The Bad and Worthless

Observer, Volume 6, Issue 154, 25 August 1883, Page 18

The Bad and Worthless

are never imitated or counterfeited. This is especially true of a family medicine, and ifc is positive proof that the reinedj imitated is of thg highest value. As soon as it has been tested and proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best and most valuable family medicine on earth, many imitators spw^ng up and began to steal the notices in which the press and the people of the country had expressed the merits of H. 8., and in every way trying to induce Buffering invalids to use their stuff instead, expecting to make money on the credit and good name of H. B. Many others started nostrums put up in similar style to H. 8., with variously devised names in which the word " Hop " or " Hops " were used in a way to induce people to believe they were the same as Hop Bitters. All such pretended remedies or cures, no matter what their style or name is, and especially those with, the word "Hop" or "Hops" in" their name, are imitations or counterfeits. Beware of them. Touch none of them. Use nothing but genuine American Hop Bitters, with a buucfc or cluster of green Hops on the white label, and Dr Soule's name blown in the glass. Trust nothing else. Druggists and Chemists are warned against dealing in imitations or counterfeits.

"Thic Morning- Post." — "Ye Royal Amethyst Velveteen." (Registered.) Each piece is stamped with the Tirade Marl:, " Amethyst " and two small Crowns. Manchester ; London. Retail by all leading 1 Drapers throughout the Kingdom. " Perhaps no textile fabric has ever been offered to ladies so nearly adproack- j ing the quality and richness of real silk velvet. In purity of colour and shade its draping 1 leaves scarcely ( anything? to be desired." W. Rattray, SoleJ|Agent for Auckland "Le Fomojt."— February, 1881.— The fact of velveteen being, not only one of the most fashionable, but the most serviceable and economical materials worn, induces every manufacturer of dress fabrics to I introduce some special mafce of his own ; few, howover, are thoroughly successful in producing any really effective in appearance, and of good wearing qualities at the aame time. Among these few, however, we may certainly cite the niafce fcnown as " Royal Amethyst " ; in the hand it is beautifully soft and light, and falls naturally into graceful folds, firm, but without stiffness. The blacks are a beautiful shade, very deep in the shadows, and the " lights " of the folds are thoroughly " velvety." The " Royal Amethyst " velveteen is made in all the fashionable colours, and these present the advantages we have attributed to the blaefcs, both in wear and appearance. W. Rattray, Sole Agent for Auckland "Report from Paris Exhibtiost, copied from The Oldham Chronich, Saturday, July 27th, 1878."— I now come to the exhibit of the only firm who represents the Oldhaui cotton industry at the Paris Exhibition whose worfcs are at Oldham, and who have a high reputation as manufacturers and dyers. The collection of goods belonging to this firm was worthy of high praise. The list of their goods included cotton velvets and velveteens in various shades, including "Amethyst blacfc," and "blue Mac/;" for costumes, trimmings, &c. ; cotton cords and mplesMns for clothing ; dyed and printed lambsfcins, satins, twills, serges, and cambrics for linings ; ' umbrella cloths, and cotton fabrics of all descriptions used by waterproofers. This, indeed, is a formidable collection, and may be to include nearly every description of cotton fabric. Especial reference might be made to the cotton velvets, which had a really splendid appearance. They were weft-finished, durable-loofcing, with a brilliant and glossy pile, which only experts could distinguish from the finest velvet. The cotton cords and moleskins were highly commendable, and in the dyed and printed goods were to be seen some rich specimens of prints and dyjsd cloths. Indeed, the display of . . . . . '. ' . was second to none in the Exhibition, and it was gratifying to find that in their products they fully maintained the reputation 6f the cotton manufacturers of Oldham. Wi featfoy, Solo Agent for Auckland. "