Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-22
SANTA CLAUS FALLS IN LINE
AND JOINS HOOvER'S army
Tour Of Business Houses Reveals That Santa is Not Stntng IN
Spirit Even He is in Giving Owing to the War.Practca
Gifts the Rule This Year More Than Ever-Merchants
Anpear Satisfied With Christmas Trade

and the business for the whole OF
1917 has likewise shown decided In
crease over the previous year. People
are not buying so many Of the So
called gift" goods this Christmas,
however. Purchases run TO the staple
articles and for these there Is ready
\ sale"
j Won HAMM.YoUNG Co.-"Christ.
mas business has been much better
than we expected All holiday pur.
chasers seem TO be buying more use
ful presents this year than in the past
and this has created a big demand
for automobile accessories. Due 10
this our holiday trade was really
greater this year than last"
HENRY MAY & CO., Grocery Store.
both departments much more busy
this year than last. People have not
forgotten what goes with Christmas.
Sensible and practical food is being
i purchased which includes fruit, nuts
and dried fruit The buying is also
j In staple goods rather than in lux.
/ uries. Looking ahead some months
ago We saw this was coming and
j stocked up in staples. One more
1 point, Honolulans have not forgotten
i the. boys AVA In France and on the
i mainland and much has been shipped
to them. In conclusion, the good
/ weather Of the past week has helped
and we hope It keeps up until at least
tthe day after Christmas, ="
| WALL, NICHOLS CO., BOOB and
Toy Store.-"Business is very, very
| good. The big demand, OF course, ia
for toys and in toys more submarines
and automobiles are being sold than
anything else. For the little girls the
dolls are going fine. Then as to dec.
oration and ornan1entations the sale
Is also excellent. Games come next
In demand. Business is just as good
as last year" = - 4 :.
BENSON, SMITH & CO., Drug
Store The chief demand is for
toilet ware, principally ivory toilet.
ware. Candy comes second, but as
the makers of the brand OF candy we
sell are Hooyerizing, we will only. be
able to sell Q limited quantity. Bust.
ness as whole is good ana may IN
the end prove to be even better than
last season
McINERNY SHOE sToRE-rThe
tendency is for more practical Gifts.
The trade Is all right and much bet.
ter than last year. High.priced fancy
shoes are not being called for. DUAL.
ity. however, is in demand and we
are supplying it,
H. #. WICHMAN & CO.. jewelry
store, business has come up to our
expectations. We are certainly salts.
fled with the Christmas trade we are
getting
HONOLULU PHOTO SUPPLY CO.
Considering the fact that the situa.
ton might have caused It to be other.
wise, business is good. The fact that
We have q complete stock on hand
has helped matters q great deal. The
big buying is In kodaks and cameras
and We are selling the little Brown.
les as fast as we can get them out
of the packing cases"
CHAMBERS DRUG &C. far
al we can see, we are keeping pace
with last seasons business. Partisan
ivory tableware is the rage and candy
comes next. People are buying in use.
full lines NOR than ever
SILVA'S TOGGERY, Mems clothing
store Perhaps a. little better this
year than last. The buying is general
but the point il that people are not
buying chc-p stuff. They may be buy.
ing less but they want the quality"
E w. JORDAN. & CO.. dry goods
Business is fair enough and should
be better right along. Women do most
Of the buying In this day and age aud
we are getting our share"
BERGSTR0M MUSIC Cot may
not be better than last year but it's
good though. The big demand Is for
Vietrolas. OF course we're not selling
great many pianos but the big de.
mand In some musical instruments
has more than made up the decrease
Id others" IL.
THE HUB. Mems clothing 80
far. 50 good. The demand IL for hab
erdashery more than for suits. There
is not the splurging Of other years,
but the steady buying continues. Also
there is not so much demand for
credit. People are paying cash for
everything, prefcrring to get smaller
t-~SO-Aeo totnOt Shbnu ~ lAtO uGUb tOf
larger ones"
WALL. NICHOLS CO., Music store.
The der-and Is most for ukuleles
but other musical instruments are sell.
ing well too. Music always makes a.
nice gift and we are well stocked for
that line OF Christmas trade
METROPOLITAN NEAT MARKET.
Turkeys are selling almost as well
as last year. Christmas trees are go
ing fast and fruits and vegetables are
also in demand"
THRUMS, LTD, Book store.-"It is
true that people are Hooverizing. The |
gift books and gift cards are the best
line and the buying Is excellent. We
are carrying what the people want
and we are getting the trade just
through that fact
MANUFACTURERS SHOE co..!
Christmas business Is better than
last year. We find that people are
buying practical gifts. Mems slippers
seem to have the most call and then
come children's slippers
JACOBSON BROS, waIkoyer shoe
Store Can't complain about bust
ness this season. Boots are the big |
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