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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18419, 27 June 1925, Page 18

MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OF CLASSIC FURNITURE. That the Dominion is capable of producing furniture, equal to the best that can hie imported, is ably demonstrated in the magnificent display, now a feature of considerable public interest, at Messrs A. J. White, Ltd., in High street. This. unique display, which was designed and made in A. «J. "White's factory, for-a client, reflects great credit, and is an excellent example of craftsmanship's handiwork. It undoubtedly far exceeds anything of its kind yet seen iu the Dominion, and includes six beautifully finished and artistically designed suites of furniture. The drawing room suite is all that means charm and comfort, and consists of two lounges and six comfy easy qhairs, in mahogony, upholstered in rich velvet. The library is most inviting and has a. handsome glass-too' writing-desk, and chair, in the Chippendale design, with throe of those well-known club chairs,' upholstered in soft brown hide. A bookcase of antique design is now almost completed. , The dining room suite is an attraction within itself, and is also in mahogany, and made in Chippendale design. The table is a round extension, and both it and the serving table are decorated with a carved rope edge. The dining chairs are upholstered in soft brown hide, and the whole suite' was especially made to match the design of an antique sideboard, in Spanish mahogany, which has baen in the family for generations. There are three bedroom suites —the best room being in . rich ma.hogany. made in a design of the Queen Anne period. The second room is in grey ash —the bedsteads being jetted with Cabriole legs and cane panels, which give a very attractive finish. The guests' room is in rich black walnut with knotted panels. The wardrobes are made plain, and beautifully balanced in design and execution. The dressing tables are all fitted with glass cops, and a most attractive feature is the bow ends in the bedsteads, which are themselves fitted with special spring-sided mattresses. Each suite is displayed in a bay by itself, and can therefore be seen to advantage. The bays are covered with specially imported hand-tufted carpets, made on English looms, of soft Oriental design. The whole presents a luxurious display, leaving nothing to be desired in. quality, design, ana finish, and the management has kindly consented to leave the display on i>ublic~exhibition at their showrooms, for the next few days. 6

Sitting idle for sometimes hours at a time is one of the minor evils of the taxi •job. On the ranks they .have their busy weeks and slack weeks; and when a slack week comes in th© middle of winter it is cheerless enough away from the heaters and the sun. But'it is a part of the wasteful system that compels men to stay idle until someone happens to give them, a call, and they console themselves with the prospect of having one or two of these even on bad days. If a call is for a long distance run, the lure often amounts to a considerable bill. Recently an Auckland taxi-owner had a trio to the Far North (says the "e»tar"). He got through without mishap, and was offered a cheque of £45 in payment of the fare. The change amounted to £lO, and he handed this in notes to his erstwhile passenger. Upon arriving back in Auckland the taxi-man presented the cheque to bo cashed, and was told that fr was valueless! It was on© of the risks of the job, remarked a driver, and was only a degree worse than ths other kind of fraud, who took a motorist for a long country tour on shady "fake pretences," •