PART II. r THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. 9-16
EIGHTTCTCNTH YEAR. OMAHA. SUNDAY MOKNING. DECEMBER 2 , 1888.SIXTEEN" PAGES. NUMBER 171
X-IY1AS X-MAS
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ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SALE , ,1
Books and XCtt
Extraordinary Inducements for Opening
Select Your X-IYlas Presents Now , While Stock is Cprnplete
and Before the Great Rush Begins , [ \
WONDERFUL
BARGAINS !
IN SETS.
BOWER lOTH'S ' WORKS
13 vols. , cloth , list price $10.50 ,
cut .price ' $8.48
THACKERAY'S ' WORKS ,
10 vols. , cloth , list price $15.00 ,
cut price $4.95
SCOTT'S ' WAVERLY NOVELS.
12 vols. , cloth , list price $18.00 ,
cut price $5.98
GEORGE ELIOT'S ' WORKS ,
8 vols. , cloth , list price $12.00 ,
'cut price $3.95
WASHINGTON IRVING'S ' WORKS ,
10 vols. , cloth , libt price $15.00 ,
cut price $5.48
SHAKESPEARE'S ' WORKS , '
4 largo octavo volumes , beauti
fully printed in largo cleat * typo ,
illustrated with 2a photograv
ures anil two stool engravings ,
list price $9.00 , cut price T $4.98
EMERSON'S ' ESSAYS ,
2 vols. , beautiful largo print , gilt
tops , list price $ -2 00 , cut prico. . $1.48
COOPER'S ' LEATHERSTOCK1M TALES ,
6 vols. , cloth , list price $ ; > .00 , out
price $2.98
. COOPER'S ' SEA TALES ,
C vols. , oloth , list price $3.00 , cut
price $2,98
CARLYLE'S ' FRENCH REVOLUTION ,
2 vols. , cloth , gilt tops , list price
JU.CO , cut price $1.48
'
CARLYLE'S ' ESSAYS ,
4 vols , , cloth , lint price $0.00 , cut
price $2.98
Rawlinson'sScyci ' Great Moiiarcliies ,
6 vols. , cloth , list price $0.125 , cut
price 4 $2.98
MACAULAY'S ' HISTORY OF ENGLAND ,
, , v , 6 vols. , cloth , llbt price ? 5.00 , cut
price $1.48
MACAULAY'S ' ESSAYS AND POEMS ,
8 vols. , cloth , list price St.73 , cut
price $1.48
Robert Elsraere ,
The literary bonsatlon of two contin
ents. Read it , when you can buy the
DOc copies
At 25a.
Phdograph Alburns.
BEAUTIFUL
ART BOOKS !
DAY'S SERENE
By Margaret Macdonald Pull
man , c.xQiiisituly illustrated
with beautifully designed cover ,
th art book of the year , list
price $5.00. cut price $3.98
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Dore Bible Gallery.
Magnificently Illustrated by Dorc ,
largo quarto , cloth , list price
SG.OO , cut price $1.48
I-vorine Poems.
Handsomely illustrated quarto gift
books , elegantly bound in ivorine , libt
price $1.60 ,
At 88c.
Cotter's Saturday Night , Beauties of
Tennyson , Greenland's Icy .Mountains ,
Night Before Xmas , Bingen on Rhino ,
Lady Clnro , Gems from Tennybon , De
serted Village.
riev/ / Style Leather Foams ,
Bnautifnlly hound in padded leather'
with new design , list price $1.50 ,
At 98c.
Seven Ages of Man , Drifting Brtisli-
woodChribtinoRip Van Win KleGray's
Elegy , May Queen , Closing Scene ,
Xmas Stories.
Masterpieces of Mote Painters ,
Mngniflcontly illustrated with 11 photo
gravures from pa.tilings of Munk'acsy ,
Turner , Rosa Uonhcur , etc. , list price
$7.501
Only $3.98.
America Illustrated.
Illustrated by celebrated artists , largo
quarto , gilt edges , list price $ -.50 ,
Only 9Sc.
Europe Illustrated ,
Full-page wood cuts , list price $3.00 ,
Only $1.48.
A Bunch of Violets ,
Exquisitely illustrated by Irene Jerono ,
list price $5.00 ,
Cut price $2.95.
XMAS CARDS
A Marvel In
1OOO Standard 12-mos
Neatly and subtantially bound in cloth.
Remember you ha\c.to pay 25c for , a
paper cover book , and we offer those
cloth ' | mm ! volumes at the marvelous
low price of
Robinson Crusoe , East Lynne , John
Halifax , Dickens' Child's History'
England , Tom Brown's School Days ,
Pilgrim's Progress,20,000 Lengucs under
the Sea , Paul & Virginia , Willy Riley ,
Scottish Chiefs , Thaddous of Warsaw ,
Last Days of Pompeii , Swiss Family
Robinson , Jane Eyre , Andersen's Fa'lry
Tales , Grimm's Fairy Tales , Aesop *
Fables , Children of the Abbey.
Largest and best printed 12-ino In
the market , 200 titles to select Iiom.
List price 75c ; cut right down to
Alhambra , Astoria Sketch Book ,
Charles O'Malley , Decrslayer , Mill on
Floss , Romola , Pilot , Spy , Parisians ,
Pathfinder , Great Expectations , Tale ol
Two Cities , Our Mutual Friend , Madcap
Violet , Guy Mannoring , Wavorly , Rod
Guantlot , Ethics of the Dust and Joy
Forever , Eugene Aram , Midshipman ,
Oliver Twist , Rob Roy , Hyperion ,
Stmndon Bells , Under two Flags ,
Wanda , Vanity Fair , Youtig Forehtere ,
Life of Washington , and many others.
SCRAP BOOKS !
BARGAINS
Juvenile - Books ,
XMAS CARDS ,
Belford's ' Atonal , ' 88-9.
A gem among the juveniles , original
illustrations and Stories , everything
now and thoroughly American , lifat
price 81.50 , iff i
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At:78c. :
The"i
] > y Mrs. II. K. "i Cadjj , printed in beauti
ful large type , illustrated with wood
cutSj list price $1.0rf |
Atj8c.
Uniform with abe c , the one syllable
histories of Now 1C itrland. Illinois , Vir-
ginia , and Now Vo k , to arrive shortly.
Each elegantly llustratcd and con
tnining short stpr es by Louisa M. Al-
cotl , Olive -T-lU iw , etc. , worth Sl.OO
each ,
Only 4c Each.
OUR BOVk
- "OUR GIRLS ,
Holly and Mistletoe ,
Homespun Yarns ,
Splenltti Books
At'S5c. !
Each book contains about 00 pages ,
Our Babies , Sunshine and Gladness.
We were never "better prepared to meet the demands of oui ?
trade than at present. . "We are receiving-fresh new goods
daily , 50 per cent cheaper than they could Ibe bought early
this fall. Underneath are a few of our special bargains :
BLACK SILKS.
BLACK SILKS.
We will open Monday morn
ing the finest line of Black
Silks ever shown in this city.
These silks we imported direct
ourselves , which enables us to
sell them cheaper than anyone
else. They comprise all the lat
est fancy weaves , such as Royal
Armure , Faille Franchise , Jer
sey Silks , Surah Royal , Satin
Rhaclamas , Tricots , Satin De
Lux , Satin De Flora , and the
prices range from $ i to $4.50 a
yard.We
We will also show a full line
of John D. Cutler's Celebrated
Black Silks. They also come
in a number of fancy weaves.
"LOUIS VELVETEENS. "
To-morrow we will close out
the balance of our celebrated
Louis Velveteens , all our 650
and 750 Velveteens to-morrow
at 28c. FAST COLORS.
All our 85c and $ i Velve
teens at 37 J c. FAST COLORS.
All our $1.25 Velveteens at
57 l/zc > FAST COLORS.
Our $1.50 Lo.uisville Velve
teens come in all desirable
shades. Just the thing for
smoking Jackets. This num
ber will be closed out at
78c. The wear of this Velve
teen is guaranteed by the man
ufacturer , and full compensa-
sation will be made for any de
fect in wear.
CLOAKS AT HALF PRICE
We have just purchased an
entire stock of Cloaks from a
New York house. To close
out the entire lot they gave
them to us at nearly half price.
We shall place them on * sale
Monday , giving our customers
all the advantage. They consist
of Seal Plush Newmarkets ,
Sacques and Jackets , plain and
striped cloth Newmarkets , with
plaited fronts , Plush and Vel
vet Wraps , plain and with bea
ver and monkey fur trimmings ,
and colored cloth jackets in all
styles , and Misses' and chil
dren's cloaks.
Remember , Monday.
COLORED DRESS GOODS ,
A splendid opportunity to
buy a fine and good dress for
very little money.
AT 37 0.
70 pieces of fine Henrietta
Cloth , 42 inches wide ; we have
all the new shades , never sold
less than 7150. Monday , 37J c.
FOR 250.
All Wool Striped Suiting.
We have only four colors.navy ,
brown , green and grey ; we
therefore offer them at 25cthey
are 40 inches wide and positive
ly all wool. Regular price 650
now only 250.
No house can offer a greater
bargain than this.
An imported Broadcloth ,
warranted steam shrunk , 54
inches wide , extra fine quality ,
all the new shades at
$1.19
Our former price was $1.65 , al
so guaranteed not to wear
rough. Rembmber the price ,
$ MO.
AT 980.
Just 20 pieces of French
Habit Cloth ; this cloth is well
known to our customers , which
has sold regularly at $1.25 , butte
to clear this line , our price on
Monday is 980 ,
BLACK GOODS DEPT.
SPECIAL.
38-inch all wool black Trice t
45c , worth 65c.
4 < > inch all wool black Hen
rietta Cloth at 55c , worth 75c.
54-inch all wool black Flan
nel at 65C , worth 850.
42-inch Priestley's Silk Warp
Armures at $1.25 , worth $2.25.
48-inch black Ladies' Cloth
at gSc , worth $1.65.
4O-inch all wool black Cash
mere at 79cregular price $1.00.
HOSIERY AND UNDER
WEAR DEPT.
75 dozen Ladies' full , regu
lar made Heavy All-wool Hose
at 35c , worth 500.
100 dozen Ladies'Extra Fine
British Cashmere Hose , full
regular made , with double me
rino heel and toe. They are
splendid value for 75c ; sale
price 5oc.
65 dozen Ladies'
"ONYX SEAMLESS BLACK"
Heavy fleece lined Hose , full ,
regular made , warranted not to
crock or fade , at 48c ; they are
worth 750 a pair.
CHILDREN'S HOSIERY
DEPT.
We have a lot of nearly ibo
dozen in odd sizes , of Chil
dren's fine Cashmere Hose ;
they are well assorted , black ,
navy , seal , ribbed and plain ,
and are worth from 500 to
$1.10 ; we shall close them
out at just half price.
LADIES' UNDERWEAR
DEPT.
In this department we have
some very special prices.
We offer 60 dozen Ladies'
fine quality vests and pants iii
odd lots and sizes ; they arc
the genuine American Hosiery
Company goods and are worth
from $2 to 2.75 each ; we shall
sell them in two lots.
Lot one at $1.25 ; lot two at
$1.50.
90 dozen Ladies' fine Jersey
fitting ribbed vests with high
neck and long sleeves , at 9oc ,
worth $1.37 .
ONYX STAINLESS BLACK HOSE ,
full , regular made with double
heel and ribbed tops , at 5OC.
worth 75c.
GENTS' FURNISHING
DEPARTMENT.
SILK HANDKERCHIEFS AND MUF
FLERS.
100 dozen Silk Mufflers , 95c ;
worth $1.50.
150 dozen white and colored
Silk Mufflers , $ i ; worth $1.75.
300 dozen white and colored
Silk Mufflers , $1.25 ; worth $2.
250 dozen colored Silk Muf
flers , $1.50 and $1.75 ; worth
$2.50.
500 dozen white and colored
Silk handkerchiefs , 35c ; worth
5oc.
500 dozen white and colored
Silk Handkerchiefs , 5oc ; worth
$ i .00.
200 dozen colored Silk
Handkerchiefs , 750 and $ i ;
worth 25 per cent more.
100 dozen Initial in white
silk , 650 ; worth $ i.
GREAT BARGAINS
IN MENS' SUPERFINE
UNDERWEAR.
25 dozen Shirts and Draw
ers , extra fine quality , $3 each ;
worth $4.
25 dozen jersey fitting , best
quality , $3.25 ; worth $4.25.
50 dozen superfine Shirts
and Drawers , $1.95 ; regulatf
price $3.
20 dozen extra heavy Scotch ,
wool Shirts and Drawers , $2.50
former price $3.75.
15 dozen scarlet Shirts and
Drawers , $2.50 ; regular pricp
$3.25 to $4. '
50 dozen scarlet and whittf
Shirts and Drawers , $1.75 ; reg *
ular price $2.25.
15 dozen stripe all wool
Shirts and Drawers , $2 ; fqj $
merly $3.75.
BLANKET AND PLANNED
DEPARTMENT
ON SECOND FLOOR.
This Department is receiving
bargains daily from our eastern
buyer. On Monday we will
offer 17 Eiderdown Comforts *
6x7 feet , retailed by us early
this Fall at $17.50 ; to-morrow
at $ i 2.35 , all new Goods. '
100 Fur Mats suitable fpjj'
carriages , at $2.98 ; reduceg
from $5. ' ,
25 Tiger Skin Mats at $3.5"-
worth $6. ' * ii
We show an extensive linw
'of white and colored cmbroicK
ered Flannels from 75C up , alF
new patterns. '
ART DEPARTMENT v
ON SECOND FLOOR. '
Ladies' will find this depart '
ment complete with everything ;
necessary for fancy worlL
Plush and Metal Ornaments
Rope and Etching Silk.
We have an extra largfr
stock of Stamped goods , conij *
prising Bureau scarfs , Tidies'- ,
Carving cloths , DoyliesSplash
er-s and Tray cloths.
Best Zephyrs 50 skein.
Saxony Yarn i6 c skein.
Spanish and Alliance Yarrt
2oc. skein.
Gcrmuntown Yarn 15c skeirf
In this Department will bej !
found a full line of Knit Skirts >
Jockey Caps , Toboggans
Sacques , Booties , Leggings ,
and Facinators. .
LINEN DEPARTMENT.
26 pieces 62 in. Cream Dan /
ask at 49c , worth 6oc.
30 pieces 68 in. Bleachcq
Damask at SSG , worth $1.25 ,
100 dozen Red Border Doyi }
lies at $ i , worth $1.50.
100 dozen Fancy
Towels at 25c , worth 35c.
REAL SEAL BONNETS ,
On Monday , at $2.19.
We will offer 200 Real Seal
Turbans , Walking Hals , Seal
Pokes and Seal Bonnets at
$2.19. They are worth from
$7 to $10. These will be founcll
at our lace department.
TOY DEPARTMENT.
Our Magic Cave is no\tf
opened , and everything in the
shape of toys will be foun4
there. Dolls , Rocking Horses , '
Sleds , Doll Buggies , Trunks ,
Bureaus , Drums , Black Boards ]
Tool Chests , Magic Lanterns <
Banks , and thousands of othei }
things too numerous to men
tion. Come and get your toy3
before the assortment is broker *
PLUSH GOODS.
On our main floor will bo
found the largest assortment oi !
fancy Plush Toilet Cases , Cuflj
and Collar Boxes , Manicure )
Sets , Work Boxes , llandker-f
chief and Glove Boxes , Jewelry .
Cases , Ink Stands , Shaving
Sets , Poker Sets and Mirrors ,