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Show CJIIllSTMASSHillTS. Throng C rowd the More as tho Day Ap-iroacln,H Ap-iroacln,H - i:teginit Displays. ChrUtnris draws apace. The near approach of the glad holiday Is apparent on nil aides. dingles of merry sleigh bells through the streets; the heavy snow full of the last couple, of days; thu gaily adorned shop windows and the happy crowds of sight-si sight-si era, shoppers and (Tiii.tmas prcsi-ntbuy-ers nil indicate its near approach. The -now adds enchantment and enjoyment and is most upprOpriato tu the holiday reason. Chilili-.h visions of the gn at patron Saint, S.mt i Clause, ure always a - -oeiated with snow and Ice. To them it r-eim most latuial that the. benevolent old di. j"'uer of toys and good; s should appear hi hi? huge robes of fur, traveling fiotn bis polar haunts in a toy bub n sledge, drawn by reindeer. Covered us the earth is by a good depth of snow, with i perfect condition of sleighing, the illusion to happy childhood Is strengthened, and the world is all th e better for it. As the enchanting and tnueh.ilcsiicd day draws, (loser and closer, the crowds of ( hristma.i purchasers Unit throng the streets glow denser. Notwithstanding the weather all of the down to.m thoroughfares am crowded, and cV( ry.-liow window attracts the attention of admiring children and their parents. Salt Lake merchants Hud their store., jammed nil day long and far int i the evening, and business in all lines brisk. The displays iu the various simp windows arc superb. Among those that ut'ra t the 'rapt attention atten-tion f pas.sers.liy, not mentioned in yesterday's yester-day's Tim i:s,amt which are wm i hy of not ice, thai of Simon llri.s. v' Duke on 1-ir-t street, south, stands out pre-eminent. The large plat-.' glass windows of Hie e-hi'dish merit are tilled with the labs' il igns in millinery and dress patterns tastefully and neatly li-miiio-d. Kabi ies Hint cost a lorliine as well as hundreds of ui lit Its of every day use that aiu w ithin the teat ii of all aih'i n the numerous show wind ovs mid prove the tact of II. .! Immense stock rained by tics popular popu-lar linn, Tint linn is selliip.' at a rlos nrir tin mnl crowds of buyers throng the hcauti ftil store, necessitating the employment of a large statf of extra salesmen. (icutleiutn who enjoy and wtar elegant furnishings cannot tail to not v tie' windows win-dows of tin) W. P. Noble company. In them are displayed this lastf.-t novelties In gen's' wear and the most fashionable shapes in hats and storm. coats. T dale's popular department stores have an attractive array of goods in cvciy window win-dow of tiie mammoth establishment, anil its clerks aro busily engaged In supplying the demands of p.ittons. On Second South street no liner display Is to be observed than that in the windows of A. K. Npiu-riy A; Co., the. fashionable, clothiers.' The. latest styles of elegant clothing is on view, liiisincss suits, at prices to suit all, pot ketbooks are arranged alongside, of the costliest silk lined dress suits, thai aie the cpul of tailor made, and which would please the most la-tidioiis dresser.. The Mm k of this linn is unusually large, and its Christmas trade is a big one. Another til in on this street that is doing it big holiday trade is the Loudon tailoring establishment. It discloses to the public view some of the finest patterns of i lay diagonals, cheviots, Serges, Siotch and Irish tweeds, and other choice lines of gentlemen's gen-tlemen's suit ings that have ever been exposed ex-posed In Salt Lake. Christmas presents of rare, design and great cost are to be. seen in tint windows of Joslin it Park's Jewelry establishment. es-tablishment. Presents that are valued from twenty-live cents up to thousands of dollars arc on sale. atclies from the Useful Wat-erbury Wat-erbury to the most costly movement encased 111 dta'uionil ornamented cases, iiieexposed to view. Articles of rare itrhi, and hundreds hund-reds impossible to enumerate are embraced iu the list of novelties olfered for sale by this ti nil. Nearly all gentlemen smoke and all of the young men anticipate Christinas presents. Nothing more appropriate than a box of elegant cigars could be. selected for the average ni.-in, and in this respect no tlrm is better supplied to meet Ihe emergency than the well known and popular ti nil of Hoglo Brothers. They have one of the most complete com-plete lines of Imported and domestic cigars that are to be found in the city. All of the famous brands are to be found in their stock. Hurry F.dwards, the chief clerk of the establishment, bus displayed his artistic propensities, by a beautiful llorul display In the window that is one of the most attractive sights along Main Street. The t 'olden llule Hazar makes a handsome showing of toys aud Useful Christmas gOOtls. Kli L. Price, adjoining the Walker House bus u great display of game, oysters, choice fruits and other delicacies arranged in tempting rows ami pyramids in front of his place. Turkeys, chickens, ducks, and all kinds of toothsome, edibles are there. Leyson iV: Co., the jewelers, show many articles that are of bcaulil'til design and workmanship, in their windows. The collection col-lection embraces works of art, rare clocks, and all specimens of the jewelers' art. Scweitzer iV Knusobolf exhibit some of the prettiest garments for children that have ever been shown in the west. One cloak that is un importation from Berlin is especially especi-ally attractive. Their display of funs and laces ifi their north window is the llnest in the city. llinwooilcy Furniture company exhibit in one of their greiit w indows a chamber set of exquisite beauty. The bedstead is of brass and the furnishings and adornments are rare and costly. Tho collection of sleds, bicycles, wagons and other toys shown by this linn is very extensive. Soreiisiin iV Carlquist is another tlrm that lias captured the. 'heaits of young America and las elders by their magnificent stock of toys. Candies, carotneb, marshmallows, and s ei ts of i v"! y description till the wimloiV of Ai liojiisi's candy store. What (lunther is to hit ago. and Oakcs to St. Louis in the eaiith I ne, this famous confet tittucr is to Salt I. like. The reputation of his eantlies are wide spread, ami many thousand boxes of bis product have becnscntahioud iuevcry direction. |