The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16

decorations are beautiful, and will
prove a great inspiration to the tired
shopper who finds 1t so hard to think
what to buy for the long list OF
friends and acquaintance.
Strayer's drug store is also wearing
| It's Christmas dress of holly festoons
and Christmas bells. Ihe shelves are
draped with green and red crepe pa
per, and the windows hold a very
pleasing array of dresser sets, combs,
brushes, pocket-books, etc
Schaffner's furniture store prosents
an unlimited, never-failing supply of
ever-useful and beautiful gifts. Ta-
bourettes in elegantly grained woods
buffets In golden oak, early English
and mahogany, with china closets to
match, finely upholstered lounges.
davenports, book cases, etc, in fact
everything which furniture store
can offer is to be found at the De-
pendable Furniture Store.
Almost everyone pauses moment
before the windows of Nelson's jew
elry store, with cleverly arranged
electric bulbs, the display OF dla-
| monds In riggs brooches and pins
the prettily engraved bracelets and
lockets set with stones of great bril-
liancy and luster, watches and neck
laces. the whole display is so daz-
zlingly beautiful that It Immediately
attracts and holds the admiration of
every passer An extensive line of
silverware. including souvenir spoons,
meat forks, knives and fancy spoons.
also provides a list of gifts.
The Ark" crowded with shoppers.
is dominant with the spirit of Christ
mas. Great wreaths and garlands of
holly paper hung with large and
small crimson bells, are draped from
the chandeliers and corners of the
room. The counters fairly overflow
with toys, dolls, books, jewelry and
almost every conceivable form of
| Christmas gift. The windows are
decorated with holly, and one shows
a Christmas tree in all the holiday
trimmings OF the tinsel and gilt, with
dozens of tiny candles lighting it.
| Furniture Makes Fine Gift.
| I've been wanting the dining-room
set for Ion gtime," says the matron
| whose interest centers in her home
and the making of II beautiful, but
| I'm just waiting for Christmas"
| Furniture has become greatly ia
vored for gifts and a desk for the
| daughters room or a great leather
| chair for father not only pleases the
recipient but benefits the entile home.
| The Hoover-Rowlands company have
taken these things into consideration
| in purchasing their Christmas STOCK
and are prepared for every demand
in the furniture line. An array of
| pleasing pianos are placed In the
| window which has been enlarged, i'm
space, for the displays. Holly forms
a pretty background for desks and
chairs, rockers, buffets, lamps of
handsome designs, china cabinets
dinner service, stoves, pictures, ana
great variety of furniture within the
store. This firm some time ago dis
played one of the handsomest brass
beds ever seen in this city and 1t has
been a special ambition and object to
furnish the patrons with the best
| possible quality. A line of unique
Roman chairs are among the offer
ings.
You have only to walk by the win
dows of the Kleinmaler store to know
what they are featuring In Christmas
stocks, for the vast display space Is
filled with the articles that bespcalI
the interior of the store. These win
dows are always attractive, but now
they are unusually So with evergrcens
and holly. Festoons of green papier
mache, red bells and holly form the
interior decorations of the first floor
Here are great line of popular
priced articles. Toilet sets, fancy
and silk hose, silk madras and per-
Gale shirts. Tie rings, military
brushes, gloves, hats, bathrobes, and
clothing. Then the shoe department
has some especially attractive offers
In fine shoes and slippers, the Regal
brand for men and the Sorosls for
women. The second floor Is attract
i've with oak leaves and poinsettas
and on this floor is everything in the
way of clothing for boys. The third
floor has overcoats and a Christmas
line of slip on rain coats
Smiley's news store is an excellent
place to procure candy an cigars,
pipes and smoking sets, stationery
and books. One of the msot appre-
ciabe of smaller gifts Is a current
magazine for the year. These orders
are taken at this store for all of the
best periodicals. This is an artistic
little store and 1t has been made un-
usually so with well chosen decora-
tlons
Santa Claus Shop for Young.
The Harry Ammon hardware store
Is wonderfully bright and cheerful.
IL makes you think at first of great
big kitchen with pans OF brightest
tin and aluminium ware ware mirror
ing in grotesque contortion the ar
ticles and folks about Christmas
bells add the holiday suggestion.
Everywhere are the Christmas offer
ings. There is a large line of skates,
sleds knives, air rifles the many
things, in fact that the young and
sturdy generation first looks for in
the capacious stocking. Nickel ware
is featured I'm handsome line, while
other articles of stock offer sugges'
tions for substantial gifts.
The Marion Clothing and Cloak
company has a pretty attractive room
with excellent and pleasing service
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