The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-12-19
Christmas necnratinns

Never before have the merchants of West
minister made such elaborate preparations for
Christmas as they have done this year. What
they have inside is told in their advertisements
in the ADVOCATE. We propose to speak only
of their special window attractions.
AT MILLER BROS.
One of their windows contains the large
and handsome Doll and Patrol Wagons, which
they will give away, besides an endless varie-
ty of toys OF all kinds, from top to large
drum. The artistic manner in which the toys
are arranged makes one feel as though he was
in wonderland. This is the delight of the
juveniles, and they are to be found admiring
it in groups from early morning until late at
night. The other window is one of rare
beauty and displays exquisite taste in its getup
In the center is a handsome fountain with
spray of water falling over electric lights into
basin, surrounded by evergreens. The sides
are handsomely festooned with evsrgreens
and the base of the whole is covered with
white handkerchiefs, representing a land
scape or scene after snow storm. This is
really one of the most handsome and artistic
arranged windows ever seen in this city, and
is much admired by the throng of people who
daily crowd the large stores of this young and
enterprlsing firm in search of holiday goods.
AT THEo. DERR soN's.
This is the only furniture and carpet house,
exclusively, in the county, and they display
in their windows beautiful gilt chairs, one of
the most acceptable of Christmas gifts, car
pets and fire screens, &cl
At seHNEEBERGER's.
The Christmas display at Sehneeberger's
Trade Palace surpasses any of their previous
efforts in this line. Nooks aud all corners
present grand holiday attire, from which
radiate endless varieties OF tempting "Gift'
suggestions, with the object of meeting every
wish, and pleasing every taste, for all woman
hood, all manhood, and the little ones from
babyhnod to childhood,
AT oRNDoRFF's SONS.
Among the unique and interesting attrac-
ton presented by the windows of j. 0rndorffs
Sons Is hushel basket of bright new pennies.
The lucky person who guessss nearest the num-
Der will be presented with handsome doll SO
inches high. In the same window is life
size doll, said to be one of the handsomest
ever imported. One window presents ma
chine and blacksmith shop in full operation,
run by a miniature steam engine in full view.
AT WIN. =. DEBRIS.
One of the most beautiful and Christmas
like places to be seen in many days travel is
the Model Emporium Of Wm. f. Derr, BE-
fore entering the store you are greeted by two
magnificent window displays, which are truly
works of art. The East window represents
lovely and very home-like room, ON the night
befnre Christmas. Santa Claus has Just fin
ished decorating the beautiful tree and left an
abundance of gifts on the floor for the chill
dren, then bidding all "a Good Night and a
Merry Christmas is just about to take his
departure through the fireplace and ehimneG.
The West window represents a snow-scene,
and shoppers from the Model Emporium on
Christmas Eve. This is very striking win
dow and worth looking at, ppon entering
the store your eyes behold one of the grandest
displays ever seen in Westminster, or even
elsewhere. But we did not intend TO enter
stores, only to speak of the show windows.
Every store Is deliberately prepared for Christ
mas, and each has spent a considerable sum
In display and attractions.
At Matthews & Myers the display of pic
lures, frames and stationery, is beautiful. At
all the grocery, furniture and hardware stores
there is q display of the best and handsomest
things in the stock, notably that of T. W.
Mather, j. Wesley Biggs, S. R. White, E. o.
Grimes, N. |. Gorsuch 4 Son, N. W. Baby
lon, j. w. Skunk, George ", MorningStar,
Gilbert 4 Gerh, NJ, SehaefEer i Co., Stras-
burgers, A. H. Wents, U, l., Reaver, the
carriage works off. X. Herr Il Bro. aud John
f, Eekenrode, the tailoring establishments
ofSharrer 4 Gorsuch and John T. Anders, the
several drug stores, and all the bakers, green
grocers and butchers.