CHRISTMAS SHOW'S AND DECORATIONS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 515, 24 December 1877, Page 2

CHRISTMAS SHOW'S AND DECORATIONS.

That Christmas is near at hand has been fully demonstrated throit.dioni the day by tlic maimer in which tlio work of shopdecoration bas been pressed forward by not a few. Tlio most noticeable effort in this direction is that <>f Mr. J. I:T. Clc-dioni, whoso shop was not only very fast' fully decorated with evergreens, but a lino of il:i','s was suspended across tin; street to the Mr. Fam ; l- ; ton and Mr. D.-apor also d'. orated their; shops very t.'i-M'nli". while Messrs. Ronavne and Cottrell, Mr. Ca-noy, and j others had their shops bebeked with! bushes and ferns. Divides these, many | others set ..mi tomt.tin--disj.lay.- of ih. tr ; wares, notahly Mr. Earlo and. M ssr:s. ■ FaiT and Co.*. whose shop windows were . loaded with Chris'mas cake.- of all sizes. ! Owing to Christmas falling on Tnos- \ day, some cliffiulty has been experienced j bv the butchers in tlio preparation of]

tlieir nsnnl Christmas shows of moat, ,'iinl tlio displays this year have not in conse<(iionee equalled their predecessors in brilliance. An i-tl'ort wa-. however, made this in tin- way of putting folih n show, lnit it win of very short duration, as the demands of customers for (heir Christmas supplies of substantial* had to be met. and the knife, saw, and chopper soon made tremendous havoc the exhibition of he, f. Ac. Perhaps the b, si attempt at a ',' -inline display "as made by Mr. Lane, who had ins shop very well avraiiLi''d at an early hour this morniiij. Amon-st his si -ck were two splendid oxen, "Hi! "f which was fa l toned by Messrs. .lardoie P.l'olhcrs. of Papakah,. w,b- ihiLr 1 l-'ubs.. while t! 'her wei-h e I lUL'olbs", and was br d by Mr. P. Aiiehisol), of Au'.Ulloko. Pc.sld .s those (lore Were two ~tliers. bivd by Moss's. Piciniu • and !b dley, of line .piaiity. 'l'liere w< n liv.i 1 i 11: ■ calves fr.tiened by Mr. bine. •"> lambs ranniiit,' from hillhs. to .Yobs, each (Lie,l by Mr. Turnhull of the W'iiiie Stocks), a number of line sh- ep. and lie inevitable di-play of juvenile animals of 'lie porcine spo, ic.s. Messrs. .1. and 11. [Yy did not in;.!;.- any very -real < M'-H in the way "f a Christ mas show, but t'i< \ had nevertheless ;i capital display of meal. ~ call and some lambs heinT really of ,x client ipiaiilv. In the shape el' small ■roods they had al-o a tine show, an I a number of su"kiu:, r pi-.rs were Very tasi--t'ullv displayed in the uindow. 'l'h" none remarks will apply to Mr. A. Y!iomp-.oii. who had eoiiiiiii d his show principally to ill,' smaller artichs. Ihe whole ..;' winch appear, d of an o\c. lien! description. Mr. I'arr had a very tine display. , y.-ry description of meat, from Ihe diiiiinulivi! pie: and pii/.e lambs to the f;ii!ed eaif and ihe i.i.Miitio n.\'ii. lh" who!" of which Were l.iMeful/V ill-piaVcl.