Show Moscow's Only Department Store Always Crowded Luxuries F Few w MOSCOW Dec 22 AP AP ln In Moscow's one and only b big g department department depart depart- I I ment store every day Is like the day before Christmas From Irom the ol opening hour in the morning until the tho doors ar aN J locked at night shoppers shoppers shoppers shop shop- pers stream through them In a pushing procession There are arc no flo elevators in tho the big story four building and anil tho the stairways stairways stair stair- wa ways s 's resound to the shuttle shuffle of ot stair stair-I many feet Ceet At every cry counter there thele arc are many I shoppers at er e every cashiers cashier's window I c a 0 queue and whore calico antI and other cheap necessities are for sale th the tise crowd crowll Is hold held awa away by guards guard who permit only fifty or sixty persons to I approach the tho goods gOOla at a II unIt time Each Kach article bought at the gov gov- owned l as the store storo Is called must bo be l paid aid for separately tel The shop windows arc of a pattern attern with those In countries where private mer merchants hants make their living encouraging people to bu buy There are however not many maisy luxury luxury luxury lux lux- ury articles to be seen A few Chinese Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese table ornaments Imported clocks Jewelry some dolls and toys perhaps but none of ot tho furs that Russia sends abroad no elegant I evening wraps or fanc fancy and flimsy feminine no hint of oC any Inspiration from Paris for tor tho the women wo- wo men and little mUe that looks like Lendon London Lon Len don lIon to a man man Sub Substantial necessities fill most of the windows and most of oC the shelves Chess boards for tor grownups grownups grownups grown grown- ups toys toyn for WL children are about the limit in the display of I tin |