BUSINESS NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 220, 22 October 1909, Page 4

BUSINESS NOTES.

MR. J. BENNETT'S PREMISES. Mr. J. Bennett has just had his jewellery establishment in Devon Street entirely remodelled and renovated. The growth of New Plymouth, the increasing prosperity of tiie town and district, with consequent growing demand for good jewellery and plate, made it imperative that the shop should be improved in appearance and more room provided. Even now the shop is not a large one, but every inch is' utilised, and capital fittings are provided wherein large stocks can be kept, in compact form. First of all, there is a new showwindow, nicely fitted and mirrored. The interior of tiie shop is a well-planned arrangement of plate-glass show-cases, mirrors, and cabinets. The designing is in black and gold, the woodwork being, stained black and French-polished. The arrangement of the mirrors is such as to give the idea of a very large shop, so much so that a wag twitted Mr. Bennett with using his neighbor's premises rent free. Around' the ceiling is a steuI eilled frieze above a gilt picture moulding, which makes a. nice finish to a wellappointed jewellery establishment. The show-cases' will shortly lie filled with goods for the Chris'tnias trade, Mr. .1. T. Mannix was the architect, and Messrs Roberts and Son were the contractors. MESSRS. COLLHEI! AN')) CO.

Messrs. Collier and Co. have also enlarged their premises by resuming possession of that portion of the building latterly partitioned oil' for a linn of land agents. Tints' the linn has ■ again a good showroom on the ground floor for its pinnos and organs, the arrangement in vogue latterly of using the first floor as a showroom not having proved convenient. The extra room has been rendered necessary by the growth of the business, .and tiie 'spafe required for the new phonographs for which the firm recently accepted the agency, and which regularly draw crowds of listeners' to the rooms. In the showroom on the ground floor there are five Brinsmead pianos, together with one by Spaetlie and one )>v a new firm, the "'Adalbert." built on cood lines. Then there are the foliard and Collard, and Ohappe.ll pianos, and organs bv Estcv and Mason andllamlin. Mr. Collier informs us that he has' just had a thorough clearing out of his stock, of music, and now the shelves are filled with all the latest pieces for vocal and instrumental treatment. He has made arrangements for a continual supply of fresh music as soon as it arrives in the dominion. A decided compliment to this' department, of tihe business lies in the fact that theatrical people tilwavs pay a visit and frequently remark that the stock is as up-to-date as that in any of the town at which they touch in their tours.