PLEA FOR HOBBY!
AND ALL MALE FOLK. iSinco (he day (hat Father Adam engagccl the wervices of the famous fig leaf the evolution of dress has been very marked. From primitive rnhtumeii "of airiness untold" the gaib of man has bucumc merged into I lie tilling correctness of modern times. It may be tlutl (ho masculine half of Immanity will some day leturn to Lho old drosh, for in the period** or cycles which influence uustom there's no telling whal may happen. At any rate, the vogue of 1905 is collais and tios, intermixed ■with certain accessories which may be ascertained by glancing «t the below-mentioned fines. One of the most absarhiug questtoius of the day to Uie girls is: "What shall hubby or brother or cousin or sweetheart wear, so as to set him off in a stylo that must inspire the approval, if not nttiaclion of all people?" The answer js : ".Send him to George and Keisley's." At The Economic and Kink there is such a host of cheap and suitable tilings for men's wear that the publication of a full list is quite impossible. It therefoie behoves every member of the lovable rex. — and meio man, loo — to pop in either at The Economic or the Rink and sco the eye-opening prices at which ties, hats, shirts, and everything masculine aie being wold. Price samples; — Warehouse stock of drab and white merino .undershirts, v. oith at any time 3s lid and Is 6d, now Is lid*; fast-dye Balbiiggan socks, ordinarily Is 6d, now 9d the pair; fine quality white shirts, with collurs attached, 3s 6d, reasonable at twice that price ; colouied Oxfords, stiff fronts, reduced from 6s 6d to 3.i lid ; four-fold collars, three for la, usual price, 9d each; Paris 'and Derby ties, in endless variety, all nt 6d ; haul ielts, good ahapen all, 9s 6d reduced to 5s 6d, 11s 6d to 3s 6d ; soft felts, in fashionable shapes, 2s lid ; nwnufactuters' samples of strong umbrellas, bought at huge discount, now Is lid and lit* 6d, worth respectively 7a 6d and 15s 6d ; golf caps, in hundreds, at Is ; boys' caps, plain, navy, and fawn, three for Is, etc., etc. The new building scheme already stalled is responsible for the above prices. Tho Hiilvago stock remaining at The Economic and Kink must bo fully cleared by the 31st inst. — Advt.
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Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 51, 2 March 1905, Page 2
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395PLEA FOR HOBBY! Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 51, 2 March 1905, Page 2
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