Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23
IsoHE WINDOW DECORATIONS.
rnn DISPLAY WILL DE ELEGANT
TODAY on TOMORROW.

Il WEE DloFLAA WIZ III hhHtANE
\ TODAY on TOMORROW.
iEh. Rush of nusiness Has Not En-
ubiod Many OF the Merchants 90
Decorate Thsir window. az is tho
\ rsaal cussom.
with few exceptions. the window
dispIays made by tho merchants Of
Fort Worth arc not on the grand scale
which they heretofore have been for
Christmas. There has evidently be.ei
less attention paid to this important
brs1sris Of advertising the holiday goods
Sfrried by nearly every firm In town.
/And the reason for It was learned by
The Gazette yesterday. A visit was
made to the emporiums and shops and
tho proprietors questioned about tho
lack OF interest In window decorations
which have always characterized Fort
Worth rs the leading city OF the stats
IN such matters Everywhere the an
swer waa made that business had been
10 unusually heavy that not sufficient
time could be spared to tnako special
features OF window decorations Many
OF the leading merchants. however,
turned their attention 70 the matter
yesterday and last night, and when the
citizens OF Fort Worth go down town
today and tomorrow they Will ma the
display almost up to anything ever
neen in the past
The dry gooda merchants have made
very little effort IN this objection. w.
Nj Z Naa a
been utterly impossible for him to
md time or to spare tho assistance OF
anyone OF his smal army OF clerks 10
properly decorate his elegant show
windows I'VE haye hnd our hands full
looking after the trade" said Mr.. ray-
1or. land have been SO crowded from
early day 10 late at night that we
have been forced to forego our usual
Efforts In the way Of special holiday
display"
The Same report was made by j.. j..
White, although his window decorator
Inns found time TO make nice display
OF linen handlserchiefs In one OF the big
Houston street windows. The other
Windows chow displays OF clothing and
dress goods.
The decorations OF tho windows In
q. Y. Smith g. Co.'s dry Eood9 store on
Main street are among the nne8t to be
seen this year The south window has
a nice line OF skin rugs, Oriental rugs,
Aioquet rugs and carpet sweepers, well
nrranged. IN tho north window Is 70
be seen a line " beautiful toilet sets.
Nd gloves. fancy art waro, aud rnuf-
nera.
crewford'a Dry Goods company has
mother pleasing display. The me win
dows, on Seventh and Main streets,
ure all filed with rich and beautiful
goods. No extra effort has been made
however, TO put on o holiday dress.
Tho center window has three music
boxea on display all OF which arc TO DO
sivon away Christmas eve.
Butts Bros new establishment. at
rho corner OF Houston and Seventh
ntr@eta has larger space for show
wlndow8 than any other dry goods
house In town, They have nlno WIN
dowH. all very large, but they hnve
been too busy 10 make special effort
for the season. In the hrli wlndpw
81 magnificent display OF dfcEa goods.
&C silk and wool miNturc7. cream
Droadcloth, etc; the second has a dis
play Of pattern hats; the third, or CEN
Ter window, u nilcd with napes and
rloaks: the fourth has a display OF
allk qulltsi Tho nfth, baby oloaks and
caps; the sixth, gontlemena under
wear ~ I Huapsndew; the seventh
Rhcca. whls tho eighth and ninth arr
devoted 10 the Wholesale department
At MonniF's there has been no ape
cial EFFORT 20 advertise their hollduy
goods by using the windows TheI
exhibition lncludea n nice Inc of shoes
clothing, 0ic.
The Hub hnH n window full OF toy
and Christmas novelties
Al the clothing houses have splendid
dlsplhye. a. 81 l. August have made
special effort nj decorating their win
dowP, and - uaual have suocssded ad
mlrably. The biz window on the cor
ner OF Main and Fourth b.rcets hnl
attracted great deal OF attention m,
favorable comment II - supposed 4
represent newsboy's dream. Tw,
wax figures dressed in The sarb o
newnbOys 10 apparently aalecp Ia tn
foreground. Taey are covered witt
coRrse hogging In lleu OF blankets. AM
the glls,ea OF the snow and frost cal
be soon plainly On their caps which ar
drawn down lightly over their heads
J;aoh has Q copy 81 Tho uAeetto updc
hla arm In the background Ia q Chrlsl
mas tree filled with tova and proscnti
OF which the alceping boys are suppos
Oh 10 hs dreaming. In the south win
dow y displayed u rich liae OF genu
furnlshlnga.
sanger Rros.' have two well an
neatly displayed windows OF furnish
ings for gontlemcn'B wear.
Alexander ~ NJ Neigh have a uniuu
pyramid OF holiday novelties In trcl
north window. made OF silk munlcrl
handkerchiefs, glovoa, suspendara, ct,
The south window " aned with CLOTH
inE. valiaeF, hats mud other arllclea,
Washer Bros have so their mort
window one OF the rlchest dlsplaya /
10 seen In the city. OF smoking Jacket
muiilerg, all the iateat thines Ia noel
wear and Christmas novelties The
south window has beautiful wa
flyurc OF u child In fun evening dres
which has been much admired IN
window also has "a handsome line ,
trnvclnr cRses, etc,
Dahlman Bros. have two window
wcll diepleycd with clothing, umorl
lae, hats and gen,lemfn'a wearing n
parei.
The jewelers. have this year /,
Same as usual. put forth an enort
please the eye OF The holiday shoppa
Tho dlsrlav % y. v. Miiehens " W,
az f'n nlF sfrang 2. pHnwnaoV
Of his atore belas rlrly ehoGsd wi