Shopping News In Tauranga

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXV, Issue 12390, 30 July 1937, Page 5 (Supplement)

Shopping News In Tauranga

Jeless Wall Paper. .Those who take pride in the apLrance of their homes —and what Lan does not —will be really invested in the newest and latest „!! papers on display at the Bay lardware Company, Spring Street. lese papers are the genuine “Sun:ort hy’* fadeless variety and the atterns are very attractive. Ue-decorating with these beautiL papers is not as expensive as you Laid suppose. At moderate cost L can absolutely transform your Lme. As a special inducement to (purchase now the management has Agreed to give a special discount on ''Sunworthy” wall papers of ten per cent, to each customer who clips this paragraph and it in with an order.

■ Fashionable Jewellery. | Feminine hearts will be thrilled I by the really intriguing display of I beautiful art jewellery which is.beI ing featured by Messrs L. A. Bowen f an! j Co., Jewellers, The Strand. ( When one considers the exquisite 1 WO rkmanship it' is amazing that it can be retailed here at such modest cost, and one marvels at the skill with which facsimiles of expensive creations of a few years ago have been faithfully reproduced. The beautiful filigree work and the rich colour and sparkle of the hand set stones are especially noteable. One may obtain practically anything desired. There are brooches, buckles, necklets, bangles, clips and earrings, either singly or in sets to match. Prices range from as low as Is 6d up to 12s 6d for each piece.

Modem Carpet Sweepers. Housewives will be particularly interested in the mqdern carpeft sweepers on show at Mann Hardware Limited, Devonport Road. A really good carpet sweeper can now be obtained at moderate cost, and though one does not of course expect a carpet sweeper to do the work of a vacuum cleaner, yet it is astonishing what these little machines will do and the way in which they lighten the household tasks. They are especially useful for a quick clean-up of a room which has not had much use. Instead of going to the trouble of getting out the vacuum cleaner and connecting it up, try one of these little machines and you will be delighted with the results.

They are ballbearing, nicely coloured and fitted with chromium plated bars ,and rubber bumpers. Price range from 23s 6d to 39s 6d.

Personality in Perfumes. Certain perfumes and aids to beauty seem to have a personality of their own which they impart to the discriminating user. This can be said of the Muriel Astor preparations which are specially featured by Mr L. E. Woods, Chemist, The Strand.

These delightful evolutions of the perfumer’s art will please the most fastidious and are not fantastically priced. The range is most comprehensive and includes Cleansing Cream, Powder Base Cream, Tissue Cream, Honey, Benzoin and Almonds, and the Face Powder. All of these items cost no more than two shillings and six pence each.

- London Daily Herald: The local Council decided to give every child a Coronation mug as a souvenir, the mayor remarking that in the days to como the mugs would remind the children of the councilors who gave them.

Humourist; Called on to make a speech after a banquet, a guest rose and, remarking that he really had nothing to say, sat down again. In similar circumstances' most after dinner orators don’t sit down; they just go on .-aying it.

Judge; If those guest artists on the radio behave anything like the guests we have for /the week-end, it won’t be long now till they appear on programmes and bring along six or seven • friends.