PICKING UP.
As a central figure for a notion display you may make a large star, divided into five diamonds, or points, as shown in the picture. These are each filled in with small notions, and the remainder of the background trimmed as you please. The central figure is the main point, and gives character to any trim, so that if you get the central idea the rest is easy. Two jointed, or, better yet, flexible forms are needed for this window. One is stooping down and picking up small notions and placing them in a basket. The other form bears a mouth card, reading, “How is business?” The stooping form replies, by a similar mouth card, “Picking up,” etc.
CHAPTER XXVI.
PRACTICAL TRIMS IN ALL LINES.
I have selected as examples of good trims in every line of dry goods some of the best designs that have appeared during the past three years in the popular window-trimming journal, The Show Window. In no other place could I hope to find such representative work of the best decorators in America, and as my selection has been made with great care, I feel it is a panorama of the most artistic and practical window displays ever yet congregated for the study and consideration of the thoughtful decorator. The Show Window is published under the auspices of The National Association of Window Trimmers of America, an organization that includes the most famous window trimmers in the United States and Canada and has done more to advance decorative art in America than any other institution.
Study with care these illustrations. When you wish to put in a window in any line turn to this book and select a design that pleases you. Erect your framework to fit your window, making what alterations in the plan your judgment or circumstances dictate. Then cover with suitable material, taking care to use harmonious combinations of colors. Last of all, decorate with such goods as you have at your command. You cannot fail. You are sure to create an attractive display, the qualities being of course more or less dependent upon the skill you acquire. You cannot be an expert decorator the first time you try; but you can make a successful display, and I really believe that if my instructions are thoughtfully read and pondered any man of ability will be able to perfect himself in the necessary details of the art. After that the matter lies within yourself. If you have confidence in yourself, energy and perseverance, united to a fair share of heaven-born talent, you can win your way to prosperity and fame as a professional decorator.
STEAMBOAT OF SPOOL COTTON. THE SPOOLS ARE STRUNG ON WIRES AND FASTENED TO A LIGHT FRAME OF WOOD.—Murray.
HOSIERY DISPLAY BUILT OVER TWO CIRCLES, ONE PLACED BACK OF THE OTHER AND ONE-HALF THE DIAMETER OF THE FIRST.—Griffith.
DISPLAY OF SEWING SILKS STRUNG ON CORDS AND ATTACHED TO FRAMEWORK.—Ross.
DISPLAY OF NOTIONS ATTACHED TO LARGE WOODEN CIRCLE, THE FACE OF WHICH IS PUFFED. CIRCLE SET TWO FEET IN FRONT OF PLEATED BACKGROUND. RABBITS CUT FROM CARDBOARD. SHIP OF SPOOLS IN CENTER.—Brink.
NOTION DISPLAY. HOOPS ARE USED FOR FRAME OF THE CIRCULAR DECORATIONS. THERE IS A CENTRAL ALCOVE CONTAINING A SCENE WITH DOLLS AS FIGURES.—Newerf.
DISPLAY OF TRIMMINGS. GIRL’S FORM ON CENTRAL PEDESTAL. GOODS ARRANGED OVER WHITE BACKGROUND.—Morton.
DISPLAY OF PASSEMENTERIES, FASTENED TO WHITE CARDBOARD. CENTRAL SUNBURST IS LIGHT PINK.—Ross.
RIBBON DISPLAY. BOLTS ARE STRUNG ON HEAVY CORDS.—Langhanke.
RIBBON DISPLAY, DRAPED OVER CURTAIN POLES, WITH BOLTS AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH PIECE.—Ross.
RIBBON DISPLAY. SIDES ARE DUMMY BOLTS LAID UPON PLANKS. CENTRAL CANOPY IS FORMED OVER HOOPS.—Griffith.
DISPLAY OF FIGURED RIBBONS, OVER WHITE, PLAIN BACKGROUND.—Richards.
HANDKERCHIEF DISPLAY. CAGE CONTAINS STUFFED BIRDS. THE BARS ARE OF WHITE BABY RIBBON.—Boyer.
HANDKERCHIEF DISPLAY. GOODS ARE ATTACHED TO CORDS FASTENED TO FLOOR AND CEILING. BLACK BACKGROUND.—Watson.
HANDKERCHIEF DISPLAY. SCENIC BACKGROUND. WINDMILL AND HOUSE OF LIGHT WOOD COVERED WITH CLOTH, TO WHICH HANDKERCHIEFS ARE PINNED.—Van Derschmidt.
HANDKERCHIEF DISPLAY. FRONT GROUPS ARE UPON POLES, HAVING ELECTRIC LIGHT ON EACH POLE, SURMOUNTED BY WIRE CIRCLE TRIMMED WITH HANDKERCHIEFS.—Cartwright.
DISPLAY OF LACES.—Shogran.
LOCOMOTIVE TRIMMED WITH LACE AND EMBROIDERY, COVERING A THIN WOODEN FRAMEWORK. CAB AND SMOKESTACK OF CARDBOARD.—Pickett.
THE SECOND WEEK OF THIS DISPLAY THE LOCOMOTIVE WAS SHOWN IN A WRECKED CONDITION, WITH A CARD ANNOUNCING “WRECKED PRICES.”
DISPLAY OF LACE CURTAINS HUNG OVER A SUCCESSION OF HORIZONTAL POLES.—Morton.
DISPLAY OF LINENS.—Ross.
LINEN DISPLAY—FRAMEWORK OF INSULATED WIRE AND LIGHT WOOD.—Goldsman.
LINEN DISPLAY. FLOWERS MADE OVER INSULATED WIRE.—Condit.
LINEN DISPLAY.—Shogran.
LINEN DISPLAY WITH MOVING SHIP.—Condit.
FIRE ENGINE OF LINENS, BUILT OVER LIGHT WOODEN FRAME. HOUSE OF LINENS IN BACKGROUND.—Condit.
LOCOMOTIVE OF LINENS, ON TRACK.—Coe.
UMBRELLA DISPLAY.—Watson.
UMBRELLA DISPLAY.—Tobias.
DISPLAY OF INFANTS’ WEAR—SUNBURSTS OF BABY RIBBON.—Speed.
INFANTS’ WEAR. “WEIGHING THE BABY.”—Goldsman.
INFANTS’ WEAR. “WASHING THE BABY.”—Goldsman.
INFANTS’ WEAR.—Walker.
INFANTS’ WEAR.—Spence.
GLOVE DISPLAY.—Watson.
CORSET DISPLAY. MIRROR BACKGROUND.—Higgins.
CORSET DISPLAY. SHIRRED PUFFING ON BACKGROUND, SEPARATED INTO PANELS BY RODS COVERED WITH BLACK VELVET.—McFaddin.
CORSET DISPLAY—ARRANGED IN TERRACES.—Stetlar.
CORSET DISPLAY. SHOWING THREE CIRCLES OF GRADED SIZES SET BACK OF EACH OTHER AND PUFFED IN DIFFERENT TINTS.—Stritt.
EMBROIDERY SILKS AND LINENS.—Paris.
DISPLAY OF ART GOODS.—Warner.
DISPLAY OF FANCY LINENS.—Stritt.
FANCY GOODS.—Newton.
DISPLAY OF FANCY GOODS.—Moss.
DISPLAY OF MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.—McKnew.
DISPLAY OF MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.—Morton.
DISPLAY OF MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.—Walker.
DISPLAY OF MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.—Softley.
DISPLAY OF MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.—Higgins.
DISPLAY OF SILK WAISTS AND SKIRTS.—Higgins.
DISPLAY OF KNIT UNDERWEAR.—Hulligan.
COTTON GOODS DISPLAY.—Hyslop.
DISPLAY OF BLANKETS.—Luz.
BLANKET DISPLAY.—Ross.
BLANKET DISPLAY.—Kupfer.
MILLINERY DISPLAY.—Moses.
MILLINERY DISPLAY.—Green.
MILLINERY DISPLAY.—McNiff.
MILLINERY DISPLAY.—Lundy.
MILLINERY DISPLAY.—Walker.
MILLINERY DISPLAY.—Chambers.
MILLINERY DISPLAY.—Rinehart.
MILLINERY DISPLAY.—Barnes.
MILLINERY DISPLAY.—Blumenthal.
MILLINERY DISPLAY.—Herr.
DISPLAY OF LINING TAFFETAS.—Watson.
WASH GOODS DISPLAY.—Luz.
GINGHAM DISPLAY.—Ackerman.
DRESS GOODS DISPLAY.—Sawyer.
DRESS GOODS DISPLAY.—Kelley.
DRESS GOODS DISPLAY.—Sawyer.
DISPLAY OF SCOTCH GINGHAMS.—Hornbrook.
DISPLAY OF SCOTCH FLANNELS.—Anderson.
SILK DISPLAY.—Richards.
SILKS AND PARASOLS.—Toms.
SILK DISPLAY.—Ross.
DISPLAY OF WINTER SILKS.—Watson.
FOULARD SILKS.—Walker.
DRESS SILKS.—Baum.
DISPLAY OF JACKETS.—Leppke.
DISPLAY OF SHIRT WAISTS.—Kupfer.
DISPLAY OF COSTUMES AND DRESS GOODS.—Rondaloux.
COSTUME DISPLAY.—Griffith.
COSTUME DISPLAY.—Hyslop.
COSTUME DISPLAY.—Carl.
DISPLAY OF JACKETS.—Chambers.
DISPLAY OF FURS.—Shogran.
DISPLAY OF RUGS.—Herr.
RUG DISPLAY.—Moss.
DISPLAY OF TRUNKS AND TRAVELING BAGS.—Elvin.
GLOSSARY
OF SUBJECTS TREATED IN THIS BOOK.
- A
- Allegorical Design, [139]
- Arrangement of Goods, [23]
- Arch, Construction, [41]
- Art Goods Display, [276]
- Artistic Drapings, [48]
- Astronomical Display, [101]
- Autumn Leaves, [151]
- B
- Backgrounds, Material for, [26]
- Barrel-Hoop Fixtures, [42]
- Bicycle Float, [171]
- Blankets, [151]
- Blanket Displays, [286]
- Box Models, [152]
- Box Pleating, [35]
- Boxing a Window, [10]
- Brooklyn Bridge, [238]
- Brushes for Card Writing, [55]
- Business Windows, [146]
- Butterfly, Mechanical, [110]
- C
- Care of Wax Figures, [145]
- Cardboard, [55]
- Card Writing, [53]
- Cause of Frosted Windows, [11]
- Cheesecloth, Use of, [26]
- Chiffon, [148]
- Christmas Displays, [144]
- Clearing Sales, [146]
- Cleopatra’s Barge, [170]
- Clever Illusions, [84]
- Clock Motors, [87]
- Color Charts, [24]
- Harmony, [22]
- Coloring Electric Lamps, [113]
- Combination Drapery, [29]
- Compound Colors, to Make, [54]
- Contra-revolving Pillows, [88]
- Cornucopia, [221]
- Corset Displays, [237], [272]
- Fixtures, [43]
- Cozy Corner, [220]
- Costume Displays, [311]
- Cotton Goods Display, [285]
- Crepe Paper Backgrounds, [150]
- Cylinder, Revolving, [103]
- D
- Department Managers, [147]
- Detail in Decorating, [14]
- Doll Displays, [200]
- Draping, Combination, [30]
- Dress Goods Displays, [301]
- Standards, [44]
- E
- Easter Bouquets, [152]
- Edges, Puffed, [33]
- Egg, Mechanical, [111]
- Electric Arcs and Incandescents, [119]
- Automatic Switch, [126]
- Batteries, [116]
- Christmas Tree, [135]
- Commutator, [123]
- Connections, [121]
- Emblems, [141]
- Fans, [13]
- Feeders, [120]
- Fountain, [128]
- Flasher, [124]
- Flags, [127]
- Fuse, [120]
- Hitches, [121]
- Hub Switch, [125]
- Letters for Signs, [123]
- Mechanism, [128]
- Measures, [116]
- Motors, [85]
- Resistance, [115]
- Revolving Effects, [125]
- Supplies, [118]
- Tools, [118]
- Transformers, [120]
- Voltage, [122]
- Wiring, [118]
- Electricity in Windows, [113]
- Embroidery Displays, [257], [275]
- Emblems, [141]
- Eruption of Vesuvius, [97]
- Eye for Colors, An, [25]
- F
- Fancy Linens, [276]
- Fan, the Mechanical, [109]
- Festoon Drapery, [29]
- Fireplaces, [151]
- Fixtures, [39]
- Flannel Display, [304]
- Fleur-de-lis Drapery, [51]
- Floats, [166]
- Flags, [186]
- Floor of Window, to Build, [10]
- Floral Flags, [186]
- Folding Star, Mechanical, [91]
- Fireproof Decorations, [27]
- Fountain, Electric, [128]
- of Chiffon, [237]
- Fourth of July Displays, [186]
- Framed Forms, [149]
- Framework, to Build, [16]
- Frosted Windows, to Prevent, [11]
- Fur Display, [316]
- G
- Gilding, How to Make, [148]
- Gingham Displays, [300]
- Glass Shelves, to Make, [44]
- Glove Display, [271]
- Gondola, Mechanical, [105]
- Grotto for Santa Claus, [211]
- H
- Half-revealing Bust Stands, [95]
- Handkerchief Displays, [241]
- Harmony of Colors, [22]
- Hints and Suggestions, [148]
- Holly, to Trim with, [151]
- Hosiery Displays, [242]
- House of Linens, [150]
- How to Fold Handkerchiefs, [72]
- Human Forms, Use of, [149]
- I
- Icicles, Artificial, [150]
- Illuminations, [148]
- Illusion Windows, [82]
- Backgrounds, [152]
- Illuminated Electric Fountain, [129]
- Infants’ Wear Displays, [268]
- Instructions in Electricity, [115]
- Interior Arches, [215]
- J
- Jacket Displays, [310]–315
- January Sales, [146]
- July 4th Displays, [186]
- K
- Kaleidoscope, [150]
- Knit Underwear Display, [284]
- %center%L
- Laces, [256]
- Lace Curtains, [258]
- Lattice Work, [39]
- Ledge Displays, [225]
- Letters, Electric, [123]
- Lettering Types, Antique, [62]
- Lighting the Window, [112]
- Linen Decorations, [52]
- Lining Displays, [298]
- Lining Show Cards, [54]
- Live Canary Birds, [149]
- M
- Material for Backgrounds, [26]
- Mechanical Butterfly, [109]
- Memorial Day Displays, [186]
- Millinery Arch, [237]
- Displays, [289]
- Mixing Colors, [54]
- Monograms, [148]
- Moon Effect, [98]
- Moonlight, [137]
- Motors, [85]
- Speed Reducer for, [86]
- Muslin Underwear Displays, [279]
- N
- Notion Displays, [238]–244
- O
- Octopus, Illuminated, [131]
- Old Oaken Bucket, [152]
- Odd Fellows’ Arch, [233]
- Open Backgrounds, [37]
- Open Window Trimming, [16]
- Onyx Standards, [43]
- Oriental Display, [233]
- Original Street Fair Booths, [170]
- Ornamental Show Cards, [65]
- Outfit Displays, [151]
- P
- Palm Stands, [43]
- Panoramas, [113]–149
- Parade Floats, [174]
- Patriotic Displays, [152]
- Paints for Show Cards, [54]
- Perpetual Motion, [104]
- Pedestals, [42]
- Pen Writing,
- Photographing Windows, [144]
- Planning a Window, [27]
- Pleating, Methods of, [34]
- Post Shelves, [149]
- Potential Force, [115]
- Prisms, Use of, [148]
- Prismatic Display, [152]
- Practical Trims, [240]
- Puffing, Method of, [31]
- R
- Rainbow, [151]
- Revolving Busts, [95]
- Ribbon Decorations, [149]
- Robing Windows, [15]
- Room for the Trimmer, [15]
- Rug Display, [235]–317
- Ruling Show Cards, [54]
- S
- Sand Motors, [86]
- Santa Claus Cave, [213]
- Grotto, [211]
- Seasons, Float, [168]
- Side Hoops, [149]
- Sign Shop for Stores, [68]
- Sign Marking Outfit, [70]
- Silk Displays, [305]
- Stands, [44]
- Shirt Waists Displays, [310]
- to Prepare, [150]
- Show Case Displays, [231]
- Shelving of Glass, [44]
- Sewing Silk Display, [243]
- Screen for Windows, [16]
- Shogran Puffing, [32]
- Shamrocks, to Make, [150]
- Skirt Displays, [236]
- Simplicity in Decorating, [14]
- Single Pleating, [34]
- Smocking, [33]
- Snow Storms, [151]
- Spool Cotton Displays, [242]
- Standards, Onyx, [43]
- Standard Framework, [17]
- Backgrounds, [36]
- Stands for Dress Goods, [44]
- Star, Mechanical, [88]
- Stone Fronts, to Plan, [9]
- Straw Hat Machine, [195]
- Study in Astronomy, [100]
- St. Valentine’s Day, [177]
- Stencils, Use of, [70]
- Spacing Show Cards, [56]
- Speech Makers, [63]
- Speed Reducers, [94]
- Street Fairs, Advantages, [156]
- Suspended Stands 149
- Poles, [152]
- Sunbursts, to Make, [53]
- T
- Table for Card Writing, [53]
- Thanksgiving Displays, [196]
- The Coming Year, Decorations, [222]
- Thistle Flowers of Linens, [52]
- Three Displays at Once, [85]
- Tools to work with, [16]
- Toy Displays, [205]
- Trimming Displays, [235]–247
- Trolley Car, Decorations, [236]
- Trunks and Travelers’ Goods, [319]
- Turkey Made of Linens, [197]
- U
- Umbrellas, [149]
- Umbrella Displays, [266]
- Underwear Displays, [280]
- Upholstery Backgrounds, [28]
- Use of Brushes, [55]
- V
- Valentine’s Day Displays, [177]
- Vanishing Lady, The, [83]
- Volcano Effects, [177]
- W
- Waists, [283]
- Wash Day, [149]
- Wash Goods Displays, [299]
- Washing Windows, Method of, [11]
- Wall Paper for Backgrounds, [151]
- Waterfall, to Make, [152]
- Water Motors, [86]
- Wax Figures, Care of, [145]
- What to Display, [15]
- Windows, to Plan, [27]
- to Upholster, [28]
- Window Cards, [56]
- Wind Power, [104]
- Windmill, with Electric Effect, [132]
- Winter Scene, [150]
- Words of Advice, [145]
- Workmanship, [14]
- Work Room for Card Writers, [53]
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
| Page | Changed from | Changed to |
|---|---|---|
| [33] | form of planting radiating in all directions | form of pleating radiating in all directions |
| [37] | trips will make a good frame. Any style | strips will make a good frame. Any style |
| [41] | not obtainable, don’t entertain a | not obtainable, don’t entertain a trimmer |
| [93] | Then build upright (C, figs. 2 and 2) | Then build upright (C, figs. 2 and 3) |
| [104] | to be separated by angles of 15 degrees, as | to be separated by angles of 45 degrees, as |
| [145] | place is thus covered, so that your total exposure | plate is thus covered, so that your total exposure |
- Typos fixed; non-standard spelling and dialect retained.