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Show LOOKING INTO THE SHOW WINDOWS Tho holiday period Is a great tlmo for handsonio displays In the show windows of tho retail stores. It Is t study In tho human nctlvlty, tho habits, and manners of tho time. An hour spent In looking In at show windows win-dows Is not the least of tho holiday enjoyments, for many peoplo. As business dovolops, tho art of arranging ar-ranging n show window becomes an Important craft. Commercial schools glvo lessons In "window dressing." In largo cities some tnon mako a llv-lug llv-lug by skill In thnt alone. Tho old tlmo merchant let Ills show window remain a dumping ground from ono month's end to anothor. At tho other extromo ono fludB stores which place in front windows anything any-thing to attract attention, animals, birds, mechanical toys, whothor or not thoy havo any relation to tho goods sold by tho storo. Tasto counts, notall merchants do well to consider thoughtfully tho arrangement of goods oxposod In. vlow from tho stroet. Different window win-dow drossors havo dlfforont theories. Ono mau will fill his window with a multiplicity of objects, his purpose apparently being to Includo enough so us to succeed In Interesting overy, ono. I The opposlto theory considers tint tho oyo Is weariod nnd confused by too many objects. On this Idea rf show window Is occupied only by a fow things, to concentrnto attention , on the best samples of a 'norchnnt's I stock. Probably tho effect Is on tho whole moro pleasing. It almost taks a worann's oyo to produco tho finer effects. At least tho window dresser should have u keen eyo for color. Most merchants realize tho valuoot an 'attractive stylish Impression given in this way, though tho most attractive layout' can novor take tho placo of tho direct appeal ap-peal to tho reason which is given by tho newspaper advertisement. |