St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-12-13
Appreciative Public Views the
Attractive Xmas Window Displays

with more Of the snow-like material.
The center figure Of the other win
dow is an evening dress Of black
malinc with metallic trimming. The
display also includes a beautiful eve
ming cape OF rose charmeuse. leather
goods. umbrellas and many novelties.
BcrTy-BaH Co.
A chiId's bedroom or nursery is the
makeup Of this window with child
asleep in a crib and Santa. somewhat
stern of Visage but Santa neverthe-
less. pecring through some curtains in
the doorway. 1t is strictly child&
window. There IS u doll house COM
pletely furnished in one corner and
in the center red brick fireplace, to
one side of which stands a Christmas
tree decorated with bells and balls.
Goss Garage and Hardware Store.
The windows Of the garage show an
Overland display where a car is run
ming between two evergreen hedges.
Just over the car forming an arch is
a sign, christmas Greeting" An
other window has q brick fireplace in
the center about which are displayed
automobile accessories. In the hard
ware department is a window with
the word "Goss'' spelled out in zigzag
rules, and all kinds of hardware ar
ticles arranged in various forms. Two
other windows show chatting dishes,
Derculators and relish dishes An
other has sleds and toys arranged
about & large Christmas tree. The
feature OF the whole, however. is the
plumbing window on Summer street
,rhoro T,iIac \-orDa m oh no an IN far
ested gazer. Here may be seen two
iron men supposedly somewhere in
France" carrying a third on a
stretcher. The whole is made of steel
pipe.
The G. A. CaIdcrWOOd Co.
1t is a luxurious dining room scene
which meets the eye of Christmas
shoppers in their rounds at this store.
The room is furnished with a beauti-
ful mahogany dining room suite of
the Queen Mary style of furniture.
The suite is complete with sideboard,
| China closet, dining room table chairs
and serving table. Hung directly over
the center of the table is fine cleo
trio lamp, the bid shade to which
4 blends with the color of the thick art
/ square on the floor and the wall pa
/ per on the partition which forms the
/ background of the room. The table
| is set with candles and big star of
| holly leaves and poinsettias. Stream
/ ers of red, white and green are sus-
| pended from the ceiling to give the
scene a homelike touch.
Twin State Electric Co.
The display of the Twin State Elec-
4 trio Co, shows a winter scene with a
small fir tree in the corner. The floor
! is covered with imitation snow and
the many articles carried by the COM
pany which make suitable Christmas
! gifts are arranged in the display so as
] to especially attract the eye of the
/ Christmas shopper.
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
/ Here the window is attractively dec
/ grated with green and red steamers
with a green and red bell suspended
/ over the center of the whole. The
window is filed with canned goods,
coffee, raisins and other staple articles
which are in demand :or the festive
board.
c. Il. Brown
st. Johnsbury Academy banners fill
one window giving a distinct impress
sion of the green and white. The 9TH
er window has an arrangement of
bathrobes, scarfs leather slippers,
shirt folders and many articles used in
travelling.
WoOlwOrth's
One window has q large array of
toys above which are hanging sever
: al Turkish towels. The second has a
lay out of Christmas decorations. A
third has combs. towels. fancy pins
and handkerchiefs and a fourth has a
display of candy, children's books,
music and face clothes.
l.. n. Randall
Here may be found two windows to
please the heart of the children. One
has a snow hill with two tunnels in
the side. In and out through these
tunnels runs a miniature electric train.
The other window represents a child's
room with a child in little bed. APP
parently it is Christmas morning for
all about the room are toys.
Amos w. Scott
One window has q booth in the CEN
ter drapped with white crepe paper.
In this booth is =. child's suit and all
! about are sweaters, mackinaws, hats,
caps, ties and other wearing apparel.
In the other window are shoes for the
men, shoes for the ladies and shoes
for the children, about everything
that is worn on the foot.
Scarles' Drug Store
The big window of this store is filled
to the brim with a large and varied
line of practical and handsome Christ
mas gifts very tastefully arranged. The
usual decorations of holly and stream
ers serve to lend q fine effect to the
picture as a whole and to make it one
of the most attractive windows in this
great display of st. Johnsbury mer-
chants. Among the numerous articles
shown are manicure sets of Partisan
ivory, ebony and other designs, leath-
er goods, toilet sets. shaving sets
meershaum pipes and cigars in fancy
boxes, perfumes, cut glass articles and
smoking sets.
New York Fruit Store
Grape fruit, oranges, rosy checked
apples, nuts and other good things in
this store, set off by evergreen trim
y,oinoc oD1 siren m pr.S Of rcd and green