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Press, 9 December 1981, Page 18

B Igl ; (cuinns) Remember last Xmas at QUINNS FASHIONS? How they made a concerted effort to help men with the chore of gift buying for their women? And very successful it was too. This year QUINNS are putting even more effort into helping men choose grits — GIFTS to delight women. All the staff are married so they knbw how men think, how to approach men and how to really assist them. QUINNS will even box, wrap and tie the gift with a ribbon — free of charge! QUINNS offer an exchange service so if an error is made in size, colour etc. it is easily rectified. Gift vouchers are available too. At QUINNS, 195-205 Papanui Rd, and Merivale Mall. Open late Thursday and Saturday morning 9.30 a.m. — 1 p.m. Ph. 557-349 or 554-373. ("harpers BAZAAR ) A bird in flight — such grace — captured in ceramics at HARPER'S BAZAAR. These beautiful creatures are Italian, and palest pink or ivory. Other ceramic beauty imported from Italy . . . ashtrays, lampbases, and lidded containers of the highest quality. New in at HARPER'S BAZAAR a range of rugs for casual settings. Bubbly textured woven rugs in berber colours, fringed and very cosy. Cotton rugs too — striped in muted earth tonings, browns and greens. Or firecracker colours patterned on a deep blue background. And pretty cushions to scatter about on chairs, settees or beds — textured Indian cotton, I interesting florals, vibrant plain chintz, or wry I elegant silk with patchwork centres. HARPER» I BAZAAR, 138 Aikmans Rd, Ph. 555-451. Open Saturday 10 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. / ~ j| How nice it is to dress up and participate in alll the festivities of the Xmas season. REGENT BOUTIQUE have such elegant 'dressing-up' clothes for afterfive wear, cocktail parties and end-of-year celebrations. Dresses and two pieces by Camette, Jonathon Howard, Pat Rogers, Sarah Leigh, Loma Cooper and Zena. Feminine styles with tie necklines, soft draping ruffles and tucking. Pleating is supem, < sometimes combining medium pleated skirts and fine accordion pleated bodices with such eyecatching results. Fashionable border designs are available too. REGENT BOUTIQUE knows that many women prefer straight through dress styling. Lorna Cooper has an especially nice after; five ‘no wa»t dress highlighted with a tie neckline. .REGENT BOUTIQUE, Ph. 557-946. It won't be long before kindergarten and school are over for the year . 7. and children then need tons of holiday clothing. SIMON & SARAH have their best selection ever at this time of the year. Trim 'Barbados’ skirts in khaki, jade, sky and red, with smart pockets and topstitching. Bermudas ami baggie shorts in a terrific range of colours. Ba9S< e trousers too for comfortable holiday activity. Pedalpushers .. .striped red/white or blue/white with turn back cuffs. For the boys, military style shirts. For the girls, feminine blouses. At SIMON & SARAH the tiered sundresses and those with floral skirts and plain tops were so popular they have been repeated. SIMON & SARAH, 203 Papanui Rd, Ph. 557-511. Fabulous nightwear by Margaret Scott is exclusive to - HOSIERY BAR at Merivale. Seeing is believing that this is some of the loveliest nightwear available. Such tasteful combinations of fabrics and trimmings in nights, summer robes, bedjackets — and alluring 'Edwardian' style nightdresses with demure notching capes. Colours of white, cream or black. HOSIERY BAR'S scarves are a kaleidoscope of every fashionable colour, texture and pattern. Accordion pleated scarves, plain, floral or subtle ombre shadings, $6.50. Ma Cherie pure silk squares $5.25. Or long scarves in pure silk for $4.25. There are just so many ideas for pretty Xmas gifts at HOSIERY BAR, inciting camisole and knicker sets, bras and briets. HOSIERY BAR, Merivale Mall, Ph. 558-363. For patio parties and barbeques - any hour of the day or night - JOHN CRAIG has dressy scuffs. Just the thing with bare legs. Cork-look wedge scuffs, a medium height with cool mesh fronte. Colours are cream, white, or to brighten up your life - a hot sizzling pink, $39.95. 'Snaps', a wedge with a soft pigskin lining and comfortable elastic top strap ' in white, black, pink, beige or navy, $29.95. And for those who adore the glamour of a high slim heel - look exotic and tropical in elegant raffia scuffs trimmed with shells or flower motifs. Those are in 'natural' colours, either open mesh or close weave at $45.90. JOHN .CRAIG, Merivale Mall, Ph. 557-335. Open 9.30 a.m. : 1 p.m. on Saturdays. neutral plus | From now until Xmas the door of NEUTRAL PLUS opens at 9 a.m. - a’ whole hour earlier than usual. So you can get in early to explore their gift ideas. 'Workers' pencil boxes are something new . . . bakers, soldiers, sailors etc. Take off their hats — three pencils inside, $3.30. Don't smash your best glasses while enjoying all that outdoor living. NEUTRAL PLUS has plastic wine glasses and jugs which really look the part. Sets of six table mats rolled and decorated for Xmas giving . . . festive colours of red, green or cream. Plenty of lovely American table mats too. And some really , delightful battery-operated kitchen clocks . . . one with a, tomato theme, the other favouring wooden spoons. At NEUTRAL PLUS, 225 Papanui Rd. Ph. 557-702. (_C«rjgJ Have you seen the slacks at COORY'S? They are in every colour that’s 'in' this summer . ~. and every top fashion style too. Straights, jodhpurs, drawstring c waists, gathered at the ankle, gokl piped - it's a VERY EXCITING selection. Especially the sets of soft floral pants and matching shirred suntops. COORY’S FASHIONS have a welter of shorts too — short shorts, long shorts, bermudas. And sunfrocks and summery dresses. COORY'S stock Fidgits, Peppertree, Liquorice, Fiorucci and Suzy Speed. They make a point of offering a complete range of clothing ... they have everything from free-and-easy to the frills and lurex of formality. At COORY'S FASHIONS, Merivale Mall, Ph. 557-756.