Canadian grocer January-March 1919 . C. Watson, Leamington, Ont., dressed by- Ted mention—The Business Corner, Pres-ton, Ont., dressed by Lewis A. Krieg; W. V. Web-ster, Trenton, Ont.; W. T. ONeil, Clinton, Ont.;Norton & Fisher, Shelburne, Ont., dressed by EdgarPatterson; J. P. Robertson, Grimsby, Ont., dressedby Miss A Walker; MacEwans Grocery, Cobalt,Ont. The entries this year have been of an unusually high standard, and the decision of the judges has beenby no means easy. In some instances the displays entered were of an unusually attractive nature, and showedno small elemen
Canadian grocer January-March 1919 . C. Watson, Leamington, Ont., dressed by- Ted mention—The Business Corner, Pres-ton, Ont., dressed by Lewis A. Krieg; W. V. Web-ster, Trenton, Ont.; W. T. ONeil, Clinton, Ont.;Norton & Fisher, Shelburne, Ont., dressed by EdgarPatterson; J. P. Robertson, Grimsby, Ont., dressedby Miss A Walker; MacEwans Grocery, Cobalt,Ont. The entries this year have been of an unusually high standard, and the decision of the judges has beenby no means easy. In some instances the displays entered were of an unusually attractive nature, and showedno small element of novelty in their arrangement, but failed to win a prize because of a variation from the dis-play of distinctly Christmas lines. It being felt that staple groceries displayed in profusion detracted somewhatfrom the Christmas appeal of the window. The windows that obtained honorable mention will be illustratedin future issues and some comment will be made upon them at that time. 26 C A N A I) 1 A N G KOCER January 17, 1919. 31 Cftrtetma* gtmotfpfjere THE above illustration is of the Christmas window dis-play of Nation & Shewan, Ltd., Brandon, Man., win-ner of the first prize in the Canadian Grocer window com-petition, Class A. The window was dressed by E. A. Stuart, and is a veryfine example of the window dresser s art. There is not a lineof goods in the window that would not have its appeal to theChristmas shopper. Pyramids of canned fruit of differentheights carry the attention to the back of the window. At-tractively arranged shelves display olives and pickles. Fancybaskets surmounting pyramids of canned goods displayoranges and apples. While glass dishes on a lower leveldisplay candied ginger and similar confections. The baseof the window is given over to a variegated array of productsfor the Christmas dinner table. The window was given first prize, because quite apartfrom its artistic merit, it was believed that it would be astrong selling agency, and because, while d
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