THE XEXT PLEASURE. There is a movement on foot to adorn Drapery with the scions of the English Aristocracy, to call in the Old World to redress the windows of the New. Counter and coronet must join in sweet alliance; the captains of Commerce and the kings of Society are to unite in the sacred cause of haberdashery; “merchant princes ” is to have a new and truer meaning. This opens up infinite possibilities for the future. The “ gentleman ” who serves you may henceforth he indeed a genti'eman, with a strawberry-leaf pattern to his cravat, and blood in his veins to match the bluest of fabrics he can offer you. Debrett may have to be rechristened Debenham, and the entries in “ Who’s Who” to tako on fresh features “Educ. Winchester and Barker’s (Ist Cl. Haberdashery).—“The Sunday Timas”
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1927, Page 2
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136Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1927, Page 2
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