The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-13

For the Christmas trade Wheeling's
.nterprislng merchants have made un-
usual elaborate window displays, and
their promptness In this line has been
instrumental In a great measure for
the opening Of the holiday trade so
early. The crowds on the streets last
week and this are very suggestive Of
Christmas. and the merchants unite in
saying that their sales for this period
far exceed correspondents periods In
former years. They decorated earlier
and the shoppers are coming earlier to
eSemplify the adage about the hustling
bird and the worm.
All OF the merchants have not made
special displays, yet have made artistic
arrangements OF the most attractive
goods and the articles appropriate for
holiday remembrance. For instance,
the mems furniShers have converted
their window spaces into beauty spots
by neat arrangements OF vari-colored
neckwenr. Particularly noticeable in
this regard are the displays OF n. Gut
man & Co.. c. Hess 8 Sons, D, Gpnd-
ling, Lee Baer. Kraus Bros. Mc1Ead-
denis and the Hub Further improve
ments will be made by the Hub and
Kraus Bros. to-day. THE NewshoY's
Dream" will be the title OF a neat
scenic arrangement to be put in at the
Hub.
The big department stores have gone
into the thing In more detail and their
displays are certainly ingenious. They
are viewed every day and evening by
large crowds, the children dragging
their parents along to take IN the show.
The firm Of Geo. q. stlfel & Co. make
handsome showing in their three win
dOws. One is a ''smoker'a den." and it
contains Ill that Is dear 70 the devotee
OF Lady Nicotine. It is Furnished on
the Turkish order. The smiling dusky
youth in the centre commands adinirtng
attention. Another window is taken up
with a display of imported umbrellas,
and the remaining one shines respIen-
dent in china and art novelties Of Jap-
anese. German and Austrian designs.
Geo. NJ. Shook & Co. have three win
dows on Main street and two on Mar
ket street, all complete IN Identifying
effects. But the featuresis the novel
representation of Mount vesuvius in
action every evening. The power Tor
this device is supplied by an eight
horse power electrical motor. The mu-
steal dolls. the automatic pig and a very
beautiful doll, which this firm will give
to the lucky coupon holders, are a great
attraction ir another window, and dote-
worthy is a curved stairway with an
umbrella balustrade.
Probably the most unique window is
at Stone a Thomas, which Is faith
full reproduction OF the story Of Little
Red Riding Hood" There are the real-
Istlc effects In every detail from the
wolf to the little miss herself, together
with live squirrels. rabbits, chickens
and doves, trees. hut and pond, to COM
plete the charming rustic Scene. This
window lie deservedly admired. The
stores other windows are given over to
Renaissance goods and umbrellas.
Santa Claus in all his glory revels in
the Market street windows OF House &
Herrmann's. He figures in three chap
tiers, SO to speak. The first is lis cave,
where in the evenings he makes toys IN
full sight of the multitude; then the
cottage he visits, and next u street
scene. where snow Is continually fall
Ing
Very crAd!table displays are made by
the Geo. r. Taylor Co. and j. s.
Rhodes & Co. and other ladies' surnish-
ings stores: Dillon, Hancher & Co.,
Shelf Bros, McNamee ano Becker, in
tewelry; Frank stanton. Joseph Gruves'
Son and Albert Dlttmar in toys and
statloner, Joseph EEledel 4 Co. in
china ana glassware, and many other
stores in their respective lines. AZ ia
son c. Stamps sporting goods house
on Market street, kInetoscopic exhi-
billion of the Dewey reception In New
York and of puglIistic contests is shown
every evening.
II the weather continues cool and
crisp the merchants are looking for
ward to unprecedenteuy large holiday
sales.