SHOWN IN THE SHOPS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3611, 18 January 1906, Page 4

SHOWN IN THE SHOPS.

Small wastepaper baskets having the effect of \Vood on the outside and lined with silk on the inside have exceedingly pretty hand-painted designs upon them. Tb'.inly housewives will be delighted with the new imported sewing sets. These sets are covered with tine linen, conveniently arranged and lilted with needles, scissors, sewing silk, thread, darning silk and cotton mu! a thimble. A novel gift for a man is a small cabinet in rosewood, containing four drawers, which all unfasten with one key ami arc labeled In black letteis on a ground of red leather: “Bills paid,” “Bills unpaid,” “Belters 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 eheaplyl Hats, underwear, shoes, dresses, brushes and combs —even little hot-water bags of rubber—in fact, dolls can have about evyythiag boys and girls have. Dyed cheesecloths and tinted burlaps. have a prominent place in the upholstery departme. 1 ?. They are used for draping many oarnlike, 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.