The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-09
THE SHOP
One Among the Manifold Attractions OF q
Great City.

Surely one unfai!ing delight OF a great
city, said a stranger. mus be its shop win
dows. l should think you would never get
tired OF looking at them"
The stranger was right: they are a delight
and people never do tire OF them. and tho city
dwe!ler pauses to look at the novel and varied
and beautiful displays with even greater
frankne3 IS than the visitor does. He wants tc
sec these things and he has nc hesitation
about stopping to look at them not the slight
est fear that anybody will think him gawky.
These things are put into the windows to DO
looked at, to in Tite attention. and II they inter-
est him he stops and looks.
Putting out of the question the displays OF
articles Of feminine apparel and Of goods for
such use. which especially attract the atten-
tion Of women. 1t may be said that. taking one
time with another. many men linger in front
OF the sporting goods window. where guns and
fishing rods and that sort OF thing are seen. to
sean the things there displayed and to dream
of vacation times and days when they shall
exchange. WORK and the crowded. roaring
streets OF the city Tor woods and fields and
soLasninG brooke K; There are macy lovers Of
as children-who stop in front Of the bird store
windows TO look at the birds. and they stand
and regard them earnestly there Is something
about the birds that draws them they love to
There are few wind ,ws that attract more OBJ
your elbow neighbor NAV have a better or a
poorer coat than your own. for the pictures
draw all kinds of men. rich and poor. and those
free small picture galleries present often pic
lures Of interest. and the displays are fire.
quently changed.
II would cost a lot OF money to buy the flow
er5 OF which one may SnJoy the sight for moth
ing, by simply looking In at the windows Of the
lower shops. He may rot get the odor Of them
through the plate glass window. but he can
stand within a foot OF the most gorgeous bios
SONS, and feast his eyes, at least. upon their
beauty and many people do Just this: and II
wouldn't follow that they were not able to buy
them II they wanted to. Perhaps the greater
number OF those who stop could not buy the
cO-tlier ones, anyhow: but they all stop to look
because the flowers are beautiful: and 1t may
lie observed that the Specimena that are thus
placed in the window TO attract attention for
mems. to make the attraction the more strik-
Ing, which means that the passsrby who pauses
10 look gets not only a free view OF this thing
of beauty, but the things that he is thus en-
ahlai TO see free are the best OF their kind.
There are windows for the young as we'll Us
Tor the OIL; dolls and toys and that sort Of
thing: wondrous displays that are fascinating
to the youthful henoldeI. There are displays Of
fruit and OF food in many forms that must
CRAFTY the epicure and.delight the eve Of all;
Of comfort ana luxury, for all the wants OF man,
these are to he seen on every hand. Among
articles OF luxury come especially those die
played IN the windows OF the leWelry establish
attract attention always. and more than ever
at night. when they scintillate so brilliantly
under artificial light. and when people out TO
stroll or bent IN pleasure have time TO stop and
look, There Is one familiar stretch Of the city's
greatest thoioughiaIe in which there may al
WAYS he seen at night peonle looking In at the
window DISPLAYS there made u flowers. fruits
and diamonds,