Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-21
Yule tide is here once again.

Yule tide is here once again.
| The residents of the Capital City
from the patriarchs to the children are
on the go and will continue to be until
old Father Time proclaims the advent
of Christmas morn.
The year which is fast drawing to a
close has been prosperous one for
the majority of the citizens of Santa
Fe, and as a result their wives, chill.
dren and they themselves, have opened
up their purse strings at this season,
in order to gladden. the hearts of those
near and dear to them on Christmas
morn >
Merchants Have Been Kept Busy.
The merchants have been kept busy
during the past week. but today
marked the annual Christmas rush,
which means open early and close late,
attend to the wants Of the fastidious,
keep secrets and above all be obliging
and patient, whether the customer
has a pocketbook lined with gold
pieces, or few silver dollars with
which he is willing to part, in order to
get few things for his family on
Christmas day.
Many of the headquarters of Santa
Claus in the city have been wide awake
to the necessity of decorating their
windows in true metropolitan style. At
Seligman Brothers Company Santa
Claus is to be found in the east win
dow, surrounded by wealth of toys
to gladden. the children's hearts, and
| in the act of filling stockings after
gaining an entrance through the fire.
place. The scene is one of the most
realistic shown in the city.
Other Marts for Holiday Gifts.
At Jacob Weltmer's, the old reliable
stationery dealer, another large sup
ply of suitable holiday gifts are to be
found, While at Miss Mugler's fine
trimmed millinery for the women,
misses and children is to be found in
profusion; in addition to other novel
ties for the Christmas stockings. Con-
tinuing around the plaza a tailor made
suit for the father, son, or brother
can be had at Muralter's, at prices that
are just right, and then on to Goebel,
the hardware dealer, whose Christmas
suggestions will make useful and ac-
ceptable holiday gifts.
At John Koury's new cash store, in
the Catron block, another line OF
Christmas gifts such as are to be
found in any first class dry goods store
await the purchaser. On the west side
of the plaza comes Dudrow & Monte
ME, with a fine line of pictures and
picture framing material, and then
photographs that are always ac-
ceptable Christmas gifts, and
a fine line of curios are to be had at
Kaadt's, and then on to the Fischer
Drug Company's store. where a large
and very fine line of Christmas novel
ties is being shown. Then comes the
Mckenzie hardware store, where toys,
furniture and novelties are to be found
in abundance, and at low prices, and
then one enters the portals of A. F..
Spiegelberg's headquarters for Indian
and Mexican wares and curios. From
there one wends his or her way into
the Santa Fe Hardware and Supply
Company's store, where the Christmas
tree is yielding it's fruits. A visit to
Ireland's Pharmacy and to Spitz, the
jeweler, completes the Christmas
shoppers tour of the plaza.
Down San Francisco Street.
Continuing down San Francisco
Street from the Fischer Drug Com
pany's Store, one comes to H. 5.
Kaune & Company, grocers, where ev-
erything for the Christmas dinner from
the turkey down, is to be had. Then
comes H. c. Yontz, the jeweler, who
carries fine line of holiday gifts in
the jewelry line, and then on to Sal
mon & Abousleman's where Santa
Claus awaits one and all, and one is
confronted by large Christmas tree
in the winter, groaning under the
weight of hundreds of toys, and novel
ties, and lighted at night with myriads
Of incandescent electric lights in red,
white and blue.
Crossing the street one comes to
Cartwright & Davis headquarters for
good capon for the holiday season, and
then ON to Davis s. Lowitzki's mart
for household furniture and novelties,
including complete line of useful holi-
day gifts. Then comes the old curio
store, where the proprietor j. S. Can
delario, surrounded by an immense
stock of Indian and Mexican curios.
awaits the Christmas shopper Then
on to Blain's bazar, and next comes
the Charles Wagner Furniture Com
pany. where another fine line of useful