SHOPPING IN VIENNA.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1002, 17 December 1910, Page 11

SHOPPING IN VIENNA.

CHRISTMAS'" PRESENTS. Ws and a lirf Pai,er - ' ' Altho "g'i most whif t^ 0 e ' occasi °nally, ■ to",wonder one wi U"! ™ 0elye;: » ntl wfe'th«r anyone wiU be clever enough to guess evaet If what they would like. . • In Vienna children are nuite ns much .interested, in Chritfmas as vouim lioople m other parts of the world - lm? 1 wai 6 English hoy has generally to uait ail d see what •he is ciypn fim the advantage of being -°f lus ,Plenty. A short timf before Christmas he buys a card ecneciwishes' Thn' ° f w lslios. Tho wash-card ,\s■ not unlike an ordinary postcard; But flas a narrow margin fille< , With. ; flowers, 'tho middle f (.i, 13 ' Wlth lincs W <closo together, for a good deal oi\ space is wishes' wrltl .»s; all the \hristmas n nT hen -S® clli , cf P r «scnt has.been\hosen and written, down, the difficulties qjV ? y i 1? 0 over » for a -number of sraallor . things must bt* selected as well, llie largo shops deal principally' iri'-woro expensive presents, and.'the small gifts are generaUy. bought, at- the "Christ- ICindol .Market."- ' :

i Kindel-. Market" is - undoubtedly tlie most interesting plaea in \ lenna. It.is held in the-very middle of the .city. . & large spnee used ' for a flower and vegetable, market .all tho year round is cleared at the end of November, and taken possession of by a band of workmen, who put •. up .the Christmas market. .

Up to 1903 each stall-keeper used to put up his own booth, and very pretty and picturesque the various stalls looked. But as'tho small customers wandered from one booth to the other, they got very' cold and'wet if it was raining or snowing, besides which" tho market was a very draughty place. This was a great disadvantage, especially for peoplo who wanted to spend much time-considering what they would like, . In 1301 it was decided to construct'all -the. booths on tho samo. plan, and to. roof-in" the passages'between them, so that no rain falls through.. . ,

Each booth is prettily decorated with wreaths of evergreens, and wreaths are hung from one booth to the other; Gold and silver balls are mingled with the branches of fir that are . laid along the edge of. the projecting roofs. Although all the decorations are carried out on tho. same plan, the arr.-uvgeme-.it of each : booth is left to the owner. The stalls are hrld by tlio samo people year by year, and tho same kind of wares ars sold. .

Floral Tributes—Gifts of rare and choice Flowers are .always acceptable for friends' or - relatives. Designed and .arranged artistic emblems aro always to be seen at MISS MURRAY'S," .Vi«e-R«si»! Florist, 38 Willis Street. .Tel. 265.' AW.K •ding. Bouquets and designs sent to any Dart of Dominion.—Advt