Fancy Goods.

Manawatu Herald, 7 November 1896, Page 2

Fancy Goods.

Our local stationer, Mr Alf Frasef , is now in receipt of a quantity of new goods imported direct from the Home market, and has them now unpacked ready for inspection. We were obligingly shown a vast number of specimens " too numerous to mention," but there is no denying tlsot great judgment has been shown in their selection, a3 well as great taste. Christmas cards in all forms and sizes, ranging from the humble two pence to two and three shillings each. Being direct importations, Bimilar card 3 are unlikely to be found in drapery and grocery stores, like a great lot of old stock is to be found. For presents, Mr Fraser has some very pretty and useful lines, being inkstands like footballs, opera glasses, &c, aud they the advantage, besides bdng ornamental, of being useful. Sonu filver pencil cases is another line. Children's books of the most astonishing 3hape are to ba found at Mr Eraser's ; books which have pictures alterable by the movement of ii line, thus without turning over a p.igo, another picture is brought into view ; then we have the book? which extend outwards and place a model scene, say of a farm yard, in which the animals aland out apart from the background, .'.minding ono of the toy theatres of -:'jf'd youth. As this is not a trade ira'alngue we forbear mentioning other items, and we have only been U'Lnpted to say what we have to induce our settlers to visit and secure ■.vii/.r they need instead of sending ', out of the town for ifc.