The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18
SYMONS' SHOW WINDOWS
Sleight Of Hand Performances
Attract q Large Crowd.
NOVEL FORTUNE TELLING
Three Police On,cers Necessary TO Keep
the Entrance to the Monster Estab-
hshmsnt Open for Passage.
Santa Claus Is There.

In providing entertainment and beau
tiful displays for an appreciative pub
lie, the merchants OF Butte this year
have excelled themselves and are show
ing commendable enterprise. Along the
busy thoroughfares, thronged with
shoppers n sight seers. time slips
quickly by in viewing all hat is to be
seen. An immense and merry crowd
c~ongregated in front of Symons' dry
goods store on Park street and extend
ing far into the street. attracted the
attention of the reporter yesterday af-
ternoon and he became one of the group
Of interested spectators. The enter
tainment provided by this popular
house is both novel and unique.
Tn east window H. arrs6sei in the
form of n miniature theatre. even to
proscenium boxes. in which large and
beautiful! wax dolls are placed as spec
tators. The stage is covered with green
baize. n along the front is a row of
foot-lights. red. white and blue The
leading man is Signor Robbittl, a cele-
brated Italian prestidigitateur. at
tended by an African slave The scene.
enhanced by a pleasing display of holt
day goods in the orchestra, as it were.
Is particularly pretty. The professor
performs an almost limitless number of
sieignt-of-hand tricks. From three
handkerchiefs, which he rolls up into
one ball, he m%agically produces one of
varied colors. In handling e deck of
cards ne is truly an expert and i'm pro-
ducing white rabbits. birds and a table
full OF various articles from a hat which
appears to be empty he is a mystery.
IN juggling with lamps. bottles and deli
cate objects he exhibits a dizziness sur
DflS1nR. He is in fact a GnnnnI IIarr-
mann and a visit down town 10 see him
will be fully repaid.
In the west window there has been
designed a very pretty scene for the
production of the Christmas eve tab
leauX. Ii represents a two-story house.
the roof OF which is covered with a
deep layer of snow. over this scene a
real live Santa Claus presides. and as
ne tests his toys and admires the many
pretty things OF the door step to the
house he ~joyously contemplates the
happiness they will bring to the tender
young hearts within. In one of the
rooms or the house. alongside q window.
snuGly tucked away for the night in a
luxurious bed. Is a sweet child. dream
ing or the pleasures of the morrow.
An exceptional feature for next
week, beginning on Monday at | o'clock.
y. m. will be the special engagement
by the Symons' Dry Goods company. of
Madam Zeigler. a fortune teller of re-
nown. She will occupy the ladies' par
Tor on the ground floor of the store dur
ing the entire week. during which time
all purchasers of goods to the value of
one dollar or more, will be entitled 10
her services in the telling
or their fortunes. free OF
charge. Madam Zeigler has been
engaged at great expense and the
management extends "a cordial invita-
ton to all to avail themselves of the on
portunity offered them To know their
past and future.
The crowds at Symons' were so grea,
yesterday afternoon and evening that
three special policemen found ii a diff
IcuIt matter TO Keep the street open for
the passage of vehicles and pedest-aIns
Inside the store the scene was an
equally animated one, consisting of
thousands OF persons making Christmas
purchases.