Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-08
MEYERS
PRETTY
WINDOWS
Journal Horse Editor
Takes a Look at
TrOttiDg Rigs
Passes His Opinion on Rubber
Tired Gowns and LaceS
Fine Enough for a
Jockey Outfit

A thing OF beauty is a Joy forever
sometimes. Meyers C Sons Court
street windows we're a thing Of beau,
~ last night, but they will not have
that particular beauty long, because
the window man keeps giving a turn
10 the kaleidoscope.
In the absence OF the chief, who has
mot only an eye for the beautiful, but
an adyerblal and adjectiverous vocab.
ulary as long as a Fourth OF July or.
alton. when Il comes to description,
the horse-editor strolled down Court
street, and, Of course, his aesthetic
eye--both OF them-was or were
caught by the display. The first win.
dow waa festooned with lace, blllowy
lace, lace delicate and dainty lace
that would have graced the neck OF
good Queen Bess, and made that oh.
streperous old dame "sit up" straight.
There ls lace there that, perhaps. the
ladies' understand what II is made Of.
but II looked Ike some colony of
spiders had been at work on Il, or the
Nalads from some mountain stream
had woven from the mist OF some IT.
tle cataract a fabric composed Of o
warp OF spray and a woof OF sunshine.
or the farles had brought It from tho
summer sky. fragment OF Cirrus
the drapery OF the rainbow. II makes
fellow tired TO think he can't wear
any Of Il, aud sigh for the good old
days when George III was king. when
no might ruale his shirt front. and
hang a few yards Of dalntIness inside
his coat sleeves
The next window is different. for IN
Il was handsome young woman She
had lost both arms at the shoulder,
but still she smiled like the dawn OF
a FIRST love, probably because she was
the sole owner OF dozen black skirts
with moro mfIles and founces than o
trottlng horse has pads and straps.
stu we couldn't help but wonder how
she was going 10 get into them with.
out any hands but suppose. being a
woman who would manage II Ia some
way. However. we lived in Missouri.
Then there are some prettily drapel
figures, half.tones. so to speak show.
ing the latest stylos. with slim hip of,
fects, and leaning forward like they
were ready to skip out and catch the
last car. The posing Is graceful and
the beautiful gowns displayed no
doubt catch the feminine eyes as
quickly as they do those OF the bach.
elor lover u things beautiful The cor.
ner window though, well that was a
dream. There were three llfe-like
figures, showing the spring styles. and
the very preitlest OF styles, too One
figure, dressed In some light colored
material with dainty straw touue,
made a. perfect combination as one
sees In a season The straw shapes
this spring are said to be rarely beau.
tirul, and certainly those shown In
Meyers corner windows compel one
to believe the milllners have outdone
themselves
Then around In the side windows
were lingerie for he folks. and ladies
shoes Tam o'shanters. any color SO
they were red and an array OF grips
suit eases and trunks 10 pack the
whole cahoodle Ia
A full rigged trottlng horse with
silvermounted harness. Is a pretty
thing; 80 is ull dgged ship. but
there Is nothing on the earth, or IN the
skies above, or the waters beneath
that compares 10 hllrlgged woman
salem woman-and Meyers 4 Sons
have lhe rlsging.
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