The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-05-22
B0QUETS FOR
WINDOW TRIMMER
r. 3. Thompson, Of the BaIIe-6roder
sen Co., Recognized as Expert
Window Trimmer.
GETS MENTION IN REPORTER
Reproduction of the Beautiful Bale
Rrodersen Christmas Windows
Also Appear in That Paper

The Dry Goods Reporter, a maya,
zine published at Chicago, in their
issue of April Goth, gave the Bale
Brodersen company of this city COM
plete writeup Of their tasty window
display, using several cuts of the large
window displays. This speaks highly
for this concern and is also fitting
recognition of the work of K. +.
Thompson, who does the trimming for
the Balle-Brodersen company. Below
is the article which appeared in the
Dry Goods Reporter:
The large cities are not the only
ones that have good show windows
and good window trimming. This is
very apparent when we look at the
photographs of windows shown here
with, and the photograph OF the Bale
Brodersen Co. store.
This store is in a town of less than
5000 inhabitants, and we all must ad-
nit that the Christmas window shown
on this page would be credit to any
store, even in the largest cities OF the
country.
Mr.. r. B. Thompson, the window
trimmer that does this very meritor-
ious work, is only Twenty-Five years
old. He is very much of an artist
as will he readily recognized when
you examine the cut-Out work in the
Christmas window, the scenic paint
ing in the fall opening window and
the fall opening show card.
Mr.. Thompson's work shows the re-
suits that can be obtained by con-
scientious study OF everything pertain
ing to window work. His experience
has been thoroughly rounded out by
graduating from the Understanding
school here in Chicago, and he keeps
continually posted by taking the Win
dow Trimming Section OF the Dry
Goods Reporter.
Mr.. Thompson describes the Christ
mas window as follows: "The decora-
ton was done in green and white
throughout. The background and
columns were covered in white felt,
while the silhoutte design was cut out
of green felt and pasted on the BACK.
Santa Claus and his RENDERS were
painted on the white felt.
"The icicles were made OF cotton,
dipped in a thin solution OF gelatin.
The tops of the columns were finished
off with garlands OF braided ever
green. Crushed mica was generously
used throughout the entire trim TO
give the sparkle of snow.
The Fall opening window is inter-
esting because of the large scenic
Wanting made by Mr.. Thompson, and
used to give an out-Of-dOors atmos-
phere to the window. This painting
is 1Ox12 feet in size, and was painted
in the workroom and thus was ready
to nut in the window as soon as the
change in windows was made.
In fact, all the columns, sardeh
seats. ETC., were made in the work
room before any work was done III
the window.
The color scheme for this window
was gold and white. All columns
seats, ETC., were covered with whlte
felt. The painting was in SOFT
autumn shades, high lighted with deep
golden autumn colors.
A generous quantity of artlhclal
autumn and grape foliage was used
throughout the entire BACKGROUND.
Cobwebs made from strands OF natural
colored silk was drawn through the
autumn foliage.
The show card used in this window
is reproduced in larger size at the
bottom of this page. 1t was panied
in water colors in autumn tlnts, the
letters being done in gold. the caro-
was cut out. and was particularly we'll
done.
A look at the Balle-Brodersen store
will show you thoroughly up-to.date
store building. There are 1--WE large
show windows, with low base and per,
manently enclosed. Prisms are useo
to daylight the store. There are en-
actlv rs feet of show windows to trlm'
and as the store handles everything
except furniture and implements, Mr..
Thompson has an opportunity 10
handle a great variety OF merchah-
disc.
The store is half block square IN
size. and is run on the same principle
as the large department stores, nav
ing fifteen departments and employing
about fifty people.