Levin Business Notes

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 November 1913, Page 3

Levin Business Notes

WHITE HOUSE AND A WANDERING WHITER. It was a fine, hot afternoon, and the shade of the White House verandah caused liini to linger for a few moments, and in those few moments the attractive display in the windows exercised its spell and raised a strong desire to see more. Enquiry 011 the point showed that though lie had only last week's unpaid grocers' bills.

7kl. and a few sheets of notepaper and a stump of lead pencil in his pockets, he was just as welcome as if he had a i>s note to spend and that he could where he liked—he did. He wandered into the fancy goods department with its Hue display 111 the latest styles of neckwear, through a showroom of dazzling laces and embroideries of all descriptions, and on into the hosiery and glove department, where goods of the perfect manufacture ot Moberly's, of London, Roslyn, Kaiapoi, and Petone were 011 view. Summer hose of fine spun silk was disappearing before the attacks of purchasers. In the Manchester department a carpenter was Jaking measurements for a larger size cash-box; owing to the great sale of sheetings, flannels, towels, etc., the present one is too smalL In the furnishing department is one of the firm's specialities it is the David McCrae mattrass. "Why anyone should suffer from insomnia with a bed like this it is hard to say; if they were better known the writers of lullabies would have to look for work. The firm is also agent for the world famous Dr. Jaeger sanitary 'woollen underwear,. The writer declines to attempt an adequate description _ of the beautiful goods in the section devoted to ladies' underclothing, dresses, etc., as he would surely fail; he will 1101 even attempt to describe the bewildering display of box suits, ties, mercery, and other things in the men's department. All his spare time is taker up wonderng at the myopic people who will persist in purchasing drapery and clothing in Wellington when such fine goods, at reasonable prices, can be obtained at the White House.