The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-01

Jap Is jap and What's Mex is Mex
Looking over the stock OF this new
concern, a detailed description would
take a book to fill, but makes one feel
like giving synopsis of what Is there.
When 1t comes to genuine Indian work
there are Navajo blankets and rugs.
Sioux Indian bead work in sandals,
leggins, wall cases, scaIbbards, belts.
necklaces, jackets and etc. Indian
baskets including White Mountain
Apache, Apache, Mescalero Apache,
Pima, Moki, Katcina, Moki Oraibe,
Seminole, Template. The genuine In
dian pottery on exhibition represents
the Pueblo's, Zuni's, Santa Clara's,
Acoma's, Mok1's, San6o Domingo's and
San Ildefonso's.
Besides the Indian stock OF curios
the world has been searched by the
Francis E. Lester Company and in the
store here is found the famous Rus
sian Brass ornaments, hand hammer
ed and POLISHED The prices range from
25c to $40, and this Russian as we'll
as all Japanese goods Is directly i'm
ported by the company. A piece OF
two of this unique Russian Brass
lends tone to any refined home and
throws out at the first glance the feel
ing that the home is pleasant place
TO be. This store also has Meguey
work In baskets, trfnkets. art leather
goods of every description, mostly
hand-worked, Mexican ffhgree, solid
silver and gold. Mexican opals from
25c up. The opals include milk, black,
matrix, Mexican fire, Mexican cherry,
fire. Australian and every precious
stone is represented in the stock ex-
cept diamonds and pearls, these arti-
cles being controlled by the trust and
the firm wanting to fight shy OF any
control, has disregarded these precious
stones. The Hawaiian Islands are rep
resented in purses, belts, necklaces,
bags, wall cases and etc., made Of Koa
seed, Will Will seed and Black Eyed
Susan seed. Coral pins, necklaces and
etc, from the South Sea Islands are
displayed, including the trridescent
shell work mostly made up in neck
laces. Mosaic jewelry Is in abundance
and it has charming, individuality
and refreshing difference. There is a
wide range of Mexican straw sombre-
ros, ranging in price rom 15c up.
These hats are imported directly from
Mexico, as well as direct imporations
Of the company In other lines from
Russia, Japan and other foreign coun-
tries. The prisons OF Mexico have
been delved into and hair brides,
iquirts and hat bands made by the con-
victs to "wile away time" when lock-
ed in cells, are ON sale. Again you can
see the famous Japanese Air Plants,
which keep green and alive without
earth or moisture and the Japanese
Wind Chimes, which, according to
Japanese tradition transport the
words Of distant loved ones, as by
wireless telegraphy. Alaska is repre-
sented by Alaskan silverware. Postal
cards are an especial feature. there
being original ones shown, imported
from Austria.
The gruesome feature of store OF
this kind has not been overlooked.
The Armadillo has been transformed
into shells of beautiful and artistic
baskets. There are embalmed scorp-
ions, tarantulas, centipedes, spiders.
fleas, horned toads and etc. Rattle
snake skins as long as seven feet,
three inches are shown. The trap
door" spider, who makes house SIM
liar to a mud dauber" is on exhibit
ton and the embalmed spider, the
nest and the spider mud house." with
its trap door of mud, are displayed in
the same box. Possibly the most ANUS
ing and unique feature shown is the
"dressed-up feas." not live ones, but
embalmed and dressed UP to represent
all nations.
This haHdicraft shop, branch od the
biggest house on earth in this line, Is
bound to do we'll here with the man.
agement of Mr.. McIlwaine who is
travelled and able to fntelhgently dis
cuss the Heterogeneous stock OF the
store, but still again curious and an
tiQue.