SHOWN IN THE SHOPS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3541, 1 July 1905, Page 4

SHOWN IN THE SHOPS.

Small wastepaper baskets having the effect of wood on the outside and lined with silk on the inside have exceec. ingly pretty hand-painted design, upon them. Dainty housewives will be delighted with the new imported sewing sets. These sets are covered with fine linen, conveniently arranged and fitted with needles, scissors, sewing silk, thread, darning silk and cotton and a thimble. A novel gift for a man is a smal. cabinet in rosewood, containing four drawers, which all unfasten with one/ key and are labeled in black letters on a ground of red leather: "Bills paid,” “Bills unpaid," "Letters answered," "Letters unanswered.” It doesn’t pay for a busy mother to sit up evenings to dress a doll when she can buy dolls’ wardrobes all made so cheaply. Hats, imderwear, shoes, dresses, brushes and combs—even little hot-water bags of rubber—in fact, dolls can have abou'i everything boys and girls have.* Dyed cheesecloths and tinted burlaps have a prominent place in the upholstery departments. They are used for draping many barnlike, ugly interiors; the different textures of these goods making them very acceptable for the purpose. Burlaps in soft old red makes an admirable background for etching and prints in reddish tones, while the ecru is best for oil paintings. ,