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M&i®®AWtl JQooe in q Fill a basket with special things, and fill a heart with Christmas joy... Love in a Basket has a huge selection of charming and interesting food and gift items for baskets... dried fruits and ginger, assorted nuts, beautiful hand-made sweets by Mary Gray, Fortnum and Mason products, exotic linos like smoked frogs’ legs, novelties, dried flowers, Christmas holly. You choose the gifts, Love in a Basket will pack them beautifully and courier them anywhere in New Zealand or overseas. But, place your order soon, especially if it’s going out of Christchurchl Christmas joy by the basket-full, at Love In a Basket, Village Gate Mall, telephone 558-917, upstairs Shades Arcade 790-379. (alley EMPORIUM) v r * Imagine the delight on a little girl’s face when she sees dolls’ furniture under the Tree. Alley Emporium has a charming range of brass dolls’ furniture... cradles, rocking chairs, table and chair sets... just waiting for the family! But this shop is just full of gift ideas...lamp shades, brass vases and ornaments... a new shipment of brass has just arrived, porcelain-faced dolls, pot pourri cushions, basket ware. More cane lounge suites and wall units have arrived, plus cane picnic hampers in several styles and sizes. And for making the most of your outdoor areas at home this summer, Alley Emporium has a range of attractive outdoor furniture. Christmas gifts... Christmas holidays... it’s the Christmas season at Alley Emporium, Papanui Road, telephone 554-334. It’s her first social occasion as a young lady, not a little girl, so she wants to look her best. She will, in a white broderie anglaise two piece from Simon & Sarah... camisole top and skirt with lace and pin tucks... so sweet and feminine... like the broderie anglaise half petticoats, also pin-tucked and with a dainty piquet edging. The puff-ball skirts are fun for teenage parties. And for the little ones, 1-6 year-olds, Simon & Sarah has a selection of cheeky shirts and play-suits. Young lads will look so smart and grown up on Christmas Day in their long-line shorts and short-sleeved shirts. And for the holiday fun times, the Chinese cotton t-shirts are ideal...at Simon & Sarah, 203 Papanui Road, telephone 557-511. It’s picnic time again, so make sure you keep the food fresh and the drinks cool with picnic gear from Merivale Hardware. They have a big range of Chilly Bins, from the simple polystyrene type through to more sophisticated models. Prices range from $9.95 to $169.00, so there’s a bin to I suit everyone. Chill Casks hold a wine cask or six cans and keep the drink cold and refreshing. Picnic sots include the Swiggio 20 piece set in a bucket and the 30 piece ‘party set’... both good* value. Pump pots in two sizes... hanging cutlery sots...ideal for the kitchen or to take on picnics... gear up for Summer at Merivale Hardware, Merivale Mall, telephone 556-110. (' I There’s a Christmas kind of feeling at Gourmet Cookware. It’s there in the ornamental Christmas Trees, the decorations to hang on the tree... gold and silver apples and scarlet strawberries, candles, swizzle sticks, ribbons. And to take pride of place on the Christmas table... embossed white ceramic turkey platters... these are very reasonably priced. Gift ideas abound t 00... Italian crystal decanters in several sizes and styles, pewter and brass photo frames and a new range of Villeroy & Boch crystal which has just arrived. Take the Christmas feeling home to your place with festive decorations and beautiful gifts from Gourmet Cookware, Merivale Mall, telephone 558-586. |[ Waitsfield 'll MO ~ .GALLERY JI A small, framed print makes a speical, yet inexpensive gift. Mansfield Gallery has a wide selection to choose from. Or perhaps you’re giving family photographs this year. Have them framed by Mansfield Gallery and they’ll give pleasure for years to come. The Gallery offers a wide choice of framing styles for prints, photographs and hand work, including several new profiles, with advice given on selecting the most suitable frame. The John Badcock exhibition held last month at the Mansfield Gallery was very successful with many of his works being sold. So they are very pleased to have new stocks of oils and water colours from this artist. Call and browse, new prints and original works are constantly arriving at Mansfield Gallery, 186 Papanui Road, telephone 555-652. Each one is different... each one is special... hand-painted silk scarves by Diane Whitby and Pat Henley... just arrived at Bagatelle. Large squares and long scarves... lovely colours like shrimp, mushroom, and soft neutrals. And there are many more scarves, New Zealand made and imported, in rich and pastel colours. Tie one round the brim of a straw hat for a romantic summer look for weddings and garden parties. Bagatelle has three styles of straw hats in Mack, red and three neutral shades. Team up your hat and scarf with a Saks cloth bag... these are in the same soft summmer colours. It’s so . easy to achieve your own individual fashion style with accessories from Bagatelle, Merivale Mall, telephone 557-534. | neutral plus ! Brighten someone’s kitchen and Christmas with a colourful kitchen poster from Neutral Plus... new stocks have arrived. And for easy Christmas posting choose from the selection of linen tea towels. A handy idea for keeping messages, lists and notes handy... cork memo boards and telephono boards. And here’s a good idea for Christmas and holiday meal preparation... a lettuce spinner... no more soggy salads! The polyethylene chopping boards come in three sizes, they’re easy to clean and won’t mark. And when all the preparation is done, set off the Christmas table with holly-decorated candles. Soo these and many other practical and novelty kitchen and dining gift ideas at Neutral Plus, 225 Papanui Road, telephone 557-702.