The Art of Decorating Dry Goods Windows and Interiors

About this eBook

Author

Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919

Title

The art of decorating dry goods windows and interiors : A complete manual of window trimming, designed as an educator in all the details of the art, according to the best accepted methods, and treating fully every important subject

Original Publication

Chicago: The Show Window Publishing Company, 1900.

Credits

Richard Tonsing, Mary Glenn Krause, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

HF: Social sciences: Commerce

Subject

Dry-goods

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 73606

Release Date

May 11, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE Art of Decorating Dry Goods Windows and Interiors .
2. 2.INTRODUCTION. — CHAPTER I. HOW TO PLAN STORE FRONTS.
3. 3.CHAPTER II. THE SHOW WINDOW. — BOXING A WINDOW. — HOW TO WASH WINDOWS. — TO PREVENT WINDOWS FROM FROSTING. — THE CAUSE. — THE REMEDY. — OTHER METHODS.
4. 4.CHAPTER III. SOME PRACTICAL HINTS. — SUGGESTIONS. — SIMPLICITY. — DETAIL AND WORKMANSHIP. — WHAT TO DISPLAY. — ROBBING WINDOWS. — WINDOW TRIMMERS’ ROOM. — TOOLS. — THE SCREEN. — OPEN WINDOW TRIMMING.
5. 5.CHAPTER IV. FRAMEWORK.
6. 6.CHAPTER V. HARMONY OF COLORS. — THE WINDOW. — A COLOR CHART. — MATCHING CHART. — AN EYE FOR COLORS.
7. 7.CHAPTER VI. MATERIAL FOR BACKGROUNDS. — FIREPROOF DECORATIONS.
8. 8.CHAPTER VII. PLANNING A WINDOW.
9. 9.CHAPTER VIII. SHOW WINDOW UPHOLSTERY. — HOW TO DRAPE. — PLAIN FESTOON DRAPERY. — COMBINATION DRAPERY. — HOW TO PUFF. — PUFFING FOR HEADINGS AND ORNAMENTAL DESIGNS. — THE SHOGRAN PUFFING. — EDGES. — TO MAKE SUNBURSTS. — SMOCKING. — HOW TO PLEAT.
10. 10.CHAPTER IX. THE BACKGROUND. — STOCK BACKGROUNDS. — AN OPEN BACKGROUND. — LATTICE WORK.
11. 11.CHAPTER X. FIXTURES. — HOMEMADE FIXTURES. — PEDESTALS. — OTHER FIXTURES. — HOMEMADE CORSET FORM. — ONYX STANDARDS. — PALM STANDS. — GLASS SHELVES.
12. 12.CHAPTER XI. DRESS GOODS DRAPINGS. — THE FLEUR-DE-LIS. — LINEN DECORATIONS.
13. 13.CHAPTER XII. THE ART OF CARD WRITING. — INTRODUCTION. — THE WORK ROOM. — RULING. — FOR LINING. — MIXING. — PAINTS. — BLACK PAINT. — WHITE PAINT. — COMPOUND COLORS. — BRUSHES. — CARDBOARD. — LAYOUT. — HOW TO HANDLE THE BRUSH. — SPACING. — SHADING. — A NEW WINDOW CARD. — LETTERING. — MEDIAEVAL LETTERS. — FIGURES. — INDEX INITIALS. — RIGHT AND LEFT INDEXES. — FANCY CARDS. — THE DEPARTMENT STORE SIGN SHOP. — SOME NOVELTIES IN PRICE TICKETS. — RULE I. — RULE II. — RULE III. — RULE IV. — PEN WRITING. — MARKING OUTFIT. — THE USE OF STENCILS IN WINDOW TRIMMING.
14. 14.CHAPTER XII. LINEN AND HANDKERCHIEF DRAPINGS. — LINEN DISPLAYS. — HOW TO FOLD HANDKERCHIEFS.
15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. ILLUSION WINDOWS. — THE VANISHING LADY. — A CLEVER ILLUSION. — THE HIGH COLLAR ILLUSION. — TO SHOW THREE DISPLAYS AT ONCE.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. MOTORS FOR MECHANICAL DISPLAYS. — THE ELECTRIC MOTOR — TO REDUCE SPEED — A WATER MOTOR. — ANOTHER TYPE OF SMALL WATER MOTORS. — THE SAND MOTOR. — THE CLOCK MOTOR.
17. 17.CHAPTER XV. MECHANICAL DISPLAYS. — REVOLVING STAND. — CONTRA-REVOLVING PILLARS. — REVOLVING STAR. — A SKIRT SALE. — MECHANICAL SHIPS. — A WINDMILL. — ANOTHER WINDMILL. — MECHANICAL SKIRT WINDOW. — THE FOLDING STAR. — THE MECHANICAL STAR. — REVOLVING WHEEL. — HALF REVOLVING BUSTS. — STRAW HAT MACHINE. — “AN ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS.” — A STUDY IN ASTRONOMY. — REVOLVING CYLINDER. — WIND POWER. — PERPETUAL MOTION. — MECHANICAL HANDKERCHIEF DISPLAY. — MECHANICAL PANELS. — “A SCENE IN VENICE.” — MECHANICAL FAN. — THE MECHANICAL BUTTERFLY. — THE MECHANICAL EGG. — THE EGG DIAGRAM. — A PANORAMIC DISPLAY.
18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. ELECTRICITY IN THE WINDOW. — LIGHTING THE WINDOW. — COLORING ELECTRIC LAMPS. — GENERAL ELECTRICAL INSTRUCTIONS. — POTENTIAL OR ELECTRO-MOTIVE FORCE. — ELECTRIC RESISTANCE. — ELECTRICAL MEASURES. — BATTERIES. — SPECIAL WINDOW WIRING. — ELECTRICAL TOOLS. — STANDARD ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. — ARCS AND INCANDESCENTS. — THE FUSE. — THE TRANSFORMER. — FEEDERS. — CONNECTIONS. — WESTERN UNION HITCH. — DIFFERENT VOLTAGES. — SOME “DON’TS.” — LETTERS IN ELECTRIC LIGHT. — THE WEBER COMMUTATOR. — THE REYNOLDS FLASHER. — A CHEAP HUB SWITCH. — THE RUBENS DOUBLE-REVOLVING EFFECT. — THE TYLER AUTOMATIC SWITCH. — HOW TO MAKE AN ELECTRIC WAVING FLAG. — ELECTRIC ILLUMINATED FOUNTAIN.
19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL DISPLAY. — ILLUMINATED SCENIC BACKGROUND. — THE “OCTOPUS” WINDOW ATTRACTION. — OLD DUTCH WINDMILL WITH CHANGEABLE COLORS AND FLASHER EFFECTS. — ELECTRIC REVOLVING CHRISTMAS TREE. — A SHIP IN A STORM. — A MOONLIGHT SCENE. — AN ALLEGORICAL DESIGN. — ELECTRICAL EMBLEMS. — ELECTRIC MILLINERY DISPLAY.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. PHOTOGRAPHING SHOW WINDOWS.
21. 21.CHAPTER XIX. WORDS OF ADVICE. — CARE OF WAX FIGURES. — JANUARY SALES. — CLEARING SALES. — BUSINESS WINDOW. — A HINT TO DEPARTMENT MANAGERS. — MONOGRAM CONSTRUCTION. — PROCESS FOR GILDING.
22. 22.CHAPTER XX. HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS.
23. 23.CHAPTER XXI. THE STREET FAIR. — WHAT IT IS. — THE OBJECT. — SUCCESS OF STREET FAIRS. — ADVANTAGES OVER COUNTY FAIRS. — TIME TO HOLD STREET FAIRS. — HOW TO ORGANIZE A STREET FAIR. — AMUSEMENTS. — PROMINENT DETAILS. — FLOATS. — THE SEASONS. — CLEOPATRA’S BARGE. — PATRIOTIC FLOAT. — ORIGINAL STREET FAIR BOOTH WITH REVOLVING ILLUMINATED BALL.
24. 24.CHAPTER XXII. DISPLAYS FOR EASTER. — THE EASTER LILY. — THE CALLA LILY. — FLORAL EMBLEMS. — EASTER EGGS. — RABBITS AND CHICKS. — THE MECHANICAL LILY. — EASTER DESIGNS.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXIII. MEMORIAL DAY DISPLAYS. — A FLORAL FLAG. — RIBBON FLAGS. — ILLUSTRATIONS. — FOURTH OF JULY DISPLAY. — EXAMPLE OF PATRIOTIC DISPLAY. — THANKSGIVING DISPLAYS. — THE TURKEY. — CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS. — THE MERCHANT’S DUTY. — THE TRIMMER’S DUTY — A CHRISTMAS MANTEL. — SANTA CLAUS’ CAVE. — CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXIV. INTERIOR DECORATIONS. — LEDGES. — SHOW CASE DISPLAYS.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXV. SOME MISCELLANEOUS DISPLAYS. — ODD FELLOWS ARCH. — AN ORIENTAL DISPLAY. — UNIQUE RUG DISPLAY. — RIBBON STAR. — A DISPLAY OF TRIMMINGS. — A TROLLEY CAR. — SKIRT DISPLAY. — “MISS MODESTY.” — FOUNTAIN DISPLAY. — MILLINERY ARCH. — BROOKLYN BRIDGE IN SPOOLS. — A NOTION DISPLAY. — PICKING UP.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXVI. PRACTICAL TRIMS IN ALL LINES.
29. 29.GLOSSARY OF SUBJECTS TREATED IN THIS BOOK.

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