The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-24
/ Create Crowds Than [ h ! n
Ever I'!l Throng i 9 This
Thor oughflarl'e:' 6
THE FINAL CRUSH q |! u!
l COME II ( o. NIGHT \ | [ J I { /


88S5 Sss5 Plentiful.
9$ 1,hc cyo OF Christmas, tie fcstiya !r q
festivals, promises TO be- ono Of tl'e busi-.
Il eat ii many years In o slioppng dis slls',
tricts ~ the city will be the climax
Of ono 81 tho grcatest weeks III tl,e& his. 81
tory bf the shopping districts 4 ;sof N the
Il city, tho iiigi,- iiter5 mark In points of
the .throl,gs along Broad 81 Streets that
1 have almost worn ont lie II 4rsInolthfc
U $paVeinents OF that tlioronglifare. M A
he scailes along tho street yesterday
n were d repetition Of those Of sew crnl days
proceeding save hat tl,eyyyeirsc on an
3$enlurgcd acalr. Il From curb n 10 H uldilig
Siline lie sclashing swarlns surged HI day.
y going from store to store. .cxnnlining tho
II stocks IN md selactin ng articles suit bic for
n Elfts. Along The 4 outer ed GO of the curb
& the young. men were lined up Watching;
Z theSs passing show as the bundle laden.
4 gbustllng. cheerful swa rm swept by. z hou-,
sands OF women. young and old ha y and
" sound. robust or III firm. lctly " goWned
II or $1neagrey clad elbowcd Il ca cfl other!
for precedence at the big stores and
along tho crowded thorough hfares from
u Atilwi1#untll$ nearly Irlidnigh .s 5s
\ The S,nenlicants and Sthe street sins gers,;
the saccordcons players and IL 4 the organ
h grinders were there bright and en- rly& and
II fingered late nd ma ny coin ella tered
b into tic receptacles hey held Il out n for
4 The bonntySof the BInul tltudc%
All sorts and h cond itions OF IS nen and
y more especially OF women spent much!
4 Of the day chaslng bargnins and exam
lining the stocks OF the merchants. I. Every
n body was III good liuInor. though some
were grimly IN earnest rs theys rushed
n about their mission ,rfes da y, " wi H.
y nit serious accident or Rensa tlonal in-S
ecidert sSuf Il any naturc, M Nothing moro
\ startling occurred a han II the occasional l
erasl, fsisoIne
Il fra gile ornament let flll Y BY It's b pllr- \
n chaser Like hlvlng bees he mutt lt,ile y.
& wound liitller and st tlilthcrts around u and
Il i, round tic well laden counters, 4 skiing
& questions. examining w,lr res. making
purchases or az king pr lces.a The snlcs-l
girls and 'men. worked hard Ind pat tent ~
ygand It is need cssS to IA y welcome y he
hour that marked stlle subsideficc of The,
/, bargain hunting para de- ss5 FL: s'S ii
Florists Had 4 Good Day.
rho florists had their hes e day, and
nude large inroads on their 5stoc ks. for
Il flowers were never more popular r for, de
sfroratiye purposes rol, for gifts than5 this
n season.; and never Is q handsome er s 81 class a
u Dr. gren ter varic yS shown. no WI
dowss;arc aglowS with .azalcaslS NJ be gonias,s
f tho large sliowy poinsetta.. owerlng ferns
and giant palms. rarc and beautiful yel--s Ell
low orchids; the star ike isslis " the
& snowy Roman llyaclntl the mod des fra
Il t5lily5ol the vail til ely Amer
lean Beauty rose. and n other va rie les
Il Of tho queen blossom. graceful Gala les,
fragrant mIgnonettc and Sca rna tlons In
various colors While cut flowers g re 9 as as
II usual exceedingly hopular tho use OF
Towering plants potted and growing Is
y and !. greatly hrightcns rooms. Alnerl
u can Beauties arc going az S4.,S So and ~
q tho dozen, according to length of stem y
"a Other roses are lghtly}g lower because
L lcss IN demand. !. lilies OF v the LEY find
Il ready sale at a dollar a dozen stenls;3
ylolets are % eagerly bough u at ti 81 a the
! hundred !; carna tons can be had q T. from
y 50 cents TO n dollar nf d Oxen; white llya-;
cinths are worth 10 cents II dhzcn. NJ ig-
99s snonette Is selling a a dollar n d lozeni
8$ $calla lilies alta dollar plant: begonias;
and other pottedj plants at 81 tos S.,
I; s;1,onsettus sell at saS to s. each :s ferns
gtatSs1, 80 TO 10 acll accordlng to luxurl-
iances sand lengt h of foliagc a "a ca 8 Sa ~
& each n vlckerS bas kets OF he most ornate
s aorts With q variety blossoming plants
II growing therein, sell n from II Se to- 10
S each, according to oBslzesand the variety
d Of flowers hey contain. 4! !sE%5 II 81
Around the Sixth street Market along
the curb from Broad to Clay and up Mar
shallsto Fifth there are dozens and dozens
Il OF stands where cYargreens, holly mis-
satletoe and designs such as Wrea tbs I'D
II stars arc made while the patron waits
These wrcatlissA are adorned with red or
white a!mmortellca ana made attractive
z window decorations. Never has the dis
play of christina liago on the market
5fbeen greater than this year ts 3.s
Everything to Eat.
S5s The same ID true OF the Christmas mar.
knt Tho variety Of meats and ga me,
FISH, and oysters and OF Vegetables III
a season Is very large md the quail tty fine.
4. 1liohnlond people need not let the inner
" man slffev for substantlals this year,
" II y only they have Il the wheryWlthali 3to
buy CsCtainlys therc Is the variety and
plenty from which 4 o choose. y5. 4. q Il a
"A The stores inSeYery limo $nppear to be
n doing a fine business. u Tlio jewelry stores
n are centres Of shopping interest and ap-
parently more jewery and q moro ex--l
penslyo I y, Grade 6 belng 4 s'yon every sear
8l Books, /, too. and stat tloner's supplies.
and novelties and 'pctures, alendallss
IL burnt leather and wood, ,brlc- c-aybrac,
china and cllt glass articles OF B wearing
apparel, toilet articles An Z silver and
ebony and other wares and u thousand
things arc to he had at prices ranging
from flvo centss to hundreds Of dollars,
/ ;'he people saro hny ying too, Illl tt way va
TINT Indicates that they arc more n than
usually prosnerolis, Thn! urban buyers
arc augmented daily by hundreds from
tle surrounding section and nully yislr
Stors from q distance are among the shop
y plpg throngt y M III \ sl'