St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-19
VOL. LXIII--NO. 1894
Christmas at the Stores.

AS usual the show windows are an I'M
portant medium for the display OF holi-
day goods and in many instances the de-
corations are really artistic. On Rail-
road street there are several windows
which are attracting lots of attention.
E. N. Randall's three large show win
dows are filled with toys, fancy articles
and staple lines of small wares. Every
portion of his department store is filled
with large and varied assortment of
goods in his line.
A. c. Harvey displays large assort-
ment goods in the clothing aud gents
furnishing line. His windows are taste
fully trimmed with smoking jackets,
neckware, etc. A. W. Scott has two
nicely decorated windows, one displays
fancy footwear and the other large as
sortment OF gents furnishings Charles
G. Braley has two exceptionally effective
windows. One is draped with yello W and
filled with slippers and fine shoes, In the
background on a raised platform, is a
very artistic winter scene with cottage
surrounded by trees and shrubs, the
whole half buried in snow. The scene is
surmounted by canopy from which is
hung a Christmas bell. The other win
dow contains large display of snow
shoes and moccasins. Lawrence P.
Leach has in one window splendid de-
coraton of palms and handkerchiefs, the
arrangement is a simple one, but it is
one OF the prettiest displays in town.
Another window is filled with splendid
assortment of Christmas goods of many
kinds.
The unique and ntesesting representa-
tion of an old fashioned kitchen in the
north window of Lougee Bros. &
Smythe's store is attracting lots OF at
tention and deserves more than a pass
ing notice. In the background is 'arge
| fireplace after the fashion OF "ye olden
time" and distributed about the room
are many articles that belongto period
now remembered by but few persons.
There is spinning wheel, fax wheel
with fax, reel, hatchel, foot stool,
and other reminders of a time early in
the century. Above the mantel and on
either side of the fireplace are some old
fashioned Firearms, and above the fire.
place is the drying rack with strings of
apples and dried pumpkins. In corner
of the room stands fine old clock. Two
old cradles, one dolls, table, chairs
and stools, all in keeping with the gener-
al scheme of the display. There is used
in the display quite a valuable col ection
of old china and other smaller articles.
There are several pieces of brown earth
enware, relics of a st. Johnsbury indus
try now almost forgotten. They were
made at the pottery OF Gen. Richard
Feuton, which about century ago
stood on the west side OF the Passumpsic
river lew rods below the preesnt de-
pot at the Center just where the small
brook forms waterfall. The display is
a forcible reminder OF some of the great
changes the century has witnessed and
as an object lesson it is valuable. The
bringing together of the collection and
artistic arrangement was the work of
Bert |. S aples. In the south window
there is a simple but effective display. 1t
is a winter forest scene OF evergreen trees
with two deer to complete the scheme.
The interior of this large store is an at
tractive holiday sight. The decorations
consist mainly of well displayed holiday
goods, the overhead arrangement of
arches and circles decorated with hand
kerchitfs adds greatly to the gala ap-
pearance OF the store.
Another very pretty window display
is to be seen at Asselin Brothers. The
main feature of this is a church, the spire
of which nearly reaches the ceiling. On
the interior of the ediice may be seen
dolls engaged in ringing Christmas bells,
the church is covered with handkerchiefs,
and in front Of is displayed large line
of gents furnishings of various kinds.
lanes Ritchie's windows display g
handsome line of fnrs, and a nicely ar
, RAGGED exhibition OF Battenburg and cu
work, gloves, handkerchiels, etc. In
) side the store are shown a host of fanc,
S and staple articles of many kinds. c
. E. Simanton has two windows file,
:. with large assortment OF jewelry, sllve
j. novelties and other goods in his line al
tractively arranged on background {
black velvet and plate mirrors. H.
Belknap usually has Christmas displa
It a little out OF the ordinary and this yea
d is no exception. His window represent
both an indoor and outdoor scene. I'll
- interior shows two rooms, one be
IL room with everything in order. In u
v. other room which is prettily arrang
n. with fireplace ETC., are two little gil
20 who ought to be in bed, but who a
l. watching and listening one at the II
io place, and the other at the door, Tor t
ut coming of Santa Claus. Just outside
he door in the cold is the old Saint hlms
ii. with a load of presents, peeping throu
he the key hole waiting for the children
rd 90 to bed so he can come in and I'LL
he stockings which hang at the fire pla
I'd 1t is a childrtn ms window and one tina
er. bound to delight the little folks. lns