The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-18
THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING.
The Carnival Week Inauguratcd In
Houston Yesterday.
HUNDREDS OF VISITORS IN THE CITY.
An Imposing Military Parade and Street
Iiluminatinn--Ball aud Concert
Tonight at Auditofium.

| The holiday carnival week was inau-
guratcd in earnest in Houston yestcr-
day Monday afternoon and evening the
| railroads landed thousands of visitors in
the city and yesterday every incoming
train was loaded to the guards. The in
flux of strangers was phenomenal. they
came from all the towns along the lines
OF the Houston and Texas Central ana
the Southern Pacific and other railroads
centcrtns here which gave low rates on
| account OF the holidays and the carnival,
The hotels were weil-hlled, the restaur-
| ants and boarding houses reported a good
demand for accommodations and the Dusi-
ness houses Of tho city did a land ofiicc
business from morn TIL night. Those
VINO came are buyers, shoppers and pleas
Uie seekers. Houston is metropolis to-
day, big and busting city, with all TIE
accessories OF city life. and it is not to
uc wondered at that the inhabitants of
contiguous territory flock to Houston
when liberal rates prevail and recreation
! IS promised Lust nights trains Increased
ne crowd and today and tomorrow and
| from now en- until Christmas Eve Hous-
| ION promises TO be NeritNble Mecca tor
| pArEah seekers ana pleasure seekers.
Inc principal business streets presented
"a nulduy appearance yesterday and last
night. The decorations were superb I'm
many instances and Il number of snow
windows would have reflected credit on
dIarers and decorators OF great houses
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Flags ana bunting and svrrvr.ens ,vr,.
in PROPULSION rvrryvhorc TEn sidrvalks
were throuend win happv aud rxnectamt
faces and The stores were crowded with
eager Lurars m ladi.e n,,d ~, ,i'i, 49,,
w,rc oGt IN great nurbars IN In ot fact II
might well nnve been dc-icnated LADIES
and Chidrcnts Day" Tho notion and tov
stores and dealers in holiday novrltios
were very popular. to Judge from the
oyatious given them. II was a reminder
/ mat 80 chris mas ann comm D."
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Of a caruiVai and 3iirinl. the mira Az
Yesterday and far into The nirhf t1e
strains OF band music uled the ears OF
humanity with melody and made ,,iad
the hearts of ull-cypu tho WATTS ot tbo
street for.5t thcir ouVironm"nts ana
danced to tho rapid marches 1t was a
Su TER AMI mg l2e 5 5 and sQod in chez
contains more than a prain of truih
THE military page4nt and grand ium-
HbrIron hoo asl n,st 'rw I429sands from
en- the line OF march. There we're n
er,utcr number Of rcople In lJouston Ia al
ul.,1t thau ever as5o mhlcd in any citv in
TrNus. con- Main street tho spectacle was
"a da4ziiug ONE. The crowded thorough.
tarcs. ihc beautiful show windows the
glare ami hlare of a Thousand electric
lslta tine turniur Of r.d-0r, md ~,
constant discharge of many colorcd rock
ITS and candle, Illuminated tha sul,rouud-
Inrs ana tho heavens and gave me civ
tlto anuaafancr 81 n .aruival Mont i'm nre
of fhc sfatrlv ritics ~ e,,,thnin f9urnnn
III was a most gorgeous tnaugtira lion Of
carnival Week iu tht. nc'roDoli, and flow
crs music ana mirih combined win a
military demonstration and pyrotrrhuic
dI4rI8v v-,.rr tne ,in.ns "a. ,,.,,ath,u, az
| tlr oc,n.iou
The prradc formed In front ~ tho No,v
lutchins House tho street and Surround
mv,ad- of tnior.5 n,bt risnndIie,' VA
praI Richard cook, V,-,s in comm9nJ nf
no rnillt.,t,. 49, ,.,.,nd ,no,.t,"i - ~, p
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