Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19


attending stock sale held by hi
brother.
The Entire Nous dancing club
members are going to meet this Frida!
eve at the clubs home, Pythisn Castle
al. Dewey went to Masonvillt
Tuesday where he is putting the finish
ing touches on the Masonville Banh
Office.
The Shop Windows of Manchester
Manchester is very proud of her show
windows this week. They are all sc
exceeding handsome in their holiday
attire that words are inadequate In de-
scribing their gala appearance and wha
works of art they truly are.
A. D.. Brown has q large platform
floor in front of his window that is lit
orally loaded with handsome furniture
Davenports, leather couches, book cases
restful looking arm chairs, beautiful
photographers, platinum and Copley
prints in swell black and gold frames
making most acceptable Christmas
gifts, in fact everything enticing in the
furniture line seems to be centered be,
fore that big window.
Boynton s. McEwen have an attractive
window in silver and artistic glassware
Many pause and glory in its beauty and
the beauty of the articles displayed
therein.
Peterson Bros. have two windows,
one furnished handsomely in cream
and white, the display consisting of
beautiful designs in heavy cut glass,
haviland china dinner and tea sets,
flushed brass and metal lamps, and
hand-painted china pieces. At night
the window is cheering to the eye in
deed. The second window is in the
course of construction.
d. F. Riddell & Co. have had win
dow full of dainties for womankind for
weeks and this week it is hung
with aprons, handkerchiefs and gloves,
table linen and other home and woman
ly accessories and is indeed well worth
the seeing.
L. r, Stout has two beautiful dis.
plays. True the canopy draped win
dows are filled with coats, UNI
brellas, bath-robes and other prosy
things, but there is quality about
them and taste in their display ar
rangement that is very attractive.
The big corner window of Allen &
Storey's has background done in Law
ender and white and harmonious ar
rangement of colors greet the eye-ties,
neckwear of all kinds and descriptions,
fancy shirts, handkerchief, everything
to make the mind of man vainglorious
appears in that window.
Noble Arnold has two windows, very
enticing to little folk, dolls of all kinds
In one and great buckets of candy in
the other.
The Racket Store has handsome
doll window also. Lady dolls, sailor
lads, niger babies and big and little
dolls, they are all there.
The drug stores are verltable exclama.
lions of wonder and enjoyment. We'll
come Abbott has window, hung with
calendars and medalions appropriately
framed in Christmas holly and ever
green. His second window contains
an elegant line of albums prettily
placed.
Gregg s. Ward have their large win
dow done in yellow and white, on eth
or side of which are great marble col
umns. The books, the silver and china,
the great vases, the leather and ebony
articles shown, are sttractively placed
and the window is an especially fine
sight at night with its colored lights.
Kalamity's store is 80 full of toys, doll
cabs, doll dishes and trunks, steam en-
gines and the tin soldiers and white
sheep of Little Boy Blue fame, with
books and drums that in all one fancies
as he pauses to look in at Kalsmity's
windows, that Santa Claus will surely
issue from there with his pack filled to
overlooking and 1t is in bewildering
happiness that the little ones view his
display.
The artist for Burton Clark is work
ing on design which will undoubt-
eddy be a successful exposition Of what
the wife and mother would appreciate
for an Xmas or New Years gift.
Messrs. Wells and Eldredge, success
ors to j. Harry Stewart, are arranging
one of their windows preparatory to
full display of Christmas candies.
And Atkinson's Grocery also has q
window devoted to Xmas goods, oran-
ges and other fruits all looking delic,
ious and dainty.
Probably the handsomest window
this week is Anders and Philips front
done in columns and drapings, cano-
Ply of white with just touch of green
near the top where the snow has shaken
off, with the ground plan an expsnse of
snowy white dotted here aud there
with novelties in ebony and sterling sill
ver,in leather, in wave crest china, books
and boxes of the most delicious looking
of Gunther's celebrated dainties in
chocolates and creams. At night this
window is perfect and never fails in in.
ticing the passers-by to pause and ad-
mire the taste and beauty Of 1t all.
The harness man, S. A. Steadman,
pleasing displs of his wares than usu-
al but adds that he is making special
ty of robes and blankets, which by the
way would be an acceptable present for
him."
Carhsrt & Amsden have an inviting
looking exhibit of pretty things for the