ADVERTISING.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 326, 23 October 1875, Page 3

ADVERTISING.

There can be but little doubt that the ait of advertising la but in its infancy in this colony—tradesmen do not understand it They content themselves with a simple noth ocation of their place of business and the wares they have for sale. They understand' advertising decidedly better in the old country, as witness the following choice business notice inserted in an cast end London news* paper by an enterprising Whitechapel clothier“ To His Rile Highness the Prince of Wales, and His Imperial Majesty the Emperor and his Wench—Smith, well known by everybody to bo the only genuine clothing manufacturer in White* chapel, and acknowledged by the natives to bo the best and cheapest house in the neighbourhood for cord and o:oth clothing of every description. The Champion of' England, slap up tog and out and out kicksiesbuilder, nabs the chance of putting bis customers awake that ho has just made hie escape from Canada, not forgetting to clap his nmu« leys on a rare dose of stuff; but on bis return > home was stunned to tumble against one of the tiptop manufacturers of Manchester, who had stuck to the gilt, cut his lucky from his drum, and about vamoosing off to the Swan Stream, leaving behind him a valuable stock of moleskins, cords, velveteens, plushes, doeskins, bos* cloths, pilots, &c.; &c., and having the ready in Ids kick, grabbed the chance, slipped home with the swag, and is now safely landed at his crib; bo can turn out toggery very slap up to lick up all the slop shops, in the neighbourhood at the following low prices, for ready gilt—tick being no go : Upper Benjamins, built on a downey plan, a monarch to half a finnuff. Proper cut togs, for business or pleasure, turned out slap, LI ; Swelling or Lungry togs at any price you name. Fancy sleeve bine plush ; pilot or b;x doth vests, cut saucy a coulter j black or fancy vest, made to flash the dicky or tight' up round the scrag from six and a tannery ditto ditto sealskin, buckskin, doeskin, moleskin, deerskin, chamoiskin, or any other skin, made to order at six hours’ notice. Ker* seymere or fancy doeskin Kicksies, any color, cut peg lop, kalf tights, or to drop down over the trotters, from and a tanner to 21 bob ; double milled drab or plum box built in the Mellon Mowbray style (by men) at four and twenty bob; worsted or Bedford cord in every color, cut very plap, with the artful dodge, a canary ; pair of out and out cords, built very serious, from six bob and a kick upwards ; rare fancy cords, cut awful loud, nine tinnies; pair of bang up or constitution cords fourteen and a half pair moleskins, any color, built hanky spauky, with a double fakement down the sides, and artful buttons at the bottom, half a monarch;. out and out doe trousers, whic h stun all comers, made to measure in any style, fourteen and a tanner. Beware of the worthless imitation made by the roughs at the same prices. Liveries, mud pipes, knee cops, and trotter cases built very low. A large assortment of caps to suit all nuts. A decent allowance made to seedy swells, tea kettle purgersj quill drivers, mushroom faker?, counter jumpers, organ grinders, bruisers, herd robbers, and flunkeys out of collar. Shallow coves, sea sailors, or fellows in the high fly rigged out on the shortest notice. Kids clothing of every description kept ready- made or made tomeasure. Gentlemen finding their own broady can be accommodated.”