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Show Busy, Gay, Jostling Crowd Assumes Santa Claus' Role AMID red and green decorations i and ' pine trees transported from their forest homes to the sidewalks of the city. Salt Lake tried to "clean up" its Christinas shopping .cn Saturday. V'i!d waves of humanity surged against the handkerchief ' counters, rippl&d around the toy department and clamored to be heard at the counters coun-ters " here Christmas lags, ribbons, cards and twine are displayed. Among the shoppf rs v.-ere those who had heeded the admonition, "Shop early," but they had forgotten some last little present for cousin Annie or Unc!e Fred. Others wore a frantic fran-tic look which indicated that their fi:oppir!L,. list v as far from comnlete. Three mure shopping days are left before Panta Slaus stages his slide down the fireplace chimney, and judging from Ihe crowds Saturday, the rush will gain momentum until a few mimnes before t o'clock Christmas Christ-mas ect, when the tired shop girls will breath a sigh of relief and begin be-gin to cover up the wrecked displays of lingerie, boudoir caps, stockings and Uie infinite number of otlio'-things otlio'-things which appeal to the heart of tne debutante and the matron. .Not alone is the mad rush to spend money confined to the apparel shops There are purchases to he made in tne. grocery and the meat shops. Mother torgot to order the suet for tne Christmas pudding and cranberries cranber-ries must le had for the sauce which. P ays tne flute in the Christmas svm. phony. Office girls and men aro relieved to know that the shops will be open luesday and Wednesday evening.. Tnus tnev will not be compelled ' to forego their luncheons in order to p..-iy Santa Clans to friend wife or uahy sister. The lean years of the war are forgotten for-gotten this year, and the buying Is assuming greater proportions than if has tor a number of years in Salt J;?,.-. -,lhe Sp"'H of Christinas ' is truly with us. |