The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04
GIFT ROOM AT
 READS FOR XMAS
 SHOP PPERS' MECCA
Many Beautiful Suggestions To Be Found Here for the
 Holiday Gift

410Audy OAAes
 Fer years past. Christmas shoppers have turned to the gift room at the b. M Read company as the Mecca of their hopes and the great chamber of solution for all their worries. It. hes been so becanse always the Gift R1eom contained so many practical as we'll as ornamental gift suggestions. with prices ranging from a few cents to many dollars.
 Bigger and better than ever. were the terms used in describing the Gift Room for 1914. It has outgrown its former quarters in the rest room and Is now located on the fourth floor in the furniture department
 Such a variety of articles is array ed there that it is hard to tell where to begin to describe them Perhaps the most striking features are the in dtvfd11aI pieces of period furnltureei designs, sizes and uses. with ma hogany as the predonninatfng wood. T1p-top tables, couch tables. which are long and marrow to fit the back Of a couch. sewing tables and centre tables are arranged in the Gift Room with charming effectiveness One of the most pleasing and individual designs in KeniIworth table. of brown mahogany octagona1 in shape and having a deeply carved borden Another is a corner table triangular in shape and of polished mahogany { which may be made square by raising its leaf.
 Desks of Many Sizes
 There are pedestals of variou nizes and styles and individual stands, I such as muffin stands, which come in mahogany, have three shelves with. { wicker brins and are portable.
 Thexe are desks old and new style from tho very modern desk which 4 comes with the section book case to. tne mahogany William and Mary Ayps desk with it's hundred and one drawers and pigeon holes There is also a very Handsome Chippendale { deAsk shown The woman who sews } at All wonld be delighted with any one. of the several designs of colonial ma hogany sewing boxes which have such pIeasfng compartments for the many : necessities of the work box.
 Magazine racks, also of mahogany, i are both handsome and useful. while. colonial low boys and high boys with. ! 4ileir multitude of mysterious looking ] drawers would make a pleasing addf- ton to any home. A nest Of tables. 1 Of neatly in1aid mahogany is always 7 useful and this top, is to be found in the Gift Room
 Among the different chairs most clever one is of the Adams period and has a. reversible cloth and cain seat. There are several handsome fireside chairs an English club chair which is deep and cornfortabIe, and most in- tereating Of all, a William Penn chair which has an exceedfngly tall cane back and is minus arms Other chairs ara colonial rush seat rockers and swans neck rockers. s
 4sth Century F'u1rnit1ll-e
 Also In the Gift Room there are two handsome suites of furniture one
 
 hosany of the massive 18th century style, and a library set of copper green whose attractive tapestry cush- ions are in splendid harmolay with this unusual new shade of wood
 Particularly for the woman is the beautifu1 toilet table Of Circassfan walnut with it's triple glass while the mans own field is touched in the hhandsoIne mahogany cellaretts which 3S completely fitted throughout. For l m number Of different designs and materials.
 Among the other articles arranged h the Gift Room are sachets of many ] different scents, Jewelry Of every de tscr4Et5on sterling silver mahogany 1nenta hand embroidered luncheon i cloths and napkins. some of which havs dainty corner destgns in color, mahogany card receivers, with and ! without the pedestal, willow baskets. | handsome trays, colonial mirrors in mahogany frames, a new kind of shoe box which is willow covered and f holds shoes and materials for sFnin- Ing them and also has a brass foot rest which folds back then the box is closed
 Near the entrance Of the room there; lever popular na.hogany, and holding handsome set of hand decorated Nippon china Several handsome cedar chests offer a splendid sugges- ton for some perplexed Christmas l@llopper.
 For the Sven Girl
 About the room are hung . number Of handsome pictures which will ap- ipeaI to many. There are any mum fiber of handsome trayea2ng bags and ATunks Of many descriptions anyone 4fof which would make spIendid1y usefu gift. Also in the leather de- spartulent are several splendid1y com p1ete traveEng outfits for men and women and a most complete and com- pact carpenters outfit all Of which Ecome in handsome leather cases In fact so complete is the assortment of axtic1es shown in the Gift Room that f&here is even carpet sweeper in : fcIuded among them.
 Nor is the tiny girl forgotten for especially for herself is the dolls yarunk. which stands open with it's in steresting contents. tiny hat trimmed with pink pKun1es. a small white Ipaxaso1 and a pretty coat displayed to Ethe view Of all passers. Also for her 2 is the handsome Pullman doll carriage (which is large enough for g. small live Ebaby and the pretty rocking chair Ifashioned after the conforta.ble larger ones of her mother and father
 There are any number of other articles beside stne few mentioned which are equally interesting and t1eautifuI As the articles are sold, l1,esr and different ones will take their