The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-09
IN THEIR CHRISTMAS DRESS.
Show Windows all Smiling for Holiday
Shoppers.

Shoppers.
Christmas is nearly here. Two weeks and
half more aud the bells will ring out their
Peace on earth; good will TO men," The
coming Christmas promises to be celebrated
more happily than the holiday was year
ago The abundant harvests in the country
and the cheerfulness Of the planters have
permeated the towns and cities, and pros
perity is written everywhere. A feeling OF
genuine good will and peace rests over every
household, and the closing of this busy
year will be celebrated with more enjoy
ment than the close OF previous years has
been celebrated.
Savannah looks lively already. The
railway depots TEEN with business and
the wharveS are more animated than
the people have ever seen them before. The
number of boxes that are tossed about by
the wharf hands every day, il put together,
would make building bigger than the De
Soto. The Bay is one continued roar all
day, and West Broad street is thronged
with drays and wagons.
The best idea of the rush OF business can
be got by a trip through Broughton and
and Congress streets at night. The show
windows that put on ''airs," and most of
them do, are specimens of artistic beauty.
The dry goods houses have put together
their most beautiful colors. and
have made some very unique and
house has full rugged ship constructed
of show-window fabrics. The vessel is
about five feet long, and about two feet
high. The hull of it Is made out of black
vel vet, trimmed with fine border goods.
Silk handkerchiefs serve as sails, aud tides
and scarfs are used as ropes and cables.
The book stores TEEN with all manner of
Christmas truck" There are chatterboxss
until there ism end, and illustrated papers
and magazines in great profusion. To
watch the children on tiptoe in front of the
show windows stretching their little necks
to see the books, is interesting in high de-
gree. The biggest attractions for the little
ones are the old Santa Claus figures.
The shoe store windows are decorated with
all sorts of shoes and slippers. The music
houses are resonant already with Christmas
music. The best pianos are placed in
prominent places, and they are decorated
with Christmas selections. The crockery
store show windows are marvels Of beauty.
Massive lamps, reaching up above ones
head, stand among exquisite china as if they
were sentlnels Keeping watch over the deli
cate and precious charges scattered in
valued heaps at their feet. The show win
dows of the jewelry stores however, make
the best displays. There are the valuables.
The bronze statues of the eminents, the
bisque slatuettes in rich plush, and the
flaming stones in massive metals make
pictures for the eyes to feast upon. There
is no end to opera glasses. Every design
imaginable and in any kind of material is
procurable. The Christmas presents,
though, are articles, as a rule, of less value.
The necklaces, breastpins. scarf pins, rings
and watches furnish the general holiday
stock. As rule, the jewellers say. the
Christmas presents are confined to that line
Of goods. The stock this year is unparal-
leled.
The drug stores are polishing up, and
some Of them are looking their very best.
The haberdashers have caught on, too,
and gentlemen's apparel is displayed at its
best. The artistic manner in which shirts,
scarfs, suspenders, handkerchiefs, collars
and cuffs and numerous other goods are
contrasted in the show windows makes an
interesting sight itself.
The millinery store windows are full of
fine fabrics and stylish bonnets and hats.
The confectionery show windows look good
enough to swallow. Rich cakes and fine
CONNECTIONS make them as pretty as they
can be.