The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-08
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70 MANY PEOPLE
Fairmont Stores Have Large
and Attractive 81
of Them.
WAR NOTE N THE luis
Children to Have the Gus
tomary Holiday This
Year as Usual.
BY THE SHOPPER.

An ad in recent paper, leaving out
a necessary period, ran like this: mo
woman, man or child can have too
many thousands Of handkerchiefs"-
which comes pretty near being the
truth after all. There certainly are a
lot Of them about town at the present
time. Whatever their quality or ma
terial, they will answer the purpose
for which they were intended and their
attractiveness will lure many shop
per. Fairmont stores are adept IN the
placing OF goods just at the right an
sic and position to best catch the un.
wary eye and If anyone should ask
what Fairmont displays most Just now
the answer would invariably be-hand-
kerchiefs. Some very serviceable cSss
canb bought for the small sum OF i've
cents though these will be used most
~ by children and they are not linen,
Of course. Children have a habit OF
losing about two handkerchiefs day
SO that low priced ones answer that
purpose quite satisfactorily. There
are some In the city as low as twenty.
five cents q dozen-quite filling the
I'LL for shoe and nose wipers, desk
washers and street decorators, as any
child can testify.
There are some pleasing candle
shades in the city of different colors-
pinks, reds, green's, etc., with silver
filagree work and dainty Innings. There
are some unusually dainty cups and
saucers for tea.sets with small cream
and sugar bowl to match to be found
with little search. Many new favors
for parties have been added to new
collection which has very recently
come to the city. These will please
grown.ups as well as children-in fact
I,believe the child-spirit Is more keen
ly developed in big people than in lit
tie ones-only they are ashamed to ad-
NIT 1t. These favors comprise all
Eorts Of tiny things which only big.
person with very great ingenuity could
have invented. Bits of pink and white
orimpy paper have been fashioned into
mites of baskets with rosebud handles.
Small shovels, spades, cradles, hatch
cts, guns, rakes, lanterns, cups and
saucers, sleds. ladders, hats, shoes,
canoes, buckets and even fire-engines
7all no bigger than ones thumb are
made Of some sort Of metal and spread
cut on the floor make an amusing out.
tit to be used 4br favor or Christmas
grab bag.
In spite Of some talk of hard times,
other needs, judging by the large
packages standing about the stores
wrapped So as to hide as much OF what
is inside as possible, there is going to
be no lack of Christmas for the young.
sters.
Many doll carriages-exquisite desks
and chairs for small people-comfort.
able rockers built Just big enough for
the small sized bear in the family and
whole sets of furniture made for chill.
dren, make us wonder what great
grandmother would have said had she
been here to view the effort expended
even in these busy war days for the
happiness of children. Probably some.
thing OF this sort-"Dear me-nothing
Ike that was ever known in my day
children then were born to be of some
use! In those days toys and useful
ness were Of opposite relation.
In the paper-doll line, a new kind is
shown this year. The dolls usually
shown are made of paper and tear very
easily In the process OF dressing and
undressing. These new dolls are made
on strong cloth. The outline is traced
on the cloth and the parts are cut and
TASTED on the outline making a more
serviceable doll.
Many of the games this year have
some relation to war or patriotism.
Toys about the city are wild for toy
soldiers. ] see them everywhere eth.
or asking for them or already deep in
the mystery Of their arrangement,
There Is no earthly use trying to coun.
teract it-might just as we'll buy s1em
ana have 1t over with. Either the sol.
der or the football outfit comes near.