Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-12-16
CHRISTMAS SHOW NOW ON
IN MARTINssURe STORES
Mercantile Establishments are Taklna
On Their Holiday Attire--A PIen-
titude OF Presents to Select

1850 ''o'uNy MIFe-~A Plen~
tltude Of Presents to Select.
Display windows OF the big stores
ere taking on their Christmas decor
atoms for but little more than one
week ahead Is the end OF the heavy
shopping season.
Everything you want ii IN the
stores. What you are going to give
for Christmas Is dependent mostly
on your purse, One may buy cal.
endar for ten cents or baby grand
4iano for thousand dollars.
When all things are considered.
Y Is safe to say that a book Is the
cheapest present one can buy. books
ere always acceptable as presents,
Tor persons OF both sexes. AS to price
for S1.20 and 81 80 one may buy any
cf the new best sellers. For fifty
cents there are thousands OF the best
sellers of yesterday on which the
copyright has expired.
Then the publishers have great
many gift books on the market such
as the we'll known poets. and art
folders, These may be had from
scventy-five cents to five dollars.
Many of them are superbly illustrat-
ed, In color and make a present such
as to please the most critical.
When money Ii scarce book deal
ers say the Christmas sale on books
liz heaviest, because for the money a
greater value In book may be Sc
cnred. than In any other article.
From books Me range goes wide.
You might bny her some Of those
Very exquisite creations In dainty
silk stockings In tho womam's fur.
rtshing stores there Is to be found
shirt waists f,irs. dress skirts.
scarfs OF silk. aeckwear and many
other beautiful things In the apparel
department
As TO novelties. card case, mani
curing or travelling case. playing
card set II she happens to be fond
OF auction bridge or perhaps writ-
ing set. The esrrply Is 70 limltleee
that only a brief mention can he
ffsafie ve- -~-svss
For men there Il much to select
from First if the receiver OF the
present is a smoker, he would un-
doubtedly be delighted with solid
silver cigarette case. II this is too
expensive there are other cigarette
and also cigar cases from fifty cents
as high as you desire Cigar moist.
eaers are excellent presents. q ripe
o? box OF cigars, which are always
put up for the Christmas trade In
pretty packages.
In the haEerdasheries are cravats.
fancy vests, cuff button sets initiated
handkerchlefs collar bag with half
a dozen OF his favorite style, box
of socks. silk or otherwise. a pair OF
kid gloves hat, or If you desire.
a walking stick.
In the furniture stores are pres
ents for all. What father would not
be happy to find huge roomy NOR
ris chair in his favorite corner OF the
den, on Christmas morning? There
are many new designs in chairs and
tables this season and already most
OF the furniture dealers are display
ing their latest shipments. Walnut
for bed room furniture IS increasing
in popularity this year For writ
ing desk 1t also makes a beautiful
material. and for the Sum OF twenty
dollars a most handsomely built desk
nay be secured.
Besides expensive articles there
ere many small things in the furns-
ture line that may be purchased with
every assurance that the receiver Of
the present will be pleased.
jewellery stores present an array
Of presents that would puzzle the
shoprer at first il she did not know
exactly what she desired There ara
rings for her fngers, bn't nofh'ag Ia
included for her toes. This deficiency
may be met at the shore store, There
are beaat'ful clocks. at all prlces,
stick pias for both sexes. watches,
hat pins or watch fobs.
The kids" this year will be pleas
ed with the many new electrical and
mechanical toys, wsich are SIRE to
frd a way 10 their stockings, via
Santa Claus. and his old Bonner and
Bitten.