A CANADIAN ROMANCE

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 208, 28 May 1921, Page 9

A CANADIAN ROMANCE

(Published by Arrangement.)

The lights went up at the, interval, and George’s hand left Edna's. From a. discussion on "sweet nothingness ’ in the semi-darkness their thoughts descended from the lofty plane of sentiment to more mundane matters —for light is ever the enemy of all true lovers. Presently the purveyor of sweets to the theatregoers, a freckled-faced raw-boned youth, with calloused hands, brought the loving couple completely back to, the earth by promiscuously bawling "Sweets,” some t(wo paces removed, in a voice like a ripsaw disintegrating a kerosene tin. Without waiting to be prompted George, like a true Sir Galahad, delved into the pockets of his suit of genuine Donegal tweeds manufactured 12,000 miles from Ireland, and after a due amount of nervous fumbling produced the necessary. ' “Whatoher got?” ha demanded of the boy. "I’m fed up of chocolates that are nearly all creams and jawbreaking caramfel centres.” "I’ve got just what you’re looking for.” replied the sweets-seller. " I have a first-class imported, line. They are Neilson’s Canadian chocolates, a splendid assortment of fruit and nut centres. There is not one cream in the whole box. I have seven different varieties in mv tray, and there are seventy other varieties in the shop below.” . . . George and Edna subsequently agreed between nibbles at the contents of the box of Neilson’s 'chocolates that ilhe boy was right. He had delivered the goods. . A decade or so ago an obscure little candy and ice cream parlour wa« opened in Toronto, Canada, with nothing, to distinguish it from scores of other similar establishments in the biir Ontario city. Its proprietor was William Neilson, ]who began to srwinliso in h’s chocolates—the product of his own personal exertions in the tiny kitchen attached to his humble shop. ... To-day the premises of William Noilson are capitaliserl at nearly a million dollars and cove* the acreage of a small village—fin'd Neilson’s chocolates are a household word throughout North America. in England. Africa, and in Australia and New Zealand. William Neilson died ri"b bovti”d the fondest dre-ros that he had treasured years ago ;when he. started in tn set the pace for the rest of the world in the art of chocolatemal'ing; for there is an art in the production of hi eh-class chocolates. A few roars ago Neilson’s chocolates were an unknclwn quantity in New Zealand, and it was only during the w* that U««r«. Bannatyne and Hunter, Ltd., the Wellington agents, commenced to import them into the. Dominion because they could not get their accustomed supplies of English confectionery. To-day Neilson’s have largely captured the local market. A big demand has set in for Neilson = chocolates and Messrs. Bnnnatvne and Hunter. Ltd., annually import huge quantities of the Canadian product. There is something distinctive and peculiarly tasty about Neilson's chocolates, which run to 70 delectable varieties. The centres are b’’' more varied than other chocolates selling on the local market. Pome imported chocolates contain a surfeit of creams, relieved with an occasional v-slnut-ton and pch.-ins a i>on<mt' but Neilson’s boxes contain chocolates with delicious centres—nut, fruit, pineapple, find cherry in liaueur—to mention only a few varieties. The Brazilian, nut —the choicest of all of Ilin ”ut is very largely used a.« centres by Neilson’s, and the firm also makes a speciality of turning out a very l-vule range of fancy boxed chocolates. , Many of the boxes lire of beautiful design, so much so that they fierinentlv find then' way into "mv lady’s” boudoir as vanity boxes. Curiously enough Neilson's is the only firm outside of Great Britain that is doin" an extensive trade in chocolates in England. The Canadian firm carried the war right into the. enemy's camp, a’m have captured a big slice of the Old Country's trade in first-class confectionery. . -i A year or so ago one of the principa l of’ the firm of Messrs. Bannatyne and Hunter. Ltd., inspected Neilson s lnrno manufactory in Toronto, and was greatly impressed with the extensive plant, (hr- modern marhinery. and above all. with the scrupulous cleanliness of Ire establishment. The. vast army of employees are catered for in every direction. and the whole concern is run on the latest hygienic principles. Messrs Bannatyne and Hunter, Ltd.. imno-rt Neilson's chocolates dirc'd from lonnda. ria the Pacific mni’ ''”, p Huis avoiding the Panama Canal, ivliich.onacI'oiintof Dre into’up bent pVcvn-lilfg in the canal zone, is apt to deteriorate chocolates end other perishable commodities. Neilson's chocolates arc now stocked, bv retailers all over Nefv Zealand, and 'uG now some 40 odd shopkeepers i’l W ®l- - nnd suburbs are competing for a special con’r’ofit’on in windows dressed entirely with this popular C.anndian brand. JVeilson's, “The Cho'-nlstcs that are DifTcrvnt.” come from Toronto, whi<‘h is just ns English a« Wellington, and arc an all-British product.