DUNEDIN SUBURBAN IMPROVEMENT

Evening Star, Issue 18140, 2 December 1922, Page 8

DUNEDIN SUBURBAN IMPROVEMENT

The handsome brick building erected to 'the order of the Messrs Duke Bros, by Messrs Lawrence and Sons, contractors, to the design of Air Miller, architect, at i the corner of King Edward street and ( Cargill road, ISouth Dunedin, has already attracted a great deal of attention, and * many have wen the ns to who would occupy them. The corner premises, however, this week drew up its > blind's, and exposed to view' goods of a . varied description interesting to all—adu.lt i or children—who admired the useful and 1 tbo beautiful, and South Dunedin resj- ■ dents now know that this “comer simp" ! will henceforth bo known as “Dawson’s ■ Orescent,” having been leased by the pre- ■ sent proprietor of the original Dawsons, ' who for over forty years have been known 1 as jewellers and watchmakers, of George street, in the city, and who claim to be • the find, of all the present firm o! the name doing business in their lines in Dunedin. Cargill's Corner is certainly greatly ■ improved in appearance, both by the new i building and the attractive window display at “ Dawson’s Crescent," Starting ' from the King Edward street frontage the , first exhibit to meet the admiring gaze of passers-by is a very tasteful and varied display of modern jewellery, watches, clocks, etc., and just past the front entrance and fronting Oaigill road one is involuntarily “pulled up to admire glassware and fancy crockery, and still further on the children of South Dunedin are now delightfully pointing out to one another the particular handsome, yet inexpensive. Christmas toy uncle must no denial allowed —buy for thom. Entering the premises customers will, of course, find a still further display of goods appertaining to the usual business of jewellers, watchmakers, opticians, and diamond setters, and also of that particular description of fancy goods now usually found in such establishments, and all, it will be noticed, are admirably and tastefully set off by the architect’s choice of fixtures designed to harmonise with the goods to be displayed—i.e.. there is an extensive and ornamental fibrous plaster roof, oak panel-lin-r on the walls, and a epeoiaHy-pre-parwl floor smoothly dressed and colored) | spread over concrete. The counters are of the fincet joinerv work, and the carpet I hid before them tends to the whole an _ I air of comfort. For live safety of the j cu-Wmers’ goods, and the firm’s also, a ; substantially built safe room is on the premis,. s, and I lx rmivj.inbn'oos provided

for the attendants are modem in tlio best senee, South Dunedin residents will no doubt generously recognise the enterprise of the proprietor of “Dawson's Orescent " in catering in the handsome manner be is doing for their patronage.—3o/11/22.