Semi=weekly graphic., 1895-12-25
LOVELY SHOW WINDOWS.
Hew Our Enterprising Merchants Have Decorated their Show Windows for the
 Holidays.

than they have in the past few days The weather has been balmy and spring-like, and everybody seems to have taken advantage of this fact to come down town and feast their eyes on the lovely goods to be seen and to purchase Xmas presents for their dear ones.
 One other thing that adds in no small degree to the beauty of our streets is the fact that most of our merchants have, this season, taken great pride In their show windows. and many of their windows would do credit to the larger metropolitan cities. The GRAPHIC reporte~ can not help but call attention to a few of these enterprising merchants who have with skill and taste. sc handsomly ornamented their places of business that they gladden. the eres of all passers-by with loveli- ness.
 On passing down Main street from Barraque, the first attractive win dow which greets the eye is thnt of Katzenstein, the shoe dealer. Con- siderng that this firm only handles footwear the display made is simply exquisite. In the window can be seen shoes of all kinds, from the daintiest tot to the enormous giant of fairy tales. The shoes are arranged in the most perfect taste on snow white ground that brings all their elegance to the eye at the first glance.
 Just Il little further down the street you will come to the furniture house of NJ. Hanf X Co. Here you will be compelled to stop if you have a love for the beautiful In your heart. For in the large win dows is the most exquisite bedroom set and articles of household effects which would please the most hypercrtical.
 The next window is that of Carl Voss x Bro, dealers in sporting goods and holiday toys. These windows are filled with the latest toys for the children, and fire works.
 Just one door further south the pedestrian is again compelled to- stop and gaze in at the windows of the jewelry firm of Stearns & Hearn, for on arriving in front of them most beautiful sight breaks upon his eyes. These windows are i'll keeping with the beautiful store on the inside, where so many lovely, rich goods are to be found. The sparkling of diamonds. the shim- mering of silver and cut glass, given Ia more exquisite appearance by being mingled with articles of gold. and bric-a-bac of the fastest designs, display them. These windows are indeed artistic and worth walking a long way to see.
 The show windows of the great clothing house of Isaac Dreyfus are the next that eompels the attention of passers, and many are those who stop and gaze at the lovely goods contained therein. The first window on Main street Is a display of shirts, entwined in holly in most artistic manner. The next window is flied with the most stylish suitings for gentlemen. At the Second avenue entrance to this great house is he display of shoes, and it is this win dow that claims so much admiI.a- | tion. It is the representative of Il large Italian harp, the strings of which hold the most exquisite slip pers in satin, cloth anti ie5i { ttiiitssi. iitssif. i. Just back of the harp is a card tell ing the story of the window. for it bears the words: "Prescillar's dainty slippers" A more beautiful display of foot wear than that con tained in this window one would not care to see.
 Going west on Second avenue the next window is that of $. A. Rosen- herg, dealer in books, stationery
  music and holiday goods. In these windows are tastily arranged all kinds of beautiful novelties. and 1T does the house great credit.
 One of the most simple, yet beauti ful displays made in the city, is that of the Kaufman Bazaar. The first window contains a Christmas tree fairly loaded with presents for tn, little ones, and useful presents, too
 while leading from the window which represents a family room, is 1 stair case, at the top of which cal
 be seen children ldolls nf course gazing down with delight on tn f scene below. The story told by thi
 window is that of q Christina
 morning, when, at the break of day f so many of our little ones will leav p their warm beds to rush and SC n | what old Santa Claus has left fo
 them. The GRAPHIC heartily cor