The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-09
Display in a Great Depart
ment Store.
HOW AND WHEN TO BUY
The Christmas Novelties at Sherwood
Riggs & Co.'s
Handsome TaiIOr-made Suits. Gorgeous Dis
play Of FUrs, Toys and Novelties For
Children. China and Brtc-a-Brac
Display Never Surpassed
Here,


Here.
The most difficult task | ever I'M
dertook was Christmas shopping one
year ago. l was puzzled as everyone
| is, to know what to give to certain
friends, and when 1 had decided upon
specific articles, was troubled about
finding them without walking myself
| footsore.
This year the difficulty of deciding
upon presents has been made easy and
| | have found an establishment where
every desired article is to be had at
a reasonable cost, and that place is
the mammoth store of Sherwood
Higgs & Co. Never in my life have /
seen collected, in such space, and con-
veniently arranged, more attractive
stock of Christmas novelties and use
full articles appropriate as Christmas
remembrances. There are a thousand
and one of these attractive novelties
that [ wish to tell you about, but
| if / attempted to do so, it would re-
orire more time than there is left in
this good old year.
The enteTprising and up-to-date
firm of Sherwood Higgs d Co., would
| be credit to any city in the country,
and their elegant store is highly APP
preciated by its numerous patrons.
Below we give you an idea of the
beauty and elegance of this magnlfi-
cent store.
THE HOLIDAY FAIR.
The entire store has been transform
| ed into a place of beauty, everything
bright, new and attractive. The store
is beautifully decorated with large
Japanese umbrellas-suspended from
| the wall. Four of these are in front
| lust as YOU enter, they are joined to-
gether with bright ropes of tinsel-
japanese lanterns with an electric
| in each, shed such sott
light over the lovely things displayed.
| A bunch of mistletoe is very noticeable
as you enter the spacious front door.
The Regina Corona in the toy de-
partment attracts every one-new,
pretty music all day. The store ser
vice is so much better than hereto
fore being a department store with
polite, attentive salespeople in each de-
partment. The new Lamson Cash
Carrier. Packages wrapped without
delay. The large beveled edge plate
glass cases are very attractive, IN
them are displayed sterling silver
novelties of every imaginable style
bisque statuary, leather novelties IN
various styles, beautiful creations IN
ladies' neckwear, combinations OF
chiffon liberty silk and chenille. Toilet
articles, Austrian fans, the new gilt
belts and the popular L'Aiglon belt.
In the gents furnishing department
J the display of fancy muftiers, smoking
| Jackets, bath robes, neckwear IN all
! the new styles and colors, umbrellas
and walking canes. A choice selection
from Vantine consisting of vases cups
and saucers fern dishes, comb and
brush, trays, salad bowls. chocolate
sets tete a tete sets in lovely designs
deliberately decorated. The hand
kerehiefs for Christmas are very pref
ty, an arch of handkerchiefs in this de
partment is very neat, from the top OF
which are suspended little angels mold
ing in their arms small handkerchleIs.
In the hosiery department. new
STYLES of imported hosiery, lace strip
ed, plain and fancy. The collection OF
imported European, Oriental and Do
l
among them the Butterfly, Daisy, Bon
Jour. Arab, Janagra, Greek Slave
and many others are indeed handsome.
Also the foreign novelties in brlc-a-
brac cut class vases, wedge wood puff
and bon bon boxes. Fern dishes In all
the new pretty shapes. In the linen
department. were handsome gifts for
bonsekeepers i'm table linens, napkins
and towels. In the silk department
rich soft waist and dress patterns;
also Bolero Jackets of Taffeta Appli-
loue. which combine so lastly with silk
or velvet waists.
Further down in the store we saw
some exquisite patterns in wool blan-
kets. The shoe department offers
some very good things for Christmas
gifts, such as leggings, good styles OF
shoes and overgaiters. In the cloak
and suit department we noticed Jap
anese lounging robes, handsomely en-
broidered: also rich furs, and in the
millinery department, very fine dis
play of French pattern hats.
Last, but not least, we visited the
TOW department-toy of the world
| dolls of every nation and style. beau
tifulIv dressed in stylish costumes.
games, story books, roller chimes, doll
furniture, tea sets, and everything to
make little girl happy, you will find
in the centre of the dry goods depart
ment. In the annex were all the iron
and wooden toys of every descrip-
ton, drums and instead of the little
engine formerly pulled around with a
cord are the automobile locomobile
and all of the modern toys to wind
up and run; also the dancing doll in
the annex to delight the little ones.
You should visit the HOLIDAY Fair and
see the wonderful things displayed.
TO ACCOMMODATE those who are par
tial to the use of atomizers in applying
L h.