The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-21
THE HOLIDAY TRADE.
Where Purchasers May Satisfy
their Wants.
HOLIDAY ITEMS FOR PARENTS.
The Dealers whose Stores are Teen
ing with Customers, Those VINO
Advertise in the "Heraid'

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on seeing as much as possible IN the few
brief hours allotted him between the
commencement of his afternoons game
At bide-and-seek with local items, anC
the beginning of the demands fol
ocopv." hurriedly took in the various
marts and briefly noted what he saw II
A rush around the heart of the city
Longing, wishing eyes peered into
many of the gayly-dressed windows on
either side of Main Street, and the ex'
cIamatlons of delight, surprise and al,
miration were in many cases mingled
with eagerness, with anuclpatloh anu
with doubt. The eyes Of the little ones,
as thev conned the displays of the toy
shOps and fancy-ware houses, fairly
sparkIed and beaUed with glad expec-
tation of becoming possessed OF some
portion of the vast stocks exposed 10
view and set out in tempting array
while the maturer visages of parents ana
guardians showed more or less anXleIy,
as they contemplated, perhaps, the
whereTithal at their command, the
number of dear ones they would like TO
provide for. and the best disposition 10
make of the limited means IN their
pocket-books. The poor and rlch,
those of moderate, wealth, young ana
old, we'll clad and inditferently attlrea'
were promiscuously grouped and scat
tered an the sidewalks of the business
centre, and all, without dOu bt, had III
view the annual preSent-ma king and
how and where to do it most advan-
tageOusly.
The idea struck the reporter that
DrobabIv many of those he had seen
were doubling; that they were just up
town"-or "down town" as the case
may be-for the purpose of inVestlgat-
ing, cycling before buying; that they
were merely taking notes of what they
saw, to go home and think over and
debate upon before finally purchasing;
that, mayhap, they would consult with
others of their families, as to what
would be the most judiciOus, most ap-
propriate or most ;ceptable article to
buy for this one or that one, and he I'M
mediately adopted the suggestion in
that idea. which was this: He would
assist those who were perpleXed, and
direct them in their pursuit of presents,
where to go in order to be well suited.
To those who desire to give to their
dear ones something which will be re-
tanned in remembrance of the donor,
articles Of jewelry. watches, clocks,
rings. chains. gold and silver ware,
charms. opera glasses, diamonds and
other precious stones set in elegant and
beautiful ornaments, lOckets, studs,
81 eeve buttons engraved with initials,
can +, be had in their thousand and one
orms, of warranted material and make,
most modern designs and improve
mentS, at holiday prices, al. Joslin d
Parks or at Eliason'S, a few steps
urther up Main Street, or, still a little
nearer First South Street, on the same
side a. the two just named, there Is
he establishment of E. J. Swaner IL Co.
At each of these places the stock is large
and varied, and those who
an not find in them what
hey would like to purchase
will be difficult indeed TO suit. But,
houId they fail to see the particular
rinket or piece of jewelry, etc, which
hey had in their minds eye, either one
of the firms mentioned is a manufac-
turer and will make to order, on short
notice, whatever the customer ORDERS.
Doubtless the best patronized of the
many stores during the present week
will be those where toys and small
presents for the little ones are for sale,
and to the doting mother, loving sister
or dear brotner who intends keeping up
the time-honored custom of personating
Santa Claus on the sly and filling the
tiny hose the night before Christmas,
the writer would direct attention to
some of the baZars where the invest
ment of their savings for the purposes
herein enumerated" can be made to adj
vantage. And whether they wish to OBJ
tain 10 cent doll or an album or pic
ture of high price, useful volume OF
a book of baby talk. package
of stationery or box of stools, fringed
chromoor big wax doll, a pocket-knife
or dictionary, a mouth harmOnica OF
costly writing desk, III fact, anything in
that line land we must confess that the
variety and display are bewildering)
the tastes and choice of all can be me
at DIVERS, at Pembroke's, Savage's Ar
Bazaar. all on Main Street, on the blocl
north of First South Street, or at ParsoI
81 Co. s above the postoffice. 1t may b.
that from now until Wednesday even
ing next, these places will be crowded
during business hours and patron!
should go when they are not anxious Il
return to their homes
Then there are the empOriums il
which ladies take most delight in in
vestigating, and which. this year, as
rule have been arranged with view t.
tempt Some of the most lovely, sweet
delightful displays or samples anC
nieces that have ever been on exhibition
In this city are now exposed to the be
wildering gaze of the lady shoppers W.
refer to the dress, dry goods and sill
houses and departments of large eStab
Iishments, The costly array of holiday
goods in thel ines of silks, satins, vel
vets, pushes, hosiery, laces. cloaks
wraps, cloakingS, curtains, millinery
notions fancy goods, white goods anC
dry goods, was never so remarkable a
Tor the Christmas and New Year seasons
of 1884-S5. To say that the stocks ar,
large would be putting it mildly. The
are immense. Commencing a
Walker Brothers and going up, tn
s.azers at the attractive handiwork o
the window dreSSerS were numerous
and as fast as the fair ones who haC
toasted their eyes with longing look
moved on, their places were filed Will
Others equally intent on inspecting TIT
gorgeous goods. At Auerbach Bro
fhers', DonelSon's, Jennings Il Sons
and Mrs LapLam's, the several knot
we're increased and decreased all day
long. and the streams in and out o
those houses showed that the firm:
were doing a booming holiday trade
Many a feminine heart will be glad
dened next Thursday morning on be
hoIding The result OF their mammas' o.
lovers or husbands purchases at these
places yesterday.