The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-09
FOR
YULE TIDE.
LARGE STORES ARE LAVIsHLY
SUPPLIED WITH TEMPTING AND
SEASONABLE NOVELTIES
FOR ALL FANCIEs AND PURSES
Some of the Attractions Displayed
Are Wonders of Ingenuity, CAL
culated to Please the
Feminine Eye
TWO SHOPPERS sIGHT-sEE1NG

Already the red of the holly berry is
| beginning to flash from the florists win
dows to warn the Christmas shoppers
that only a brief fortnight is LEFT them
in which to complete their Christmas pur-
chases. Tempting novelties flash tantaliz-
ingly from the windows of other shops,
| SO it is little wonder that ST. Paul shop
pers pause occasionally in complete be-
| wilderment
Never have seen so many pretty
novelties in the st. Paul stores," said
an anxious looking shopper the other
morning. Really such variety display
| ed increases rather than mitigates ones
| woes. 1T is so difficult to make choice
| Every year l make UP my mind that l
shall get my shopping done early, but
| every year l find myself one of the
| thrOng of belated purchasers
| well, retorted a vivaCiouS little matron
'I think it's more fun to shop in the two
| weeks before Christmas than in any one
| of the remaining fifty. l like the hustle,
| the general air of good fellowship and
| the 'Christmasy feeling in the air. It's
| jolly, just being down town.!
| The face of the other speaker had a
| far-away look
| "If only knew what to get for Mabel,''
| she sighed when her friend had finished.
HAS she all the pretty waists she
| needs?" demanded the vivacious matron.
No responded MabeFs mother "but
| waist doesn't make very attractive
| present.
"Then you haven't seen this years
| Christmas patterns answered her friend.
Come with me-, and she skillfully
! threaded her way among the shoppers,
| until she reached a counter covered
| with long boxes raised SO their contents
| could be easily seen. In each of the
| long boxes repOSed a beautiful shirt
| waist pattern, daintily tied with ribbons
to harmonic with the patterns. Pretty
| French flannel in soft rose old blue and
| old green shades, fine Henriettas in
stripes, exquisite crepes in all the light
fashionable colors-these and many other
| kinds of cloth suitable for waists were
! ito be found in the boxes. They ranged
| I'M price from $1.75 to S.
! A pale blue Henrietta with tiny Per-
| sian stripe was purchased for Mabel and
| after she had ordered the dainty. box to
] be sent MabeFs mother looked relieved.
! In another of the big department stores
] they paused before the dress goods coun-
ter where a courteous salesman, although
they assured him that they were not 60
ing to make any purchases, showed them
some of the new and fashionable ma
ter1alS for winter gowns. Among other
materials there were exhibited to the
admiring eyes of the shoppers the new
panne cloth which is especially gorgeous in
the red shades; the breitschwanz, which
the obliging clerk assured them, was
especially fashionable when made up into
smart little jackets: the zibeline cloth
which, the salesman explained, made very
chic gowns or suits when trimmed with
bands of fur.
The new satin faced cloth was also
SHOWN 1t was especially appropriate, the
shoppers were assured, for house and re-
ception gowns.
On their way through the store the
shoppers paused at the button counter.
Some Novelties in Buttons.
"Alice, a dear friend of ours. has lust
received from her dressmaker chic lit
tie Louis XVI. jacket, but the poor child
has expended all her allowance on having
1t made" said the little matron musing-
ly, $50 she has been forced to use very
ordinary buttons for fastening. I believe
I'll send her for Christmas a card of
those gold-enameled ones. The jacket is
strapped with bands of mink tail and
I think these buttons will go beautifully
with the fur
The matron, having received her pur-
chase, the friends went over to the glove
department.
1T SENS odd," said the matron, mot
to see those old-fashioned satin glove
SooOS WlllCIl uSSo u Uc 81 III GVl-
dence at Christmas time. To me they
always seemed to be chiefly noticeable for
their useless size, strong scent and i'm
possible decorations.
"I want to see some walking Gloves
she explained to the saleswoman, "some-
thing in a red or brown shade
The girl hesitated.
1.-The fashionable shades this year.
she explained respectfully, "are tans,
praVs whites and blacks
''Very well,'' said the matron gracious
1y, "show me the fashionable ones by
all means"
The gloves shown. were handsome
broad-cut mannish articles, 81 per pair.
The matron selected a tan pair, also a
pair of four-button white kid with very
pronounced black stitching, and a pair
of fawn-colored suedes. The cost of each
was So.
The saleswoman did them UP in n
family tinted and delicately perfumed
paper box, each glove wrapped separate
ly in tissue paper.
They are for Cousin Marian who lives
in the southern part of the state" ex-
planned the matron to her friend.
"Shes an awfully pretty girl but her
dress allowance is small. think those
gloves will help ner out.
In another store the shoppers visited
the lace department. The salesgirl oblig-
ingly showed them some of the most
fashionable real laces. These were the
brussels point, the duchesse,. the Carrick
macross laces, and Irish crochet.
Mabels mother purchased a yard of mar
row duchesse lace for s1.75.
my husbands mother is an old-fash-
ioned Englishwoman, very fond of caps
she said.
I'm making her two for Christmas
and a bit of real lace on them will please
her immensely for she loves such
things"
In the same store the shoppers visited
the handkerchief department. One table
was covered with pretty boxes contain
ing a dozen or half a dozen of linen
handkerchiefs daintily tied with ribbons.
When in doubt, buy handkerchief"
observed the matron laughingly as she
selected box containing a dozen very
fine linen handkerchiefs and smaller
box containing a half dozen.
''This small box IS for my maid, Kit
tie,'' explained the purchaser, 80 / shall
have to take 1t with ME. 1 don't want
her to see it until it's on the Christmas
tree
The shoppers paused at a table on
which was displayed lace work in pieces
designed for table covers, center pieces,
scarfs and doilies. There were also dis