The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-12-22
DISPLAY WINDOWS ARE
BEsTEVER SHOWN HERE
Bemidji Business Houses Are Show.
ing Seasonable Goods that Make =
Splendid Drawing Cards.

nc VdI1OuS ulClCAduto uO1nS JUDI
ness in Bemidji have outdone any
previous efforts in the line of holiday
decorations, in the handsome dis
plays which are. shown in the win
dows about the city,
A great variety of merchandise is
shown and the different decorators
have skillfully placed embellishments
that are very pretty, and in many
cases very elaborate.
= The, large display windows in
O'Leary & -Bowser's store present a
very striking appearance, and the
casual passer-by cannot be refrained
from taking a second glance at the
fine display which is shown.
. The large display window in the
dry goods department is decorated
with a. background .sof green velvet
and white felt, in burnt designs, slit
with electricity, in shades to match,
which makes very pretty effect at
night. In the window is very
tastily displayed fancy holiday goods
and millinery of high-class order.
The window in the clothing depart
ment presents an old Holland scene.
The old mill is reproduced, with a
wheel which is continually in motion.
There is broken-down fence,
natural stumps covered with snow,
on which squirrel is perched.
Various articles of wearing apparel,
haberdashery and all kinds of gents
furnishings are scattered around in
great profusion in the window, which
is finished with background of
electricity.
Charles Collins, the window TRIM
mer for the firm, designed the
scheme of decorating both windows.
Schneider Bros windows are
trimmed in the splendid manner
for which John Tenstrom is noted.
All kinds of clothing, neckties,
muf1ers, shoes, etc., are displayed
in a very tasty manner, and at
once directs attention to the store,
which is filled with all kinds of fine
togs for men.
Crane & Gould are making an
exceptionally fine display of Indian
curios, etc, Their windows are filled
with Indian pictures and pillows.
and Indian and Mexican handicraft
of everything under the sun" in
that line. The goods are excep-
rionally we'll selected and are the
best that money can buy. AS a
striking effect to the whole display
is a lite-size form of an Indian,
clad in bead work and Indian stuff.
The window is trimmed with fes-
tooning and has back ground of
latticed woodwork. The whole dis
play is of exceptional merit.
The Berman Emporium windows
are decorated with autumn foliage
showing an artistic display of
ladies' waists, hats, furs, ETC.; also
fancy lace collars, lace waists,
muf1ers, etc., the whole being
trimmed with branches of fir trees.
Miss Ovri excelled all previous
efforts when she trimmed these win.
dows. s-
The Bazaar store has one large
window filled with mechanical and
electrical toys Tor children which
are displayed to splendid advantage;
and some handsome china is also
shown in the window. Another
window is devoted to rugs of all
kinds, with most beautiful designs
and patterns. In the display case
there are shown ladies coats, furs
and other wearing apparel. Santa
Claus has been in evidence at the
Bazaar store several times of late,
collecting all letters addressed to
him by the children of Bemidji,
with the intention of filling their
wants.
Fancy vests, neckties, muflers,
handkerchiets and haberdashery
together with shoes, form the princi-
pal display in one Of the windows in
Gill Bros clothing emporium. This
window IS twined with ivy vine and
IChristmas bells, and presents very