The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
XMAS SPIRIT
PERVADES CITY
MERCHANTS DISPLAYS ATTRACTIVE
Shopper Has Choice Of a Great Assert
ment Of offerings No Need to
Leave City for Gifts

Leave City for Gifts
Hood River Christmas gift shoppers
will not find it necessary to leave the
city to make their purchases, whatever
they may wish to accompany their
Yuletide greetings to friend or rela.
tive. Never have the offerings of Hood
River merchants been more varied or
handsomer than this year. During the
past few days the windows of the Hood
River stores, as up to date-or more
same size in the United States, have
taken on wonderful change. Oregon
grape wreaths form borders, edgings
and backgrounds for wonderful arrays
of gifts. Wreaths of holly, fresh from
the greenhouses or forests, add touch
of vivid dark green. The poinsetttis,
flower of the Christmas season, flames
its greetings. The Christmas spirit is
already in the air.
Within the small bounds of Hood
River business district, Oak street and
State and the side streets from second
to Fourth, much business will be trans
acted this week and next, and up on
the Heights along Twelfth street mer.
chants are greeting their patrons with
displays, significant of the season OF
good cheer.
I The Glacier will take the prospective
shopper on a round of the business
streets of the city, and thus furnish a
Christmas directory.
Beginning on Oak street at the cor
ner of Fourth the first impression is
made when one looks at the great as.
sortment of shoes, suits, hats and caps
in the first big show window. In the
central show window are articles, toe
numerous to mention, that will delight
the hearts of the Hood River young.
sters. Dolls. teddy bears, mechanical
toys, wagons, make this store Santa
Claus headquarters. What one sees in
the windows is but a trifle of the
samples of the main stock of the big
Paris Fair store. On the main floor
are furnishings of every description for
men and women, dry goods, perfumery,
soaps, gloves, toilet articles and sun
dry notions. The toy department, where
a child can spend the day in pleasure,
and the millinery department are on
the second floor.
Proceeding down Oak street to the
east one reaches the 5, 10 and 10 cent
store, another home for Santa Claus.
This emporium for holiday goods at a
reasonable price and yet substantial,
will draw the kiddies by the scores the
next few days. The 5, 10 and Is cent
store makes specially of candies, pur-
chasing sweets by the ton.
What would be more acceptable for
a Christmas gift now than good pair
of shoes or a comfortable pair of bed
room slippers or moccasins. These
gifts for daddy and the boys and in
moccasins for the whole family are
found in the shoe store OF J. G. John.
sen. Mr.. johnson advises his custom
ers to make their purchases now and
avoid the rise that is taking place in
all lines of leather goods.
Milady will look with wishing eyes
at the great assortment of perfumery
that is to be found at the corner Gla'
cer pharmacy Of c. N. Clarke. Mr.
Clarke is making a specially of Christ
mas perfumes. He also handles an ex
cellent line of candies in box and bulk
Here one may purchase for the eastern
or middle western friend box OF
Hood River apple bOns. The shopper
may rest at Mr.. Clarke's soda fountain
and refresh himself with the hot drinks
provided there.
Christmastime for the kidides and ole
folks would not be complete with0u
nuts, candies, raisins, oranges ant
goodies. And full line of all of these
appetizing fruits and dainties are fount
, in the new store of K. E. Kaesser il
the Smith building. MIR. Kaesser'
show windows are always attractive.
The busy apple grower, who ha'
been so absorbed during recent week
in the harvest of his bumper crop o
apples and who has had no time T
think of the approach of the Yuletid
season, knows ful! we'll that the com
II ing of Kris Kringle draws near, whe
/ he sees the windows of Slocom & Can
II field. The store affords the prospec
Il tive shopper the opportunity of buyin
II those things that will carry back to hi
II eastern friends and relatives article
that will tell some of the story of tn
Hood River valley. Here one may bu
II the new book of rhymes, Rhymes o
Il Our Valley" by Anthony H. Euwei
II Here is found photographs OF the Hoo
II River valley, Mount Hood and the &c
II lumbia River Highway. Slocom & Car
ii field have recently added line of ir
II expensive but handsome art calendars
III each bearing an artistic photograph
II some Hood River valley scene. Fc
III local friends, the giver may purchas
II from the extensive stock of late pi'
III lures and prints of the old masters.
II In the same building with Slocom
III Garfield is found the old reliable gil
II store of the Hood River valley. Whe
II one wants an article that will las
II throughout a generation and then
II handed down to daughter and son an
|! thence to grandchildren. he or she pu
chases some of the exquisite sterlir
III silverware that is displayed by NJ
III I.ataway. Here is wonderful ARA
II of painted china, the best in cut glas
II watches of the most lasting make. tt
II showcases are filed with those prett
II things made of the precious metal
HI The shelves are loaded with handson
III clocks, cut glass vases. siler bowls, 81
HI yer tea services. Mr.. Laraway bu!
Ill with care. His tastes are artistic al
HI he knows the value of jewelry. M
III Laraway is one of the deans of Il
III jewelry business of the state of Or
iii gon. Before coming to Hood River
HI operated large store at Glenwood. |
III He knows especially we'll the value
Ill diamonds, and purchasers of the
III "chips from the stars" will find M
II Laraway's suggestions of great wort
II A. S. Keir, who recently became SC
II owner of the Keir & Cass drug stor
II located in the old stand that peop
H have become accustomed to. has ma
H special preparations for the 1916 Yul
II tide season. The tables and shelves
Il the store during the past week ha
" been loaded with Christmas candle
Christmas cards. toys and and dolis
Attractive articles for young and {
may be found. "Ducky Daddles" a
)N "Hsppifst" allure the kiddies. o
in. table is loaded with boxes of assort
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