Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-12-26
ALBUQUERQUE WINDOWS
Duke City AbIaze With Things Of
Beauty and Price.
BRIEF MENTION or MANY PLACES

Those who pass through the bust
ness parts of Albuquerque can scarce
ly make progress, so constantly is
their attention called to the displays
presented by the windows OF the lead
ing stores. These by cay are beauti.
full; but at nig1t. under the mystical
effect of electricity. and the cotton
used for snow and the evergreen
branches or vines also largely employ.
ed. the effect IS magical Each win
| dow looks like scene from fairyland.
cut out and imprisoned behind walls
| OF glass
or course, there Is much sameness
In the materials employed and the
goods exhibited, but the arrangement
Is varic and true artistic skill Is ex.
| hibi,e my windows. The report
er. who isited most OF the imporr-
ant cities IF the United States and
| hundreds OF good sized towns, does
not believe that Albuquerque Is ex-
celled by any town OF It's population In
the number and size OF its display
/
their decoration, on both ordinary and
special occasions.
| At this season playthings for the
season abound, and II csc toys seem TO
run more in the direction OF the me-
chanical than ever before Transpor.
tation occupies a large part OF the
field, steam cars. steam boats, electric
lines, freight and passenger stations,
horses and wagons, sleighs, automo-
b.les. engines. fire engines, and al
most anything else one can think Of
are to be seen in the windows. Next
In number are toy musical instru.
ments. then come walking or moving
animals, dolls and dolls houses, bed
rooms, kitchens. carriages and the
like. II seems that human ingenuity
mas exhausted itself to please the 1T
tie ones; but the grown people have
not been forgotten, as anyone can see
who looks at Albuquerque's show win.
dows.
Simon Stern, besides his Happy
Hooligan looping the loop. has one
window filled with tastefully arranged
suits and overcoats for men and boys
Jackets and night robes. The second
window contains shoes and hats, while
the third displays an elegant assert
ment of canes, umbrellas, cuffs and
cuff boxes, dressing cases. hardker
chiefs and underwear
The Benham Indian Trading oompa
ny have among the finest display win
dows in the territory. These show u
rich and varicd collection of Indian
and Mexican curios. blankets, baskets
pottery. war implement and other
things too numerous to mention. One
can spend hours gazing upon the dis
play.
Bachechi 4 Giomi have their win
dows adorned With artificial palms ant
flowers. interspersed with vases. ant
, filled with bottled liquors. The buses
, of two Moors, man and woman. ado
much TO the attractlveness of the ar
rangement.
Melini & Eakin have pretty dis
play OF bottled goods intermixed with
pictures.
RI. B. Weller a. Co. display hats
1. shoes, gloves, tastefully arranged witt
underwear and shirts.
Arthur Everitt has a beautiful ex
hibit OF clocks, watches, rings, pins
opera glasses, chains, burnt leather
work, statuettes silverware and tot
let articles.
Geo, Il. Williams has made a special
~ OF perfumcry and toilet articles
which no doubt will appeal TO the &C
, quisitiveness Of every lady who pass
es by.
NJ. Mandell las two well arranged
windows, showing the styles and
prices of shirts, collars. ties, umbrel
las, canes, nandkerchiefs, general
wear for gentlemen, dressing cases
shoes. clothing, hats. caps and dress
ing gowns The c1lors displayed are
red and white.
J, II. O'Rielly a Co.'S drug store
makes quite pleasing display OF
Christmas bOes statuettes. toilet arti
Giles for men and women. perfumery
mirrors. cut glass bottles and burnt
wood boxes
+. A. Colburn shows pleasantly ar
ranged collection of stationery, toilet
sets. pictures and pocketbooks.
b. Ruppe has we'll arranged win
dow. showing toilet articles of ali
kinds and character. beautiful and
attractive. costly and desirable. inter
mixed with burnt wood boxes and de
licious perfumery.
: o. A. Matson shows the public that
he has toilet articles, pictures, dolls
dolls carriages, and many other kinds
OF toys. His decorations are made
from holly with It's red berries.
The San jose Market makes dis.