Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-20

machines she sells, and showing the
most exquisite taste and skilled work
manship. One piece is Of flowers work.
cd In yelling. another a waterfall work.
ed in boiling cloth. Miss Cooper is
| proud Of her machines and her work as
she has reason 10 be and cheerfully
shows .heir workings and gives praeti-
cal tests.
This enterprising firm as usual was ia
the front with a beautiful booth, the
| handiwork Of Miss Mamie Hughes, who
has IL in charge, and Mr.. Pike Maddox
| The booth was Of white and gold and
the back ground filed with a mirror
/ iianked by lace curtains In the cases
and against the walls were displayed
shoes for all sizes and conditions Of
| people Thick snled. tight-laced hunt
ing boots crowded the dainty and fragile
bail slippers made OF pink satin. Babies
shoes were near neighbors to mems
street shoes. Overgaiters In tan, brown
and black, riding leggins, patent
leather polish and fine French polish,
were also in stock and sold at store
prices.
A good line OF slippers, which are
always popular during the holidays, IL
velvet and fancy feathers, were also
shown.
COLLINS h ARMSTRONG.
One OF the richest looking booths in
tho entire exhibition is that OF Collins
& Armstrong the material going into
the makeup and the artistic manner
In which the draperie8 are arranged
accounting for this. Tho hangings are
mostly Of plush and vari-colored. Some
OF the draperies ara beautifully worked
in silk with floral designs, Tho floor Is
covered with handsome rings and the
booth supplied with several
plush chairs. From the walls
are also suspended some oil
pictures elegantly framed.
An upright Ha2leton piano finished
In antique oak and an organ comprise
the exhibit, sufficient to show that this
firm handles the finest makes In pianos
and organs,
F. NJ. HOWE.
The large, handsomely trimmed booth
just to the left as one enters the build
Ing Is that Of Mr.. f. NJ. Howe, the Main
street druggist. The booth Is decor
ated with the national colors. A large
cabinet, occupying tho wall spacein the
rear contains hundreds OF bottles Of
cOlognes, perfumes, hair tonics and
other toilet necessities and luxuries A
standing case 10 the left is com
pletoly filed with toilet soaps OF
tho finest makes, while in the larger
case are perfumes Of standard makes,
extra fine qualities In cut glass bottles,
perfume atomizers OF all sizes, some
fancy and some plain, silver. backed hair
brushes, and numerous other toilet ar
ticles. Tho stand is attended by Misses
Upton and Foster
Up. TAYLOR.
J. p. Taylor, fruit dealer ut 20l Main
street, booth in tho center Of the room.
10 is red. white and blue and orna-
mented with fancy Christmas tree dec
orutions that give 1t quite holiday
appearance, Fine confectionery, fruits,
nuts and other delicacies are dispensed
by Misses Mamie Magruder, Mamie
Culbertson and Alice Walker, who have
charge Of the business.
MADDOX q ELLISON.
A blue house is one Of the first
features OF the carnival that strikes the
eye from It's uniquenoss. 10 contains
the exhibit OF Maddox, Ellison & Co.
Tho house is about ten feet high and
has Il slOping roof, and through the on
front the interior, furnished to repre-
sent dgawlng-room, can be seen.
The floor Is carpeted and the blue
Interior makes good background for
the furniture, which is OF the hand
soonest and latest design, being In white
and gold aud oak On the walls were
hung number OF works Of art and tho
place had II look of cozlness about It
that was very inviting TO the beholdsr
This booth Is one Of the most unique
and consequently noticeable booths in
the carnival.
ONE OF THE PRETTTST.
Certainly one OF the prettiest and
most Justly Of all the displays Is that
made by J. y. Mitchell tho jeweler
The Main street show window OF Mr.
Mitchells store II an example OF tho
artistic skill Of the decorator In charge
and the same taste has been shown in
the arrangement of tho booth. A
suspended basket Of flowers gives
u rastlul air OF nature to the
surroundings " art, Tho high-class
iewelry and art goods dealt In by Mr.
Mitchell are shown to groat advantage
in this handsome display. There are
souvenir spoons, hair ornaments, novel;
ties in gold and silver and trinlSets Of
every kind 10 tempt the boholder to eN-
change his cash for what he secs here.
And not by any means the least uttrac-
tive part Of this handsome display Is the
bewltching maid who has charge oft
Miss Pauline Wynne.
SOME NECESSITIES.
From gold and diamonds and articles
OF Vertu 10 shoes and slippers from
the beautiful to the useful-such Is the
transition as one passes to the next
booth, occupied by the Rockford shoe
store aud Woltman Bros. Miss Ltllu
Bates, who prcsldes, made this
one Of the popular gathering
places. Tho display Of fine shoes
and slippers In leather, satin or silk,
shows that art has Its place here. too,
and can make the useful and necessary
foot-covering " thing OF beauty. The
exhibit is not large enough one TO
crowd the space, but II Is thoroughly
complete In representing all the varic-
ties OF shoes, and shows discriminating
taste IN purchasing as well as Ia dis
playing what is purchased.
A GENEROUS GIFT.
Owing 10 the fact that the space was
somewhat limited in tho building, sew
eral Of the intending exhibitors were
crowded out-among thom boing tho
Crawford Dry Goods company. As Tie
result Of this the ladies lost the
profits oi the sales that would