The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
BYwAY HOLIDAY SHOWS.
oHRTsTarAs IN A LITTLE WEST sLD1
SHOPPING DIsTRICE

luxuries is doing a thriving business this wook.
Tho narrow tin mould in the shape of a lamb 10
especially in demand. The flower moulds, all
OF one pattern, but Of holiday suggestion. are
out all the time. There is some call for the
goose and donkey shapes also, and even the
little f1uted moulds and those stamped in the bot
tom with very indistinct characters are sought
for by housewives whose cooking appliances
are meagrc. but who would fain give a touch Of
~fostivity to their Christmas table. There 10
one mould q foot high OF Santa Claus, with .
hint of his arms folded and Of tho outline OF his
cap and Of tho folds in his great coat. This
mould cannot be hired, however, under %
cents, and for that reason is not popular. Ma
irons OF the neighborhood who can devote only
a cent or 30 to the mere shaping Of n cake con-
tent themselves with hiring q small sheet Of
fancy muffin rings having well.raised figures in
the bottom. They would not need them often
during the year, 30 1t would:be useless extrava-
gance to buy them outright. In honor of his
harvest season the dealer In these wares has Q
smart little bunch Of cloth roses. red and ycl-
low, In his one window.
Blocker street west, for tho five or six
blocks before 1t reaches West Broadway, is the
shopping ground for that particular part Of
tho city. A few OF tho intersecting streets,
Minctta, Macdougal. Thompson, have shops Of
their own that cater to immediate household
needs, but when the tenants Of that teeminS
district SGT out to buy things other than essen
tials, and possibly to feast their eyes on things
coveted. but not to DO obtained. they go just
around the corner into Blocker street. There
at holiday time the shopkeepers put their best
feet foremost. Fifth avenue and Broadway
dealers may put out their spri Is of holly and
everRreens in keeping with tho Christmas spirit,
but Blocker street shows up bravely with arti.
hcial garlands. stars Of tinsel, and hoary images
Of Santa Claus that are none the less inspiring
because their features and adornments are
left largely to the Imagination.
I'D like to have that angel; 1 think it's Q
cent said q little girl as she looked longingly
into Q Blocker street window. She was not
moro than 8 or z years old.
mo. It's 2 cents. Bina haywood priced 10
the other day" her playmate answers.
rs it, Well, it's beautiful. There's one
with a star on its forehead and it's got two
frhls on the skirt. You can get the stars. with
out any faces, for a cent, l know"
Arc you going to have q Christmas tree a
your housed" the little window gazer is asked.
NO. My mother says we are too big for Q
tree" is tho answer.
MY aunt Is going to give us q tree" speaks
up the girl who know that the angel cost 2
cents. "And there's going to be six presents
on 1t and candy. II she adds.
The angels in this window are merely paper
faces with gauzy skirts attached. The stars,
that cost 1 cent. are Of bright blue glistening
stun. as big az o quarter of a dollar, with
streamers of silvery ribbon floating from them,
or else a rosette made Of tinsel gauze.
The toy stores In Blocker street are a study
In the things that were q happiness to our
fathera and mothers, II not to our grandmothers.
The tan soldier Is foremost, rigid, expression
less, but with o two-storied hat Of vermilion
red. and fierce mustaches indicated on his tin
v1ssge In tho Same color. The primitive tin
horse, a.. in one with his little green.painted
Carriage, 10 there also; presents in all sizes from
legs and boards and tails painted on them, are
aren used to Be- s. charged dfe ps Of sa1 sIy' n san to ' put
ri: Other wares put tS's out int to p attra sao trade s0 ars
the little old.time boxes and cushions with .
sSp ,S sshtr wu Of red cd. or cI purple rps, velvet and q b9Fder
e guess They LOOK = little faded and as
covered instrument into the area gate in Thomp-
Sunday dsts'f interval RasRa.'i sayln 20 1 3 boa Of d up Z o aHi fas
nth these little oolshes on the top for his
Space is a consideration in tho west side
ss. oIssio 20 d |, pin cushions, baby rattiss and
are lacked up On The i inner " SIDE 81 q a tbe sYss:
ssn1 snapo doors and about Tho walla. =
RSteeoker street dolls are innocent of shape
Their heads Is barely suggested BY, few slap.
contour, For the. most part they wear a Skimp
wreath. In some windows there is frank oonas
1 %sra between tho shopkeeper and the ousto-
I'VE viii Ills sell You this doll jacket and skirt
sssn S of = s HtdG r ed, beauty %IhSah higher SG and nd amer
psFtiSSias don can % taken % and on" Tbs
al ai1S Sav up d sith s1 %er ses f1SSSs IN sht: v q Ssy
S Or stz line. are printed painstakinEly on 10
taoel: Time docs not press so strenuously In
. 4 Window Ss1'i further Snu D' SIoSs 'A has pS 3 chir...m.a
Of ea't tho s't pst { whit ase esun IL Nod NoaS SPpl sr green ss, bG 1p 3
the main attraction. There are cards sSs W WEE
ssEsaF b End s6a u, sGsr T. lM1s. : .as e them
pendants dropping. from tho sprays and q Efi6
s%,f Rip st =. 9Sd tn: 1. ths (syeir1 ahops
Heart Is printed big on a CARD rG' i SSdl s~ SSiS
A very little window in o yellow.pa,nted
Is T'S SIIsd S %iaS t mot more thar two StorisS hlgA
IL a pink Cupid with arms all one curve and no
eloP bis 'SS, nnsrls blowing Justly " At a tin horn tied
tring over the miniature harps. star angels. and
~ ny wreaths below. and a Funny little Santa
Claus, with an enormous bushy beard and 4
wreath OF fo~rget-me-nots on his head instead
OF a hat, waits with folded arms and a grim
cast In his eye. The scheme Of this %particu.
lar window is by long, odds the best one on the
nlock. although on a limited scale. just over
clocks, yellow clocks, clocks Of all imaginable
materlals that may be made to initiate their
oetters., 1t Ii O question how a certain order OF
china clock can be made to look 80 uncompro.
misingli gay and cheap. and another order Of
ments look 80 quietly elegant and ornate. You
t I'M nave no correct idea of lhe mystery OF
ms until you look at the beautifully ennmeued
CLOCKS CT Ss on upper Bro,dway and thon at these
81 bieeSker street. That there Is profit for Tho
CLOCK dealer In that particular neighborhoOi
a. this particular season Is proved by tho nun.
oo, OF CLOCK stores and OF windows devoted
ehTIlrely to the display of timekeepers.
sr Inc Jewelry, millinery. dry goods. and bak.
q shops IN Blocker street all have tokens
OF the holiday time In their windows and
bout me doors Of their establishments but tho
Stooeries ana trnit nd nut dealers are not behind
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