The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-24


 over Juneau. Trees shine throught cozy living room windows, and shop displays are embellished with tinsel and green boughs and many colored lights The giant tree on the corner of First and Seward glows red and blue and green through the rain.
 The windows at the Baranof coffee shop are framed with spruce, and baskets spill forth autumn leaves and pine cones. The lob bies of the Baranof, Gastineau and Juneau hotels are dominated by brilliant towering trees, and anoth- CT shines at the window of the l! Pan American Airways office. Even the Triangle Barber Shop is decked with paper bells, and little trees are painted on the mir TOT.
 Spruce branches form a back ground for the wares at the Thom- as Hardware, and blue lights gleam from the tree i'll Darnells. A revolving tree and a snow scene complete with lake and lighted chateau fills the window at the Juneau-Young Hardware store. Yuletide songs wait out into the street from a public address system over the door. Enough rare perfumes sparkle in the windows oi the Harry Race drugstore to delight the hearts of every girl in town, and Percy's has a gay display of seasonal gifts. Bright metal balls are sus- pended over a colorful array of packaged fruit cakes at Sully's Bakery, and around the corner in J. B. Burford's is a wide assort- ment of Christmas candles in the shapes of snoWmen Santa Claus, trees and stars. Of interest to the younger set is the window filled with dolls, toy furniture and all the wonderful things that make any Christmas merry one.
 The Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association has arranged a snow scene with pretty little houses nesting under a midnight blue sky.
 Dozens of little figurines rest on a snow grass mound at the Alaska Music Supply, and lights wink through the panes of little church. Three miniature Christmas trees stand in ethereal cloakS C.. spun glass, while in the next win dow is the much admired snow scene by Harold Salisbury, flank ed by a big pink angel and a stack of shiny red drums.
 Two models in shimmering white crowns grace the show windows of Behrend's department, standing on either side of a white deer with golden spots on his sides.
 The Hayes Shop has two dis plays, a scene of the nativity with the three wise men gazing toward the bright star which gleams in the blue heavens The other scene depicts a tiny village, with a light ed church and house shining in the snow, and Santa's sled and a little group of angels indicate that it's the night before Christmas.
 Naturally the Juneau Florists have bright array of holiday berries and red poinsettias. and their windows are filled with candles in every conceivable shape and hue and size. Sprays of pine and shiny copper lamp-vase com- binations with red shades add to the variety and color.
 Back down to the Nugget Shop, and here the windows are brilliant with gems and polished silver, and in the background are huge red and silver metallic holly leaves. Around the corner an assortment Of festively decorated pastries tempts the passer-by from under pretty little tree and frosty icicles, dripping from the window of the Purity Bakery.
 Parsons Electric has beauti- full big tree, and both the Mar tin Victor Fur Shop and the Home Beautiful have displays or rare and fine gifts.
 And now we come to a large white building upon the window of which is inscribed in large golden letters, Job Printing" This is the home of the Daily Alaska Empire, and the staff behind that no doubt dlStv pane wishes YOU all a very