Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-17

Santa Claus and his thousands Of
assistants are busy eight hours a
day and overtime in Pine Bluff just
now.
Everywhere, samples of the handi-
work of the genial old st. Nicholas
and his craftsmen are on display,
these encompassing the entire range
from tht highest, knick-knackiest of
stuff for the kiddies, to the most ex-
pensiye of furniture, jewelry, auto
mobiles and what not.
And everywhere is to be seen the
seasons colors, red and green, the
colors so emblematic Of the occasion
around which the season centers, and
which always, for the centuries OF
the Christmas history of the world,
have held first place in all decora-
tive schemes at this time OF the
year. The evergreen Christmas tree,
bright with it's red and green lights,
it's silvery snow, it's gaily co1ored
tinsel and bright ornaments, is vi1tu-
ally omnipresent. And in the coun-
tenances of happy, contented, men
and women and children, intent
upon making Christmas purchases, is
reflected the very light Of the Christ
mas season itself.
with the children, the toy shops,
and those other shops which have
large departments set aside for toys.
the big windows of the Cleveland
Matthews store. the Tedstrom store.
the Kress and Woolworth stores, and
others, are the faworites. There the
youngsters revel, little noses flat
against the windowglass, gazing eye
struck at the bewildering array of
stuff, selecting finally the one thing
most wanted, only, moment later.
to discard that selection, for some
thing else There is where they lead
their elders, who. perforce, are hard
put to conceal the mysteries of the
legends of Santa Claus, st. Nicholas
Kris Kringle, or whatever you call
the patron of the little, folk.
Windows Attractive. Il
For the elders-that's something
altogether different, and the range is
puzzlingly wide. So many thousands
Of things might be satisfactory. 1t
might be some article of wearing an
parel, coat, gloves, silk hose, muff,
furs, silken kerchiefs, for ma or the
girls of the Girl; or gloves, kerchiefs,
pa or the boys, or the Boy. These
are displayed in Pine Bluff windows
by all the merchants in that line, and
in a variety which, it would seem,
could meet every taste and require
ment. Dreyfus, Bluthenthal, Marx,
Lewine's, Elkins', the Southern Tail
ors, Rosenzweigs, Barnett's, all have
them, and each of these windows is
handsome in it's Christmas fjnery.
Barnett's window is somewhat differ
ent, in that festoons of real Spanish
moss, from the swamps of Louisiana,
furnish the green color.
BIT perhaps it is not this line that
is wanted-maybe jewelry of some
sort better answers the occasion.
Never before did Pine Bluff jewelry
shops have SO large, so comprehen-
sive or SO satisfactory a selection of
stuff. At Stearns', at Gottlieb's. at
Arnold's, at Moore's and Kahn's, there
are all the things for men and wom-
en-, in the highest grade and in the
more ordinary classes.
Long, Lasting Gifts.
For the lady folks, the big stores
are showing even yet. after several
weeks of unparalleled Christmas
buying, a vast assortment of things
which any woman-every woman
would appreciate. Drefus', Froug's,
the Quality Shop, McEwen's Schober-
Martins the Toggery, Rosenzweig's,
are all showing larger stocks of more
extensive variety of articles especial