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Evening Star, Issue 17429, 12 August 1920, Page 3

THE UNEXPECTED. Bill, who was a racing man, rolled hom; lat© on a big race day, and his loving spouse confronted him with wrath in her eyes. So for the best, he sank into an easy chair and spoke not a word until his wife had completely exhausted herself in unloading i cargo of epithets, then he calmly said: “ Tha likes to ’ear o’ people winning brass doesn't ta!” “Aye, ah do,” she answered, as visions of new hats and dresses loomed before hei eyes, “do tell me all abart it.” “Well,” he continued, as she drew closer to him, “ a bookmaker’s gone an’ won at mi wages.” Then she started all over again.

llTuml NEW FURNISHINGS. Some Early Deliveries 2 at the Mutual Stores. The practical housewife knows that faded materials in Furnishings, though unnoticed in the artificial light of winter evenings, will need to be replaced before the full sunlight of Spring and Summer reveals them. We have New Goods in our Furnishing Department, having already received some early deliveries. Here are a few items at prices representing the honest value for which the Mutual Stores are so well known and so extensively patronised. FINE RANGE OF SATEEN CRETONNES, au newest style patterns—3/3, 5/3, 5/11 yard. Fastest designs domestic cretonnes—2/6, 3/3, 3/3 yard. HANDSOME SHADOW TISSUES—--3/11, 7/11, 9/6 yard. DOWN QUILTS RE-COVERED. Ask for Estimates. CO»R MATTINGS. JBio COCO, with Red Borders—s/9 yard. 36ia COCO, with Red Borders—7/6 yard. 27in KAPAWA GRASS MATTING, Carpet design—B/11 yard. These passage Cpofegs ara very scarce, and axe in great demand. OiL BAIZES FOR TABLE TOPS, 64m 64i Ja&e, Bka or Gold DEI2in OILCLOTH SHELVING, various designs—B|d yard. CONDOLE UN SQUARES, Oak and Carpet Rattems—y fift. E2 17/8, Bf t x 9ft, £4.6/1 Oft 9ft x X2ft, £8 14/. ' 72in lANOLEUAIS in Ook and TSfe-pei-terns—l4/8 yard, CARPETS. KELVIN ART SQUARES, Green, Grey, Fawn, Blue grounds, rich Floral designs—9ft x 9ft, £4 18/6 I Oft x 12ft, £6 15/. TAPESTRY SQUARES—9f 6 x Oft, £7 19/8} 9ft x lOift, £8 8/, £8 19/fl, £lO 10/j 9ft x 12ft, £9 &/, £ll it/, £l2 10/; 12ft x £lO io/. AXMINSTER SQUARES—9ft x lOift £l9 10/; 9ft x 12ft, £22 10/.j 12ft x lOift, £27 10/. VELVET PILE SQUARES—9ft x 9ft. £lB 10/j 9ft x 12ft, £l9 10/? 13ft * . lOift, £22 10/. COCO DOOR MATS. Chain Pattern—27in x 16in, 4/Bi-30in x 17in, 8/3, BRUSH DOOR JIATS—24in x loin 8/9; 27ia x 16in, 4/11; SOin x 18in! 8/1 tJ SBin x 20in, 6/11; 36in x-22£u. 7/tf| 39in s 24in, 8/11. * TAPESTRY TABLE COVERS, Ct&Ba are principally Olives and Crim68in s 80in, ifk 37 60in-».'-BSoi* 4S/;| 66in x IQSin, .55/, a#* §tre^X>uncdin