The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-03
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL,

The finest show window attraction with
in the borders of Kansas. is that which Is
now on exhibition in Cash Henderson
store. 1t is probably the finest and most
interesting between St Louis and San
Francisco. People may talk as they please
about the Columbus clock and all that
| character OF mechanism, but they are not
/ in it with Cash Henderson's show Ii is
needless TO say but very little about this
attraction, for it is probable that every
man, woman and child in Wichita will see
it for themselves before week will have
passed. The show consists OF number OF
terra Gotta figures representing the various
phases OF human life. human industry and
human habits.
The first is photographer taking a
picture of two lovers who are sitting on a
park bench, as natural as life. The pho
tographer has that same pose so well
remembered by all who have patronized
him; his finger is up indicating 10 the
( happy couple TO keep still while he is in
tently waiting the development of the
I picture in the camera. The lovers OF
| course are all attention and wearing their
sweetest smiles. Next to them is painter
/ sitting on the top round of his ladder
! with brushes and paints IN hand and look
! ing as natural as life. The next to the
right is bald headed man, sitting
| thoughtfuily over lunch while a dog is
stealthily crawling forward, his front
paws on the table and his eyes fixed ap-
petizingly on the lunch.
The next and one of the most interesting
( is the figure of bookkeeper at his desk in
| the attitude of telling man the amount
of his account. There is a decidedly pro-
| fessional expression on his face, which
| plainly means that he is anxious to know
what the customer thinks of it, Directly
in the rear of this interesting gentleman
are lot of social dogs and cats playing
around a chair Next to them are two
dudes holding an apparently pleasant and
and decidedly dudish chat in park. I'll e
expression on their faces is true TO life.
One of the most interesting figures is
dentist about TO extract a tooth from
the pretty mouth of pretty young
woman. He has one hand in her mouth
which the woman is holding onto like
grim death, etc, and in the other hand
which is behind his back he holds the
forceps ready to go after the tooth. The
dentist has very short coat and he does
not seem to be a millionair for two very
noticeable patches IN his garments denote
that he does more sitting than standing
Everybody who has had the experience Of
a patient in dentists chair will readily
recognize it as very life-like proceeding.
The next is a billiard table with two
players intently watching the balls; one
or III sot hao Oh &C. 4
the other one watching with much in
terest also. Although they are but figures,
yet person can watch them with as much
interest as if they were alive, iexpecting
every moment that he who has the shot
will lean over and give one of the balls
punch with his cue. The next groupe is
pair of men drinking beer at a table while
two pretty waiting maids are in attend
ance One of the maids is of social turn
of mind and occupies a vacant chair list
ening to sweet words from the drinkers,
with some empty mugs in her hand, while
the other is standing by with
an expression in her counter
ance which says "give me the change
and let me go. The whole party evidently
belong TO a country where they never
heard OF prohibition. Not far from them
is group of card players who are sitting
in interesting postures around table.
The one who has the lead is scratching his
head doubtfully, while the next one TO
him, jolly looking old bald head, is
laughing vigorously, while he has one card
drawn. evidently an ace, ready to lay it
down with force when the lead is made
The third one has a confident look on his
face, such look as a man fourishes when
he has an ace full on kings. This is
a very interesting groupe.
The last object of interest is sculptor
making a model of young lady The
young lady in question is as sweet
bundle of femennity as the eyes of man
ever rested on, and those who watch him
from the outside OF the window do not
blame the poor fellow for prolonging the
completion of his study OF her from divine
Mr. Henderson, imported these figures
all the way from Austria, and they cost
him neat sum of money. He is, as is
well known, always on the lookout for
something neat and when he was in New
York last fall he saw one or two of these
figures which caught his eye. He travel
ed over New \ ork to buy set, but could
not find one After much searching OF
three or four days, he found the importers
who brought them over. and his is IN
doubleday the only complete set in the
tail houses of Gotham have few Of the
figures but none of them has a complete
set.