The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-20

Judging from the big display now
being msde In tina windows OF the
principal stores throughout the GEN.
trail section OF the city. Easter thia
year will be more tremendously cele.
brated than 1t has been for some time
past and recipients OF gifts symbolic
OF tho joyous period will be amused,
Interested and pleased at the novel;
ties offered In earde, eggs ana null
titude OF other tokens which shop
keepers are at present dlsposIng of at
the most livery kind Of rate.
! All day long the principal shopping
I thoroughfares are thronged with u
multitude OF pushing. nervous and
extremely curious humanity In which
OF course goodly portion Of the gent
Ter eek predomlnatss, and every perez
| grinating file OF shoppers seemingly
leads to the store and window having
the finest display In Easter holiday
novelties.
Everywhere whole windows are de-
voted In some form or other to the
display OF novelties in which of
course the proverblal Easter eggB pre-.
dominates. and In many cases are
gotten up soartlst!callv attractive and
In such exquisite shapes that the
whole semblance of tue egg itself Is
lost In the intricacles Of the adorn-
Every conceivable means has been
taken to attract the attention. and
tho contectioners, millners and sta
TONERS In consequence are doing q
thriving business In Easter holiday
goods.
With the confectloners. of course,
the candy Easter eggs, from tho large
and toothsome chocolate down to the
penny jaw breakers" arc stlll the
rage, and the OLD novelty with the
name OF the buyer traced on 1t while
you walt" is still as much the rage as
1t was In the days OF yore, when this
novelty In the candy line first came
out.
The Kaleidoscope egg still attracts
attention. with It's world of hid len
scenery. and is to be seen In many
windows, the central and character.
stc novelty OF the period
In the card line, however the great
est novelties ale to be seen In the cen
trail part Of the city. and the designs
this year. which in many cases are sim.
ply exquisite. Tar outri'al those OF
former years.
Ono design of this speciality, of
which there arc many variations, Is q
neat aud catchy white goods work,
trimmed with white lace around the
porders. and suspended by white
satin ribbon, intended to be thus left
pendant IRON n fixture in the parlor.
From the sides and top whole brood
OF chicks peep out anu the whole
nRkos up an attractive kind OF q
IN efEehto
In the way OF book ots there are
three predoininating varieties includ.
Ing those relative to flowers, and to
witch whole numbers are devoted to
daisies, violots and paHsies. These
also are appreciated by Easter buyers,
and attract great attention.
China eggs. with scenery painted on
the aides, and names 5upsrscribed are,
us In former years, all the rage. and
they sell Tor from Is cents to 90 cents
apiece, while fancy cards Of all sizes
shapes designs and descriptions bring
from penny to dollar and half
In this latter line a pretty diver on
In cards may be seen In some OF the
wlndows in shape Of a fiat piece which
when ia sed, displays panoramic
scene OF bethlehem, with the stal
shining above tho city in the distance,
and iamb s Ia the foreground guarded
by the shepherds. An angel, hearing
the glad tidings, with the legion
Gloria In ENca!sis Deo" hovers Ov,
all. aud the whole arrangement il Ii
UP by rejecting lights most beauti
ful!y.
Throughout the different avenues o
Trade dlsplayerS of holiday goods ar,
endeaVoring in every way to attrac
the public attention., and some Of tn,
dealers haYo gone to extreme mea 5
ures In order to draw crowds to thei
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