Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-24

Christmas daWned in all it's glory T and grandeur Saturday. This was the prettiest day that the people of Pinet Bluff have had in a week or more and was the only opportunity they have had, in fact, of getting out and cele- brating the occasion to any extent They ayailed themselves of the oppor- unity From early morn until late at night the streets were literally packed with a surging crowd of hu- manity bent upon having a good time, buying their Christmas presents and spending the day outdoors.
 While the weather has been exeeep- tionally bad up until Saturday. and even the mud was a disagreeable fea- t'lre of the day. the business meh report an excellent trade Taken as a whole, the local business done this season VII equal that of last .
 Christmas was everywhere evident. It was evident in the faces of the ed the streets. It was evident in the hilarity of the urchins who male themselves omripressnt. It was ey}- dent in the hoarse cries of the street vendors, who occupied every corner It was particularly evident in the show windows of the merchants of the city. These displays mert special notice:
 The Pine Bluff Mercantile company has an elegant line of shoes dis played on one side and a splendid line of sofa pillows and covers on the other. It attracted considerable attention.
 The Grand Leader splayed a hand some and costly line of ladies' dress goods, coats, furs, etc., and was the scene of a great crowd all day long.
 S. H. Kress and company had on exhibition an assortment of toys for Christmas that attracted widest inter- est. and kept constant crowd of people surrounding the building.
 The Honnett dry goods concern ex- hibited a splendid line of dresses, la dies furnishing goods, shoes, etc.
 Rosenberg displayed a fine line of elegant trinkets for Christmas gifts that drew enormous cdowds into the store during the day.
 B. Gottlieb showed one of the pret- tiest displays of jewelry ever placed on exhibition in the city. His show windows constantly drew great crowds of people.
 R. H. Sterns' show windows were filled with handsome and very cost ly line of jewelry and trinkets suit able for Christmas gifts that drew of people into the stores during the day.
 I. Dreyfus' show windows were mar vels. A conglomeration of ladies' and gentlemen's goods of nearly all kinds were shown in profusion, while the central Main street window ex- hibited a Santa Claus with presents for the little folks.
 Kastor and Bluthentha1 exhibited a complete line of gents furnishing goods of the latest design. Some Of the very finest clothing In the city was shown in this magnificent S. play.
 J. B. Simon, one of the most popu- lar clothiers in the city, attracted thousands by the pretty and costly display of gents furnishin shown in his windows. Everyth ng from glove to a suit was exhibited.
 J. and s. Katzenstein exhibited one of the finest lines of shoes ever seen in the city-a line that could not help but please, and consequently the store was kept crowded all day long.
 The Fox Brothers Hardware con- pany exhibited miniature range and utensils, together with very costly silverware for the table, etc.
 The Hub was an attraction for the people on account of the handsome display of furnishing goods for gen. tlemen seen in the establishments show windows.
 The Leverenz-Trulock Shoe com pany had on exhibition one of the finest and best lines of shoes of all descriptions ever seen in the city.
 Wolf Nichols exhibited a fine line of gents furnishing goods that at tracted widest interest and brought