Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-21
1T BEATS THEM ALL
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| idea IN fine shape. ne design IS the
work Of Verne Parslow and reflects much
credit on his originality.
Gbson's Bazaar. which by the way al
ways shows something attractive in the
show window, has special design for
the holidays in the form of dolls wind
ow, with Christmas tree and all the at
tendant details so dear to the heart Of the
average little girl. 1t is tasty arrange
ment and is the work Of the genial pro-
prietor, E. B. Gibson.
In A. & D. Friedman's large cornr win
dow tasty design attracts the attention
of the casual passer-by by a design that
at once appeals to lovers of the beautiful.
Two snowy columns surmounted by white
rings trimmed with holly leaves form the
basis of the design, with green, red and
gold panels in the background. A fine
display of fancy shirts, vests, suspenders
necktes is suggestive to buyers of the
line of substantial gifts to be found in this
store. 1t is the hand work of Will Win
chell.
Both of the large windows in Edwards
shoe store have donned their holiday at
tire and as usual on such occasions are
exceedingly attractive, The west win
dow is fitted with white lattice work tas-
tily arranged in front of royal purple
background. The east window is a
beautiful production in old gold and green.
and both windows show the various lines
of shoes which have made this store fam
Gus among the Belding buyers. The de-
signs are the work of Frank Loree and
are at once beautiful and attractive.
The west windows of "the Hub" comes
in for its share of the attention of those
who pass that way. Three snowy COL
umns joined by two arches from which
are suspended wreathes of holly help to
draw the attention of the public while a
flashing sign operated by a mechanical
design flashes the words Merry Christ
mas" to all who pass that way. This
makes fine and attractive way of show
ing Mr.. Divine's elegant line of smoking
jackets, neckties, suspenders, fancy vests,
shirts, fur caps, etc. Mr.. Harry Claflin.
who dressed the window, is evidently no
novice in that line.
Two handsomely decorated windows
adorn the store of L. L. Holmes, the
handiwork Of Orba Mccoy. The west
window shows most beautiful design in
white and pale blue about which are dis
tributed fancy neckties, suspenders. UNI
brellas, handkerchiefs, hats. ETC., all sug-
gestiye Of the proper gift for the husband
| father, sweetheart or son. The other
window which shows the latest sly les in
gents suits, has fence of white. red and
green and is also attractive
Herbert Stacy has taken charge of the
decoration in the Yellow Front, and the
east window decorated with white, red
and green with a bountiful sprinkling of
holly at once attracts the attention of the
public to the handsome display of skates,
shears, table knives, forks, spoons, cary
ng sets, plated ware. etc. In the west
window old Santa Claus is busy intro
ducrng a fine display of carpet sweepers
The large double windows are utilized in
an effort to show the necessities of a
modern and up-to-date kitchen including
steel range, kitchen cabinet and the
various utensils that always bring the
satisfied smile to the face of the hard
working housewife.
The Jensen & Wheeler store is lastly
decorated throughout and the two large
windows are also very attractive. The
large double window ION the corner dis
plays in an up-to-date and entirely pleas
ing manner fine line of table linens,
towels, doilies, etc. A pyramid rising on
each side covered with sea grass and a
handsome green back ground help the
display amazingly. A fine assortment of
aprons Of attractive shapes and styles
sets out the other window in fine shape
whilesthe interior of the store is also
handsomely decorated the decorations
are the work Of Mr.. Wheeler and Mr..
Chapman.
George Tooleys large window has a
double department one side showing
mouth organs and cigars and the other
candy boxes and Christmas decorations
in variety. It's very pretty arrange
ment
Patterson's Dept. Store makes no spec
ial effort at decoration but is showing
some novelties in candy boxes on one side
and beautiful chinaware on the other.
E c. Lloyd's store has been beautifully
decorated inside for the holiday season
and the large east window is very pref
ty production Of the window dressers art
t depicts two trlumphal arches so con-
structed as to unite in the center from
which is suspended a Christmas bell the
arches being trimmed with handsome
tinsel decorations, red and green also
forming an attractive part Of the display.
Combs, hand bags. button hooks, umbrel-
las, handkerchiefs, laces, table linens,
az ADD much 70 attrartiyanaee of