Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-15
ON CHAPEL STREET.

ON CHAPEL STREET.
what one Sees when Walking UP
. New Ravens Principal thorough
fare - Edward e. HaIl's Old Fur
niture - Browns and Neely's Dis
plays - All the shop Windows In
Holiday Attire.
This is indeed busy season in the shop
ping portion of the town. The principal
thoroughfares of the city are thronged
with crowds of busy purchasers, and the
show SURPRISES any former display in
town. Well might one exclaim
ssSee the SQUARED IT'S like fair.
People come, people go;
Droll is the sight-a motley show
One is surprised almost at the beauty |
and elegance of some of the displays in the |
Chapel street windows. The principal
merchants of the town seem to have al
most outdone themselves this season in
presenting to the public beautiful and at
tractive articles. The window displays
this year beat all former records.
Certainly one of the richest, handsomest
and most magnificent displays on the
street is that of the George a. Ford COM
pany. One cabinet contains three solid
silver tea sets of great beauty and design,
and exhibiting the greatest skill in work
manship. Also several other silver pieces
of various kinds. In the window are also
porcelain and china wares, pretty lamps of
the most delicate design, lamps and can
delabra, elegant specimens Of cut glass,
bronze statuettes, vases, watches and jew
elry of all kinds. One very noticeable
feature of the window is clock of Al
gerian onyx prettily decorated in gilt.
Continuing up the street We look into
the window of Burgess & Burgess, the hat
ters and furriers, where an elegant display
of furs, muffs, robes, wrappings, hats,
satehels and bags can be found.
| 8. Goodman & Co. display fine line of
holiday presents in the shape Of elegant
specimens of solid silverware.
Brooks & Co.'s window is elegant with
the display of furs.
The lovers of skating looking into John
n. Bassstt Co.. window feels the thrilling
pleasure of q glide across Lake Whitney,
Dickerman's or Hemingwsy's dart through,
as he beholds the array of bright shining
akates. Skates of all kinds, for boys, for
girls, for everybody.
their windows filed with furniture of the
latest design. They also show an especial
ly fine display Of piano lamps. Their win
dow displays are models of enterprise.
Few pass by Paul Wells without glance
| at q mountain of Pabst's Milwaukee.
} The next noticeable features on the
street are the windows of the new Chas.
Monson Co.'s establishment. In one win.
; dow is an old English castle eight feet high
| made out of rock moss. In front a yard il
laid out with water moss. Through the
. front entrance Is seen Christmas tree and
the happy children gathered around it and
at the door child in rags begging. On
l the other side of the castle, looking through
between.drawn portieres, bridal party IL
, seen. The castle is lit up every day at 4
7 | o'clock with colored lights. The Other
< window contains novelty and brio a brat
, display.
4 Perhaps, however, the exhibit which hal
| attracted the most attention of any on the
t street is the display of antique furniture il
+ the window of Edw. E. Hall & Sons gro
: Gerry establishment. These goods are al
f genuine old furniture and have bee,
Q placed in the window of the gro
r Gerry store as novel Christmas attrac
9 ton, and are not, of course, for sala
d They are for the most part specimens O
Q old colonial furniture. There is what wa
J formerly known as a ''low-b boy" but late
d Frenchifed by the name of bureau. 1t i
o of the design of the last century. The foo
}, of the window is spread with rag carpet
% A mirror ninety-two years old, whic
Q came from Guiiford, reflects your counte
g nance. There are old fashioned silver tea
spoons, eugar tongs, and silver candle
@ sticks which date back to 1910. A child
y | porringer is rather of a curiosity also. !
a clock which was secured from an old farI
(. house in the town of Hartford marks oil
% the minutes from It's station on the mante
II The glass below the dial is ornemente
| with the portrait of George Washington
d after the manner of clocks made soon al
# ter the revolution. The clock
1t only one like it in the city of Ne,
7, Haven. A brazen warming pan warns 18th
G. Oldest inhabitant" Of the peculiar custoI
n of our forefsthers-we might well say
u an old custom which was very agreeable
g. as well as whose decadence we sincerel
4 regret. 1t was this: When guest cam
g. to the house Of his host, that is, guest I
whom honor and respect was due-befor
retiring the head of the house would rab
the live Goals from the fireplace on ii
cold winters night, fill the warming pal
10 and then going to the guest chamber ru
90 the hot pan between the sheets, il ordt
:. that contact with a cold bed might NJ
)" cause their honored guests to SILVER.
Some very old china ware, which dat,
to back to colonial time, sets on a table GO,
~ ~ cred with an old, home made, hand-spu1
C. linen table cloth over 200 years oil,
ID. There ia pair of shoes worn by son
al | made from the same material az her DIRE
o and have very high heels. By the side
ne these are two pieces of work called in o.
time patterns, but what answered the pu
pose of our overshoes. They look mo
like sandal than anything else. "
or old pewter platters are set again
4, the wall. They were made
England IN the early part
1s ably fine specimen of old ooloni
3 times is a brass fire set, made in EnglaI
a and brought to this country a great mar
years ago. A prominent hardware man
this city, who has dealt in this style
antique brass goods considerably, "a
that he has never seen finer tire set
r every respect. The weight and pattern
the shovel and tongs are certainly mo
ms than is usually found. In keeping wi
be the old articles, ears of pop corn, pepper
ia dried epples. etc, are hung beneath Il
mantel piece and around the window.
~ old bellows made at Salem Bridge, Com
nd during revolutionary times, also adds
the flavor of colonial times.
~ At Mendel & Freedman's big u1
ad brella syndicate must have teen draw
In upon, so many umbrellas are shown,
D. bright and notable sight. There ia also
a good display of collars and cuffs.
n The immense double stores of Howe
Stetson's are crowded with purchasers. ]
one of Che windows the display of chift
y, handkerohiefs is beautiful. The windoy
III are filed with fancy articles and notiol
az of all descriptions.
~ Wells & Gunde's window display of je,
ia elry, precious stones and silverware is I
ot markedly fine.
no The new store of William Frank & @
he has pretty window.
an At the cafe Reggiori, formerly Walt
myers, an elegantly attired and handson
Partisan doll In costume of pink silk 81
-. at dainty little tea table, with an elega
s' solid silver service. It makes a strikil
us figure of the street and one that is consi
70, erably remarked.
,se The windows of George E. Dudley's
an nous store tell of the grand array of thin
:" suitable for Christmas morning to be SCI
N within.
1s- Kirby's window Ia filled with mszs
a charming goods in jewelry, brio -brao a,
, other choice selections.
he In Marsden O. Perry's window is ma
hx, i ua1Io1 oil has Hio,Ior r. a ,,o1If;k,