Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-08

who walk the streets in the business section of Pine Bluff tfYfs week. if the window displays of our enterpris- ing merchants can do anything to re. mind them of it. Nearly every large clothing, dry goods or gentlemen's furnishing store downtown is making some special display for the Easter season, and it will net be their fault if the entire population of this city is not bedeeked in the latest and most approved raiment on that morn ing as they amble toward thes sane tuary where they are accustomed to attend the serivces on that day each year, whether or not they make any special effort to get around at any other time or not.
 It is a curious fact that Easter has come to mean to the average Amer ican citizen some new clothes, for himself, and promenade down the sidewalk that leads to the church so that he or she can see what their neighbors have purchased to array themselves in on that eventful day, and their neighbcrs can see them i'll all their glory. It is fact that Christ was resurrected on that day. and resurrection means that he rose from the dead, and was probably ar rayed in new and spotless garments fer his first appearance before won dering populaee after his temporary death. But it has come to mean now that on Easter Sunday everyone who respects his place in society and is at all careful of it must deck himself or herself out in new and spotless garb, and display herself. or himself, to the gaze of a sneering, or criti- cising. or envious assembly of friends enemies, neighbors and strangers.
 But this was not intended as a moral soliloquoy upon Easter and the demoralizing influences of the desire to be well-dressed, which is not de- mcralizing at all, but highly com mendable, when confined within prop CT bounds, but as a short description of the attempts the mechants have made to attract attention to their wares. For they are not responsible for the conditions into which modern society has fallen, and as long as they must supply it's demands, they are perfectly right in their desire and endeavor to supply the demands of as large a portion of society as they can.
 J. B. Simon.
 A description of the display win dow of Simon's clothing store has al- ready been given in the Graphic, and it does not harm to repeat that it is a cry attractive and interesting exhib- it of mems up-to-date, first-class cloth. ing. In addition to the clothing in the window. the Easter idea has been carried out by cardboard lilies and the little chickens and ducks upon the gren carpet. representing the grass which is usually becoming green at about this time of the year.
 kastor and BiuthenthaI.
 Kastor and Bluthenthal have also prepared an Easter window, the work being done by their talented window. dresser, MT. l.. J. Menton. In their large front window he has placed a very tasteful and attractive arrange ment of suits, shoes, hats, fancy vests, neckwear. gloves, walking sticks, and in fact everything necessary to make up a gentleman's complete costume on that Sunday.
 The Progress Togqery.
 At the Progress toggery shop on Main street no special Easter dis. play has been put in the window as yet. but the proprietors assured the writer that they would have one next week. This clothing store. although i. has been on the list of Pine Bluff furnishing stores only about a month has already become source of SUD- ply for tasty dressers, and the store is conducted in a metropolitan man. ner that is truly an evidence of "Pro- gress." They have now two very pretty windows. and not really neet