Life — December 24, 1885 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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HENRIETTE FRAME; ROBES and MANTEAUX, Solicits an inspection of some very beautiful designs for evening dress, wraps and Street Costumes, select- ed during her trip abroad, suitable for Fall and Winter, Out of town orders receive special attention, Perfect measurement, FA 232 West 22d Street, _ a NEW YORK. __ di THE JAN’Y ST. NICHOLAS ONTAINS a very funny story by W. D. f C Howells, illustrated by his little daugh- I ter, all about a little girl who wanted it to be Christmas every day for a whole year,and the Christ- mas fairy fit guaranteed on receipt of OR U No. YOUR COPY OF «DIFRY” CHRISTMAS NUMBER. SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED. FOR Hy ranted | ' er wish. E£ | By and by q ‘ople got | peo PRICE TWENTY CENTS. a I} sick of ln presents | and candy sp Coe eerie OF THE SEASON: SEND ORDERS BEFORE ENTIRE the | and tir Visitor: A Harry New Year, SiR! U; key and Host: “THANK YOU, THANK YOU; BUT WE ARE NOT RE- EDITION IS EXHAUSTED. Yu'm. | CelviNe T118 year. Dipw'r You see THE BASKET AT THE . P ‘ddi DOOR, AND—REALLY YOU ARE RATHER EARLY. it om he To sitrixc Down = pudding I DIDN'T COME IN BY THE DOOR, AND IT IS om Dolte _ , othey ED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE. THE EARLY | came every day—St. Valentine’s Day and YOU UNDERSTAND ? the Fourth of July and all About the middle a | - _ = of October the little girl “took to sitting down on dolls,— French dolls, or any kind ESTABLISHED 1853, H fh Mi. a LM SLA she hated the sight of them so; and by 333] PE ‘Thanksgiving she wascrazy,andjust slammed - as her presents across the room. By that time H . B. K I RK & CO., [POR 1 Ta ETiFTInG THE cOMPLENION. I people didn’t carry presents around nicely 1158 Broadway, cor. 27th St. faaving 1 any more. They flung them over the fence, - | 69 FULTON STREET, axp 9 WARREN STREET. or trough the window or anything} and, WINE MERCHANTS & GROCERS. By | instead of running their tongucs out an 4 = ing great pains to write “For dear Papa’ * A AIATUE ever oferede Seco per cascand upeardes | = — wh or whoever it was, and then signing thei bens o7 ie , i names and Xmas, 185-/ they used to write |’! “mfortetions of St fallen, Chat-Hant Brioe| © MAKER OF FINE JEWELRY. “ in the gift-books: ‘Take it, you horrid old The latter 1875 Vintage and bottled in 1880, and = Bou thing!’ and then go and bangitagainstthe | EQUAL to the FINEST GRADES of Pontet. Canet. i: | front door.” The January St. NICHOLAS is }9-50 per case ; in s-case lots, $9.25; 10-case lots, $9.00. < Z wi a capital number, and it costs but 25 cents. A CAREFULLY SELECTED STOCK OF > . HI Hi All the dealers sell it and take subscriptions CALIFORNIA AND OTHER AMERICAN WINES ¥ E. | 4 - __ Tue Century Co, New-York. AND CLARETS. Sold He — a N’S° = For the THROAT and NERVES. HENRY C. HASKELL, 5 E SORE THROAT, NEURALGIA ee eee f CURE SORE THROAT, . idan mie : j i NERVOUSNESS, HEADACHE, _idmibecBon favited le Novelties for Holidays. Bi: y COLDS AND SLEEPLESSNESS. Mrs, SMITHSON (who flatters herself upon her pe j ; ‘ a 1 ar, | A Benett to Voestns, Actors and Bioeuinits, [eae ePPatO sen foc ean ys apt : — believe it?” i 6’ PRICE soc. A Box, aT DRUGGISTS OR BY MAIL, Jones (looking in the wrong direction); “Your out fi . daughter! Is it possible ! I should have guessed ABY ALLEN COCAINE MANUFACTURING CO., et eT Not thé indy you sie iaectee Art e pie RL Nene Maat at, Mr, Jones; she is my mother” z | iser??| Jones: Oh!"—Boston Transcript. ALEXANDER MACGREGOR'S | “Home Exerciser” | _J dela chao H Yer trsis-werkere acd sedentary pecple, SCHOOL FOR DANCING, | cccecrin. se" Gur ite Ones and The Nurse Family Cla eaves eee “ wis Geter sack suas anckaooat one’ - ly Classes every day. ‘Takes up but 6 ach square floor-room, some- A most appropriate Private Le: s he daily. Foe Een ae Se cny ew ting yan debe comorbenre,| | EQ pnd acceptable present Ww = = POR PHYSICAL CULTURE,” 16 East ath Street, N.Y. City, Prof. re § rears subscrt with PREJUDICE IS A THIEF. | -t-Down. > tdrature, Dha And will rob you of many good things. HALFO D we than wily Vecorlimprovets i pechard fer dry Wit aieays Specimen copy free. Each you in the threats” If you are mot epposed to ye wor eale Py Newoaeeere manulacturers for a sample, WN One Year, $1.50. Single C: 1S ct WM. 8. BALL ss +50. je Copies, 1S cts, KIM ae THE GREAT RELISH. Ruseoll Publishing Co- 36 Bremfeld St Boston. Mass. : Enclose three Red Stamps. ROCHESTER, N.Y. Z comicbooks.com