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TEN VAN LOADS y + . The dinners will each cont: the ‘Want Columns. of ‘Ten: OF YULE DINNERS’, a . Hospital where she aki it goods to Central Park for a day of pure Many Wagons Needed to Convey The Evening] ‘aia ene woud protatly aie. | Mrs. H. C. Connaughton Will | <*oyment, and every Christma ane has The ie believed hav: _* P " dren World’s 1,000 Christmas Feasts to ughting « tre in her room and autre to| Play Mrs. Santa Claus for a sci’ of her “original changes. So, i SIXTHAVE, retrediicroman WO"BINSTS. ili hi % ot connected with any charitable organ- d 1,000 Poor Families. mith ‘her Gites enlare where ténané'or| Hundred Little New Yorkers. Teation,. but throughout the year he t ona the house threw water over her as she spends her mornings in hunting out per- ‘Mpoliceman*stopved: them and called aa ae ir eps RIE eter ast OUTS Or oliceme The Evening World will give one thou- ambulance, the woman by. that tine bee Mrs. H.C. Connaughton, who !s know " sand splendid Christmas dinners to one | THE EVENING WORLD’S thousand needy families in Greater New | oo ° ‘The Evening World York, | AS Angel of the West Bide,” has deci¥ed to| ¢.4m Horace Waters, §2 from C. MoD., anonen| CHRISTM DINNER Sunday World Wants Work throw open her home, at No. 256 West| .'4's5 grom M. B. B. for the Astrofeky food for elx persons and will be packed in largo baskets and delivered at the | recipients’ homes to-morrow, Deo. %. This is the third successtve year that The Bvening World has adopted this method of bringing Christmas cheer to the greatest possible number of poor FOR THE POOR. One Thousand of Which Will Be Delivered Free in Baskets on the Morning of Dec. 24. families. Soup. The sending out of so many dinners Ghiaien of #0 excellent a quality involves much : and careful work, and {s carried on in |} Potatoes, String Beans. Wholesale fashion. White Onions. Bread. First, the Stegel-Cooper Company, who Plum Pudding. put up the dinners, have kept experts Busy for days selecting especially fine || CAK°® Cohen; Caqaies, chickens for the ocoasion, and choosing other of the best procurable ingredients of all sorts for the great feast. This ts at last accomplished, and this evening Blegel-Cooper’s entire force in that par- ticular department of the Big Store will be set to work at packing the big} o¢ an baskets. careful iste of the families By 7 o'clock to-morrow morning these mie opinion, are most entitled to the thousand baskets will be carefully load- | 7TNeton bie vans will go to every part €d into ten enormous vans; and theJof Groater New York, carrying Yule- foution wil 4 je cheer into a thousand poor homes Pleasant task of distribution will begin. | wits poverty would otherwise have The van drivers will rocelve correct nted the Christmas spirit from iists from th ty Or tion So- | Fastin Elety of the = . ot ather about families to whom Sent. Only expertenced me y 8, richest or most fastidious diner oould desire—soup, succulent, ¢e1 delicious plu Qeserving and mo mill andies and cakes should recelve thes ‘ - little ones, And with It all, warmest wishes for the ‘of a Christmas and a pros- Year. he names of the families receiving Brening World dinners wilt not be pub- ished. Each Dinner WiIIl Be Sufficient for a Family of Six. Store Open Until 10 O'clock Tonight And will be closed Tomorrow evening—Christmas eye. Bring Your Piano to Life! Put An ANGELUS in Your Hiome This Christmas OU very likely have a piano that is seldom played, or played very badly. Several hundred dollars tied w in an instrument of wonderful possibilities, and it 1 just going to waste, month after month and year after year. * Why not bring a gift into your home this Christmas that will awaken your piano to life—to all the vast possi- bilities that it contains; and delight yourself and your family, on Christmas day and all year round ? An Angelus Is the Finest Gift That Can Go to a Home with a Piano }ELUS is the greatest of all Piamo-piBy ere) and it is easy to buy. The price is only $250; and you can For $20 Cash, and $10 a month Do you think it is worth while to let your piano go to waste, when it is so easy to buy aniQ@nGEL US? ~ Still Two Days R-qmain to - Secure the Special Holiday Terms or Pianos So liberal that no matter how heavy the Christmas drain may be upon your pocket-book, you may not only buy a piano for Christmas; but you may choose from the world’s best pianos, and pay the regular Wanamaker cash prices even on the easiest terms. f Here is the splendid array of pianos that you may choose from; and the little payments necessary— A Chickering Piano— The world’s greatest and best pliano—including the new Chickering Quarter Grand For $25 Cash, and $12 to $15 a Month A Crown Piano— ‘The marvellous piano of many tones—harp, mandolin, etc.; as well as the silent practice clavier; besides belng a plano of superb quality and purity of tone. For $20 Cash, and $10 a Month A Kurtzman Piano— ‘An instrument of unimpeachable quality, splendid tone and action; tn up-to-date and artiste cares, For $12 Cash, and $7 a Month J, C. Campbell or Frederick Doll Pianos ‘The best pianos ever produced at thelr pricee—wdFthy in tone; hand- some fh architectnre, For $10 Cash and §6 a Month The Mason & Homlin Pianos will be sold on the same terms as the Chickering. If an Angelus and Piano are purchased together, twen- ty-five dollars will be deducted from the combined price, five dollars will be deducted from the cash payment re- quired for the two instruments, and two dollars from the combined monthly payment. Never before were such easy terms presented to the public; and we shall not continue these terms a day after tomorrow night. Plane tere, Bite Seer, JOHN WANAMAKER pormerly A. T. Stewart & Co. Broadway, 4th Aye., 9th and 10th Sts. The Road to Success Is Through THE WORLD. : cecesevasces| BANGS YMAS JV street, was badly burned about the body early to-day, and at the Hudson Street ing unconscious, Se ee wr ee. WEET CO ANE > Needy Fi to many Uttle New Yorkers as “the Monday Morning Wonders. | Fitty-fitth street, to @ hundred little | twin: % from Mr, Waters children on the Monday following! M De Bold, New York's Sixth Ave. , Finest (SIMPSON WORD ©, 19th to 20th Retail Store. Street, For the benefit of late shoppers our Res~ . taurant, on the eighth floor, will be open until This Store Will Remain Open 10 o’clock on the evening's preceding Christmas Bvenings Until Christmas. (Take Escalator to Second Floor.) And Now For A Merry Christmas. After to-morrow—Christmas. May it be a very merry and happy one to all. If your pleasurable and fascinating gift-buying task is over—you’re indeed fortunate; but mayhap you've forgotten somebody or something. Look the list over again. If such be the case—you'll of course join the great Army of Eleventh Hour Shoppers. ’Twill be a happy throng—'twill number into the hundreds of thousands —and everybody will be busy, yes, very busy—naturally—but we'll give you our best possible service, and we promise to be wonderfully helpful to you, too, for despite the unprecedented Holiday business Stocks Are Still Broad and Choice. Not depleted, as in many stores, though, of course, not as complete or as lavish as they have been. You don’t expect Hae could we claim it. But thousands upon thousands of dollars’ worth of Holiday goods are still here. Not mussed, soiled and badly abused goods—but eminently worthy and desirable merchandise. So come to the Simpson Crawford Co. Establishment, where not only the best possible service and the greatest values are not only assured you, but also the prompt delivery of anything you may purchase for Christmas-giving. The following list ntay be helpful to you, so scan it carefully: i Neckwear of all kinds. Knives, Gifts for Men. Silk Belts. Steam Engines. Umbrellas. Garters. Building Blocks. Canes. Handkerchiefs. Buckboards, Leather Goods of all sorts. Dressing Slippers. Miniature Railways, Suit Cases, Perfumery. Hand Cars, Leather Bags. Toilet Articles. Hook and Ladders, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Silver Brushes. Baggage Cars. Cigar Cases. Comb and Brush Sets. Passenger Cars, Cigarette Cases. Silver Nail File. Transparent Slates, Cigar Cutters. Silver Button Hooks. Tops. Match Boxes. Silver Mirrors. Dangerless Popguns. Pipe Racks. Silver and Gold Thimbles. Velocipedes, Bath Robes. Gold Bracelets. Pocket Knives. Smoking Jackets. Coin Purses. Watches. Fancy Vests, Gold Hatpins, Golf Scarf Pins. Slippers. Diamond Brooches. Silver Scarf Pins, Shoes. Diamond Rings. Clothing. Hosiery. Chains. Sweaters. Suspenders. Bead Chains, Rubber Boots, Scarfs, \ Gold Cuff Pins. Mackintoshes. Gloves, Gold Lockets. ~ Slippers. Dress Protectors, Jewel Cases. Neckwear. Mutlers, Belt Pins Suspenders. . Tist Bags. Musical Instruments. ead ocak Shell Lorgnettes . Opera Glasses, i i lap oie hen Gifts for Girls. Pictures. Pocketbooks. Tticycles, Bookcases. Gauze Fans. s Gold Bracelets. Books of all sorts. Golf Bags. Gold Watches, Diaries, — Leather Goods of all sorts. Coin Purses. Paper Knives. Umbrellas. Gold Rings. Desk Pads. Scissors. Gold Brooches. Note Folds: Sewing Machines, Gold Belt Pins, Ink Stands. Screens, Silver Watches. Fountain Pens. Desks, Silver Bracelets. Gold Pencils, . Desk Pads, Silver Garter Buckles, Pen Handles, Desk Sets, Watch Chains, Stamp Boxes. Inkstands, College Pins. Burnt Wood Goods, Visiting Lists, Wrist Bags. Calendars. Engagement Hooks, Plated Lockets, Thermometers. Desk Clocks. Plated Hatpins. bel eee Boudoir Clocks, Bead aa Chains, Photo Frames, Kid Slippers. Other Sporting Goods, Pictures. Parasols. Cork Screws. Gibson Calendars, Dressed Dolls. Gold Scarf Pins, French Calendars, Dolls’ Toilet Sets. Cuff Buttons, Powder Boxes, Toy Carpet Sweepers, Rings. Hairpin Trays. Basket-Balls, Waiches i Burnt Wood Goods, Hand Seeing Machines, A Fancy Plates. oy Ranges. Wath Fobs. Cut Glass Bowls. Contes . Chafing Dishes. Books, . Military Brushes, Jardinieres. Diaries, Opera Glasses. Candies, Calendars. Stella Music Boxes. Sheet Music. Desks. And the ideal gift, a Stella Music Boxes, Collection of Songs. Piano or the Pianos, Pianos, Ceciltan Piano-Player. Cecilian Piano-player, Cecilian Piano-Players, Gifts for Women. Y, Gifts fi B Stella Music Boxes, Books of all sorts, OF Boys. For the B tb : Bibles. Striking Bags, aby, Book Covers. Boxing Gloves, Dress Pins. Tea Gowns, Indian Clubs, Gold Rings. Dressing ues, Skates, Silver Rattles. Silk Dress or Waist Patterns, Cameras, Dolls of all sorts, Cloth or Cotton Dress or Footballs. Rubber Dolls. Waist Patterns, Parcheesi, Jumping Jacks, Silk Waists, Balls. Sliced Objects. Gloves, Drums, Roller Chimes, Furs. Slate Dicer Nursery Books, Hockey Clubs, 4 Balls, &@ great ortunate than she in worldly tid Cartstmas. Oven Gvenings THEBIGSTORE Un \ Christ Shopping! & . Christmas opping! ° T’S double hurrynow. Not a minute to lose. The rash ts on bs with adidity. Every flying hour urges haste. Che By Store Is Yow In the Very Bloom of Its Holiday Activity, Stocks are matchless. We do not habe to make apologies. We prepared for the Holiday trade as Wwe do for all occasions—prodigally. Stocks are always complete, for The Big Store does business all the ' year round, not merely for two Weeks at Christmas time! We append a jew suggestions for those who may in their haste habe etd something. ‘E HAVE EXTRA GOOD FACILITIES FOR THE DE. LIVERY OF MERCHANDISE, AND ALL GOODS BOUGHT UP TO THE CLOSING HOUR OF THE STORE WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL BE DELIVERED FOR CHRISTMAS. H Jewelry, | Furniture. Favors, Pianos. | Fars. House Coats, Dolls. | Pictures. Clocks. Handkerchiefs, | Neckwear, Watches. Gloves. | Stationery. Musical Instruments, Umbrellas. Lounging Robes. Athletic Supplies. | Novelties, | Diamonds, Smokers’ Articles, Slippers. Books, Men’s Clothing. Silverware. | Groceries, Men’s Furnishings, Toys. | Candies, Women’s Wear. Shoes. Wines and Liquors, Children’s Wear, And Chen the Cheery Christmas Dinner! The World’s Greatest Grocery affords a feast fit for a ruler’s table, Fresh dressed cry-picked New York and Rhode Island Turkeys; plump | Geese from Maryland; sweet Cranges from Florida and California; Ma- | laga Grapes; Celery; Dehera Cluster Raisins; Nuts from abroad; English | Plum Puddings: imported Cie se and jragrant Coffee. | And then sparkling Champagnes and choice Wines! Brilliant Cut Glassware, gleaming China, snowy Napery. Table Silverware of every hind. . Couch Covers. Writing Cables. Capestry Pillows, FINE COUCH COVERS, 5.90 | EMBOSSED and\GRAIN LEA- GOBELIN TAPESTRY PiL- Traini, Vront_ 181 fy” | EMBOSSED and 98 | fSws! 1.50 H Se 3 (Main Floor, Front, a8th 8¢.) (Third Floor, Fremt, 260m Ghd ambreguins. SATIN LAMBREQUINS, 15,00 Sloves. Fancy Stationery, WOMEN’S FINE GLACE 50c. BOX PAPER, Rubber Boots. GLOVES, pai, * onc caney na va CHILDREN’S RUBBER BOOTS, 98 | MEN'S FUR@GLOVES, all kinds — 95 J ‘ation bronze, MEN'S SPORTING BOOTS, 0 (Main Floor, Front, 18tb 6t.) (Tetra Floas, Contrad (Main and Second Floora, East.) Foot Would Shoes. Qvera-Glass Rags. 7. TS eee BAGS, fhe yeaa 4d J ied . (stain Pioor, Front, 18ty st) || WOMEN'S SHOES. $(00)) KENS WOMENS ARS (Main Floor, Bast; Second Floor, Bast.) Soe 25¢. to 4, 00 , d (Second Floor, Mast.) Sewel Cases. JEWELCASES. 24-4 goldplate 7 7 Hand-Drawn f or gray finish, silk lined. glasstop, ‘| Gittins Pee th Be) 1 Linens, 5 Aprons. . JAPA each, Cigar Cases. JAPANESE TABLE COV- NURSES’ PLAIN APRONS, ) AT CIGAR AND CIGARETTE ERS, each, 4, 5O| BRETELLE APRONS ~ 180.4 CASES, O (otal Floor, Bast of Fountain, 19m 8t.) | GINGHIAM APRONS, j (ain Floor, Front, 18th 81) ——— neem | Fancy Afternoon Tea Aprons. ) &. (Second Floor, 19th Gt) Jans. p Capestryp Cable SILK GAUZE and Covers LACE FANS, re 90 3. 00 TAPESTRY COVERS, 2 sy (Main Floor, Front, 18th St.) long x 2 yds. wide, each, 2, 75 TAPESTRY COVERS, 2% ~Umbrellas & Canes, | sis lorax? yaa wide ach P, 50 COLORED WORSTED CIR- |< MEN'S and WOMEN'S FINE TAPESTRY COVERS, } yds ¢ SILK UMBRELLAS, 5.00} isnax dyin wide cach” , 50 | SRR caves | £ Others, from 1,690 15.00 (Third Floor, Front, 19th St.) COLORED WORSTED CIR- |} MEN'S WALK |{ INGSTICKSfromd Oo ° 1.2, 00 CULAR CAPES, 1.95 on Ce nD Shawls and Capes: COLORED WORSTED KNIT- TED SHAWLS, { COLORED WORSTED KNIT- TED SHAWLS, (lala Floor, Proat.) Women’s Rings. ¢Second Floor, Bast of Grand Bualrway.) +» WOMEN'S FANCY SET _ Silverware. RINGS; clusters, rows, twin set- Men's Watches, |$ CRACKER JARS, fancy deco- tings, genuine Opals, Garnets, Sap- phires, Emeralds and Turquoise About 34 Underpriced. rated china, with quadruple-plated 9 E) doublets with pearls; very large MEN'S 16-SIZE OPEN-FACE top, extra large size, ) QUADRUPLE PLATED TOILET ened nay) aivertmont (2: 988/90) SLLVER WATCHES ousted SETS; comb, brush and mirror; (Main Floor, 6th Ave, 18th Bt.) ebay fitted with a 7-jewel bright finistt in case, OF (Mata Floor, Froot, 18th st.) ‘altham movem@nt, stem wind and set; regularly sold for Ch. Janey Linens. $12.00, (gars. 3c (L4s14, inches) CENTRE 77] MEN'S. 16-SIZE_ OPEN-FACE A box of Good Claas always | PIECES, each. NICKEL WA Teena a makes an acceptable holiday | 50c. (18x18 inches) CENTRE Lio Ste gift. IF youare undecided what | PIECES, each 23 Few Wy set; regularty 20d oe to give him call’and see what we offer in the Cigar line. The largest and most complete assort- |> ment eve offered. _ Qualities high and to suit all. Prices low and within the limit of every . A full line of Smokers’ Articles still to be had. Pioor, Bast, 1 75c, (24x24 inches) CENTRE PIECES, each, 39 $1.35 (36x36 inches) STAND 69 COVERS, each, Wines and Liquors. : 65c._ (18x27. inches) TRAY é CLOTHS, each, PS | MESES Grerepe cette 85c. (18x36 inches) STAND QUEEN QUALITY PORT and SHERRY, gy, 8 years old; per quart, SCARFS, each, ; é [Sth Be.) (fain Floor, Bast of Pounrain, CREME DE MENTHE: per 60 and 1.00 on KUMMEL, No, Al Extra Doppel, per gal., 63 World’s Greatest Grocery, $2.35: per quart, IMPERIAL GRAPE BRANDY, per $2.85; per quart, o- 96 Fines quality CHRISTMAS | JAMS—Siegel Cooper Co.'s HRISTMA URKEYS AND CHICKENS, thy (jon Fro Jams; all nade iry-picked, freshly dressed. at low: ids; doz., $2.10; per I-lb. en market prices: fresh from the 18 farms of New York, Rhode Island, | CATSUP—"Fountain"brand jew, Jersey, Pennsylvania and | finest quality Tomato Caisup, land pal PLUM PUDDING—Finest Sie ceremy Core rie Hy. made fon “s nglish recipe: i". es 2s, Sesh ghoice mpened OW Sardines real ter ee BINCH BUCKWHEAT —-"Foun SUCCOTASH Sew, TS | rn teams eit hen CABINET RYE, per gal, $2.75: pee seifrsisia Buckwheat, i) brand TEA—Extra: choice. qualty quart r package, , 10 | Slows?" fetes | OLD CROW WHISKEY, per el, $2.85 EU rad an Varese m septs Connecter, Esaiah MARYLAND RYE, per gal. $2.00; Maple Sap, per full quart 10| Noles cup qvaliun posal Cap Sib., $2.00; bb, “* 3] PORT, SHERRY. SWEET CATA\ ‘ | loney | Sweet” Te, OLIVES—"Fountain"brand, Early June Peas:doe. $115; 0 | ORANGES—Fane fe th ic! a ¥ HENNESSEY BRANDY, imported: ic lat "2.00 £ BOWMORE SCOTCH WHISKEY, 9. ogy 10 years old: per quart, MISTLETOE IRISH WHISKEY, very bes che ‘old and fine: per quart, 1s NORMANDY RYE, 10 years ob, par $ sal, $3.50; per quart, FINCH'S GOLDEN WEDDING RYE, $3.00; per quart, act rela an y avert, gol quality. per gah, Siatitee boat 2.3 | CRACKERS—Brown edge | fey Jamaica Oranges doe, 23 $1.35, $1. DATES. Presta ‘ 6 Nervi oe Civitas tend 12% sia yd A-crown 16 CLARET. AND RHINE Wt MINCE MEATS. Atmore’s | CRACKERS—Fresh mado ing 19 age and quality: poreal $1. 3008p 4 | NUTS Best N Suet est aS Bar Harbor One Gem: Med in b” ae Toop.)