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The only true exponents of the general DRY GOODS, MILLINERY, SHOE and CLOTHING business in Savannah, linvo deeply considered the question which is now agitating the mind of every Father, Mother,
Brother, Sister, Friend and Sweetheart, everyone has someone near and dear to them to make a present to at Nmis. The difficult question then presents itself ‘‘What shall I give,” The anxiety to please and
bestow upon the object of your generosity some article that shall be truly appreciated makes it difficult to know what to choose and where to get it. Let us bring to bear on the subject that gallantry for which wo
a:c noted, and we will certainly help you out ot the dilemma. We have very ripe experience in such matters. We know how acceptable any of the articles enumerated below used to be, and the receipt of any
one of them will make the heart beat warmer and fonder. When you have the satisfaction of knowing that your dear friend lias not forgotten you, and if in return you desire to make a Xmas present don't forget
to visit ALTMAYER’S. They are giving Marvelous Bargains specially arranged for this occasion.
BOYS’ CLOTHING.
EXTRAORDINARY REDUCTION
ITV PRICES
For the Holidays!
There is nothing which makes a boy happier
or more joyful around Xmas times than a
neat, good fitting suit of clothes. Parents,
ennsult your own interests and examine our
extensive stock. VVe have got all the latest
styles, guarantee a perfect fit andsave you
m ney.
A full line of Boys’School Suits, sizes 4 to
12 years, $2, $2 50, SB, *3 50.
Boys’ all wool Suits, in assorted styles and
pattern, 4 to 13 years. $5.
Boys’ Dress Suits, in Corkscrews,Tricot and
Whipcords, sizes 4 to 13 years, $6 50, $7 50, SB.
special lot BOYS’ DRESS SUITS, in black
and brown Corkscrews, sizes 4 to 10 years, $5;
reduced from $7.
A Boys’ good, substantial Overcoat in gray
Melton, sizes 4to 8 years, $2 45, Do not fail to
buy one.
A large and well selected stock of Boys’
Overcoats, sizes 4 to H years, $3 50, $4, $4 50;
reduced from $4 50, $5. $6.
A handsome line of Boys’Dress Overcoats,
in Kerseys, Tricot and Whipcords, with cape
and plaits, sizes 4 to 10 years, $8 50, $7 50, $9;
worth *9, $lO, sl2.
A full line Boys’ Odd Pants, size 4 to 13
years, 50c, 75c, sl, $1 25.
Linen Department
Useful Holiday Gifts.
21x40Fancy Damask Towels, knot fringe, at
1210 per dozen, actual value $3 50.
24x40 Fancy Damask and Huck Towels, ex
tra heavy, at $4 50, regular price $6.
27x50 Fancy Damask Towels, lace border,
t sl2 per dozen; good value for $lB,
Fancy I.inen Doylies at 60c per dozen; re
fill'eit from sl.
Fancy Border Linen Doylies at $1 per dozen;
tiguiar price $1 25.
y white Damask Napkins at $1 50 per dozen;
w rtu $2.
4 white Damask Napkins, veryflne, at $275;
i' meed from sl.
Extra value in white and red Table Linen
t ■l-'c. 50c, 65c, 85e and sl.
Turkey Red Fringed Table Covers, in a’l
at special cut prices.
Handsome Embroidered Cloth Covers at
1150, $2 25 and SB.
Beautiful silk Table Covers, with fringe, at
reduced from sl7 60.
Piano Covers, rich embroidered, at $7 60, $lO
■•"d 517 50; reduced from $lO, sl2 50 and $22 60.
Blanket Department.
Emphatic Bargains
For One Week.
l! 1 Wool Blankets, at $i 25; last week’s
> r "-es, 11 75.
t W 00l Blankets at $2; last week’s price
j.' J Wool Blankets at $4 50; lst week’s price
*' I W estern Blankets at $5; last week's
fries $u
- I Western Blankets at $7 50; last week's
►lew $lO.
■ * WV*em Blankets at $10; last week’s
fries $lB.
4 Western Blankets at sls; last week’s
3MCa.il Orders Receive Prompt and Careful Attention
BROUGHTON AND BULL STREETS-
Dress floods
DEPARTMENT.
A HANDSOME
Dress Pattern
AS A
Holiday Gift,
12 yards English Cashmere, in any color, for
$1; worth $1 50.
14 yards Glen Island Suiting, all colors, for
$2: formerly sold for $2 80.
9 vards 38-inch Heavy English Cashmere
for $2 25; former price $2 70.
9 yards 40-inch Satin Berber Cloth, in de
sirable colors, for $3; regular price $4 50.
10 yards All Wool Diagonal Dress Cloth for
$4 90' worth $8 75.
10 yards All Wool Tricot Cloth for Tailor-
Made Dress, $5 25; reduced from $8 50.
9 yards Best All Wool French Cashmere for
$6; former price SB.
8 yards All Wool Hair-Line Suiting, NoDby
Goods, f rsß; former price sl2.
A Handsome Embroidered Dress Robe that
requires no extra trimming for $7 65; worth
sll.
A Handsome Combination Dress Pattern
fors9 60; formerly sold for sl4.
A Beautiful French Embroidered Dress
Robe at sl2 50; reduced from $22 50.
Our Finest Combination Dross Robes at
sl3 75; reduced from S3O.
Mourning Dress Goods.
If you wish to present your lady friend
with a BLACK DRESS of any description
call on us. We will sell you anything in this
stock for actual cost. Wo have got them at
$l5O, $2, $2 50, SB, $4, $5. Superior Goods at
$6 50, SB, $lO aud up to $25 per pattern,
J
Silk Department,
It Will Astonish You How Cheap
We Will Sell You a Silk
Dress Pattern.
18 yard* Heavy Gros Grain Silk, in any
color, for sl2: formerly 6old for sls.
18 vards Rich Surah Silk, in all colors, tor
sls; regular price $lB.
18 yards Lyons Black and Colored Gros
Grain Silk for $18; usually sold for $22 60.
18 vards Hoavv Ottoman Silk, Rich Lustro.
for $22 50; former price $27.
FOR 827
You can purchase our Finest Black Lyons
Silk Dress Patterns; sold regularly from $36
to $lO.
Special Attention!
WE WILL OFFER THIS WEEK
1 Lot Heavy Black Gros Grain Silks at $1 per
yard; absolutely worth $1 50.
Satins. Satins. Satins!
FOR FANCY WORK
AT
45c, 65cand 90c per yard.
Just the thing for covering Toilet Setts,
Sachet Bags, Pin Cushions, Mouchoir*, Em
broidered Scarfs, etc.
A full lino of QUILTED SATINS, in all
colors, very cheap.
SAVANNAH, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1886—TWELVE PAGES.
BOOKS!
GRAND OPENING
OF OUR
Minas Book Department
Wilt Take Place To-morrow,
MONDAY, 13th.
All the Popular Standard
Works at half the Pub
lishers’ prices.
1. Household Edition of Red Line Poets,
12m05., gilt plain edge, including -hakes
peare, Milton. Byron, Moore. Burns, Shellez.
Airs. Hemans. aud others. Publisher’s prices
$1 25 each; our price 65c each.
2 Star Library, standard works in Biog
raphy, Fiction, Poetry, etc., including Adam
Bede, Pickwick Papers, Lady Audley’s Sc
orer, Emerson’s Essays, and others. Pub
lisher's prices $1 25 each; our price 53c each,
3. The new Franklin edition of popular
12m is., printed from new plate*, Illustrated
and handsomely bound, including the Vicar
of Wakefield, East Lynne, Dun Quixote.
Wavorly and Ivanhoe, Willy Reilly, and
others. Publishers’prices $1 each; our priee
48c each.
4. Scott’s Works, Dickens’ Works, Cooper’s
Works. Library of Romance, Irving's Works,
Shakespeare's Works. Thackeray’s works,
and others, in from S to 12 v domes, elegantly
bouud, at half publisher’s prices.
An extraordinary largo stock of Children’s
Linen Books from 10c each upwards.
Prattler series .Mother Goose Story of a Dog,
Mikado Vocal, and others, at 15c each. Kit
Kat, Aunt Louisa, Brightside, aud others at
20c each. Big 4 Opera, Faforito Fairv Tales,
Our Babies, Little Work, etc., at 25c each.
Robinson Crusoe, History of United States.
Peep Animal World. Monkey Show, etc., at
45c each. Chitty Chatty Pleasure Book, Home
Prattler, Duchess, Sunday, etc., at 5Sc each.
Remember, nowhere else can be seen such a
variety to select from.
Gents’ Fraislti
DEPARTMENT.
Special Attractions
FOR
Holiday Gifts !
We can furnish a beautiful line of Satin
lined Scarfs at 25c, 85c and 59c.
Satin-lined, Four-iu-haud Scarfs, 2!. inches
wide, at 35c, 50c and 75c.
All Silk Windsor Scarfs at 26c, 35e and 60c.
Claudent Shape Scarfs, Satin lined, a very
handsome assortment, at 60c, 76c and sl,
All Silk Siispeuders, fn gia-s boxes, at sl,
$125 and $l5O.
satin Suspenders, handsomely embroidered,
at $2 50, $3 25, $3 75 and $5 per pair.
Gents’Sleeve Buttons, solid Bllver, at $1 50,
$2 25, $3 50 nod $5.
Genie’ Heal Garnet Sets at s3,sst anil $6.
Boiled Gold scarf l’lna and sleeve Buttons
at bottom prices.
Gouts' Fine Dress Shirts at 60c, 75c and sl.
Gents’ Plaited Dress Shirts, finest quality,
at $147.
EARLE & WILSON’S Collars and Culls
in all the latest styles.
Men's Fancy Trimmed Nightshirts at $1;
worth $1 25.
Men’s All Wool Medicated Red Flannel
Shirts at Se,sl 23 anil $1 50.
Men’s Extra Quality Camel's Hair Suits at
$3; worth sl.
Gents’ Silk Smoking Jackets, silk lined and
handsomely embroidered, at $lO.
Gents' Silk Smoking Gowns. Silk lined,at sl2,
Men’s All Wool Cashmere Half Hose at 25c,
35c and 60c.
Men's All Silk and Lisle Half Hose at $3, $4,
and $6 per dozen.
Umbrellas and Canes with Sterling Silver
and Fine Gold Handles.
Men's Canes with solid Gold Mountings, at
$, $4, $5 and $6.
Men’s Canes, with solid Gold Mountings,
fancy heavy engravings, at $8 60 and sl2.
Gents’All Silk Umbrellas, Paragon frame.
natural handle, at $2 50, SB, $3 60, $i and up to
$lO.
Gents’ All Silk Umbrella, Paragon frame,
Solid Gold Mounting, at *6 50. $7 50, $9 and $lO.
A full line of the celebrated Gloria Silk Um
brellas. Mounted Handle*, at $2 76 and $8 to.
Gingham and Alpaca Umbrellas, In great
variety, at low prices.
DEPARTMENT.
Attractive Offerings
FOR
RICH HOLIDAY PRESENT?.
We offer for the Holiday Season Extraordi
nary liargaia" biiitable tr elezuut < iirisr.triah
and New ' ear’s I’ros iits in Kenl Ala*k Seal
sacqii-r*, London Iho. ‘eng, $76, SOB.
$116; formerly unM nt si}*. sls'), $ 170.
220 Seal Flush Sacques.42 .i.rlie* long, extra
he vy Satin L'.niiw*, four In rice loops, all
sizes, made and finished like real *eal skin,
e\ ra cood value, $25.
350 imported Short Wr.ps in A**tr *ch?in,
Flush, Velvet, Velvet Broo eio and a variety
of other k'Htthi< nahie * Ityr.hiy I rim
med. .*t $0 7#, sll 60, ii/ 50. sl9 50 amt s2‘*> 50;
fully 40 percent, under regulur pitX’S,
Just Received
Another lot Ladies’ Seal Plush Coats, Quilted
Silk Lining, handsome goods, same as sold
last week. ■ sl2 50; worth S2O.
500 Ladies' Beaver. Jersey and Berlin Twill
Newmarkets msß 50 and sll 75.
75 Ladies’Silk Brocade Russian Circulars.
Trimmed with Fur, at sl7 50; reduced from
$25.
A Superb Stock of Ladies’ English Walking
Jackets, in all the leading materials, rang
ing in price from $3 90 to sl4 75; very suitable
for a Holiday Gift.
hisses’ Cloaks.
Holiday Presents.
We bnve just placed on sale in our Misses’
Cloak Department at very low prices an en
tire Sew Stock of Novelties for the Holiday
traao.
JERSEYS.
Immense Attractions
FOR
Holiday Presents!
100 dozeo Ladies’ Plain Black Tailor-Made
Jerseys at 50c, 75c and sl.
150 dozen Ladies’ Black Plaited Back Jcr
sovs at $1 26 and $1 90.
225 dozen Ladies’ All Wool Tailor-Made
Jerseys, in all colors. sl, $1 25, $2, $8 and $5.
Ladies' Black ISoucle Jersevsat $1 50, $2 and
$3 50.
SPECIAL BARGAIN.
50 and zen Astrm han Jerseys, in Brown, Gar
net and Gray, a' $2 50; good value for $4.
Children’s all wool Jerseys, in all colors, at
85C.
INFANTS’ ROBES,
Elegantly Embroidered Cashmere Long
Cloaks, in cream, tan and blue, from $8 to
sl2 50 each.
Novelties in Children’s Cashmere Elder
Down and Fancy Flannel Cloaks from $1 60 to
$9 75.
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT.
JU.VT RECEIVED: HIGH CLASS NOV
ELTIKSIN PARISIAN TRIMMED
HATS AND BONNETS
Specially designed for our Holiday trade at
EXCEPTIONALLY LOW PRICES.
700 Elegantly trimmed Hats and Bonnets
from $2 o up to sls each.
Handsome Novelties.
In Fancy Flowers and Koathers,Birds’ Wings
1 Ips and Plumes at special cut prices.
Children's trimmed and iinlrimmed Hats
at reasonable prices a SPECIALTY.
Large Assortment
TO SELECT FROM IN OUB
CORSET DEPARTMENT.
],COO dozen French Handmade, Cantille and
Ba'een Corsets, in all sizes, at 87c, $1 25, $1 49,
$1 98 and $1 26.
Great Display of Choice
Articles for Presents.
Bronzes, Clocks, Bras < Goods.
JEWELRY.
Fan*. Toilet Cases, Clove and Handker
chief Boxes.
Silverware
Imported Lap Tablets, Antlquo Picture
Frames.
ALBUMSand DOLLS
Opera Glasses, Leather Goods, Toilet Sots
and h ans.
This display surpasses all former efforts
and respectfully suggests as early a call as
practicable, as we are sure that ns the holi
day season advances the rush In all these de
partments will bo enormous.
CHRISTMAS CAROS.
Satin Cards, decorated. So and 10c each.
Plush Pads, double corded, 25c each.
Satin Panels, Hand Painted. 25c each.
Latest novelties in l’lusli. Harp Shields and
Anchor Shape from 50c to $6 each.
Endless variety at lower prices than can bo
had elsewhere.
DOLL©.
Indestructible Wax Dolls at 9c, 12c. 190
an l 25c each.
China Dolls sc, 6c, 8c and 10c each.
400 Satin Dressed French Bisque jointed
at 75c.
500 Satin Dreascd French Bisque jointed
at 98c.
700 Kid Body Dolls, bisque head, at 76c.
FANS AND OPERA GLASSES.
900 Parisian and Vionna Faus, handsome
goods, from $1 to $25 each.
Opera Glasses of the best makes. Pearl,
Gold and Silver mountings, at $5, $6 50, $9.
A L I* UMSS.
The stock in this department includes the
newest and best stylos of our own importa
tion, in Pmsb. Russia, Alligator,Calf, Mikado
Morocco, both plain and ornamental, from $1
to $25.
SPECIAL BARGAIN.
700 Silk Plush Albums at $175 and $2 50
each; worth $3 and $3 50.
2,000 Autograph Alliums, in Leather and
Piush, from 25c to $1 50 each.
Toilet Articles.
Among the many articles adapted for Holi
day Goods we desire to call particular atten
tion lo a full line of Fancy Toilet Cases, Dress
ing Cases, Manicure Sets, Comb, Brush and
Mirror Cases, Shaving Cases and Odor Cases
in rich plush and leather, Fancy Glass Pitch
ers filled with Cologne, Fancy soaps, Mirrors
and Brushes.
SPECIAL.
300 Leatherette Toilet Case*, .Satin linod,
best zylonito fittings, at $1 49 each.
700 811 k Plush Toilet Cases, Ivoroid Comb,
Brush and Mirror, at $1 75.
Silk Plush Toilet Cases, Ivoroid Comb,
Brush and Mirror, at $2 tosss.
Brass Ware and Bronzes
This section embraces particularly every
thing in this ware, including Frames, Ink
stands, Thermometers. Cologne .Stands,
Smoking Sets, Mirrors, Paper Weights, Paper
Cutters, Easel* and Plaques, etc.
UOSIKRY
Gloves aii3 HaifercbMs.
A- GRAND DISPLAY
SUITABLE FOR
Holiday Presents
At Astonishing Low Prices.
Ladies’ Solid Color and Fancy btrlj>o Dote
at 28c; former price 80c.
Ladlin’nil Wool Merino lloae, dark colors,
at 29c, 85c and 49c,
Lnoioii’ Fancy Lisle Hose at 49c; reduced
from 85c.
SPECIAL.
100 boxes Ladies’ Bilk Hose at $2 26 per box,
three pair In each box. Avery desirable
Xmas present.
Children’s Heavv Rlbbod Hose, solid colors,
at 9c, Uc, 17c and 43c.
KID GLOVES.
Several New Lots Hoccived for the Holiday
Trade.
Unprecedented Bargains!
Indies' 5-Honk Foster Black Kid Gloves at
60c; usually sold for 850.
Ladies' 4-Button Kid Gloves, in all colors,
to*; u*ually sold for 75c.
Our stoc* of Ladles' Kid Gloves at 850
cannot be matrhod in this city less than $1 25.
Ladles’ 6-Button Kid Gloves, In black, tan
and dark colors, at $1; former price $l 5O.
Beautiful Undressed Mousquetalrn Glcves
at $1 50 per pair; worth $2.
Gen's’ Fine Kid Gloves at $125; reduced
from $1 75,
:i5,000 DOZEN
Linen aud Ponpe Silk Handkerchiefs
R reived for the Holiday Trade.
A Marvelous Display of Rich Novelties
I.sdies’ Colored Hemstitched Handkerchiefs
at 35c per dozen.
Ladies’ Colored Hemstitched Handkerchiefs
nt 75c per dozen.
Ladies' White all Linen Hemstitched Hand
kerchiefs at $1 60; a great bargain.
Ladies’ Fancy Beider Hemstitched Hand
kerchiefs. sll Linen at $2 per dozen.
Ladies'Fancy Embroidered and Scalloped
Edge Lmen Handkerchiefs at $2 50, $3, $3 50
and $4 per dozen.
SPECIAL DRIVED.
Gents’ all Linen Hemstitched Handker
chiefs at $2 50, $3 6u, $4 and $6 50 per dozen.
G nt*' Pongee Silk Handkerchiefs at $4 and
$5 50 per dozen.
Ladies’ Fancy Embroidered Pongee Silk
Hand .erchiele at 65c, 75c. and $1 each.
Fancy Lmhroidered Silk Handkerchiefs
from $1 60 to $lO each.
Ileal Lace Handkerchiefs sl, $2 60, $3 and $5
each.
Ileal Point Lace Handkerchiefs at $6, $8 and
$lO each.
Leather Hoods!
5,000 Ladles’ and Gents’ I’ockctbooks, In
Bus-la, Seal. Antique, Ivory. Alligator,
Mikado. Staghorn, Snakes’ Skin, Forester and
Fancy Embossed Leathers, from 25c to $5 each.
The largest and finest assortment of Hand-
Bags, Traveling Bags, Satchels. Shopping
Bags, in real Alligator and Fancy Leathers of
all kinds, from 26c to $lO each,
STATIONERY
Wr.ting Desks, Tablets, Inkstands, Paper
Tiers, Diaries, Portfolios, together with every
class of stationery in various kinds of boxes,
suitable for Holiday purpose*, each making a
handsome and useful gift.
(PRICE *lO A TKAB.I
I 5 CENTS A COPY. {
SHOES!
Our Lifflo Xmas Story— Something]
A boat St. Nicholas and
BJLIPI‘ERS|
ST. NICHOLAS
Win the first man ever presented withs pairi
of Slippers! St. Nicholas was a German, an>li
a very saintly man. One cold night as ho was!
waiklug through his native town he passed hr
a magmllcent mansion, iio stood for a mo-4
meat to gaze at the splendor within, and bni
thought: Oh! bow many poor little ones are
there in this town who, if they could only tea
tills for just one moment, how glad their heart*
would Im. lie passed on for some lime, think
ing. Suddenly looking up, he saw some poor
e.liildren with their little faces pressed against
the window. A look was sufficient to con
vince him of their poverty. He walked on in.
silence for some moments, and, suddenly
tbiukingof his own slender means, he said
why not give those poor little ones a chancm
to be merry too—for tt was Christmas time.!
He turned around and walked hack—there,
was no one at the window. Creeping up softly;
he raised the window and throw in his pursed
The good mother heard the noise and, wish
ing to find the cause, made a light, and, sec-j
lng the well liiled purse upon the floor, ln-j
qtiiredof the children from whence It came, j
They, not knowing, she concluded came 1C
from the Angels, In after years the children,
made inquiries and discovered that the purse,
was thrown in by good St. Nicholas. Theyi
found him an old man without any shoes, and l
not being permitted to wear anything butt
Bandal>, they concluded to make him a pair,
of Slippers, so that each time he should placej
them on his feet he would he reminded of tbcirj
gratitude to him. I
slipper s* r;
The custom of giving Slippers, etc., nt
Xmas time has been handed down to
us for thirteen hundred years, and
TO-DAY we Undonrrelveswith
tbo most elaborate line of
FOOT WEAK TO SELECT FROM THAT*;
HAS EVER BEEN SHOWN
IN THIS COUNTRY.
Gents’ Fancy Velvet 811 k Embroidered, open
style toilet Slippers, (He.
Gents’ Fancy Ve vet Silk Embroidered!
Everett style toilet Slippers, 08c.
Gents’ very neat toilet Slippers $1 45.
Gents’ fine Morocco Toilet Slippers, opera
style,(l 50.
Superb Creations !
Elaborate Ideas!
Genii’ Very finest Toilet Slippersfl 50, |1 75 v
II 9H, |2 15, |2 to, 12 7iS, 12 08.
One of me must appropriate presenta, and,
a Souvenir that will last, is a nee pair of fine
Slippers.
Mothersdon'tforget the ltttleones. Remem
ber that wo keep a very extensive line of
Children’s Shoes !
That make excellent present* for the holi
days.
HUSBANDS !
Remember our stock of Ladie*' Footwear in
the most complete In the city. An appro
priate present for the dear lady would
be a nice pair or those French Kid
BUTTON SHOES at |2 50.
We give yon, one and all, an Invitation to
call and examine the prices of Shoes, and wo
are sure you will And them from tic to 12 per
pair less than elsewhere.