The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-21
Merchants Strive For Original Eff
fects.
SOME STRIKING DISPLAYS
TINY PUPPETS IN coAsrING
SCENE.
Go Up Hill and Then Down Again
In the Cleverest Style magma
ble-Other Show Windows Pre-
sent Novelties That Reflect Credit
On Those Who Prepared Them.

AS the Yule tide season draws near.
chants are beginning 10 assume a holi-
day air and to look bright and cheerful
with the spirit of good will that per-
meates the air. Nearly every one of
them has made special effort this
year to present a better display than
ever before graced his window, and
they have been very successful. Unique
and original ideas have been put into
execution, making some very attract
i've windows.
Nor has all this been lost on the pub
lie The passing throngs that have
swarmed the streets the past few days
have drunk in the pretty displays with
eager eyes Every window has its
crowd of admirers, who lock for a long
time and then pass on to another win
dom that catches their fancy. Little
tots who can hardly see over the win
dow stills peer in and invariably see
something that they would rather have
than anything else they know of-that
is, until they come to another window
that has in it an article that tickles
their childish fancy.
A WeIl-played Part.
That good, rollicking old chap, Santa
Claus, plays his part well, and serves
work. He is made to do different things
according TO the kind of goods sold in
the stores, but is invariably built on
the old-fashioned plan with the snow
covered clothing and the long white
beard that children have learned to as
sociate with him from time immemo-
rial.
He has the same bag over his shoul-
dsrS, filed to overlooking with the Of
ferings of the season. 1t is all very
delightful TO the children: and the old
er folks, too. seem to derive great
deal of pleasure from gazing at the
pretty displays.
The different shoe stores have pro-
vided displays that have caught the
eyes of the crowd more than any 9TH
erS. At one is a coaSting track of
white cotton that looks very realistic
from the sidewalk. Down it toy boys
coast on little sleds and appear to be
enjoying themselves immensely. An
other company has a snow palace, with
columns of cotton. Further on down
the street is a display which consists
of little boy dressed as Santa Claus
and pedalling away at great speed on
a frosted bicycle.
Dry Goods Shows.
The dry goods stores are not far be-
hind, although their displays consist
more of good things for Christmas
presents than of unique ideas of the
season. One big store has a natural
looking yacht sailing the bounding
waves with the true sea swing. The
canvas water rises and falls with a
motion that causes many an onlooker
to experience feelings of sea sickness.
Another display is comprised of many
beautiful articles arranged in an ar
tistic manner. The aim seems rather
for beauty than for uniQueness. At
third the windows are filled with toys
and lingerie and nearly everything else
that is carried in the big store. Every
thing has its place, and the result is
a very pretty display.
An Original idea.
Perhaps the most original idea of
them all is one concocted by hardware
company. The window has a cabin
with windows that open and shut, dis
closing the grinning face of a negro
The other window shows crowd of
miners at work panning gold from the
sand of Cape Nome. 1t is decidedly
unique, and bigger crowds surround
these windows than those of any store
in town.
The confectionery establishments
have managed to evolve many ideas
that are brilliant with color. One firm
has several stores that are all pref
tily decorated with vari-colored sweet
meats arranged and strung in entic-
ing style. Another window is also
very pretty, while a third has an ap-
petizing display.
The jewelry stores have all their
finery and in it's best dress. and some
pretty displays are the result.