The Press., 1899-12-21
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CHRISTMAS.


j. M. Leach Is not showing much but
staple goods, but he has better as
sentiments and larger quantities in an
ticipation Of the increased volume of trade
that the holidays bring. His windows
are decked out In holiday attire, and give
hint of what he has in his carefully Sc
lected stock. In neckwear he has nearly
ell the rainbow hues and pretty fourth
hand, an Oxford, or one Of those new
styles Of silk muffiers will please recip-
tents. Mr.. Leach can be excused II he
feels q little proud Of his stock OF um-
brellas, for he certainly has hobby line.
The prices vary from 80 cents to $3.50.
In the nicer ones the workmanship Is
quite artistic, and he has q self-opener
that Is proving popular. His line Of
house coats meets all requirements In ap-
pearance and style. In warm goods he
has sweaters. cardigans and fur gloves.
In suspenders he has q variety that is
hard to duplicate. The president style
has many excellent points, and Is bound
to prove popular. All those little &C
cessories In jewelry, such as cuff buttons,
pins. collar buttons and studs, can be
found here in neat designs and at fair
prices. In fact, there are very few art1-
Giles In this stock, from warm overcoat
down to q pair of nice kid gloves, but
what are suitable for gifts.
GARY BROS.
q. B. Gary, In q recent interview, said
that he was willing to have Christmas
write-up, but stipulated that the express
ion, "a ton of coal makes an acceptable
Christmas gift" must not be used, as it Is
chestnut. He also said that he pre-
ferred that his write-up should be In po-
etry. His wishes In regard to the word
ing Of his ad. must be respected, but he
has got to have it In prose. No attempt
will be made to convince the public that
ton of coal has any merit as Christmas
present. In most cases q ton OF coal
would be about the last thing to buy for
a present. Still, II this happens to come
under the eyes Of anybody who knows
where a ton would come in handy II left
at the door of some individual less fortu-
nate than the majority In this worlds
goods, there Is no law to prevent such
person from ordering load sent to this
less fortunate individual, and Gary Bros.
will give the order the same prompt at
tention that eharacterizes all their bust
ness dealing. II there Is a youLg man
who reads this who feels that he has been
the cause of depicting some othere man's
coal bin, owing to the fact that the other
man has an attractive daughter, the best
thing to do Is to have load sent around
to the old man from Gary's.
ANTHONY ADAMS.
People stop to look at the show windows
Of Anthony Adams. Last year it was the
same way. The fact is that the Arm shows
striking originality in window display
each holiday season. This year there Is
pronounced contrast In the two windows.
Que appeals to the artistic temperament.
the other excites the sense of the ludi-
crous. In.one window the miniatures of
the famous statues and artistic PLAQUES
are attractively displayed on purple with
background of the same color. In the
other window Dinah the cook Is on deck
life size, with everything to do with, in
Guiding one of the famous Sterling ranges.
The interior Of the store Is as attractive
to holiday buyers. The stock Of fancy
crockery, china, vases, PLAQUES and
/ novelties forms display very pleasing to
the ladies. The woman who gets one OF
| Adams dinner or tea sets will have no
quarrel with St. Nick. There are mus
| tache cups and saucers from 10 cents up
| to $3.50 The stock includes pretty
pitchers of all sizes at various prices
lemonade and water sets; childrens sets
| carbonettes, bon bon dishes, shaving mugs,
| cracker jars, chocolate sets and many
| other novelties In glass and china, too
numerous to mention.
ANDREW WILTON.
The coal stove In Andrew Whiton'e
grocery store Is not so very different from
lots of others, but it sees good deal OF
company. 1t has heard Harvey's stories
and Nelson Towne's arguments on the
silver question. Many other characters
local and imported have set around this
stove and contributed historical facts and
| high class fiction to the general fund Of
information. The stove and the arm
chairs that go with 1t, are not the only
attractions at this store. The proprietor
and clerks are inclined to be social when
there Is minute to spare. just at this
season there is not much time to spare as
the demand for candy, nuts, raisins,
spices, dried and green fruits and other
holiday articles taken In connection with
keeps the entire force hustling. Time
has been found however to key the show
windows up to holiday pitch. Lot has q
knack for artistic window dressing and
his work attracts attention all the year
round. But 1t Is at the Christmas season
that he let's himself out and as result,
the windows at Whiton's are up in G, and
the quality of the goods sold in the store
compares favorably with its attractive ap-
pearance.
G. H. BAKER d co.
Mike O'Halloran has q blister on his
strong right hand from doing the carpen-
ter work necessary to get the big display
window ready at G.. 81. Baker 4 Co.'S big
furniture store. The window Is work
Of art, and while it is Justly claimed that
not had such artistic furniture and q green
house to draw on, still 1t must be adj
mitted that there are many window dress
ers who could not have secured such a
| harmonious and pleasing effect, even with
the wealth of material to be had at the
Baker store. G. 81. Baker & Co. have q
stock of fine furniture that cannot be
matched outside Of the larger cities. The
| expense of running business In Stafford
| is less than In the cities, and 1t Is posi-
BILE, therefore, to sell at better prices for
the same standard Of goods than In the
larger centers. There are so many ar.
ticles In furniturei that make appropri.
ate gifts that no attempt will be made Il
enumerate them, and the stock of china
lamps, dress suit cases and travelling bags
Is just what 1t should be.
W. z. HANLRY.
When 1t comes to slippers, there Is NJ
better stock than Is shown by W. e. Han
ley. In price he Is showing them from 81
cents to $3.50 per pair, and in all the reg
ular styles. Ladies' Juliettes, lined with
fur, are just too exquisitely fetching fol
anything, and the fancy slippers for men
are all right, but do not require 80 mayI
adjeotives. In overgaiters you will find 1