The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-30
SEEN IN GOTHAM.
The Holiday Rush in New
York City.
HOW MACY TAKES THE CROWD
A Salt Lake Boy DeserIbes the Street
Scenes and the Big Merchants
Panorama
NEv YoHK. Dec. 10, 1886.

go NV YoRK. Dec. 1e, 1886.
CorresDondence OF TEE HERGLp. 81
The only thing necessary to forcibly
indicate the approach of the holiday
season is a walk down Bfoadway or any
of the principal business streets, where
the various displays which meet the eye
are such as to attract the attention Of
the passers by. Walking down Broad
way and gazing into the store windows
at the 1hp s pre- tty things so nicely
arranged snd displayed. is one OF our
chief amusements during leisure
moments.
The windows are not the only attract
i've things which serve to draw atten
ton. but there are small stands erected
near the eurb-stones, and these are
loaded with. smaller toys, such as
usually decorate Christmas trees. These
little places are only temporary stores,
and are allowed to carry on business
free of any license during the holt
day season, after which they are
cleared away and the street
presents the usual appearance.
A walk down Sixth Avenue near
Christmas eve will show an appear
ance, something like the crowds on the
sidewalk do Just prior to DIVER grand
opening, though the New York Sixth
/ Avenue crowd is by far the most con-
slant. We had to elbow our way
through the mass of people, all of whom
appear to be. prstt veil LOADED with
presents for the little ones. Oar pas
sage throug b the crowd was OF course
attended with some difficulty as well IS
amusing incidents; IN trying TO give
one person room who was well loaded
with presents. we bumped back into
another, equally well loaded, causing q
general spill oct Of ,Santa Claus trink-
cts, which naturally CAUSED some such
remark as, "how rude some people are
in 4 crowd" but we don't have time 70
apologize, as the crowd keepsu us moving.
On reaching Fourteenth Street, We
find q perfect jam, as that portion oil
this street between Sixth Avenue and
Broadway is one of the most crowded
and busy in the city and particularly the
resort OF lady shoppers, myriads o.
whom we find making purchases. anC
many more who merely go Just 20 SEE
what other people are doing or baying
In this locality the ladies' can find any
thing they want, from q yard Of tape C
furnishings for a house, bat the most con
mon occurrence IS for them 70 shop a.
day and not spend cent, though many
things are priced and prices carefully
considered. The window displays on
the streets are both elegant and at
tractive. Theamost pleasing is Mays
which, this year, represents "a TTiI
revolving panorama, extending from
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the corner, TO the Sixth Avenue en-
trance. The first picture represents {
commercial treaty between the lInitec
States and Crest Britain, with Uncls
Sam and Johnny Bull standing among
boxes and barrels, shaking hand, in the
foreground, while shipping and com
mercial scenes are represented upon the
| canvass in the back ground. Mex
comes q picture of the wild west. with
| the yigWgm OF the brave red man in
the back ground and the Indians or
their way 20 the camp. One OF them
with bent bow, is in the act OF shooting
some game.
Following this is q scene on the Greai
Desert Of Sahsrs, with the pyramidi
and Sphinx in the back ground and al
Arab figure leading a horse in the fore
ground. The Arabs face-presents al
appearance OF anxiety as he sees In The
distance an approaching sand storm
while the steed seems to be smiling a
for water.
The next scene takes US to the Arctic
regions iyith immense icebergs 10 IA
background and atrayeling Laplandel
with his tenn Of twelve dogs. y - d
Following up on this Is a winter scene
in Russia which presents NOblemar
travelling through a forest in q sleigh
drawn BY three horses sbreasts Thu
background presents among the tree:
lurking wolves which are SO dreaded 5y
Travellers through those regions. q
We are now carried 70 the Turkish
hareni-end- find the Old Turk enioyinl