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2 \UL:METTE LIFE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1924 OH Boy WHAT XMAS WINDOWS ' :h:t~~ilo.~:r o~p~~e a!li~i~~ ~~~~im~~~ or th! ltttl~ truck to bac.k up and carry away 1ts load of mad sacks. The other w indow is crowded with wagons and sleds, kiddie ~ar~. aud skates-in fact almost anythmg m the wa\' of locomotion that the small hoy could want. Xo less attractive to the small hoy and to the eye of the shr.ewd housewife out to do her Chnstmas provisio'ning early is a displa~ of . good things to eat nearby. In th1s w1ndow are g lass jars of that wonderfully perfect fruit that is so often pictured in advertisements but so se ldom found in real life. You might think that th e fruit in the se jars is artificialhut it isn't. You can go in and buy it and take it home and eat it. And that isn't half of it; you should see the cans of fancy imported sardines. bottles of anchovies. meats in glass jars, cheeses, big, lucious olives in Rtg t . h · y Own Co In our mmunity Are Moat Enticing . f G"f Suggestions or I ta · - I ASTOUNDING VARIETY Meet Demands of Moat Exactina Xmas Lists 0 tins and jars and a host of ot~er delicacies, both domestic and Imported. The Men'a Window Another window. chock full of delightful gifts, catches the eye. One stands bewildered before the a~ray of articles. Boxes of candy. statiOncry, cigars and cigarettes are crow_ded close to pipes, perfume. van1ty cases. ash-trays, watches, books, c igarette- holders. cards. saf~ ty - razors. and so many other thmgs t~at vou could almost s pend the mornmg if you took time to examine each one closely. Many of the se are wrapp~d in decorative packages, or packed ~n spec ial holiday boxes. And "The Girl" And if you like sweets. there is a whole window full of them to be seen if vou took time to examine each one look. There are huge boxes of fancy chocolates, elaborately done up with ribbons and glazed paper some of price in some cases and will appre . them must weigh ten pounds-that ate the completeness and quality t·: 01 would gladden most any fellows best the stock of our local 'merchants. girl. Or perhaps she would prefer a special assortment of candy packed in one of those mahogany colored Keeping Chriabna.wicker baskets, which make such atAll Be Happy tractive sewing baskets after the It is a good thing to observt goodies they contained a,re gone; she Christmas day. The mere markcan have it-they have the~ al so. ing of times and seasons, when A minature cedar chest wh1ch can be filled with sweets is another at-1 men agree to stop work and make merry together, is a wise and tractive display in thi s window, a!ld wholesome custom. It helps one jars of hard candy and peppermmt to feel the supremacy of the comsticks for the little folks who must mon life over the individual life. not have the rich chocolates. It remmd s a man to set his own Anything that one could want is little watch, now and then, by the on display and can be bought in your great clock of humanity which home town . Walk around-take a runs on sun time. look at the windows. They are well But there is a better thing than worth seeing whether you want to the observance of Christmas day buy or not. and that is keeping Christmas.....: Compare the wares displayed with Frank Herbert Sweet. those of the downtown stores. You (C .· 1924, Western Newspaper Ull) will be surprised at the difference in i; Wilmette shop windows pre . ent a rare treat for th e inspection of the window-shopper these days. The holi day spirit has seized upon the merchants and caused them to draw deeply upon their stores of goods and to stock their windows with more treas ure than Alladin'~ wonderful Genii e\·e r conjured. Looking through th e ~las . at this bountiful display, it is difficult to understand why anyon e would care to ride o n the crowded trains to a crowded ci ty and fight through the pu shing. milling jam s about the counters of the loop department stores when it is possib le to walk comfortahlv into anv one of the local stores and purcha the amc goods quietly and unhurriedly from some one who is probably a friend, and at least ha s a \'Cry real and personal interest in giving complete satisfaction. And What a Variety? And such a variety of thin gs there nrc tn buy! Here 1s a window decorated in Christmas colors, red and green, full of large and small boxe s of stationery, pictures, artistic pott ·: ry, boo k-ends. old-fa ~ h10ncd quill pens. with beautiful dccorati\'e plumes. desk sets, with pen, inhH· II, hlottc::r. paper-knife and sta ti onery hox to match. gay Christmas carrls. hammered brass and coppe r coffee sets. incense burn ers. Christmas ornam r nts and decorations and probably manv more things which are impossible. to r emember and de scribe . .Sunlight. striking another window. is refl<·ctcd in dazzling flashes from an i111pos ing array of shapely sil\' er percolators, electric iron s. electric train s for the children. electric rurling- irons for their hig ;;ister-., rarlio sets. vacuum sweepers. electric light ~ayly c'olored red' a.nd green- glo'h~;· electrically illumined ornaments of all kinds for the tree and many other r 1 P"~sing anti useful gifts such as desk lamps. floo·r lamp~. etc. Uselul Christmas Gilts -atUniversity 1300 e EVANSTON 1567 Sherman AYe. Smoking Stands and Humidor Prices $2.00 to $35.00 Bridge Lamps $25.00 and $21... Complete \\'ith shade A Clarlatma· Scene Another shop with two show windows devotes one of them to a Christmas scene in minature. There is a tiny hou se, lit with a real electric light. Deep snow covers the ground and has swirled into drifts around the little fence which encircles the house and grounds. Toy automo. hiles, wagons, :windmills, etc., are placed around in · natural positions. When the contealed green flood li~ht is turned on, giving the effect of moonlight, one , can see the sparkle reflected from the snow, and the cheery light streaming from the tiny windows and almost expects to see a tiny Santa Claus climb out of the chimney and dash away in his sleigh. In the other window of this shop is a collection Uf instruments calculated to deli~ht the heart of the music lpver. There are mandolins and tango-banjos, ukeleles and harmonicas and last but not least a beautiful phonograph and radio, comhined. Mirrors for every possihle wall space. Prices $2.50 to The Gift That Endures from One Generation to Another \\' e carry a most complete Prices from $88.01 to $350.00 line. $75.00 For tlae F emiaine Another store, the character of whose merchandise does not lend itself readily to display against the hright colors of holiday decorations. nevertheless presents a most attractive front to the passerby-especiallv the feminine passerby. There ar'e dresses, suits and evening gowns in pale shades and bri~ht; there are Jaunty little hats and silk hose and vening slippers; there arc soft dainty underthings, in delicate hue; of orange; oink. orchid and greenall lace and frills. Nearby is a window of things for the hahies and children. There are soft, fuzzy sweaters, knit sweaters, caps, little soft dolls and animals, woolen shirts, scarfs, picture books, rattles to keep baby smiling and warm bootees to keep his toes snug, as well as many delightful gifts suitable for older children. Tlala' f· the Boya And all the boys who pass the two big windows of a shop further down the street stop to gaze enraptured at the minature railway terminal displayed there, with its toy electric express train just pulling up at the little station while another train of freight cars waits on a siding. There is a little gara.-e with a toy truck backing out. There are sern:lphor~ signals and bridges, a tunnel and a freight station. The express train is C'omposed of mail cars, express cars and passenger cars. It seems very realistic, apparently juJt comina to Sewing Cabinets in every possible design. $15.00 to $30.00 Useful Xmas Gift.-, Such as BookheadsCigarette Boxes - and Photograph Boxes. Prices range from $5.00 to $15.00 A very useful gift for the whole family. A wide selection of designs and finishes ' . . . . to . . . . Spinet Desk In many sizes and finishes. Prices ranging from $11.51 te I7UI