South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16


rial New and beautiful articles
are placed on tempting display 20
I satisfy the wants OF the holiday
shopper. There is no class OF mer-
ehandise which cannot be used 20
advantage at this time. particular
~ because at this season as at no
other. is the need for the practical
and useful felt.
Leather goods make rich and
tasteful gifts. Anyone will appre-
ciate a handsome travelling bag. or
suit case. Besides these the Eber-
hardt Bros. are showing many small
er leather pieces suitable for man
I or woman, for business place or
home, dressing room or boudOir
In dry goods. every store has an
I artistic outlay Of wearing apparel
of all sorts. beside the miscel-
laneous articles one may obtain. At
/ Winey's the usual Christmas gift
, boxes of white goods and lingerie
are shown. with quantities of beau
tiful new silk in all the latest and
I most popular shades. New things
in suits and coats are also shown,
to be specially priced for the sea
son.
Many Beautiful Things shown.
Haslanger's have a similar dis
play, included in which are the new
dainties for women, such as delicate
linen handkerchiefs in beautiful
| Christmas boxes already prepared
for giving, the latest in lace and
| crepe de-chine neckwear and an un-
commonly large variety of useful
articles for the linen closet
At the Golden Rule. specialties
are being shown for the season in
mems silk shirts neckwear. bath
I robes and munlers Garments for
/ the women also are displayed 10
/ advantage, as we'll as a fine new
! lot of comfortable house and bed
I room slippers in new designs and
/ materials.
] At the Gilbert store are excep-
I tionaI bargains in women's and
misses dresses IN serges or silks.
| Exquisite new silk and crepe-de-
/ chine blouses are attracting many
\ women buyers to the store Besides
\ the garments, there are innumer-
/ able smaller articles just right for
| the Christmas gift TO friend or rel
alive
At the Savings store you sill
I find nearly everything you may have
| occasion TO use, clothing. shoes,
/ furnishings for the kitchen, out
/ fits for the children, toys, dolls. and
/ a variety Of useful and attractive
\ articles
Drug stores Attractive.
In the drug stores il is equally
! possible to find the genuine hOli-
| day spirit Vents have rearranged
and redecorated their building and
placed on display many new and
fascinating articles calculated tC
attract the buyer at once. Candies
and stationery are the chief com
modities, although there are un-
usual bargains in toilet articles of
all kinds.
The Red Cross Pharmacy is al
] ways a pleasant place to go, and
at this time is doubly attractive
with its holiday decorations Of hou
and bright COlors Stationery, toile
goods, candies, cigars. books. vic
trolas and victrola records are some
of the specials for the season.
! At the Mishawaka Pharmacy
you will find every thing TO be ex-
pected in a drug store, with many
more things suitable for such a
/ time as this. Stationery, books,
| candies, toilet articles, perfumes,
face powders. fountain pens, French
/ mirrors. leather goods, French
ivory pieces for the dressing table,
/ l.. Go
some Of the things offered
/ Popular with everyone is the five
and ten cent store. in spite OF the
/ fact that it does not specialize in
| expensive articles There is no
/ business house where more things
/ may be obtained a. so little cost.
| Everything from sewing materials,
and toys for the little ones. TO
china for the table and utensils for
/ the kitchen, may be procured 5t
the Trick store.
| 1t is in the jewelry stores that
I the Christmas spirit is truly mani
/ fest. It is hard 10 conceive of a
more fascinating place than a
| jewelry store with its plates and
tiers Of cleaning stones. its rows
and rows of glistening cut glass, its
| glittering gold and silver and the
general atmosphere of richness and
\ luxury.
Jewelry OF All Kinds.
Van Rie's have many new Christ
mas specials suitable for gifts in
/ jewelry of all kinds A tempting
| new collection of cut glass and
genuine ivory toilet articles is
/ shown. but the speciality for the
| season is the wrist watch for the
I departing soldier laddie or the boy
in camp who has not yet been sup
/ piled.
At the Vogt store is a similar
outlay. There are too, many new
rings in the fashionable stones and
styles seen everywhere in the
! larger cities Canoes in cavalier
or pin form come in the genuine
| pressed cameo in coral, white or
the popular shade of soft brown.
The Parmenter store is eXtraOr-