Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-12-09
MILFORD STORES HAVE
XMAS APPEARANCE
Owners Have Made Windows And
Interiors Into Real Holiday Marts


Milford is beginning to assume a
real Christmas atmosphere, IN her
stores, in her banks, in her homes,
and in her streets. The brightly
lighted stores, open now at night, ar
rest the passerby with the tempting
displays attractively arranged in the
windows, and upon entering one
finds especially large and fine lines
of goods to hold ones interest.
Numerous little pastebOard Santa
Clauses beckon shoppers to stop at
the windows of the BrOman store,
crowded with tempting candy of ev-
cry kind. Christmas tree ornaments,
and toys for children of all ages.
The window of Stevens Five and
Ten, pretty with a merry-go-round
trimmed with tinsel, is filled with
dolls and toys of every description.
Silvery tinsel frames the window
of Stokes Jewelry Store, where help
full jewelry suggestions lie in bed
of silver, and S. C. Evans jewelry
window displays many beautiful
things resting on gold cloth.
Long and Short have red and
green for the appropriate color
scheme of their window, where
many attractive garments Of femi-
nine appeal are displayed. Even the
men, in passing Thomas Davis and
Barros & Simons' brightly lighted
windows, linger to take notes. Red
paper ribbons spell Merry Christ
mas in Winfield Wrights window
fun of women's wearing apparel.
H. P. Van Kinks gayly decorated
window offers everything possible in
the way of suggestions for men,
Howard Derrickson, Richardson's
and Mark L. Davis also having fine
masuline goods. And Jack Berlin
has good suggestions for the whole
family.
William H. Warren offers a splen-
did new line Of toys and other gifts
in his window, to say nothing of
every conceivable kind Of candy.
Great garlands of laurel decorate
the entire front of his store. Espe-
cially fine candy is for sale this year
in John P. Stewards store, festoon-
ed with red and green crepe paper,
and the Candy Kitchen is of course
always popular.
A red glow is a background for
the interesting display of Wharton
& Barnard in their window, and the
Radio Shop makes itself "heard" for
blocks.
Pettyjohn's window, with its I'M
usually attractive assortment of
gifts and cards, is hung with red
ribbons, and the Christmas shopper
80 - find oTT1rnTpfa4n Gifts
for every member of the family in
Bratten's gayly bedecked window
must indeed be hard to please.
Miss Stidham's window, decorated
with ferns and red berries, displays
many new ideas in gift novelties.
Miss Sipple's Ralph's and other "spe-
cialists" in their own lines of goods,
as well as the many stores located
on side streets, away from the heart
of town, are equally as enticing. Ev-
en- the grocery and meat stores look
particularly "Christmas-y," from
their large boxes of cranberries
standing out in front, to the holly
naper covering their shelves inside.
Red paper bells hang everywhere,
and poinsettias, holly and garlands
of red and green make the Milford
stores bright at night. Christmas
trees, trimmed with electric lights
and tinsel, stand at the entrance of
the Milford Trust Company, and the
christmas Club signs give the First
National Bank a real holiday look.
Laurel and holly wreathes are al
ready making their appearance for
on the streets. So-Christmas
6e be before we know it!