Feliciana sentinel., 1892-10-29

it one Is reminded Of peculiar trade
that exists only in big cities. There
are men whose occupation Ii the drcss-
ing of store windows The great stores
on the main retail streets, State street
and Wabash avenue. make it point to
have attractive show windows at all
times. In order to accomplish this, IL
il necessary to make frequent changes.
Many leave their display up only Tor
few daya. some change every day. but
none leave anything longer than
week unless It is a thing OF especial at
traction and worth seeing ON its own
account, without reference TO the
goods it is intended to advertise. Inc
| big stores are continuously striving 70
outdo one another and the result is that |
| thc display becomes more magnificent. |
| A great deal OF real artistic talent Is
exhibited in the arrangement OF goods |
in these windows, although Of course
there is also much vulgar showiness
that attracts attention by its I'M
| pleasant effect. A walk down
the streets referred to will repay
any visitor. At night. too, the
windows arc well taken care
Of They nre brilliantly lighted and ire
ouently. as an additional attraction'
the wiudow-dressers work in full! view
and especially if something In the
nature Of q surprise is conte mplateh'
the windows are draped while they are
being dressed. Electric lights and mir
: rors are getting to be quite the style
, TOR store windows. They reflect the
!, numerous incardescent lights in such q
: way as to make it q puzzle to count
them tried to count those in Ger
tain windoyv on State street the otneF
evening. hut after spending ten MIN
utes I gave up the attempt. 1t is an.
other indication of the development OF
the finer qualities which were referred
to shove. that the mere exhibition OF
the wares that are for sale, in the loud
est manner possible, IS giving way to
an artistic display that shall 'attrac.
interest by its intrinsic beauty and
incidentally display the goods.
Passing from a bright subject to
gloomy enc you remember the dc
scription which Dickens gives OF mar
who made his living by picking up deae
bodies that fioated in the Thames ane
searching them for vaiuaolea. wen
business is business, they say, rlthoug'
it is a cruel and brutalizing Principle
hut il struck me as a peculiar freak tina
a man should go among dead bodies 10
recreation pure and simple. The ma
Ihave in mind must lie recent con
vert TO homeopathic h medicine, otnei
wise he would not carry that principl
> IN such extremes. He came down t
his place of business the other day an
was not feeling well. His employs
asking him what was the matter
said: ''Oh, I've got INC oioes' '''''
ALL"
..You'd better take a day off" sal
his employer, land go ana get nio"'
me full Of fresh air.
sat Sohe got ready to go. Before he lc
JUS he said to the man who worked WI
o" him: 81 guess I'll take trip to u
a." morgue and look around among u
re- stiffs.' His friend was rather take
M Mnao aback. He was unable to say anythl'
the else than: THAT isn't where l won
~. go for holiday.
- The Young mans curious humor "
rewarded in manner that ne hao
- expected. He was admitted 10
;o.l morgue and the first body he lai" ey
- on turned out to be that OF you
woman whom he had known quite W
'o some wears ago and who had commit
suicide. As cure for the blues,
ica- says now 'is'' W ''-
old success.
80 There was an exhibition of n bro
ing ly humane spirit by a Chicago won
recently that deserves to be hu
was lower" as King Frederick the CIR
~ a ordered done with the abusive piac
ere. which he found hanging outside OF
ar is palace SO high that most people co
an not read it. Mrs. Black. wife OF
and LAWYER Capt w. P. Black who gan
,nns considerable notoriety as the ccien
;s , of the anarchists. wrote n letter TO
.chi- Stanhope, the American who was
.-,c- Hamburg Drawing the cholera. in WI
,ole. she offered to adopt three children
the had been left orphans by the scou
age. MIR. Stanhope had asked for homes
ri, a number of children who had suffe
.,n. a similar fate, and this was the
ium, and most generous ,,re
acity close upon the heels OF the appare
.ec- harsh treatment of passengers
came across the ocean and threate
,;+or. to carry cholera into this country
-, exhibitiou of the broadest klnc
ID re- charity mas par
Il for feet. To be generous in assistingt
ent. who are stricken with misfortune
r.ted to be strong and resolute IN emer
- cies is the true sign OF greas'
,ne NJ Surely, if such actions are repeated
rs. become known foreign nations ca
,ss,,;It longer charge us with wanton cr'
St.ge in keeping out passengers of pest-l
oil !. ships, and must recognize in that &C
ali to of action only the imperative ou'
liable self preservation.
The II. f. ~ hhlNhMA