The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08
A MAMMOTH WINDOW
Mr.. John r. Hanway's Magntii-
cent Saddlery and Har-
ness Display.
"A VERY ATTRACTIVE SHOW
OF Everything from the Life
Size Figure of a Horse
TO IIame string.


For several days the mammoth plate /
glass show window 10 front Of Mr.. John |
r. Iianway's saddlery and harne 9
house was curtained and passers by
ecu d only surmi-e what was going on
Within. Yesterday morning the win
dow was unvailed, revealing the m ,st
superb and costly saddlery and harness
di.play ever made in Bryan aud on
which would be a credit to any city in
Texas, and we can say could not be ex
celled in any ofthem. In the fret place
the window itseli is a marvel In size
aud beauty Il is9 feet across the front
aud 10 i.2 across the rear, & feet deep
aud II feet high, and made Of three
enormous panes II French plate glass.
In the center Of the window stands Mr..
Hanway's famous white horse eapar-
isoned 6r a iider. On his back Is one
Of the finest full rigSed saddles In the
United States, IL being an exact dupli.
cate Of Padgetrs pateat ilexable leather
tree saddle which took the premium at
the Dallas fair in 1895, the actual cost
% he manufacture Icing slO3.OO MIR.
II ANYWAY Is agent for the Padgett tree
which 3. universally cancelled 10 be the
best on the market. This saddle is
perfect and would have set the COW
boys at Seymour Wild could they haye
seen u. II is made entirely OF beauli.
ful rased stamped leather, including
wide gir rs and handsome tapadetos OF
stirrup fenders. Above the saddle Is
suspended by ribbons bronze hay fork.
This fork lie MIR. llanway's mascot and
wa. bought twenty-five years a o by
W. { Padgeit when he was proprietor
Of the house and when Mr.. llanway
was serving his apprenticeship. Then
there are bronze aud silver saidletreei
one Of them sulmonied by diminuiiye
bronze stalue'ofa horse and the other 10y
q fall rigged bronzed saddle that looks
| like It might have been made for Lilli-
putian prince. The rest OF the di.play
reveals every kind Of harness in black
aud tan leather, some handsome side
saddles 10 remind the ladies' that the
graceful eqae.trienne can never be van
quished 10y the bloomer girl on a bike.
There ave handsome and costly lap
robes, whips, brushes, Its, aud in fact
everything kept In first class supply
house Of this Kind, 20 that the window
Is a vaIietable store within itself and
must be ,een to be half way appreciated.
Mr.. llanway invites the public to call
AMI examine not only the window but
his large aud complete stock Of saddles
and harness, filling the house with bar
gains from one end 10 the other.
The flexible leather tree saddle is
manufactured exclusively b. Padgeit
Bros, Il Dallas, Texas, and Is fully
guaranteed by them. Purchasers aiter
SIX months, IL 50 desired, can have the
tree replaced with a Texas or Colorado
style, and therefore have no chances to
take The flexible tree 10 becoming
very popular not only in Texas but
throught utihe western states and terri
tories. Expert slockmeu who want the
best, buy the best and know the bet
and are high In their praise Of the heXi'
| be saddle, which has been thoroughly
tested and found equal TO every occas
sion. They will not hurt, iit any nurse
retain lheir shape aud are always easy
riders. Mr.. llanway is sole agent iol
the Flexible Leather.rfee saddles. liz
also manufactures wooden tee saddle
Of allstyIes and eau d. YOU mp 'ati-fae
to- y II YOU give him trial.