The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-25
SOME CHRISTMAS WINDOWS.
Many Of the Merchants OF the City
Decorate ElabOrateIy for Holiday
Season.

season OF the year, many of the mer-
chants OF the city have gone to work
tn decorate their show windows most
elaborately in holiday attire, present
ing very attractive and enticing ap-
pcarance TO the many shoppers Of the
city and those from off who come
here to shop. In fact unless one walks
leisurly along the street and takes
full time to closely observe all Of the
windows and compare them with
show windows of other cities and
towns of the size of Sumter, he or she
will not know how much care is real
ly taken by the home merchants in
making their windows attractive in
order to catch the passing trade, not
only at Christmas time, but through
out the year.
Sumter merchants have always TAX
en- great care in this matter and con-
sequently show windows in the city
have repeatedly met with compliments
ary notice and remarks from strang-
ers who have stopped to observe
them In passing. Some Of those mer-
Chants who this season have observed
this custom and who have pretty
windows as the result of their efforts
along this line are:
The d. ]. Chandler Clothing Com
Dany decorations ara rnoct o,ohoro+o
Green vines with red flowers twined
around the walls Of the windows and
In the corners, with artistic light ef-
fects at night comprise the scheme
or decorations. In one window is
Santa Claus watching the Christmas
shoppers go by, and both windows
have neat arrangement of clothing
necessary to men and boys, and most
freely purchased at Christmas time.
L. w. Folsom has his windows ar
ranged with a green tissue paper and
holly effect that is very inviting to the
eye OF the passerby.
Miss NJ. G. Jacobs millinery store
has holly and red in the scheme of dec
oration with a beautiful picture hat
In the center, something that causes
every woman to stop for q longer and
better view when passing that way.
Hearon's Pharmacy has used red
and green paper and holly In its dec
orations and has used them with de-
lightful effect In the windows are
displayed line Of Christmas candles
and necessary and useful articles car
ried by a drug store.
Shaw and McCollum Mercantile
Company has used red paper and hol
ly and has presented a beautiful win
dow In which Christmas toys and
articles Of dry goods are placed on
display.
Mrs. Lula Atkinson is another mill
linery store which has attractively
decorated windows, red and holly be-
Ing the chief articles used In decor
ating.
The four big windows of O'Donnell
q Company are elaborately decorated,
the displays Of goods being according
to which department OF the store ia
represented by the window. Red
paper, holly and moss are used to
form an artistic combination in one
window in which the display Of the
grocery department is fruits and
nuts. Red paper, a Christmas bell
and holly form a scheme OF decor
alton for a second window in which Is
placed a display Of lamps. A third
window Is decorated with red paper,
moss and holly, while shoes are plac-
ed on display for the customer to look
at before entering the store to pur-
chase. Red and green with moss
form the combination in the scheme
of decoration for the window in the
clothing department., where mems
clothing Is placed in display
The Sumter Dry Goods Company
has display Of Christmas bells with
per. the window being most uniquely
and effectively gotten up to catch the
eye of those who are out buying their
Christmas goods. Displays Of toys
and Christmas goods, as we'll as more
necessary articles are displayed in
the windows.
white In its scheme Of decorations,
these colors being used in festoons In
the windows. Nuts and fruits are the
Christmas dainties placed in the win
dows for the housewife to secure from
the well-known quality" store.
puRant Hardware company has in
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