SUMMER DRAPERY.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2892, 3 October 1916, Page 9

SUMMER DRAPERY.

IMPORTANT SALE AT ffEOKGJi ■ &• ! IvERSLEY'S. , ' Most drapery 6ales 'take place near the end of a season; An exception to tbis almost general rule is the salo of spring 'and summer s apparel,. house linens, and soft furnishings which began yesterday moraine at Messrs. George ' and Kersley'swell-lnowa Lambton 'Quay • establishment. This is an opportunity to purohaso one's .drfss requirements for the'next few months &t very substantial savings.- The ladies of Wellington and districts have seized tho chance ■ with keen zest." This was apparent to anyone who : saw. the' thronged aislea and busy counters of the "Economic" yesterday.. People's notions as to what constitutes, a bargain may" vary, ]trat one has but to walk through Messrs.' George and. Kersley's stpi-c, ?s the Tri'iter did yesterday, and see the enormous quantities of new ' merchandise-priced' for'quick disposal, to feel certain that the - attractions at this salo will' satisfy tho most oxperionced bargain-seekers. . . , ■, Particularly interesting • are the offerings in the showroom. Home 800 dainty frooka and goiyna in pique, voile, zophyr, . poplin, and other serviceable materials are to bo spld at about one-third loss than usual prices. - These dresses were honght by liessrs. George and Karaley's Home buyer? from a London manufacturer who was in need of ready cash. The deal was n very fortunate the customers of "Thq Economic"—as the whole lot was secured at a ljig discount Having been shipped at once, the frocks arrived by the s.?. Rimutaka m good time for the. approaching summer. On the 6aine floor as the showroom, will be found a h<wt'pf- attractions' in the handsome millinery sajon-ralso in the blouse, outfitting and oorset sections, oomo remarkably good values are avjvilable in useful and drossy blouses, ladles' fine, soft, cool underwear, and children's frocks and underclothing. Downs tails there, is a bewildering 'ar- ' ray of beautiful- goods,: and many co l- : nmns would bo required to describe' them individually.. If'any one'lot, how;-: ever, deserves" special niontion it ia the lovely collection of embroideries in- the fancy department. ' These comprise cambric, muslin and voile flounoings, camisole embroideries, ■ ninon frilliugs, also insertions and veinings—all marked at much below usual prices; Other good things in this department are the Indian and Chcfoo hand-made laoos, stylish collars and-vests, veils and veil-'. in»s, ribbons and handkerchiefs. • ' Crossing to the dress department one finds'that the sale offerings include many thousands of .vards of such fashionable and des_irable fabrics as crepe de chine, shantung silk, Japanese silk, gabardines, oheviot serge,' navy admiralty serge, black and white shepherd's check, striped'and floral voiles, croppns ' and frosted crepes. • Passing the. glove and hosiery, haberdashery, men's wear,, and perfumery sections—in all of which are hundreds of interesting lots—we come to that ] favourite resort of thrifty housekeepers —the manchester department. While the bargains here may not. be so "sensational," shall we say, as in tlio showroom or fancy departments, nevertheless they are truly remarkable. As most folk know, manchwter- goods are scarce in these war times, and manufacturers' prices have been steadily advancing. It is all the more notoworthy, then, to ' find that Messrs. George and ICersley 1 are able to offer bed and table napery, towels, flannoletl'cs, and so on, at, reduced prices. In concluding this very hurried glance Brer the fialo bargains at "The Economic"- special reforenoo inußt bo mado to* the extraordinary c-arpet rallies offered in tho soft furnishings department. A \ ! cry fine range of Armenian ] hand-mado carpets—all' the genuine pro- , duct of that greatly persecuted peoplo— J is to be sold at half former prices. The ; carpets arc excellent examples -of the i weaver's art, and will bo prized by ■< every purchaser, not only for their tor trinsic beauty and value, but because , el their historic interest.* . (