The Greeley tribune., 1903-12-24
TROUBLES
THESE WOULD BE MANY
HERE IN GREELEY.
When the Christmas Shopper
Wanted to See Everything
Before He Bought
Some Items.

For the past week the people of
Greeley and country around have viz
tually lived on the down town streets
OF the city, attracted there by the
endless variety Of Christmas goods
displayed in the prettily decorated
windows. In the great number Of
beautiful windows and the multitud-
inious number CT articles there dis
played, it would indeed be reckless
person who would dare to pick out
one window and call it the best, or
one article and call it The prettiest,
for he would perhaps at his next step
tiud something that changed his
opinion Al once. He might In this
way make the entire circuit OF the
town and come back to his starting
point no wiser than when he started.
1t would also depend much on his
age and incllnatious as to what he
selected to buy for gift or for per-
sonal qualification.
Supposing the Christmas shopper
started with the grocery stores away
around the corner at Kittle & With
ey's, he would find handsome array
Of fruits and candies looking appetiz-
ing enough in its decoration OF holly
and other green's to buy at once
without waiting for Christmas. II
he did not at once buy he would
probably saunter down past Decker &
Co.'s and look for while at the two
or three bushels Of cranberries in the
window, making mental note that
this was where he would get his tut-
key accompaniment. That is, grant
ing his mind did not run to furniture
and d. r. Smith caught all his
money.
At Reynolds drug store the thought
Of eatables would be momentarily
dispelled bv look at the beautiful
mirrors, toilet articles and pictures
displayed In the window. Farther
around the corner in Phelps shoe
store a fine array Of footwear would
settle on his mind as practical idea
in Christmas shopping. A little
farther his Intellectual sense would
be appealed to by number Of the
latest books in Homes book store,
where would also be found pretty
pottery. pictures and toys.
Once more his sweet tooth would
ache as he looked at the 43 varieties
OF candy in Mack's window, or by
looking in the other window his SEN
timental side might be Jared by
sight OF the misletoe, holly, palms
and magnolia leaves. Again his
mouth would water at the luscious
fruit in the Star grocery window.
Then would come Craig's with the
pretty Poinsetta, books and pictures,
and then Hielscher's with jewciry,
cut glass, etc. While looking at
these he would catch sounds Of Por-
ter's pianos and talking machines
and his humor nerve would be tickled.
Klein & Waggoner's window would
again make t.im think of his palate.
Following close after the last i'm
preston would come another about
]ewels, cut glass and fancy crockery
at Glazier's, and right after that
handsome slatuary, fancy dishes,
books, ETC., at Stover's. Nuts to
crack would be his next thought
when he saw the display at Delbridge-
Wilson's, and then more jewelry and
silverware at Yardley's.
Noah's Ark would give at insight
into what the little folks would want
for Christmas, and Fezer's drug store
would give him the latest ideas in
toilet articles, pictures and albums.
He could now have breathing
spell until he arrived around the next
corner, where he would see beautiful
furs. handkerchiefs and women's
lioyerie at Miss Bishops and Mis-.
Houses.
A Christmas tree, the only one
down town, would catch his eye at
the Park Merchandise company's
window and If he should stop inside
he might find many things not to
he seen on any Christmas tree, and
IL he still had money left and did
not care to buy athreshing machine
at F. F.. Smiths across the street he
might buy handsome carving set
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