Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-12-21
VASHON PUTS ON
HOLIDAY ATTIRE


Christmas is just around the cor
ner.
Last week the streets took on a
festive appearance when the new
lights We're added. BY the first OF
this week every store and shop IN
the village had assumed all the
airs of the Bon Marche, Fredel-
ick's, and the rest of their big
brothers.
Christmas trees, of course, fur
nish the favorite decoration. In
the b. A. Weiss store large tree
Is shedding gifts for young and
old, while in C. G. Kimmel's S store
the tree differs only in respect
that it is ridding itself mainly Of
a crop of gifts for the younger
generation. Anything one could
desire in the gift line can be found
at the foot of these magic trees.
Not only that but choicest foods
also play an important part in the
decorative scheme OF things in
these two up-to-date stores.
a step further south brings us
to the building occupied by DR..
Coutts, and the Sanitary Barber
Shop. In DR. Coutts' window.
completely shutting off any posi-
bic view of one of his victims, is
a lovely wreath, inside of which
burning from dark to daylight, is
a red and green light. In the win
dow OF the Sanitary Barber shop
are appropriate decorations, sur
mounting a group of paintings that
Mr. Leonhard, himself, has made,
The T. ~ T. building looks lot
gayer than it sounds, for Ed and
Tom have done themselves proud.
One scarcely knows where to look
first No common Christmas trees
for them Their goods are effect
lively displayed against a back
ground Of lovely native greens.
while overhead, in evergreen fes
toons twinkle many lights, giving
holiday effect that can be seen
from afar. Their windows also
boast beautiful holly wreaths
made of holly raised by Mr.. Ram
quist himself, and that is more
. than Mr.: Bon Marche can say of
his decorations.
The Cash and Carry illustrates
that old truth concerning "beau-
ty unadorned" for their central
decoration is one of our lovely
homegrown Christmas trees. dee
GRATED Just like a tree in a fairy
tale Mr.. Leslie has put plenty Of
good eats in his south window,
but if YOU want any snggestions
as TO the proper way to decorate a.
tree, just 30 and look at an ex-
ample Of how it should be done.
The window of the Met-Cro Isl
poor place to receive rest. for It
is the ''tiredcstn window on the
Island. True. these said tires are
all prettied up with Christmas
decorations, and after all. they
really furnish pretty good place
at which to be ''tired,"
Mr.. Reifschneider got into the
game the other day, went out and
gathered some Of our hcmc-brand
Of green's, then preceded TO fix mp
the whirligigs and thineumbobs
that normally mend Your shoes. so
that now you would almost rather
60 barefooted than to disturb any
Of the greenery
Now we come to the spot where
you'd better put on all your extra
clothes. Mr. Garvin has a window
that makes your teeth chatter. He
says he has depicted things as they
were on vashou when he came
here. The forest is so thick. the
Snow so deep. the I'D Gorsuch
store and house 50 primitive, and
the stage coach 50 froutierlike that
you can almost hear ihe Wild eats
aud Indians yelling
Next door we find at th Dails
Needs market the kind Of q tree
we have been spending a life time
in search Of. Not caring much for
sweets. we could never see much
sense to al the fuss made over the
"uearplum tree, hut here
grown by the hands Of Mr.. Thomp-
son and Mr.. Swanson is a tree that
has bourne. and shed. a perfectly
magnificent crop Of hams and ha-
ean. the kind Won hope VEIN find
in your stocking ON Christmas
morning.
tt the post office youll find
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