CHEAPER CLOTHES.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1919, Page 11

CHEAPER CLOTHES.

PRICKS DROP IN LONDON. I-iTCMARKABLE REDUCTIONS. The Daily Mirror lately pulished an interesting list of prices. In its issue of September 18tli appeared the following:— ' Women's gowns, office coats, and skirts were on sale yesterday in the West End as low as from £8 to £1 10s; during the war ft navy blue coat and skirt fetched as much as £fl. The Profiteering Act is therefore having its effect. Biack wolf stole compared well at the present price of four guineas against t,he war price of eight. Smoked fojj collar could be purchased for 2tts 6d, against last week's price of 32s (id. A list of women's dress accessories shows the following reductions in price: Last Week. To-day. £ s. d. £ s d. Scotch tweed costumes 8 8 0 4 4 0 N.ivv blue office slihts * and coats G 0 0 3 0 0 Afternoon ten towns .. 4 0 0 110 0 Suede ji'oves (English make) 15 11 A 11, Woollen combinations . 1 1 H 1° ■ Umbrellas, each 18 0 }- Mackintoshes 4 0 0 110 0 Embossed furnishing velvet 11 ® Nainsook, per yard 2 11 11 Toilet soap. Per tablet Id 1" Paris model hats in exclusive shades and shapes showed a downward ten- , deticy. An orange and gold ostrich feathered toque was "tabbed" four and a half guineas-, and the £S worea ■ through. The streets in the West End were with shopBOTB