Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-30
TIM UHUB.r
BostOn show Windows = Artistic
Decorations-a Theory as TO How
woman Can Be,p Here eir-Amuse-
us.n.- Hurry HsurIy.

has the most beautiful shop windows OF
AM ty in the world ard really believe
that 10 is said truly. Certainly there l.
nothing in any Of the leading European
cities which Can begin to compare with
the magnificent display winch lines our
leading shopping streets at all seasons OF
the year, and now, of course, in par
tieular.
In great, rushing, roaring Now York,
the windows look mean ard paliry, or Else
80 over dressed aud vulgar ny to remind
one of the painted court san who stops 20
gszl M i who, thank Heaven! does not
flsuLt herself 40 openly and hJ commonly
In Boston streets as il those of the over
grown metropolis OF the East.
Az to the young, bright, beautiful ciies
OF the West, oan make no comparison
from my own knowledge, for unfor-
tuuatCb my star of destiny has never yet
Carried me many uihes from tbs Atlantic
coast Of my own country,
Bat It il certain that # any city ia The
world has more beautiful sAcp-Windaws
than has Boston, hlr sticets must be Il
fairylRnd Jude d And al this 6tnesonnug
like the rose along our own sidewalks,
H,sh uuly Immense sheets q FlWir--,HHe
between the passetE-by withunt, ana
the wonders OF rlGnLehs and lasts ANA Gle
gguae within, IL ltiug ii d yets lev past
years. A dec iie age there was nothing at
all Remarkable at the KIDD eud the
Christmas shows were gotten up chic fly
by toy-s,Otts TO temp children. and
were not rhar9c'i d 10y any RULES
or instincts of decorative art, which
now prevails 80 generally, when
wudoS-iressHis are eagerly sought 10y
store Keepers, and are paid large salaries
when found, and off red almost any iu-
ducement to remaiu
A great deal OF the impr yamanl IN
window-d essIHg IN Boston has been the
direct result OF the rivalry between two
leading dry goods firms. Five years ago
both houses were comparatively modest
AID quiet, both having their own Gus.
toners aud ways OF business, and sharing
With apparent ease of mind-bOth the
customers and business of the city with
The half-dozen other Leading dry goods
houses of the city. Que was however,
decd, dly the larger Of the two. and did the
greater business, aud suddenly the smaller
one made big push for superiority A
splendid, great, new building was taken
aud fitted up throughout without regard
20 cost, resulting Ia altogether the most
magnificent establishment Of the kind in
thu cry, and Hhid to be the second i'll slz
~ tue culuiry AID tue windows wer,
som 'lhiug superb III their size and
tHangtme :, nud we've always eXquisi,eil
it"ssed C.reat crowds OF people wtrt
tnrouged about them almost constantly
espcciaily, uf course, at opening seasons.
Well, be rival house immediately made
changes IN lta establishment, enlarging
aud Improving, and 10 disiAin, / suppose,
If it, gorgeous neishnor, just barrc4dud
It's own windows utterly, ny placing il
hen AOrt.f ornamental wood freiwutk
oearli & the tame OF the firm only fins
was couled from he style of u New YORK.
house, and wus very honey, no doubt, but
Il ddut pay, Tor people pr, ferrsd tne
attractive @ste aud btau'y ot the other
place. 80, in few months, another
. "a 4" OF 'he Who'll store Wus made, with
rh.lvr Hacluuns, aud among the im-
G60te u'snlS wHs mug hUeut WINDOW
eaGJ @hiaN lnat awaited that Of The
II Ter ul- o~r Lguau, mad within the
asst season buulu,- Great addition And
change aud lmprov' meut hts been made,
-lsiaS i4fgesy Increased expense OF
,ipd1as. q#ai, -s.llgE lie lest Of ",he
sh:r ivltoH and making, without
'oaut the largest and EraniesJ establish
lnon, OF ihe klpi In the country.
Meanwhile, of course, the il huence Of
All this rivalry has been to Air up interest
ana competition all over tue business Dart
II the city III this matter of wiGdow deco
ration, and the result is a bewildering one
certainly, making IL perfect treat to spend
few hours on the streets gazing through
plate glass, even though ones nose Is cold
and ones toes lingo. But a. rule, Bus-
ton women wear the Wsruest undeI. Il ~
neis that they eau buy, s-i are thus ii for
out-of.door life III the winter, instead OF
being Ike the n ~ York Girl, who looked
50 warm and comfortable III h, r seal skin
-acqur, but who could1't stand still for
sne rhlyer5 IN her coli. cod / &!
Ole fancy in Widow dressing this sea-
sou IS the setting Of perfect fairyland Of
dolls, WIN miulC Bceuery, trees bush, s
sud lcycles aud other charming wiuIr,
tnanlterta,iUns, One very attractive wiz
dow III the large establishment referred to
above may be ap'ly Described ~ u fantasy
IN Umbrellas, really wonderful eff ct
osing pr0doeed. Life-siz- wAxrn ladies
and great stuffed auiinais OF gll dtactiu-
tons are, of cour5e, nothing new, but
they contribute TO make the scene lively
one
Christmas txiitements have happily
come 10 take the attention off from the
election frauds. You know, probably for
evll new always He's qllckiy -thgt WI h1d
"a nTst class ituud here III one OF QUE wGr,s
don know the particulars, except thst
whole budget Ut DaliOts we're made away
WIN somehow, among them being TIE
$40 poor iilua lHuocent scbnOi h,llpt4
thrawn by two ladies III the precinct
nave nothing rxc,tlig to tell about nv
own votlug-eyC. pit that Monday might
ioothhrhe anu a tuesday morning yisit "a
tue dentist htariy Che.ird u.e ont III tn
opportunity to cast ny haliot ~ all fur
haVi. lrctHres 70 gttend after my tooth
vas Ont lold ny patrrlal parent thai
would come home iii seHHon for us to @
tht polls Aud ouiy ny acc d Ut dtu
earn the very iHtHnt ttGt that 10 % Il
q - At y M, when, "oHLtidg' the y
cock l. ctare, l rushed home and ",
vent ut TIN very last moment just thr
me, s.id tdy mamma, On our way 1ack
when ihti would bn dcli k, If they even
would br"
But If there we're any intoxicated par-
'lt5 IN 'oe crowd OF men thAt ihrouGtd TIT
''t''T noX Of place where the vnnug far
w pteoii'i ls doEe, they certsnly didu'l
manifest themselves 10 US A policeman
woo STOOD e' The door saw us ssc"Tdirp
ne Two or three steps ut III" eutrnHGe.
and INN diaitly faced inward ~ d opened
pam Tor us through the CLOS, ~ pacE,d
'.o"a who .eemod poet city good ra,ur.u
bout II. lie waited ~h'ie We exercised
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