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How Florence Brown Learned at Home to Make Her Own Dresses A Little Stranger Becomes the Best-Dressed Girl in the Town. By DORA DEVINE. A Grand FREE Offer

When I'Tin-ncl- Brown nrivrii !.i -jiu- ion: she was .'ihouf. twenty-two. iif] I'li ni'ViT forget how sin* looked ' li<? fir.lime I saw her. 'ih;u dress! it may have ben stylish live ,\e.iivs before; lint it was now failed. and her lint was very much the worst 1 lor wear. Months ])i!RHcd, and she lived quietly with her mint, and kept very much in v , ,I'ortraß by AM.'.A. studios. herself. 'I'hen, early in the following spring, Florence gave us a genuine .surprise. The fancy fair was in full swing, on Saturday afternoon, and wo were all as busy as bees, ■when in walked n, radiant creaturo in the neatest, prettiest-, most- becoming dress you ever saw —and who should it ho hut Florence! Sho did ci'eatc a- .stir,' for the next day (Sunday) Florence appeared in another charming dress. In fact, after that, whatever the occasion, her drosses, Mouses, .skirts, and hats wimt> always becoming and stylish to the last "degree. -She became a popular figure in the social life of the lowi:, and was invited everywhere. And. then, another wonderful thins happened. Mrs Bob Alberts told me first, bur. everybody soon heard that o.ir Florence had become engaged to Tom Harkness, a fine young chap, already well on the way to being a most Micccssful man. They were married >11011 afterwards, and when Florence returned from her honeymoon she invited nu- out to htr beautiful now home for the day. And I did enjoy that visit! After tea she told me her story: "When 1 first came, to town," she began, "I lmtl nt!ver known what it was to have nice clothes, for I was brought up away in the bush, and when 1 was left an orphan I came to live with Aunt liny. . • sook realised how <]iffcrent 1 was from othei' girls, and saw that I was not one of you. I felt it, ten. At first I. worried terribly '.bout it, for T had not the money to buv lots of clothes, and only

j- ' ' 5F should avail themselves of the opportunity to see our 'rHr ~ ffi^lloK Magnificent Range of Fur Wear A showing of advanced stylcß represent- 1 **\ ing tlic choiccst productions of the All our Fur Garments arc made from good ( healthy skins, and tho workmanship. ji lMtll ' |l. a' linings and finishings arc of the highest | Ijjj||| *J j YOU ARE ASSURED OF GENUINE VALUES Madame Menere FURRIERS sir.i COLOMBO ST. — ARMIGER'S — Q Exclusive Processes of Dyeing and Dry Cleaning Ensure cuefcl handling of garments from she most delicate fabrics to the mort xrvicciWc material. Address: T6 Cashel Street

f Fur Bargains * Complete clearance oi season's stocks. Furs are * going up in price shortly. Buy now from me wnen you can buy cheap. T. BENNETT 120 Armagh Street gf— 7"H Complexion——— Perfection By Using Gerard Stelling's Face Powders . (Laadam. P»ri» tod Srclmx) Choose from Paodte—" A toil" " GelJtn Cosht" | " Moon Kilt I .. " AJort " I Super-Adhesive I Obtainable at all Chemists and Store* 1 IfUMh--1 Canterbury Sales Agency _ Muss Jm TRACED NIGHTS, CAMJESOLES, KNICKERS, BOUDOIR CAPS, Etc., In 2\cw Designs and at Moderate Prices. MRS POPE, LTD. Sole Agent for Weldon's reliable Ihress Patterns. P67IU-9-10 I-

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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16985, 6 November 1920, Page 2

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Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16985, 6 November 1920, Page 2

Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16985, 6 November 1920, Page 2

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