TONSON, GARLICK COMPANY LTD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17347, 19 December 1919, Page 6

TONSON, GARLICK COMPANY LTD.

% EUGE DISI-LA' 01 3«*# 1 "<'S ""The"fine display of Xmas icy .i- to tesUblisiiment of this well-known 3tm a 304-12,- Queen Sireet, is attracting con siderable attention, especially, ■if course amongst the little folks, who ara delighte with the immense collection of plaything in wood now on exhibition at the firm' premises. Toys, as parents know to thrfi cost, are., as a rule, soon broken am thrown aside. But the toys referred t in this notice are strongly made, wel screwed, well-nailed, ana adapted t eland any amount of knocking- attout am hard wear. Better or more- attract!v Xmas or New Year gifts for children i would perhaps be'impossible to find. Th choice is large— are thousands o these toys on view— the models ar all excel They include " the' Horsi Toddler," the very latest no Ity, paint© white, with coloured facings. The "Tod dler" is fitted with wheels, head am front, the front section is hinged enabling the rider to guide his steei in any direction. Prices range from 27 6d to" 31s 6d. A horse and cart may b had for 4s 3d and 5s 3d, and a doll's co for 2s od and 3s, while hobby-horses (33ii long) cost only Is. Then there is th lawn horse-rocker, a popular toy, at 5 9rt and 7s 6d; wheelbarrows are to be ha< for 4s 6d and 5s 6d; chair rocking-horse (iX)in high) for 7s 9d ; dolls' go-carts foi 3s 6d and 4s 6d; strong carts for boys 3s; dolls' cradles, 2s 3d and 3s; horse: ■(with coloured bands), 2s 9d and 4s: motor-cars (attractive little models), at 2; 9d and c>& M; engines (with teuder), 2: 3d, 3s and 4s 3d ; swings (with ropes com pletc), only 3s. In addition to the fore going there are sets of nine-pins at 3s lie tlje set; washboards -it 7d and lOd rounder-bats, 7d and 9d; paste-boards anc ToUing-pins at Is and Is 4d; anc '•scooters''—loved by all bovs—at 3s ant 3s 11. From now on all through the Christmas gosisfcn the firm will carry a complete steel ci ihese ingenious and nleasing ali-wooc toys, an<? visitors V.re cordially invited t< call and inspect the gu-An (which,, for at tractivenes.• 5a. 1 value, lave never beei excelled in i~x% ciJ.y), and to bring the children with th.ur Father Christmas will doubtless 1.3&*.<- gifts innumerable (as usual) between this and Christmas morn ing for little Aucklanders and, depend upon it, he will bring nothing in his pack that will afford more pleasure and amusenXetit than the Tonson, Garlick "All-wood' Tins wo have endeavoured to describe, but •which should be seen to be properly ■appreciated. "TBS EOONOMIC." THF STOLE OF SALE PRICES. One of th j oldest-established drapery tad dotitiug- 'busfriesses in Auckland, founded origi.; JJy by the_late B.chard Hobbs, and saccsssively carried on for many years by Messrs. Rushbrook and Bridgman, and later by the firm of BridgTnari and BridjrDiwn (opposite the Town [Hall) changed ownership .last July, and is bev'og carried o.i\ by the present propries-,? under tha trade of "The lvcor:»mic" Lnder the new im- wagement various improvements have be; a effected, including the ■* installation of ■'~ electric lighting system, and all departments have-.been remodelled, the staff rft-organised and enlarged la. order ; Jo co£» with the increased business accruing, and to-dav, this establishment is thoroughly Up-to-date. • The policy of the new is to provide th* best assortment of goods, in all branch ?f drapery and clothing at the lowest possible cost to the shopping p'ubTic, and that their, efforts -in that direction have been iunyj appreciated has been amply demonitrated 'byVthe remarkable success achieved luring the past few ; months. With- the loyal'. co-operation -.'. and assistance of * the jld staff, all of ,wsao have been retained biy the new. firm, astonishing results have been! achieved, and at the present juncture^aj .visit to this up-to-date and enterprising firm should prove of * undoubted senefit to all who.require' seasonable out, its at ■ sane prices. Ready-made clothing md ,mf;iceiy; for men and boys Idas always been t ' tfding featn?-5 iof this business, ind notv/f,tL'landing f iir. genetal shoriag; md near city of New Zealand tweeds', the ■ange'ol cloi' tg at "The Economic" is ifr.on.- . *v; ■■.-!, v ''d is the result -'con-,-t,.i-..r ti l £!-." Ir aJ. vW- of. actual requirein > \ . . In ':'.. .:'.-'«-, .'-mi 'ter.„ : secthm a" :ou,?l ..id - is, >.■.«•*-. 1* ,sV«iL{•, caiix«?B. drsV"-;, jcih** . mx,;',&, n-iij-Ai-y, e.fc;. it, prices which defy . competition, and i;S»y;Tines'. are being sold actually below o-day's: wholesale cost; and with prices the Home markets still advancing, and ikelySto advance very : largely, owing to the world-sl/jrtage :of - cotton and other iabrics, wise folk , will lay in a good stock . while the > opportunity, offers. The Jress. department is stocked with ible lines in summer fabrics, including ginghams, "haircords, voiles, muslins, gabardines, silks, etc., at prices which have..- already made the "Economic" famous, jy'/j:'■■ .. - "'' •.*-..:,-". /Ihe new showroom contains ,an up-to-3ato assortment of ladies' costumes, skirts, sport coats, silk and voile blouses rf every description, corsets, underwear, Jtc., to suit the needs and pockets of the most fastidious, and in the .fancy and hosiery sections are big stocks of useful roods for personal wear, and a variety of manning "gift goods," . suitable fc . Xmas. ii.d New Year presents, at prices, which will appeal to all, and will make shopling at this store a pleasant and profitable Jxperieiice. A, POPULAR LADIES' TAILtfR AND OUTFITTER. MR. F. H. DYER. 'Wo establishment of Mr. F. H. Dyer, 37"and 89, • Karan/ahape Road, near th« Theatre, is well known to Auckland ladies for the excellent quality of its pods and the moderation of its charges. Mr. Dyer, the founder of the concern, is i practical tailor and acquired a thorough aiowledge of hie craft in Australia, having jeen employed for years by some leading Sydney firms, notably that of David' Jones ad Company. For the past 10 years .Mr. Dyer has seen located in th* premises he now occupies, and during this period his business las _ steadily advanced. He has a very straightforward way of speaking, and it is mpoesible to question hie sincerity when le says that his ambition has always been io. give his customers the very best possible value for their money; and certainly, is compared with the rates ruling at some luckland establishments devoting special ittention to ladies' wear, Mr. Dyer's prices uust be considered remarkably reasonable. Th© establishment does a considerable irade in ladies' ready-to-wear apparel, Drincipally dresses, blouses, and costumes' ixamples of which are exhibited in the windows, and challenge th e attention of (very lady who passes by. They are un»uestionably most attractive goods. The .vriter was shown by Mr. Dyer a very mart costume (made on his prenisos) in navy serge, extremely well Hit and made, the material being ruaranteed fast indigo-dyed. It was silk" ined and beautifully finished, having all lie appearance of an imported line. And he price, it is claimed, is actually rather ess than half that demanded for a pre-:isrly-simi!ar costume in some of the city mors. Attention was also called to mother lino—a beautiful voile frock.' laceJimmed and elaborately finished, priced at ■hive guineas, while the price asked, it '(■ems .in more pretentious establishments -ban Mr. Dyer's for a frock of precisely -his description, but without any lace on '. is seven guineas. Rut, it is in executing commissions to >rder that -Mr. Dyer specialises. He is in expert, and all work he undertakes is -«T"ted under his own personal snper>*ion. H, staff consist* of skilled operaives and the articles they produce are rom iLT? °, f the ,atest models from Pans. London, and New York To wl appearance, therefore, and also for all SSf as ,oL rpotsC6 'u these "-Productions are & "c g Sde tr* originals from which lw ' l» S * q V& the comparatively *rad, ; Mr C ?* B .*? the considerable Tle / ltion that Mr. Dyer fes Kri "hU i^%|° ld , F"** at tbe Auck- [ > lor - hla tailor-