The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-17
MANY BRILLIANT EFFECTS
IN THE CHRIsTMAs STORE WIN
 DOWs ABOUT TOWN.

Much That Is Striking and Beautiful and
 Some Effects That Are Novel and Humor-
 ons-Merehants Anticipate a Much Im-
 proved Holiday Trade This Year-Mueh
 Less Poverty and Distress This Year.
 The Christmas buying was in full blast Saturday night and the mer- chants were correspondingly happy. They were. in fact. unusually cheerful. as once more they had fine weather for Saturday night. an exception to tke rule. The stores where Christmas gift buying predominates were fairly teem- ing with people. most all of whom were buying. The cash balls whlzzed back and forth with unwonted frequency, de- noting most plainly how the cash was rolling into the respective treasurles. The merchants are unanimous In the hope that the weather bureau will pay particular attention to the weather next week. winding up with another clear, bright and beautiful Saturday night, like the last one. The window displays this Christmas season are full ly up to those of formar years. and are a very cheerful index to what is shown within. Malley, Nicely & Co.'s and F. M. Brown < Co.'S are specially fine and artistically noteworthy; so also Is the big window display of the Charles MoE- son Go. Howe x Stetson, and Frank & Co.'S windows attract also the eye. while Ewen Mcintyre has outdone him. self this year in his window display. M. c. Perry's is as usual Highly artistic, and credit to Chapel street Ore of the most notable grocery displays ever seen in the city, and one of the jolllest sights for the Saturday night crowds is that of Elmer E. Nichols on State street. which is original and unique, with a beautiful trimming of choice evergreens in variety setting forth a most attractive array of holiday spec ialties. The center brilliantly lighted with wax candles is topped off with a statue ofa genuine southern darkey, such as Cable or southern novelist might admirably picture. the darkey in ques- tion holding between his worries man. month cigar, the puffing of which ,judg- ing from his attitude and air of su- preme satisfaction, is affordng him inn mense delight. He sems to be, as President Zachary Taylor said, in his famous slip of the pen, At peace with all the world and the rest of mankind" | Other notably attractive windows are, among the jewellers, Kirby's, Katsch's, Goodmans. Wells x Gunde's and Sil- Verthaus', while the George H. Ford company's are. as usual models Still other windows very attractive are l. Shows where is a choice setting of a | beautiful colorth dainties of the sea- son are arrayed in profusion, and among the florists, Frank S. SPlatt, Dick erman, Champion and Moores windows lend additional charm to the holiday effect of what is to be seen among the array of stores. The window display of Washburn's is fine, as it always is, and Judson's and Goodwin's respective win dows and Augur's among the art goods stores are specially admired.
 The merchants see golden promise of a fine trade this holiday season, much exceeding that of last year, but still not up to that of '92 or '91. At all the stores where holiday goods are a spec ialty extra help is impressed into ser vice to keep pace with the surging
 tide of patronage, and all these stores
 are open evenings now, which adds
 great brilliancy to the scene for the
 Christmas shoppers and promenaders
 A far greater number of men, womer
 and young people are at work in the
 shops and big factories this year thar
 last. Many factories are running tha
 were closed last year at this time, ant
 many more that were running las
 year are working an increased numbe
 of hands. The effects of the hard time
 are still felt, but the number of peopl
 out of work and the number of urgen calls for charity are greatly diminished