you never think of except as they are required fur use—then you want them in @ hurry. ae Your work stand could hold them ali—and should, It would be a wise purchase to Luya “little of every- his line. The whole cost would not be auy the packaye—snd such « a Land be bound to save you any amount of fr tting and worry. Dress makers will find our ‘small Ware" department Just the best sort of place for them to get together their no: do change—often—but always count us er side im that particular and on the upprr site with variety and qualities, ‘They are common, every day Useab.es. but we want over 8 few of the items. them—aud eee what you think « Dress Sluclds—all t We will warr: ukes—froin 11e. to 60s, several diferent wakes at Le. | ‘Totfeta Seam Binding—10-yard pieces—in White, | Black and colors—16e., 18e, per piece. ¥ u Bindiug—White and Black—25e, Bytece—10 yards, Beat Dress Bouce and 300. § and 9 inches—a cent an inch— ae tee a Sand 9 inches—25e, a dozen. sn Casing—-yard Dros Belting: Skirt Bratds. Silk Laces, 10c., Corset Clasps. Se, 10e., Suppor ers—Misses Collars, “Cults, Veiling, Pins, Needles, Hair Pins, Darning Cottous; Hooks and Eyer, Buttons, Leather | Belts, Buckles.Clasps, Tooth and Neil Brushes,Comba, Pucact buvks, Coloxues, Extracts, Joilet Soups—and What not—all come under that headiug on a isdy's shopping list—and you will dud them ull here. DRESS TLIMMINGS. | Justaword. It is a kindred subject and we have | Bome | rices to leave with you to think about that will | start you in here to see what we kee! ill Lose Silk Fringes in Mlack— it valne—7T5e, 81, 1 A Giuer quality deeper, though—12 to 18 iueches—@2 + SF and $5.50 a yard. 1k Pussementeries at $1, €1.20, yank. ochet Novelties from 82.50 to @4 a yard. Van Dyke Pointe—ail desirable—better than that— wally goud patierns—iu three widths to match, | $1.40, $1.50 and ‘Silk Corda, Sashes, Dress Fronta, Steel and Jet Pas- | semorterie in a budge: of uew designs. A= we have often told you—prices do not amount to mumber than for auy other year since the foundation of the republic, and there are a greater number of applicants for statehood on end in spite of the recent heavy reduction in the list than im the early years of the nation, ‘The year Iss¥and probably a few years of the immediate future promise to be the great state- making period of the republic, ture meets today anda Sen- ator is tu be elected. In the words of the prophet, we shall sce what we shall see. — «$ = With a 5 death rate last week of =" 202, the largest ever recorded except in summer, and four handred in excess of the previous week, New York is somewhat alarmed. It is notic ble that 731 of these deaths were in tenements | sad 242 in public institutions, There were 234 | daring the last twenty-four hours of the week, 1 from pneumonia aud 11 from iufluenza con plicated with pneumonis. These tigures indi- cute that the season affects the poor and mid- die classes to « greater extent than the well-to- do; also that there is a decided tendency of the grip to run into pneumonia ——— St Paul has concluded that ice palaces can met be built in banana weather. $$ New Year resolutions are already beginning to show signs of decay. The warm weather is doing it, A resuiution to keep should be kept ig a cold place. —_+$ The man who began business early in the winter with « stock of “Shut the Door” placards has gone into bankruptcy. $$ —___ Mr. Ward McAllister is « greater man in New York today than Mr. McGinty. « Itissclidtrath But connect them with these qualitiee—then they count—and count to win, SEATON PERRY, “Ferry” Building, ‘Yuh st. aud Pennsylvania ave, Established in 1840. 38 Burcurs: Banearss: Our entire stock of Trimmed Millinery at a discount Of 25 percent. French Felt Hats reduced from $2.50 to $1.50, and from 2 to 81. fa2-3mo_ 1 BALANCE. oF ot COLORED PLUSHES Foe Fain cice mata 12 ve ar iibbe: Fhe balahee of our Oe, RUE M } OMBINE r ids! ' ‘np Cases A DISCOUNT OF 10 PER CENT ON PLAIN AND 15 PER CENTON FINE STERLING SILVER CARD CASES FOR THE NIXT TWO WEEKS TO STILL FUR- THER REDUCE STOCK. 15 PER CENT DISCOUNT ON FINE STERLING SILVER POCKET BOOKS AND ON DKESSING CASES, AND FINE ENGLISH FITTED TRAVELING BaGs, aT JAMES 8. TOPRAIS TRUNK Factory, 1231 Peunsylvanisave now hl-to Saturday was, indeed, busy ouR day. It simply cut another notch DISSOLUTION im the stick of busy times—in- OF creased busy times—that this “RE- PARTNERSHIP TIREMENT SALE" has brought SALE on, 1s It fe 80 seldom—we don’t believe CARRYING ——ever before here—that @ broad, EVERYTHING wide, unrestricted reduction is BEFORE announced and strictly ednered IT to, ‘There is usually sclause stip- IN ulating on this—or excluding that ITs item—or some fence or other built RUSE to bar your freedom of purchase. INTO THAT'S THE BEAUTY oF PUBLIC THIS SALE, EVERYTHING IN FAVOR. THE HOUSE—NECESSITY OR LUXURY — COMMODITY OR NOVELTY—IT IS ALL THE — SAME—CUT DOWN WITHOUT A CONSIDERATION OF COST, PROFIT OR ANYTHING ELSE— EXCEPT IT3 SPEEDY SALE, THE SALE Cf course we have gut an object 18 AN in view. We told you what it wasat HONEST the outset, The name we have ONE, given the sale-“Our Dissolution of Partuership Sale"—tells the whole THE PEOPLE storyinanutehell, Youcan ap- SHOW THEIR preciate how much more desira- APPRECIATION ble it will be to have the stock at or IT “low tide” when Mr, Henning BY USING retirea’ To get it there—and 17s quickly—takes strong will and ADVANTAGES. low price. We haye put both to Work—and the result is already showing itself, ‘The $13.75 Suit sale will have to stop long before February 1— There won't be enough suits to boid out till then. The $9.50 Suit Sale will keep up until poverty of patterns and sizes calls that toa halt. The $25 Overcoat Sale is in the same boat, The number of Coats is limited. It can’t last always. So all over the house—the regu- Jar price is told you—the amount of the reduction—and you can figure whut you'll have to pay for yourselves. Come in and see the goods—note the drop in price—ask questions— buy if it suits you—but come in. SAKS AND COMPANY, N LVAN: PESVExce THE COMMERCIAL MECCA J OF WASHINGTON, J BARE ALL0' Panapesrna Store Special Sale of Men's Unlaundered Shirts made to our special order. No. 1, made of Dwight r Cotton, Pure Linen Bosoms, Re Sizes 15 to 1734, only 0c. No, 2 made of Wameutta Cotton, first- class in every particular, only 75e. No. 3, made of Utica Nonpareil Cotton, all hand finished, the best that cau be made, only $1. A special in Men's Night Shirts, made of Utica Cotton, s:ze8 14 to 1736, 50e. un Extrs Quality, sizes 14 to 18, only Remnants of Embroideries to go cheap. Foster's Celebrated Kid Gloves, every Pair guaranteed, at 81, 8135 aud 81.758 pair, Balance of Fur Trimmings at a big dis- count, CARHART & LEIDY, ‘ 7th st and 706 Ket mw, * MEDICATED RED PLAN- sc. Sheetincs, Ulosched & LUM'S, sth st, me, NGHAM, Ugo 3 | CoMbinn S108 SiC OFFICE OF ‘WOODWARD & LOTHROP. a Moxmar, Jaxcany 6, 1890. ‘This morning began the second week of . our“Tenth Annual Special January Sales’* > of Muslin Underwear, Linens and House BALI POPULAR SHOPPING PLACE, SEVENTH 8T. Keeping Goods, Fine Hamburg Embroid- erica and Men's Unlaundered Shirts, Each department is thoroushly stocked with new goods. Never before have we shown such Sn extensive and attractive line, nor were prices ever lower. We also began another sais this morning— 3 8 “Grand Closing Out Sale” of winter goods IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO OUR PA- TRONS. at greatly reduced prices, Prices are drop- ping throughout the store, Bargains were =, never more numerous. WOODWARD & LOTHROP. ‘We shall inaugurate s Six-Day Clearing Sale of Dress Goods, Cloakings, Velvets, Plushes and Blankets, and inorder to dispose of above goods we have reduced the prices irrespective of cost or loss tous, We don't want to carry the goods over to next winter season, and therefore they must go. It's our loss but our pa- tron’s gain, and again an advantage to us to make room for Spring goods, A JANUARY BARGAIN IN HANDKER- CHIEFS, We offer 132 dozen White, Extra Quality Pure Linen Handkerchiefs of a size between that of a lady's handkerchief and « child's, The hem is 14¢iuches wide and the band- kerchief is equally suitable for a lady or child, and is also used for making the Hand. kerchief Pillow Sha:s—four being the exact * sizeof axham. We aball offer them at the low price of 10c. each, 3 for 250. WOODWARD & LOTHROP. Item 1-25 pieces 16-inch Silk Face Colored Velvets which we gnarantec cannot be bought less than 75c. per yard. Clearing Sale Price, 40c. per yard. Item 2-15 pieces 18-inch Moire and Striped-silk Plush, whith wae sold by us formerly at $1.50 per yard, Clarliig Bite Peles TSc: ver vurd: Ap BAG 18 15 QUEELELONEDTAUMI ‘We made a thousand sheets for the Medi- cal Purveying Department, U.S.A., and they turned out tobean inch shorter than ro- quired. We replaced them with a thousand more of the required size. They are mado from the celebrated “Lockwood” ten-quar ter cotton, and are now offered to you at the exceedingly low price of 60c, each, Their size is 2 yards wide by 234 yards in length, Isckinwan inch, This price (60c.) is six ceuts less than the actual costof material and making. Figure it—23 yards of 223¢c. sheeting and 10 ceuts for the hemming. Great chauce for proprietors of hotels, boarding houses and other large buyers to isyinasapply. We will sell one sheet baa the thousand. (Second floor.) WOODWARD & LOTHROP. Item 3—36 and 40-inch All-wool Plaid Dress Goods, which were fast sellers st GUc, and 60c. Clearing Bale Price 44c. per yard. Item 4—10 pieces 42-inch Wool Henriettas (slightly mixed with cotton); regular price 40c, Clearing Sale Price 25c. per yard. Item 5—40-inch High Grade All-wool French Foule in desirable shades, which were $1 per yard. Clear- ing Sale Price 65c. per yard. Item 6—40-inch, All-Wool, Corded Dress Goods in all desirable Shades, former price $1; clearing sale price 50c. per yard, Item 7-10 pieces 6-4 Striped Cloakings, which were $1.50 per yard, Clearing Sule Price @1 per yard. ‘tem 8—White and Colored Blankets, A discount of 15 per cent on all our White and Colored Blankets. SECOND WEEK OF OUR GRAND ANNUAL SPECIAL SALE OF LADIES' MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. Largest Stock. ‘Most Attractive Styles. Best Intrinsic Values, New muslin is warmest—another reason why January is the best month to buy new undergarwents. We offer the following extraordinary bargains: Muslin Corset Covers, high and low neck, fin- ished seams, buttons aud button hvles, THREE LEADING ITEMS IN OUR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT. ‘No. 1-25 Stylish-trimmed Hats, Toques and Large Hats; sold from $5 to 87.50. Special Sale $3.39. 25 doz, No, 2.—Best Felt Hats, large brim; sold elsewhore for $1, Special sale, 79c, No.3.—50 pieces best quality Gros Grain Satin- edge and Moire Crown-edge Kibbon 13-inch wide, sellsfrom 14c, to 18c. per yard. Special sale, Llc, ‘Muslin Chemise, with oe two styles of excellent trimming, well made, oe A FS MRE SD os Mnuslin Drawers, clus- pon AA Moa Ss, ter of three fine tucks, Bygs deep hetn, finished with: wl St oS herring-bone braid, ULAR si Muslin Chemise, made Tan ror SHOPPING PLACE, from five strong blench. My oan ed Cottons In a excel Sac. jet SEVENTH STREET, cele anes: Coenae PyS m8 Cambric ‘orset Covers Noors 15 Pex Cexr Revvcrox Poalirons tee wid aoe} (27 OFF MARKED PRICES. ica ie) — Muslin Gowns, tucks 5 09 IF YOU WANT GENUINE BARGAINS HERE IS AN in yoke, trimmed with 0 © Cee he eee. Cambric Rumte, Be g65 Oy ‘We must close out our eutire stock, as we only took this store temporarily, SU IT HAS TO GU KE- 7 4 = GALDLESS OF PHOFTT. Mantis Walking Skicts, nag mg VETEENS. Cambric Ruffle, cluster iy ‘BC - + A Fine Quality Velveteen, in Black, Brown and of tucks in rume, 55,55 Bine—reseusbling voivet very closely—at 55c, per yard. Kegular price elsewhere 8c, DRAPEKIES. ‘Tinsel Ganze pone “8, iu all colors, for Dresses—45 : 5c, per yard. Kegular price else- (Second floor, annex ) WOODWARD & LOTHROP. ALL-SiLK FLOWER EFFECTS in Draperies in all shades—42 uuches wide—at $1.25, Regular price else- | A SPECIAL ITEM IN CARRIAGE ROBES. where ALL-SILK SPANISH SCARFS, from 48c, up to Grean Beerer Carriage Motos, Atpectey: ‘Tbe prices of our Scarfs we guarautee to be the desirable for an Mside Lap Kobe when rid- ing in» closed carriage, These are well worth more, yet we bave marked them at 86 each. (Fourth floor.) WOODWARD & LOTHROP. ¢ REMNANTS of fine quality VEL- we will SELL AT REMARKABLY LOW J, please, that we are going to close out GARDLESS OF ITS COST, Now wateh for our advertisement if you want to*purcbase, GOOD BARGAINS, oo 0 0 r 5s. CLOSING-OUT REDUCTION SALE OF uv oo z Sys LADt NEWMAKKETS, WRAPS AND = JACK. Ts, 421 11th st. uw., sbove Pa. ave, Lasrex. BOYS’ OVERCOATS, 25 PER CENT OFF, YOUTHS! OVERCOATS, 25 PER CENT OFF, MEN’ $ OVERCOATS, 25 PER CENT OFF. STORM OVERCOATS, ‘> PER CENT OFF. CAPE OVEROCOATS, 25 PER CENT OFF. ELEGANT SATIN-LINED OVEKCOATS, 25 PER CENT OFF. LIVERY OVEKCOATS, 25 PER CENT OFF. MEN'S BUSINESS SUITS, 25 PER CENT OFF. REEFERS, WITH VESTS, 25 PER CENT OFF. MEN'S ODD PANTS, 25 PER CENT OFF. BOYS’ SUITS, 25 PER CENT OFF. PRINCE ALBERT COATS AND VESTS, 25 PER CENT OFF. CUTAWAY COATS AND VESTS, 25 PEK CENT OFF. LISTEN AGAIN! | THE PRICES NOW ON ALL OUR GOODS IN PLAIN FIGUKES ARE THE PRICES AT WHICH WE HAVE SOLD THE GOODS ALL THE FALL AND WINTER. WE SIMPLY DEDUCT ONE- FOURTH ¥ROM THOSE FIGURES, . B. BARNUM & CO, 2 $31 PENNSYLVANIA AVR 1113 Tae Disixe Roow. 1113 Jouxsox, Ganxez & Co. What would be more appropriate for an XMAS GIFT than auy of the followaas srticles for the DINING TABLE: ASilver TEA SET or one of first qr. Piate, A Silver Salad Bowl, a pair of Yon Bon Dishes, A pair of Handacme Repousse Comports, A Kepousse SILVER FERN DISH. A dozen or more SILVER SPOONS or FORKS. A SOUP TUREEN or Lock Handle Vegetable Dish A MEAT DISH, 14, 16, 18 or 20 inch, SS oe ea Tene SRNL A Caso of CARVERS, three, five or seven pieces, 4 pair of CANDELABLUNS, 3.4 ord liguita, WHICH ARE 256 PER CENT LOWER IN PRICE THAN FORMERLY. a7-lm HARRIS & SHAFER. Owing to the unprecedented mild winter we have reduced the price of nearly every Cionk, Wrap and Jacket in stock, We must B Rosmsos & Co's now sell in the inonth of Jaxaary what we ousht to have sold during the past thres CRISP COMMENTS, Mouths, You wil find that we have made the prices low enough to tempt you to buy for next winter—even if you do not need it ‘We are NOT overstocked. Candid, arn't we? to wear the next two months, Some clothiers seem to thiak that unless LADIES’ NEWMA $3 AT GREATLY RE- DUCED PRICES, they're constantly shouting OVERSTOCKED they can't catch any trade; perhaps they're Might. They say they're selling out So are we. We're ALWAYS selling out—our goods—and that pretty fast and regular, too; but we are not OVERSTOCKED by any means, Ladies’ Medium-weight Cloth Newmar- kets, im dark gray and brown stripes, re- duced from 87, $8 and 89 to 85 each, Ladies’ Newmarkets, in dark brown and gray stripes finished with Coucbiug Cape aud Full Sleeves. Reduced from $10 and $12 to 88 each. Ladie Cloth Newmarkets, in black and grey stripes, dark brown stripes and mixed patterns. Keduced from $12.50, $15 aud $1810 #10 each. : Ladies’ Fine Cloth New markets, in plain and fancy weaves, plaid stripes, &e. Made im the latest styles aud wold davins the sea son at prices ranging from 815 to $222.50. Reduced to $12.50 each, Conse- quently we can sfford to be—and are—on the market with spot cash ready to pick up every Tich plum es it develops and share ite benefits with our p 6-97 We have placed esch of the above lines rack ‘The season'sover, and manufacturers want to themselves in order that you money. We've got the wherewith and we're ready for “snaps.” Such a euse occurred last Ladies’ Fine Buglish Cloth Newmarkets, in Disck-and-white, black-and-gray = aud. Monday. brown-and-tan stripes, and Plain Beavers, : in Navy aud Blick, handsomely braided. De renee os oe mance 6 eee ‘The entice lot reduced from $18, $20 and splendid Kersey Overcoate for less than it cost 822.50 to #15 cach. Ladies’ Elegant Plain and Fancy Cloth BEEN So seske/ thee mp—we CouMinte Dave Newmarkets of the latost stylox, reduced touched them if we were OVERSTOCKED— ‘we're selling them NOW at a slight advance on ‘what they cost us—about the cost of production, ‘These are bright, fresh, seasonable, stylish garinents—Seal Browns mostiy--with a fow Blue and Drab ones. ‘Three grades of them—we're ale to name $15, 820 and €25—that is from 87 to $10 less than they would have cust had we bought them s month ago—Oh, no, we're not overstccked at all, but we're selling out— some great bargains B. ROBINSON & CO., 835 and B45 each. Handsome Seal Plush Ssequen reduced to $20, €25, 830 and Finest quality Piush Sconois reduced from 855 to $45 cach. Elegant “novelties” in Paris Wraps aud Long Garments atgreatly reduced prices, e LADIES’ JACKETS AT GREATLY BEDUCED PRICES. Ladies’ All-wool Jackots in Black, Navy and Brown, bound with braid, reduced to $3 each. Ladies’ All-wool Black Stoc kinet Jackets, splendid quality and excellent shape, re- t duced to $3 each. = SHERS, Ladies’ Dark-«reen Beaver Jackets, very CLOTHIERS AND FURNI cigs cobarch © gah can 3-00 909 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUR Ladies’ Beaver Jackets iu black and navy ape reduced from $7 to #5 cach, cose RUOFF, ‘Hatters and Furriers. vv Pa ave, ne Cor, 11th and Fete aw. We close at 6 o'clock except Saturdays, Have You Moxey To Sraner Nevers better time to invest in Warm Goods The finest grades of Underwear, &c., are offered at the lowest prices quoted in twenty years, A phenomenal winter season is partly the cause. Prices to reach their normal state must rise fifty per cont, AND WILL DO SO NEXT SEASON. Thus it is thst those with money to spare may invest so advaniagovusly now. Tux Box Manene. THE —— PPP A ot pe & f A fm : aA fk aa Pe Previous to our annual Stock Taking we will insuge: a4 UL aa Ul rate a series of sales, commencing Monday, of goods im pus oo yy a every department at lower prices than ever quoted, ROR OO Vy aa £ The ret ESS ky SAE © reductions are general in every department, and £E ‘coo $ AS bes infact nearly every piece of goods being reduced im Price, Bargains in all kinds of goods, Some we will OFFERS ENTIRE STOCKS be able to adverting others whore we have only a oF Pieces of akind we cannot, It will pay you to visit the FURS—WRAPS_BUTTONS, Store often. Every day new lots of goods will be laid rane eae: on the counters marked at extremely low prices—sume the greatest banrait ore LINEDGLOVES, EMBROIDERED FLANNELS, | °° Set BasWain ever offered, WORSTED UNDERWEAR, TODAY WE SPEAK OF THE e FLANNEL UNDERWEAR, curs as IN OUR CLOAK DEPARTMENT, Ba aM —_ 2 wo roa oo LONG GARMENTS. Seo My” 5 WERE @s5 , iS #550, Laces’ Striped Newmarke®, DDN _ IT 88g Beli Sleeves, nicely finished b DU 6 coo Db pti Ssss Go as BoP H sscd Sof & $13.50 WERE @18.60, Fine Cioth—ci th N. M, with Silk Sar-Twenty per cont—one-fifth—is deducted from the marked prices of every garment in above men- Mush Directoire fromt, Pash Cuffs and lore pocket flaps tioned departments. Many of the prices now marked te h, Putt Sleeves. the goods are fi to cent below " ” = CREE TRONS AT ee ee ED SP tow the! 98.48 WERE $12. Fine Inuported Cloth Com Prices of the frst of the srason, so that you are really Demara, full length aud full dered more than twenty per cent discount, THE PALAIS ROYAL, skirt, Fine Imported Broad Wale XN. M., with Plush rolling col- 815 WERE _ (Continued below.) A Ghuasce Henze Axo Turse. FURS—All the Rustian Hare Muffs that before Christinas were marked 50 and 68 cents are now re- marked 39 centa, The Stoles go to $1.08 from 1.35. Cape Seal Stoles are reduced from $2.68 to $2.15. The Muffs from $2 to $1.60. Opossum Stoles reduced from $2 to $1.60. The Mufls from $1.68 to 81.55. Monkey Stolew reduced from $5.08 to $455, The Muffs from $5.35 to $4.28, Nutri Beaver Stoles go from $2.68 to $2.15. The lar, Inrectoire front, Push pocket flaps ck only. M., with sand Bell Bleeves and lance ‘This N. Min 1 Fine Diagounl N, 87.48 WERE 1 48. large flap pockec Sleeves, $8.08 WERE @ 12.48. Block, Dk. Groen,and Navy, Invisible Striped Directoire NM, with large Crotchet Buttons, Muffs from 83 to 82.40. #20 Fine Imported Beaver N.M, Real Atrakhan Capes go to 88 from $10. WERE = Axtrachan Cufls and Directoire Nutria Beaver Capes go to $8 from $10. $25. Collar, large imported Pearl But- Cape Seal Capes go to $12.80 from $16. tons. Persian Laub Capes go to 819.20 fram $24. $5.75 Biack and White and Navy and And so with Boas and new style Collars; also Triun- WERE White Striped N.M., Bell Sleeves, mings and Children’s Seta, #9. made and trimmed tm best manner WARM SKIRTS, A few pointed to for illustration, Sa0KETS. qs Rs a a #850 Choice of Directoire Jackets am Gictis gpaihed Coessiienisie S05. tye BLES: WERE — Black, Blue and Green Imported #10 AND @12. Beaver Cloth with ki ms to Worsted Skirts from $1.25 to 79e. €P-The above-quoted goods were marked at the lowest possiblecash sale prices, which should make you better appreciate the reduced pricea, One exam- ple: The Worsted Skirte marked ¢ 1.25 are hand knit— the product of the celebrated Ormiston knitting mills. . Choice of Plain that were @l0or Faucy Braid Trimmed that were 812. We have given you afew items to show you the ro- ductions, You will find the same general reduc all through the department, and not ouly in the Cloak Department but in all departments in the house, Come in aud see the Bargains laid out in every depart- ment, us Warranted all wool and maie of yarn specially spun and dyed for the purpose these Skirts are fast in color and the most durable garment of the kind on the market. The former pri: $1.25—was low; the reduced price—79 cents—is the lowest price quoted in twenty years for these garments, THE PALAIS ROYAL. We shall give you from time to time Lists of Bar- gains in “The Star," butmany of them will not last jong enongh to advertive. Hat Trimming—During this sale, besides the re- duced prices ou all Hats and Trimmings, we will _Continued below.) Tue Geear Crane Sacz. ALL DRESS TRIMMINGS AND BUTTONS AND CERTAIN DRESS GOODS are to go at prices that | Where Hats and Trimmings are bought of us, will make you thiuk of future as well as present re- TRIM FREE OF CHARGE REMEMBER quirements, PPP oA OL TN gs this is Bargain Month. It will pay you to come im pep xa oak OT OSS . # PPP AA LE AA H Sssg often, See the Bargains Monday Morning all over the Poa’ Thun aA UL Bss8 store at RRR 00 ¥ Y a L RROOYVY aa t THE RRR OO YY AA L RRO O » 4 AAA L & R00 ¥ 4 4 LLL BLACK SILES.—The @1.19 Black G. G. Silks are reduced to $18 yard. If this Silk should crock or spli with f purchase a new Sil gi A ithin one year of purchase a new given, =e ai written yuarantes for doubters, Aud so with the | MMMM rE. 2 Moo OM following: aaa tee> 24-inch Black Surah Silke, $1 yard. 20-inch Black Faille Silks, $1 yard, dad 316 7TH ST. NW. 22-inch Black Satin Rhadames, $1 yard. S2-Need we inform the wise shoj per that it ix only during crrain ais of the year that much staple Biack + ace reducedin pre? Au oppor- | ke the present wou't cocur a aig witiuu six goods ity months.ti ast, — — — THE PALAIS ROYAL. (Continued below.) 719 EVENING 719 = poe Dress Tuoonxcs To Go. GvoDs, ‘The latgst smd most com) L-te stock im the elty. FANS, Fine Triumiuys nac.ed a the lowest prices our “ cash business could possibly afford are row subject = to 10 per cent @iscount. We are going to ell w but will do it sm.tucty. x acon 00 ow ‘howing all the leading efor Dinner, Ball and with Silver and Gold eam and Goll, Car @inual and Goid, Gray and Silver, aud Black and Silver, #1. = + h Fancy Striped do Cresm and Gold, Biue Ben tats 28 3 Pink and Gold, Blue aud Guld, Maize aud D Pi Sss °o wit in Stripes, fora Sg58 cco ih Satin St in Cream, Biue, Pink, Cardinal, Gray, Maize, # , Aspecial novelty in 46-inch Flounciuz, richly ewbroidered im | Pius ond Biue Grounds 7.60. Regular price @10. (10 per cent off marked pri ‘The cheapest and most expensive are quoted, Prices gradually rise, so therv are mary intermediate prices. Silk Gimnps, 15c.to $5 a yard, Silk Vandyke Gimps, S5c. to #26 a yard. Mohair Vaudyke Gimps, S5c. to $1.55a yard, scussian Nets, Cream, Pink, Maize, Gray, Cardinal, Silk Crochet Gimjs, $1.40 to 848 yard, Black, 90c. Silk Band Gimps, 50c. to $1 8 yard, meet, Leahey lee mma eat aon Gauze Fans, Pluin and Carved Sticks. @1.50to Bilk Fringes, 40c. to 87. "with Pearl, Goid and Silver besds, 63 (The above are marked prices and subject to 10 per | to $5. PRPS R Feather Fans in Biack,White and Coors, €2.75,611, EVENING TRIMMINGS. White, Cream and Evening Shades, Bik Fringes, #1 to $1.75 a yard, Gilt Gimps, 25c. to $2.50 8 yard. Pearl Gimp, 81.35 a yard. ‘Moss and Silk Cord, $1.15 a yard. Steel Gimps, $1.25 to $1.50 a yard, Silver Gumps, 25c. to $2.50 ayard. Jet Gimps, 25c, to $2.50 8 yard. Angora Fur Trimming, $1 to $1.68 yard. (The abors are the marked prices aud are subject to 10 per cent discount.) £27 Deduct one-tenth from the price marked on any trimming you may see in the store and you get the| je4 clearing sale price. 10 Pee Cexr Reoveriox (Continued below.) ON OPERA GLASSES, CLOCKS AND BRONZES BLACK SILKS. We are showing today an elegant line of these goods much below the present market value, having pur- chused them before the great advance in silk, and we are chabled to offer our patrons sowe special bargains Gros Graius, 75c., €1, $1. 1259.61.25,61.50 to 2.75, Surahs, 50c, 75e., 81, $1.25. Satin Khadames, $1.25, $1.38, $1.50. A full line of Faille Francaise, Armoura, Brocades, bec. Ask to see the new Preceuse SUk, $1.25, E.G. DAVIS’, ‘719 Market Space, Cor. Sth st. THE PALAIS ROYAL, Berroxs Ar 20 Pxr Cexr Orr 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT. Only too large s variety for you to select from. Buttons for all purposes, You may mstch any shade that’s of this season's introduction. Crochet Buttons, 19¢, to $2.50 s dozen, ‘Metal Buttons, 10c. to $3 a dozen. “ ‘White Pearl, 10c. to $1.50 8 dozen, FRANK M. LEWIS, ‘Smoke Pearl, Sc. to $1.50 a dozen. Bteel Buttons, 35c. to 87.50 a dozen, Jet Buttons, 10c. to 50c. a dozen. Jet and Crochet, 17c. to 5. «dozen. ‘Bone Buttons, 1 0c, to 250. a dozen. Silk Tailor Buttons, 100. to 25c. a dozen, Mohair Tailor Buttons, 100, to 45¢. Ea" Deduct one-fifth from above prices and also from the hundred and one intermediate prices, THE Patats Rbvar, ‘A LISNER, FOR 15 DAYS ONLY. 1215 PENNA AVE Established 1840. Cee DELIVER COAL, Ut, 64.05. sg A Cor. 12th and Pennsylvania sve, 430-8"