CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 760, 22 December 1908, Page 1

CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS.

MR W. CARTHEW'S SHOP. Should Fatner Christmas find, oi reaching Feilding, that there art ] more children here than he has provided for, {he need not be dismayed. All he has to do is to enter Mr W. j Carthew's shop — by the chimney, oJ course—^and he will find more toyt " than his reindeer will be able tc 1 liiraiw'. Iv the way of Christmas goods, the shop has a bewildering 1 collection. Toy 6 of every conceivable j kind are scattered right through iftie j building, and the little girl who cannot get a doll to suit her will be ! hard to please. These articles range " in price from one penny to £2. For ' the boys there are steam engines and ' carpenters' sets, and for older ones; magazine cameras from 10s. Tennis goods, racquets, cricket material, etc., will b© found to help the visitor to make a choice for his Christmas I presents. Leather goods, including dressing cases, tourist cases, peggy bags, ladies' companions, make useful presents, and the silver-mounted goods /have been excellently chosen, so that every taste has been anticipated in laying in the stock for the Christmas season. Fancy goods and bric-a-brac such as would be an ornament to any home are displayed in profusion, and every effort has apparently been made to enable the visitor to secure a presentation article at a reasonable price. Then there is a big range of photograph and autograph albums, whicfli always make acceptable presents, and are lasting articles to have in the house. Christmas cards are of course in great demand, and a large selection, \for the .requirements of told and young, . rich and poor, is placed on view. The Christmas card trade is one of the arts, and there is proof of this fact at the shop. A very large assortment of picture and photograph post cards, including views of Feilding, are also laid out for inspection. One of the most useful and appreciative presents is a book. In accordance with this fact, there has been provided a wide range in every kind of binding. Some beautiful specimens of leather, morocco, and other kinds, of binding enclose the works of standard authors, poeta, essayists, etc., there being the stately heavy binding for the large books, and dainty soft . bindings for the simaller editions. Q?he annuals, for boys and girls and older people, lhavc been stocked, and, with the cheaper editions of the works of popular novelists, and books suitable for school prizes, there are altogether 15,000 books within the four walls of the shop. Bibles and other religious works have been heavily stocked to meet the ever-growing demand. A useful present of another kind is a fountain pen, and several makes, including the favourite Traveller, ijhe Swan, Waterman, etc., are on sale. Carthew's stock of seasonable goods is well worth an inspection MANCHESTER BAZAAR. Calling on Mr A. G. Walker, of the Manchester Bazaar to-day, our representative found him a very busy man, but was courteously invited to have a look through the premises and stock. What a stock of Christmas goods to behold, gifts for the Mater and the Pater, imported direct from England, America and the Continent, in endless variety and price, and toys of every description, from the ever annoying squeaker to a menagerie and circus. This being Mr Walker's second Christmas in Feilding, he ( has provided a charming idea for children by arranging a doll's house in which over 1000 dolls are displayed, ranging in price from the humble copper to fifty shillings. We commend Mr Walker for his enterprise and hope that his Christmas business will 'be a bumper one and can assure a hearty welcome to young and old at the Manchester Bazaar.