The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-24
AMONG THE STORES.
a General Crusade ON the Attractive
stocks of the Merehanss-Ih@
window Displays, ana the Mass
Inside of Holiday Goods of All
DESCRIPTIONS.

scvarSx.-nss Games bat once 3 year - =
lire IN ar oh couvlet thai IL BENG esis-
married sast now ~ very genera cru
ezde upon fhe unusually attractive s.osAs
81 "a. stores. big ard little tnai me eath@r
ale Of The pr4ncspa thorcgg hfATeS O the
$50. T. hzs been esa1aaticaIIy 8 shopping
weasx. ard defiance has been Harasa a. ne
alxxesIlon that hard times o. . money
strlngeney ever existed
one of the characteristics Of tats years
purchases for CHRISTMAS gIsts Is that 4S39-
.sy enters sargesy into the calculations o.
ths buyers. ard wlslle beauty and e4e-
sanee are rot altogether sstghte1, T'Fac-
teal expenditures OF one ls3litsa money
arsaa a good expression in the showing
made BY places where the useful = kept
end where domestic appreciation seems -
le the end desired.
pesrgs look back % the times when cos9r
and BRIGHTNESS were 00fy thought o.
when the gIeam o. jewels and precious
metals ard silks and furg ard al tos
things that cost mach money. 10 l4aiitea
ases. we're thought appropriate as sift@
OR The season % Christmas rejoicing.
Perhaps. when the stars sang - M
45@ayeng over the ionly stable ~ 1soea
and the first present Of gold. fF@aA4feeissN
anS rnyrrh we're given. a reckless eAlfaNa-
aarce was in6uiged IN, The occasion 1astl-
fyinz r. bat in these practical days wen
sne giving % presents represents CHER
ems sentiment, although In colnmeu2ofa-
ton OF that imposing event. the meta IS
exchanged from gold. In many Instances,
"a iron that enters into the construction
o. stoves AMI das.r0ns and nandrea
other useful articles. Sometimes the iron
t. painted and glided, but X Is iron Just
the sane Ike a substantial character that
IS only revealed when the dross and sordid
coatings Of false sentiments are worn
asay.
The franklneense and myrrh are replaced
in the list Of gifts BY others OF greater
Use There still remains. however. that
element that buys gold and perfumes for
gifts. and 70 them the windows OF the
jewelers. ard chemists appea! most strong
~.
There are some attractive windows IN
the streets along which the ceaseless flow
% humanity takes lis way during these
days. while the ever 20 buy for others
and TO make others happy j. on us all
Just 20 watch the crowd and 70 look into
the windows - interesting. even IL ones
own purse Il lean and hungry. BY
O'Clock IN the morning during these ,tst
few days the advance guard Of the Zig
crowd Of shoppers finds its way down into
the retail districts. The skirmsshers are
from f.Tne 10 time reinforced, until by the
middle hours Of the afternoon the whole
vast army Of women and children. with
an occasional maverick in the shape OF a
scared. hunted-lo0king man. swarms up
and down the streets, into the stores and
shops and out again. w.ae-eyed and anx-
tous FOR chances 20 buy cheaply and we'll
And 80 the procession or life and kale.do-
scopic color passes and repss~es IN review
until darkness settles down. leaving only
a few gusrr.llzs and sharpshooters 20 pick
OF shs bargains until taps" IS sounded
and the Nights go out.
Yesterday afternoon a reporter OF the
poss -Insellsgencsr started ont to follow
the crowd and peer. with the phalsnxes
ard revolving wedges and tsndems OF
women and children. into the windows
The march OF the army was commenced al
Pioneer place. ard the tine led up First
avenue in a z.g-xag manner as far as Uni
verssty street. All the way a counter
marching army pressed itself against that
moving north, producing that delightful
dizziness that sometimes accompanies a
view OF ballet or an evening spent al
good ten~couree dinner with the proper ac-
compartments.
Roys4's windows attracted considerable
attention, with their bright showing OF
gloves. neclCwear and fans.
Kline "a Rosenberss display was char
gtcteristlc. and then the crowd. or at
least a part OF ~, stopped In front Of NJ.
Seller a Co.'S. The other part of II
went IN. The windows were filled with
beautiful lamps. and the Christmas doll
was there in hundreds, looking out a. the
crowd With their painted eyes. There was
silver and china or al sorts and after
feasting It's many eyes the crowd drffted
over 10 Lowman a. Hanford where lit
erary feasts were spread out. nanked by
toys and musical instruments. The big
windows OF the Famous iured many In
side. and the rest OF the siTht-scers and
buyers kept on past the Quick drug store
and halted frs front or HsnSens where
cut glass and silver and hundred and
one things usefgl and ornamental. all
shining and shimmerlnR, held 1t spell
bound. While SOME. entranced with the
show. remained. others crossed the street
sEaiB 70 look AZ Treen's and 20 speculate
or the fars and hats In the Goldstein
store TIE Hansen crowd moved on TO
the windows of Dimmock a Bennett and
the Washington Rubber Company. while
the shaggy pony that Gus Brown viii
give away tomorrow drew the little vel
lew cart along. driven by a boy whose oc-
cupatiou VIII - gone with the pony. To-
kias. SiuEeFfuan a cos dummies. dressed
fer the occasion, were almost snina ted
ard looked quite as tntciilsenf as some
who laughed at their seriousness.
Then came the long stretch OF plate
Slss~ windows OF McDouwsn & south
wick, behind which were piled an assort-
ntent Of things that made The pop-eyed
children more pop-ayed. There was a
gitHfuer % shining things against Rtfrac-
tive ha ekgrounfs that lost their indtvta-
uahty In the fnazes Of color and gliding
Fr8sch Bres,' store. with a 1eNelry dis
play. drew a large crowd, and the bar
gains % the san Francisco Shoe Com
rany induced closer inspection OF fash
fanabie and eemforfshle foot gear Miss
NtIEinskts window. IN fanRs drug store.
bad family 81 hgt}e woody Srltz pup
ries. wtth black noses and little head-llks
eyes
The crowd paused I'm 'front.' az jules
5SeslssahetrmNr's store ard looked az the
cartoons and thea a. she gods IN the
weli-aecarated Nirafo~s MAay went ia.
ani whsn they came oat tAry carried
bundles loach. Augustine 4 Go - dis
rLsy vas among those taat Appealed par
tsculArly - people as The afternoon hours
wanea- Thefe Nas sosnethsnw Inspiring ia
tho showing ef xooa tssuks. ard apgsetites
shat we're s0arpeaei oy thc wax ara the
Srssk ar received razor edge when tn.
fruits ana cznnes3 g0o&s looaacd ~ across
gAe Viss0n-
Lssthe@a's windows were attractive frvna
the display 81 bottles An& PERFUMES ara
fau showing 81 thw tSc.den gale Rsxaa4
Was the s.saal Ter yestS from gavcatss
shTo&ts
TEE orgeaa Furniture Company haa .
weslrs 81 wec8 ard brass arsa nna fabrics
a. suggesting comfort end -axuzy Thss
NartoN @stegn FIXTURE Cornpanvss asz-,ss
80 net lea1 ttaNlt 81 ANY particular essestst
se>arstte h3t the gas ans e.s-ctral'srs art
&ho batteries ana lse Hork wcrw ell artts-
~ in tAe1r way ara undoubtedly lel ~
g. rsess q practical anrs 5r&tlan-
The Sea tgte HAr&Narr Company Nas an
cFaEsral window .B Rhleh thv w.arez s..ff-