This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
What is meant by this, is a display of goods composed entirely of one color. To produce the best effect with a window of this character the trimmer should be careful not to use too many goods. The fewer and more tastily arranged the better. A window of
Red Fans,
Red Parasols,
Red Belts,
Red Pocketbooks, and a sign reading something like the following:
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Any Color So It Is Red
will serve the purpose ten-fold better and quicker than the old-fashioned ponderous method of trying to put the whole store in the window.
 
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