The Art of Decorating Dry Goods Windows and Interiors

The Art of Decorating Dry Goods Windows and Interiors by L. Frank Baum is described as a complete manual of window trimming, designed as an educator in all the details of the art. The introduction says that the peddlars, or packmen, of ancient days, who were the first recognized merchants, realized fully the advantage of displaying their wares before prospective customers. Under the heading Homemade Fixtures, the text says the decorator more frequently finds a lack of fixtures to be his stumbling block than any other detail of window trimming.

The text says designs for electrical emblems may be used for exterior, window or interior decorations. The text says the design for Washington's Birthday will do likewise for July 4th, and shows Washington's portrait surrounded by incandescents. On symmetrical windows the text says a centerpiece is always necessary, which may be an arch, a pair of steps, a circular recess, or whatever you choose, and that the center is always the most important point of the trim.