The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING.
He Is Due 20 Arrive in Butte
Tonight.
HE WILL BE WELCOMED
More Than Usually Attractive Displays
by the Leading Merchants of the
City-Decorations of the
Show Windows.

! Santa Claus is due to arrive in Butte
tonight and all Butte is ready TO re-
ceive him. His welcome will even ex-
coed that accorded to William j. Bryan
when he visited here last August, and
no board of trade or committee of citi-
zens has been appointed to prepare for
the welcome to Mr.. Claus, but every
man, woman and child has been laying
himself or herself out to get the city in
proper condition.
For several days past Christmas trees
have been hauled into Butte, the native
emblem of Santa Claus, and are now
installed in hundreds of homes. Then
there are pretty sights everywhere, for
every merchant has decorated his win
dows very prettly. AS much care and
taste are used in the trimming of the
store windows of Butte as are shown
anywhere in the West, and as a result
walk through Butte's business streets
any day this week is like walking
through a section of fairy land.
The show windows of the dry goods
houses are decorated this year with
much elaboration. The arrangement of
the windows of ID. j. Hennessy & Co.
is particularly artistic. The back
ground in the south window consists of
three arches of white and pink receding
to a mirror in which the arches are
again reflected. The dainty figure of an
infant stands under the arches and
mounted on pyramid of artistically
arranged handkerchiefs. A pleasing
representation of falling snow gives
wintry aspect to the scene.
No one can pass by the window of Nj.
j. Connell & Co. without pausing for a
minute inspection of the beautiful and
tastily arranged representations. In
the south window the main piece is a
dot hrsid nT laa II iDf n
ported on piers of snowy cambria. A
running stream with it's green banks
are cleverly and exquisitely repre-
scented.
The Prahman company has been ex-
ceedingly happy in its choice of designs
to fill their show windows. An immense
stick of candy Is the centerpiece of the
south window, from which are suspend
ed the latest and most tempting designs
in neckties. A representation of
steamboat illuminated at night by in
Vulnerable burners, makes this window
at night one of the most striking in the
city. The north window is a happy re-
production of Madison Square garden,
constructed of ribbons, handkerchiefs,
laces and dainty dress goods of all
sorts. This window is beautifully illu-
minated by incandeScent lights.
Exquisite taste has been used in the
dressing of the windows of Case, Ora
Vele 81 Erwin, in the Owsley block.
Nothing could be more dainty or pre-
sent a more pleasing effect than the
lovely arrangement of neckwear and
dainty handkerchiefS in the west Win
dow and the wonderful assortment Of
fans in the north windoW--fans that are
dreams of artistic workmanship. When
one gazes at the beautiful articles in
these windows he feels that he can
never stop buying.
The feature OF the beautiful display
of o. K. Lewis & Co. is a dancing doll
in front of which a crowd of people is
always standing. The doll is beautiful
ly costumed and stands on the stage of
theater. The Eiffel tower and the
Rialto, constructed of dainty handker-
chiefs, are beautifully represented.
Nothing in town draws larger or
more admiring crowds than the display
of the Symons Dry Goods company.
Dolls and toys the most tempting con-
ceivable, are the windows features, and
each evening a real live Santa Claus APP
pears in the window, and his antics
never fail to arouse great merriment.
The Butte Dry Goods company on
West Park street, has a merry coaSting
scene, with lot of miniature children
sliding down snowy incline on gaily-
colored sleds.
The Peoples store has large arch
of white gracefully draped with golden
ribbons. A mammoth doll fashionab bly,
attired, stands under the arch, sur
rounded by a most attractive display of
holiday goods.
j. Sablotzky and the Boston store
have windows filled to the top with
most desirable holiday goods tempt
ingly displayed.
The drug stores have been actively
rivalling the dry goods stores in attrac-
tive display of holiday goods. Newbro
has very striking snow scene in the
| south window while holiday goods are
displaye1 on the summit of a monster
snow bank. The Parchen-d Acheul
company displays with rare taste a
wealth of unsurpassed gifts for Christ
mas. Gallogly has in one window a
well executed representation of the
Moorish entrance to the Alhambra and
! in the other a representation of the
Auditorium, above which swings a love-
! ly crescent moon. Fosselman has his
| windows stocked with handsome goods,
and also represents an arduous trip to
Klondyke and other winter scenes pref
| tily executed.
The clothing stores have decorated
| their windows in a manner sure to at
| tract the attention of all passers by.
| The Siegel company shows a marvel
Gus display of rich ties, smoking jack
| cts. dressing gowns, etc, facing from a
| background of tinted paper, while d
| yellow arch shows the sides of the win
| dow. Cans & Klein have four Corinthian
| columns united by three exquisite
arches. Smilax twines about the white
| columns, forming a very pretty con-
| trast. The Good Luck company has a
| well-executed snow scene, with dainty
| slippers and shoes tastily displayed. F.
| Boucher and Nash & Co., on East Park
| street have trimmed their windows
| with rare taste. displaying to best adj
| vantage their splendid holiday stocks.