Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-23
Why Many Of the Las Vegas Pc.
destrians are Afflicted
With Leaden Feet
BRILLIANT RESUL rs
Myriad Pretty and Useful Things
Which Form an Index to the
Treasures on the Shelves

The big windows Of the Charles IL
field establishment are brilliant with
Christmas notions. In one window Is
enthroned no less parsonage than
Santa Claus himself. There is also
a Christmas tree, well filed with pres
ents for the chiider. Occupying the
ground space are any number Of toys,
wagons. dolls. soldiers, drums. etc.
a goodly assortment.
In one of the other big windows a
tasteful array of rich draperies and
tapestries can not fail to attract the
attention and win the admiration Of
passers by.
The Appel Bros. have given consid-
cradle attention to their Christmas
windows, in one many articles design.
ed especially to please the little ones
being in evidence, and in the other
mems furnishing goods being attract
lively displayed
Rosenwald's windows have blossom
ed into holiday beauty. There is one
glory of the moon and another glory
of the sun, but the chiefest glory
this week, according to some Of the
window gazers, is to be found tempt
ingly displayed behind the glass bar
riers. In the windows at Rosenwald's
as well as In all the other establish.
merts Of the city the displays are
merely the index to the wealth OF
treasures on the shelves and count
ers.
j. A. Dick, in one Of his fine, big
windows, has veritable New Eng
land winter. The trees are flecked
with snow, and the ground is white
with the beautiful downfall Young
America Is out with his sled. and
what could be more appropriate than
that he should have load of Mr..
Dicks fine groceries? The other. show
window of this store is filled with
fruits and the products Of the sunny
south are happy comparison with
the scenes Of the frozen north oppo-
site.
The Sporleder Shoe company is dis.
playing Christmas scene in its win.
dow which takes us all back to boy
hood days There stands the Christ
mas tree sparkling with tapers and
tinsel and twenty-four tiny electric
lights: the hearth fire is aglow In the
corner and Il looks as II at any mo-
ment Santa Claus might come down
The principal presents on the tree are
of course. fine boots and shoes.
The Scenic Railway in the window
of C. ID. Boucher never fails to have
its admirers. It's Rocky Mountain
scene. brought down TO the Meadow
City The other window Is no less
attractive with candy. candy candy
That's the whole story. arranged as TO
color and form to catch the eye OF
young and old
The Rosenthal Furniture company
has It's window decorated on one side
with furniture sets and odd pieces
which make many housewife pause
In admiration. On the other side Is
a display Of smaller articles and toys
which catch the eye of the younger
generation. There Is something for
everybody In these windows.
In the windows Of Grocer J. III.
Stearns is spread out bountiful can.
dy supply. Against the background.
made of red draped paper. 1t looks
most inviting. and many an envlous
eye can be seen turned In that al.
rrction.
The windows of Mrs. Warnings are
the result of much careful arrange.
ment. One knows this, because the
combinations look so artlessly made.
Toys Of all kinds I'll the greater part
Of one window, and various curios
and more substantial gifts occupy the
other.
The two departments Of Graaf q
Hayward have appropriately and beau.
tifuly decorated their windows In
the meat window the feature seems
to be pair Of young pigs. They are
not alive. though they do look as IL
they we're. Their little hides. are