St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-12-13
PUBLIC SEES
XMAS DISPLAY
Signal Bombs Set Off Promptly at
7.3O and the Merchants Raise
Their Curtains Crowds Line the
Streets of Business Section
CHILDREN TAKE NOTES
Each Anxious to Secure Prizes For
Picking the Winners in the Con-
tcst--Judgcs Have Work
Cut Out For
Them

Them
Two weeks away from Christmas
and thousands Of holiday Shoppers lin
ed the business streets of St. Johns
bury Monday night and were dazzled
by the splendor of the beautiful win
dow displays prepared by the mer-
chants of the town.
Promptly at 73O o'clock bombs
were set off from Railroad park as a
signal for the merchants to raise the
curtains on their efforts'in the window
trimming contest which has been so
successfully engineered by the Com
mercial club.
Crowds lined the streets before the
hour set and the sights that met their
gaze more than repaid them for their
effort in being on hand. Never be
fore have the St Johnsbury shops pre-
sented such holiday display and the
desired effect, that of getting the
Christmas crowds to shop early, was
brought about. After looking over the
beautiful windows the people filtered
into the stores and the clerks were
kept busy handling the trade and the
Christmas shopping season was on in
earnest.
School children, anxious to secure
one of the prizes offered for picking
the winners in the contest, were on
hand with note books and pencils to
put down their observations and the
expressions of opinion that were
heard as to the best windows were so
varied and numerous that the duty
of the judges who are expected to
choose the winners will indeed be a
hard one.
A brief description of the windows
sof those entered in the contest fol-
lows:
AsSelip- BsoS.---
Here the spectator is struck by the
likeness of either window to a brill
liant CHEEKY circular enclosure filled
with the very things Santa Claus
most likes to deal out in his trip
around the world on Christmas.
There are bags, suitcases, collar bags,
folding slippers and many other ar
ticles of necessity and convenience for
the traveller; there are bath robes,
pajamas and bed slippers; there are
manicure and other sets for sister,
mother or her" and there are moe
casins for brother or son. In addi-
ton to these there are many other
things that would please the heart of
the hardest to suit" The windows
are decorated with poinsettias and
holly berries.
Jewctt's Clothing Store.
Mems and boys furnishings are1
used in the decoration of this win
dow. Suits, bathrobes, house coats,
handkcrchiefs, neckwear, umbrellas
and many other articles that would
please father, son or any man or boy.
The back ground is a lattice work
over which runs q green air plant.
To one side are a few green stream
-crs. Hanging from the center of the
ceiling of each window is u largo red
Christmas bell. To either side are
carnations and roses and holly and
berries are run in among the articles
for show.
Frank Il. Harris.
The first glace at this window
leaves the impression of a large white
um brella over which are arranged
many neckties. 1t should be easy to
find one for the most fastidious person
from the collection. Another sand
more prolonged glance Will show
shirts, gloves. various sets, cuff links, |
scarf pins, brushes and combs, all
laid out with the greatest of care.
Here, too, as in all the other win
dows, may be seen the expected holly
and berries heralding the coming of
Christmas.
Tho CoWIcs Press.
One window represents snow
storm, showing Christmas presents,
with Santa Claus and his reindeer
buried in the snow for the foreground;
in the background with the genial old
visitor just leaving through the roof
and the outlines of other houses
made in Christmas seals. The win
dow shows snow man at the North
Pole with a box of stationery for each
member Of the family. The lines
leading from the pole to the gifts are
loaded with Christmas bells. Both
windows are in white and are very
attractive.
Bingham's Drug Store.
Kodaks are the feature of the
south window of this store. There
are Kodaks large and kodaks small. |
there are Kodaks short and Kodaks
tall. In fact there are Kodaks for
one and all. In the north window
may be seen a large display of leather
goods. Gillette razors. Milady GiIlettes, |
mirrors. thermos bottles and mani |
cure sets.
J. ID. BlacksIlaw.
Evergreen ropes have been tastily |
draped down the sides and across tho |
mahogany background of the win |
dow and finished with wreaths. Sill |
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