Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23

diamonds, gold watches and other ex-
NIorehous 4 Mcbride have. as IS their
custom on the eve OF the holidays an
elegant display Of opera glasses, dia-
r1onds. gold watches. gold bronzes'
lamps and silver gifts.
Charles II. Fry & Son have a dis
r1av OF beautifully decorated art gOou5
In porcelain and bisque. OF Jewel ana
handkerchief cases cigar ana TOBACCO
boxes, lamps In all styles. and jeweiry'
w. c, Paefie's window display, whlie
attractive In tho extreme, has not been
80 prominent IN the eyes OF the pubic
ns the big electrical clock, with its
thirty-gIx electric lamps In variegated
coiors, which stands in front OF MS
lewclry store.
The boot and shoe dealers have kept
M their attention to displays In keep
ing with the holiday season. and nll OF
the prominent dealers have handsome
window exhibita. The Gazette gave
description OF the unique ana Original
display in Weltman Bros store few
days ago. but II win bear repeating.
In one window Is tropical scene, Whlis
in the other n Just the opposite, or n
scene among the snow clad nils OF the
north. The south window Is the snow
scene. Santa Claus Is represented as
on tho roof OF house ready TO descend
to the room below where are sleeping
two children awaiting his annual Visit.
Crowley e. Sims have a rich and at
tractlve display. They have three
windows all Of which are filled with as
fine a line Of shoes and slippers rs can
be found IN Texas. In their north win-
dow 10 a shoe made OF china, trimmed
with gold and when Illuminated by
electricity IN transparent. The shoe
cost s25. The center window has an
electrical display Of twenty-eisht
varousiy colored lights. while In the
south window can BE- seen, besides the
handsome display Of foot wear. two
genuine alilgators which are now about
six or eight months old. and which were
captured In Florida last July.
Always up-to-dnte, Evans & Roo
havo this year, as usual, n handsome
display OF foot wear. Both windows of
their store on Houston street are mag
nificcntly decorated what tho window
decorator OF this establishment don't
know about arranging shoes and slip
pers 80 they may be shown on 10 the
best advantage. is very little. Holly
and mistetoe are used In profusion, and
with silver foil, mirrors and draperg
the sight must be seen to be opprecla-
ted.
The Famous shoe store has also a nice
display
The Terry Dry Goods company three
beautifully decorated windows OF ladies'
silk underwear, lounglng robes, MILL
merry. cloaits and shoes.
Tho Chicago Store. 500 Houaton street,
have made special effort to display
their holiday goods. Their four large
Windows are filled with toys and artl-
Giles for Christmas gifts paintings. dolls.
lamps, etc.
The Now York store has two windows
OF millinery and clothing.
The Fort Worth China company has n
handsome assortment OF china ware on
exhibition.
Slrs. Emma Cooper Of Houston street.
haa tho new Fort Worth sewing ma
chino on display. with flowers and other
derorailona
Tho Texas Pawn company has win
dow OF gold watchea. diamonds and
jewellery
The druggists have given their Mt
tentlon more than usunl to the wants
OF holiday ahoppers J. p. NioCa e
90" q, III. Eastwood. The Fort Worth
Pharmacy, Connery & Co. and all the
| others have on display holiday goods.
The household furuishcrs arc moi
behind the other lines or trade THE
handsome plate glass windows In Mad
| dpx, Ellison 6 Co.'S establishment
mirror beautiful limo OF goods thu
creme do Ia creme OF tho householders
| art In the diaplRy are many articles
| quite too many TO enumerntc here
Mahogany nnrior suits, upholstered
birch parlor chairs gold leaf chairs
and rich tapestry from their window
decorations.
The Fair made no special effort &c
| decorate rs windows this year. The
display OF holiday goods. upon the IN.
side OF tho store Is. however. unusually
elegant and rich.
II. II. Collins IS Co. have n display Of
books ana toys. full line oi