The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-13
OLD SANTA'S TOUR
UP AND DOWN OUR BUSINESS STREET

Among the KefOrnier's Advertisers--Ant
lie Furnishes the Suggestions for III,
Whole Christmas shopping Campaign
A Great Time Saver for both Mcr.
chant and Purchaser - Hundreds o
Things, Pretty, Useful and ApprOpri.
! ate to GLADDEN. the Glad Festival.
This year as usual the Reformtr hal
g representative inspect the holiday
goods displayed by its advertisers fol
their benefit as well as that of the
readers, who are Of course among the
long list of people whose.cry at Christ
mas is, What shall | buy for q
PRESENT." 1t would seem to the writer
that the merchants had done all in their
power this year to answer this question
both in Il large assortment of goods
and in Il tasty display of the same and
we think it safe to say that nowhere
| in Vermont can larger or more varied
| line be found.
In starting upon our rounds we first
entered Retting Bros. furniture store.
Mr.. Retting this year has made a
specially of chairs and has on hand for
the holiday trade, without exception,
tho largest stock he ever carried. some
300 different patterns in all, for father,
mother, sister, brother and the baby.
These chairs are made up in rattan,
curly birch rockers, covered with silk
tapestries and pushes. He also makes
Il special drive on the cobbler seats
which are going to be the coming
chair. We saw here a fine line of book
cases and desks, an especially hand
some one being design in curly birch
which makes an elegant piece of fur
niture at not eXtravagant price either.
Center tables in oak and curly birch
which were seen here are not 10 be
sneezed at for Christmas present.
Tho assortment of screens, cases and
pictures. chenille draperies and rugs
is complete and Mr.. Retting has also
not forgotten the little folks, but has
for them q fine line Of sleds. shoe flies
and chairs.
We next visited the store of y. |.
ilawley and found that Mr. Hawley,
as usual. has cndeayored 10 get some
thing especially attractive in each de-
partment and has made some particu-
larly attractive prices for the holiday
trade. Any one who comes to Brattlc,
bnro looking for Il present in the shape
OF something warm and useful and
always acceptable in the line Of cloalss,
ready made waists, wrappers, etc,
is sure TO always find here the latest
thing in styles. As heretofore Mr..
Hawiey is having 4 special book sale.
We found his assortment of books as
large as ever and as attractive in
price. In fact Mr.. Hawley is selling
books under a dry goods basis. His
stock of handkerchiefs. towels, scarfs
and knit goods is complete Mr.
Hawley has put in an especially attrac-
tive line of baskets. small. medium
and large. They are quite desirable
and cost but little.
Every year the crowd of holiday
shoppers is found more and more in
the store Of the shoe man. It's nat
ural. Nothing ls found on the shelves
that is not of practical use and the
search for dainty present is rewarded
with variety almost bewildering. 1t
is easier 10 tell where to go than what
TO buy, for vita the display Of slippers
pretty. stylish shoes, warm shoes,
overgaitcrs and lcggins of all sorts.
dainty shoes for babies, patent leather
and dancing shoes and slippers, en-
Grarcd and silver button hooks and the
hundred aud one things that go 10
make up the stock Of modern shoe
store, Morse 4 Simpson are sure 10
attract the universal attention of
Christians shoppers and receive their
patronage.
We next visited Robbins d CoWles
and were surprised at the number Of
holiday gifts St. Mex could find
here 10 help fill his pack for all the
good boys and girls and older people.
too. The attraction Tor the young
people are skates. In the window we
saw Il miniature ice pond labelled
Brattlehoro Skating Rink with Il
pair Of steel runners lying
by, ready for the boy TO Try
his skill. Besides skates Messrs. |
Robbins y Cowlcs have q line of prac- /
tical presents consisting of scissors, /
pocket knives. carving sets. ra2ors, /
shaving mugs and sets, carpet swcepors /
for the busy house wife and what !
would be amiss with nice set Of tools /
for father or brother who are of Il |
turn of mind? 7
Starkey l. Wellman. of course. have Il /
line Of everything 10 make |
the gentlemen happy. Suits for men |
md boys, together with overcoats,
llsters and REFERS ought to make some |
)nc happy. Then they have fine
line of underwear, neckwcar, mufilers,
,ilk umb elias, sweaters for men and /
Boys, leather and canvas coats. grips,
;alises, hand bags. trunks, collars and
,uffs, and a fine lot of gloves in leather,
wool. kid and worsted ought to make
.a,,at,. enough o., iZfx ,1,h.,
is looking for presents for the most
gentleman.
Upon entering VanDoorn Il Morris
me is fairly bewildered at the view
which greets the eye on every side. Not
,nly is the stock a large and varied
me, but the arrangement is most artis-
lie and any lady on the street for holi.
lay presents would be repaid to so in
md inspect the dainty array even il
rot intending to purchase. This year
Is for several years past they make Il
pecialty of priced tables ranging from
J, 10. ID, %, 30 and IS cents. The
J-cent counter is something new and
he other tables have been enlarged in
act they have devoted half of their
tore down stairs 10 these counters.
'hc dinner set room which they opened ,
asst year is more of a feature than ever
efore. Banquet lamps and art pottery /:
did to the tasty display here. These
II make substantial presents. for every
ouse wife likes dainty china 70 set
II the good things which she prepares I
Dr the Christmas meal. In novelties, {
apanese and metal goods are very at J
ractive as are also their pieces in cut /
lass, dainty bits of china in ROYAL 5
Worcester, Doulton, Telpitz. In fine {
[aviland French china they carry an
Sfnnsirn line in zen. sets and odd