Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-12-20
Christmas Window Displays.

Nearly all the stores in town have
put on holiday attire and many of our
merchants have outdone themselves
this year in the way of decorating.
Commencing with the E. W. Barron
Company store, one of the large win
dows with background of white and
holly contains Christmas tree, dec
Grated and laden with gifts, includ-
ing handkerchiefs, gloves, neckwear,
handbags, slippers and many other
dainty and useful gifts. The other
window with white draperies, contains
a full line of thermos bottles of every
size and kind. Inside the store you
will find everything you wish in the
way of toys, china, toilet goods, dry
goods, wearing apparel, candy, fruit
and groceries.
Miss Colburne is showing some
choice fancy work, embroideries, Jap
anese work, books and calendars.
c. L. and E. L. Hutchins have two
attractive windows, one wood scene
in winter with miniature trees, and
log cabin in the foreground. The
people inside are evidently waiting
for Santa Claus and he is just going
down the chimney. The corner Win
dow has a background of black vel
vet set with gilt stars and in the far
corner is the "Star of the East"
Against this background are shown
choice gifts in silver, ivory and jew
elry.
The windows in the fruit store con-
tain Christmas trees and are decora-
ted with Christmas bells and show
fruit, nuts and candy.
The bakery is showing real En-
t~n 1oJI, j j
{. P. Jenness has one window of
baskets large and small, while the
other is arranged as a library with
table, electric lamp and most COM
fortable-looking chairs which makes
one wish to go inside where they are
sure to find most substantial gifts.
Fl. 7. Seaver shows one window of
sporting goods, including skis, snow
shoes and skates, while the other
contains casseroles, electric percola-
tors and toasters.
r. b. Robinson has a fine line of
Christmas candies, nuts and fruits.
Dean P. Mcclellan has his entire
store most attractively decorated
with paper festoons and the windows
representing two large freplaces, are
filled with a full line of mems fur
nishings.
George C. Lang has choice and
very complete line of Christmas
cards, booklets, hand colored pictures,
china, silver, cut glass, leather goods,
in fact, everything found in a first
class city store.
F. D. Pierce has one of the most
fascinating windows, especially for
the children, one representing a large
fireplace hung with stockings for IA
ther, mother and the "kiddies," filled
to the toe with gifts. Around the
fireplace are gifts to please the most
fastidious taste and to suit every
purse. The other window is filled
with toys of every kind which ought
to satisfy young Americans.
c. A. Barrows has four windows.
most artistically decorated with lat
ticeWork of green and red and
trimmed with many poinsettias. In
one window are displayed handker-
chiefs, gloves, mittens, neckwear, la
dies waists and aprons; in the second
dolls, children's coats, caps, slippers,
bathrobes and blankets. One is Civ
en- up to mems furnishings, while the
fourth is filled with footwear, inclu-
ding slippers, tnoccasins, CATERS and
overshoes.
H: G. Perley is showing the choic-
est line of china in town, a part of
which he has attractively displayed
in one window, while the other win
dow contains books, toilet articles,
neckwear, handkerchiefs and toys.
I The Bradford Clothes Shop has one
window of mems furnishings, the
other waists, coats, caps, scarfs,
aprons, and other gifts suitable for
the wife and mother.