The Yale expositor., 1904-12-23
OUR MERCHANTS
Show Commendabie Enterprise In the
Way They Have Decorated Their. Store
Windows for the Holiday Season.
So many comments of a compliment


So many comments of compliment.
ary nature we have heard regarding
the handsomely dressed windows of
our business places, that a brief men-
tion in our columns will not be any too
much praise for our merchants and
their busy clerks.
Griswold 81 Newell. general store,
have a window which every child stops
to look at. A Christmas tree fills the
centre, loaded with pretty things in
their line aud surrounded with dishes
of fruits, nuts and candies. The pic
ture is complete.
at The Fair the large window is al
ways attractive. At the holiday time
everything is arranged with special
reference to the season and Santa Claus
has loaded this store with gifts for
young and old
Palmer Bros. Il Co. have two show
windows on which to feast your eyes.
| Red, green and white crepe paper is
used for pretty back ground III the
north window which is filed with beau
! iful table linen, cloths, napkins. lunch
and tray cloths. The south window
delights the little folks. A fire place
is erected whereOn are hung the stock
ings which Santa has filed All sorts
of pretty articles surround the fire
place, making pretty scene.
Across the street Beavis IL Hutchin-
So laYe u UC, dildt..y ard their
two windows are handsomely dressed.
The lady clerks took charge of tie
south window when, with the back
ground of pink and white bunting, a
life sized doll dressed in pink ard
white, pretty handkerchief decorations
aud the Christmas holly as relief is a
sight well worth the trouble TO prepare.
The north window is devoted to gents
furnishings in gloves, mutllers, neck
wear, etc, and arranged very tastefully
OH a background of yellow aud white
bunting.
John Hutton, the hardware man, has
a nice display of goods in his line.
j. +. Staleys drug store windows
have some pretty fancy articles in me-
dallions, etc. and toilet articles.
At IL. G. Martins the windows are
draped with very pretty effect, one
with blue and white, the other with
red and merchandise is displayed to ad.
vantage.
j. G. Holden, who carries clothing
and gents furnishings has nice win.
dow display OF articles in his line.
j. /. Rosenthal also has very ad-
vantageous show in bls windows of the
nobblest things in his clothing and
furnishing stock.
One window at the Ludington shoe
store IS devoted to line of the famous
Black Cat hosiery while the other
shows fine shoes of the Drew. Selby
brand.
At VanCamp's hardware much
greenery is used ia the windows and a
wheel of knives, scissors, spoons, etc.
shows ingenuity in arrangement and is
looked at more than once.
A beautiful sight are the windows of
Grant Holden's drug store, yellow and
white bunting is festOoned around in
great profusiOn and the windows are
lined with elegant decorated china.
vases, bric-a. brac, toilet articles and
with plenty Of Christmas holly.
Things in the bakery window look
good enough to eat. Santa Clans is
there with pies, cakes, doughnuts,
bread buns and confectionery.
Charles Rounds mammoth display
window glitters with the fine array of
nickleware and wondrous arrange
ment Of Kutlery.
c. Collin & Co., the new grocers have
filled their windows with beautiful
oranges and other fruits, nuts, candies
and fancy groceries.
No windows are more admired by
the ladies than the windows of l.. Roy
Fuller's jewelry store. Elegant decor
ated china and tea sets, jewelry, silver,
cut glass and bric-a-b brac make hand
some display.
W. A. Cavanagh & Co. have a good
line of staple and fancy groceries and
have arranged their windows for the
Christmas trade.
AT Mathews q Wight's drug store a
big snow storm is in progress in one
window which the children watch with
delight and also the little Santa Claus
house. Both windows have handsome
articles suitable for Chistmas gifts.
Evans & Knapp's meat market
windows are hung with fine looking
fowls and meats.
At Grawburg & Sterner's three or
four small pigs are greatly in evidence
and all the different fowls.
At +. B. Fuller's the large window
is draped with pink and white bunting
and decorated with greenery and holly
wreaths.
Harris Il Newell have very attrac-
tive window. The background is all
white bunting arranged very artistically
holly wreaths are used for a touch of