Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-17
STORES BEAUTIFUL
WITH XMAS GOODS
Hampton Merchants Have Made
Their Places Look Like
Fairy Land.
WINDOWS ARE MOST ATTRACTIVE
In Every Line of Business There
Has Been Great Preparations Made
for the Coming of Santa Clsu,
Who Can Find Everything He
Wants r His Home Town.

Never III the history OF HAMPTON
have the decorations In the stores
and business houses for the holiday
season been more appropriate and
beautiful than this season
Almost every store Is tastefully ar
ranged with suitable decorations.
while OH the counters, shelves ani
improvised arches arc TO be found
everything conceivable for gift,
from the mite of handkerchief to
the most costly article.
One of the original and very time.
ly window displays can be seen ut
the Mcssers. Ransone Brothers
store. ~ miniature railway has been
constructed in the large window rep
resentlng the proposed railway from
Hampton 10 Yorktown.
Starts From Merchants Store.
Starting with large building of
the Mcssers. Ransone Brothers the
trolley line goes into Yorktown, ard
there are several buildings along the
line representing Amory Wharf, Roi-
Inns residence. Messick's Postofice,
Odds Postoice. Tabernacle church.
Phillips Postoilicc. Tabbs Pustuliicc.
CORVALLIS Cave and the monument
at Yorktown. The trolley cars on
the tracks are also vcry catchy.
Within the store the decorations are
very timely and there is an immense.
stock OF goods 10 select from.
Two large and attractive displa'
windows greet the customer as he
enters the J. + Rowe department
store. One widow IS a t6rltab1c
home of handkerchieis, while the
other has the background OF the
strengthening old fireplace. The in
terror of the store IS we'll arranged
In the decoration and there are few
things necessary for the holidays
that are not found in this store.
Patriotic Displays Made.
Red. white and blue are the patri.
otic end prcdominatlng colorB in the
! large store of Messrs. Steiner &
Kaufman. Large arches are found
III every section and the color scene
Is most tempting one. The eplen.
did windows are an attraction IL
themselves. Handkerchiefs form In.
makeup of one md the other -
filled within sot useful anu dainty
things for the Yuletide season. As
In the other stores there Is M
abundance Of Christmas goods in
this store, calculated 10 please the
most fastidious person.
Clothing Stores Look Fine.
The clothing stores are not out.
done and one can readily realize this
by visiting them at Messrs. Fran
KEEL & Eisenman's the decorations
are unusually timely. Rcd, blue AMI
pink form the arches and interior
decorations, while the two show win
dows arc prcttily arranged. 1t is
well known that n person can get
just what he wants for the gift to
the man or boy here.
Another most interesting clothing
store for the holidays is that OF
Messrs. Carmines &c Diggs. This
firm has tastcfuliy decorated the
store In every nook and corner and
the display windows are as catchy
az the decorators eye could per.
ceive. 1t may be seen Mt n glance
that the store is filed with gifts
suitable for the Christmas season.
The clothing store of Marcus, the
one price clothier, and that of the
Boston Clothing House are also full
~ abreast Of the happy season In
decorations and stocks of handsome
gifts. Either of these stores can
supply Christmas wants.
ToyIand Mot Overlooked.
& at tho store OF w. N. Tignor toy
Nand will very nptly Impress itself
qupon the visitor. The interior is
decorated for the season and old
Santa Claus has visited the store,