The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08
The City's Show Windows.


When King Notior and his imperial
household are admitted ia his fuyonte city
on tomorrow he win mud that his true and
loyal subjects have spared neither pains
or expense In tho lmmcnsity aud grandeur
Of the reception that awaits him Main
street from head 10 foot is decorated as
never before From every wall and ropf
from every pillar and post from every
Hagpole ny the imperial colors. II is ono
long, almost endless, chain Of grccu, vol
low and white mtcrtWiued with tho or
hclal colorS of tho No,Tsu-Oh are the Stars
and stripes the emblem Of this great ma
ton and the pretticst flag on the face OF
the earth
Nor is Main street the only thorougbfarc
that has nut on its Sunday best" aud
prepared 10 receive the king Of the car
nival. From Commerce avenue on down
the line Of cross streets and stretching
far out into the suburbs you see nothing
hut nags and bunting and palms and ever
green. II Is there In such quantities, IN
such bcwldcrlng array that you are dsz
Sled ny the immcnsty of the display. The
enthusiasm has penetrated into the house.
hold and the residences are looming up
with lavish displays of green, yellow and
while, and red, white and blue,
But this Is not all The flags and bunt-
ing aud the palms and the evergreens will
not he alone in their glory. Thousands NJ
ipcandescent lamps win shed their many
colored rays upon the splendid spectacle
In the night Arches and crosses. hearts
and stars and many other designs will be
introduced this season.
In the hg cities OF the North nowadays
deco 1Can paatpiv tnward Clhpfyfest
effccts, and Tor various reasons the main
one being that they cost but little more
and are moro lasting than flags and hunt
ing. Where large firms formerly cxpend.
ed large sum for covering their immense
establishments with cloth or paper decora-
tons they now add few dollars TO the
sum aud PUT I'm electric lights. These arr
OF every imaginable color and arranged IN
artistic style, from the commonplace name
OF the hrm TO large strcamers and mechan-
teal effects. Bad weather can come and
the rain has no effect on the lights, but
the flags and bunting are almost Invariably
ruined and left limp in the breeze.
IL will not be SO with the big show in
Houston this year Her citizens and thou
sands OF visitors viii not only have the
privilege and pleasure of gazing upon
NNuN uhlc@ OF De0uNIulN arranged uuH-
ners and flags, hut the lights will be here
also The fad Is extending Southwark and
while In a small measure It has been adopt.
cd IN Houston u viii remain for the car
niral OF 1901 to see thugs done on much
larger scale than heretofore.
Speaking Of the matter Of electrical Us
plays yesterday representative Of the
Citizens Electric Light and Power com
PAW said that the orders for tights this
year for carnival purposes fsr exceeded
those Of last wear or any srevious year
Already more than 1000 ezra lncandescent
lamps have been contraved for, and Il Is
expected that this uunher will be run up
10 2OOO or $3.50 heforc Monday consc-
Quently tho rsh, viii not knock everything
in toe hsa8(lf a downfall should happen
To- come frhyrc is nothing that shows M
city mere than wen arranged lisplay
OF Gecirc lIshJs. snd Houston will have
ihsiu this year
THE WINDOW DISPLAYS,
The big dry goods stores, clothing stores.
shos houses, isNslry estsnntnments. creek
cry and glassware Establishments. hardware