The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-07

National Banks-The First, Second
and Union National banks have fol-
lowed a similar plan in their decor
atoms. Yellow and white, yellow,
green and white fans and bunting and
flags have been made use OF advan-
tageously. =s.a
Colonial Building-Almost the en-
tire Main street front of the Colonial
building has been converted into
thing of beauty. Butterflies and fans
formed by bright colored buntngs
have been used the most extensively.
Meyers Cigar Store-"The trade" is
represented in the window display OF
this establishment. The natural leaf
of the tobacco plant has been made
use of effectively to add to the yellow
and white tissue paper scheme.
Nusbaum's Store-''If / had known
you were going to have that horn of
plenty in the window, would like to
have given you some potatoes TO put
in there. I've got the finest you ever
saw and they are as slick as peeled
onions" declared a griZzled old man
to l.. B. Nusbaum, proprietor of the
store, yesterday afternoon. Mounted
astride a cornucopia is tiny fry
symbolical of the goddess Of plenty.
From the horn of plenty are tumbed
garden products and vegetables Of all
kinds. Attached to the horn are two
white hobby-horses. In advance of
the ponies is fairy with a fall fes-
tival banner. Suspended as if in flight
above the cornucopia is another
fairy. The figure of a woman clasping
a bunch of chrysanthemums is shown.
Squashes and pumpkins are rolled
about on the grass. Yellow and white
is carried out in the color effect
Stalks OF corn are placed about in the
background. The inscription, When
the frost is on the pumpkin" appears
cOnspicuously.
The other window of this store is
arranged in an appropriate but less
lavish manner. A woman Is shown in
| the act of partaking of apples. A bowl
of fruit is on the table at her elbow.
Fall plants and foliage are used for a
back ground.
Feltman Shoe Store-Before the en-
trance of this store is a portico erect
ed temporarily with hugh colonial pill
lars draped in yellow and white. A
canopy covering in the same colors
adds to the appearance. Foliage plants
and ferns are distributed about and a
stock display is made also.
who killed cock robin?
| a." said the sparrow, 81 laid him
| low with my bow and arrow
| The old nursery rhyme is depicted
in miniature fashion by an electrical
contrivance in the rear of the store
room. Every phase of the old story is
acted out in counterpart by miniature
figures. The fish that held the dish to
catch the blood, the COW that rang the
bell in toll, and the crows that carried
| the pall-all are shown in action. This
exhibit is a great treat for the children.
| Nicholson Book Store-One of the
windows at this establishment repre-
sents the arrival of a detachment of
! soldiers at camp. There is miniature
| highway lined with telephone poles
A company of cavalry and another of
| infantry are seen marching along. The
men and horses are represented by
''tin soldiers" The tents in the camp
are shown to one side
Mashmeyer Store-The fall festival
poster girl is made the central idea for
| the decoration at this store. In the
| west window she is seen in her glory
Her dress is yellow and a lavender
| belt encircles her waist She wears
| lavender gloves and this color predomi-
| mates in her hat. Foliage is used for
the back ground. In the arms of the
| figure representing the poster girl are
a cluster of golden rod sprays. The
| front of this store is draped artistically
also. The interior decoration is in yell
low and white and very neatly exc
cuted.
Krone and Kennedy-The front of
| this store is one of the neatest to be
found. With festival poster for the
central figure, yellow and white cheese
cloth has been used as an enlarged
frame and the effect is very pleasing.
Humpe's Shoe Store-A bower has
| been erected in front of this place of
business. 1t is decorated in. the fes-
tival colors and corn stalks. A firing of
ears of corn surrounds the bower at
| the top.
| G.. Fl. Knollenberg Co.-The exterior
decoration is in the fall festival colors
| Boston Store-One window of this
store contains dress suitings of beau
tiful patterns, and the other shows the
| figures of women wearing opera coats.
| The front of the store is decorated in
yellow and white
| Loehr & Klute-The windows of this
clothing store are draped in yellow and
white tissue paper in very nobby
manner.
! Rosenbloom & Buntin-The awnings
| of this establishment have been COW
cred with yellow and white. The same
| colors are used in the decoration of the
windows
Romey's-The three-story front of
this building is decorated. in an Ella
borate manner. Almost every color ap-
pears some place about the building.
One of the display windows shows the
complete furnishings for dining room.
A magnificent chandelier made by the
| Chandelier and Art Brass company. of
this city is one of the most conspicuous
| features.
| Halls-An immense opera hat is Sis