The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
THE WORLD K |. |
A-SHOPPI.N''.C|.i.
Streets and Stores Scenes Of
Light and Life Christmas
Buying OH.
MANY ATTRACTIVE NOVELTIES les
Marts Of the World Have Con-
I tributed to Catch the Shop
Dcr's Eye and Pursc.

d Every one Is a.shopning these days.
Tl.c department stores and retail CEN
tcrs present the appearance OF sections
OF a stock exchange or cotton pit drag
red into public view. On every side rise
ur:8nt,ractive articles demanding to be
bought, while the eyes look long'ngly
down vistas OF pretty things. One Is
ios;lcd and pushed about by fellow shop
rers; friends are meeting friends n,er-
~ chatter is constantly going on; one
Is continually separating himself from
his money. Acquiring bundles In It's
place: the stores are open after 8
o'clock; each store Is section OF day
HELD hack long after the sun has crept
ses!s.t the blue western hills: the streets
ere crowded with men, women and chill.
5resa- hooded and wrapped, and hurryirg
sssu-s,sn home and shop, or shop and
sAs.. laGst,ins. talking, planning, hear
~. r4aoa -aas ured. merry, II you please,
y s4rta hAFzr, with eyes bright ana eSpee.-
rs,4 ~ Christmas gets bigger and Big
zen. till,s,s- and closer. with each new
1,trr.rhass.-'tAAat is 7Chr!stmas shopping.
EsSEAT EXPECTATIONS.
a-,ne nj 1he ,1-,c,o1le;ors of a leading de-
,n,t1.s,ns..ys s.t,-& sid yesterday that
1,s .:shcrsitns SO far had been the largest
,,:s s;tnre ihaa ever known. One OF sew
ssrul conditions would readily explain tnht
circumstance without any one them pc
.,np thnt Ire FGichzaotaa people are spend
Inf :rnu-4, money than formerly.
Nlnrv hnp. Expressed the opinion that
-+h. ,n111~pnchirc Christmas would not be
so marry Us .asi, a.d not so large an
:nln,,11t nf money wpuld be spent, on az
iroli1i1 III The lnsscs by those who hcld
stnciSs. und bs.cAuss some OF the great
notwithstanding plants have been cutting
4 ,,rr,r, thor forces But either the one or
the t,the, VIII hardly os, felt except by the
s.uaIvitluais concerned. Richmond and It's
suburbs easily embrace Ip,oW persons.
jT,hs mist o,rEne Of few or even OF a
s:laks Is hui remotely felt by the great
,,e,fy. While sumo are poorer others
IRE richer and tie world "wass on just
.ilss Slime.
ALL WILL CELEBRATE.
The desire for celebrating, hook
worm. SO to speak, seems to be worry
Ing Richmond people more than ever
before anyway.
Not for decade If ever before. was
Thanksgiving Day SO generally observed
as that Just past People work harder
here now than ever before. They are
responding more than ever 10 the demand
or the times for quickness Of movement
and aertness OF mind. When season
8 Of rest and recreation comes the demand
for the enjoyment of 1t Is irresistible,
genuinely merry Christmas may be ex-
pccted and preparation for It Is being
+ made on large SCALE
The ingenuity of man Is nightly taxed
to prepare new things for Christmas
a shopping. Something must be found to
catch the popular fancy. 1t Is a real
+ problem with thousands each year to
select articles they wish to give their
friends. If the shop keepers secures at
tl.active novelties and thus helps to DIS
pei the difficulty he has won many GUS
toners. Each OF the big stores has
gotten some striking novelties. Ono
brought beautiful needle-work of rare
beauty, Of the most delicate blendings
of color, OF soft look and touch. from
foreign lands, scores Of beautiful and
useful articles In agate from Denmark;
another brought cellulod novelties and
many other ingenious small things from
Germany; yet another has searched the
marts of the old country and the new
burnt wood and leather goods which
were never so popular as now. Glib
son girl with her head on leather cush-
Ion Is thing often seen and very pleas
inG.
The s,ores .scemsd to have provided
+ themselves more ,abundantly with books
proudly claims 1t has every book one
may call for. 1t Is true that the stores
are selling standard works from cents
up. a
or course. the department stores pre-
sent the busiest appearance, because OF
the great variety OF goods they carry
attracting almost every variety OF
taste. The buyers OF these stores have
done their difficult work we'll. Richmond
shoppers are as well provided for. doubt
less as are those OF the great Northern
clues. where department stores occupy
square Of ground space and pile aloft
TO the clouds.
lnd.ca, lions are that the people of
Richmond are going to give some very
handsome presents This Christmas. The
jeWelry stores are already doing an eX-
cel,ent business, They, too, have novel
ties 10 offer Chief Of these Is the sill
yer deposit ON cut glass. The effect Is
very striking and perfume bottles. de-
caEters. TASKS, waller bottles and
dozen other articles promise to le ia
rcrte gifts, Tiffany glass" ware also
promises 10 be tavorites The old Shelf
field walters OF copper. heavily plated
with silver. are again thrustins them
seves upon public attention, after many
years OF undsturncd slumber in garrets
OF castles and ancient mansions.
Besides the shopping for Christmas
there Is the market man 10 be interviews
cd. Bu; It Is too early for this. No
famine need be feared, though ed!blcs
are going to be up In .'g prices.
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Mrs. Isabella J. Jinkins.