THE DRAPERY SUPPLY ASSOCIATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8758, 21 March 1890, Page 2

THE DRAPERY SUPPLY ASSOCIATION.

The premises adjoining DornweH's butchery, which were formerly occupied by Mr W. M'Beath as a drapery establishment, and more recently put by Mr J. Giillie to a similar use, have undergone a thorough renovation, and will to-morrow be opened by the Dmpery Supply Association. This association has been formed to fulfil what has long been to many classes of tho community a felt want—the supply of drapery direct from the leading manufacturers and warehouses In England. Tho site that they have advantages Miataro presented by Lhe system they are about to inaugurate in the north eiid of the town may reasonably he expected to attract to their doors a fair share of the custom of the Udles of Dunedin, particularly of thoeo resident at that end. Tho addition of a verandah ha? greatly improved the external appearance nf tho p-emises they f.re about to occupy, ami the interior portion has also been furbished* up,» bright ami cheery aspect beinu im--1 iarted by the repapering and repainting which it hao reoeived. In the front oi' tho Bhop are two large shew windows, but th^ outside appearance doc* riot }!iva anything lilte an adequate impression of the size of the premises, tho dimensions being SOft by Stiff.. The right hand sid« of the shop ti to be occupied by tho dress and Manchester departments, and the left hand tide by thy fancy department, under which designation nra included gloves, hoiaery, laces, and ribbons; while a commodious show room at the rear ia furnished for the display nf mantles, millinery, and Indies' niuierolothing. There is a largo extent of nccnminotUtion upslnirs, where lhe workrooms for tho milliners ai.id ; dressmaktrs are to h« iirnvldtd. The association are represented in London by one of their own number,who has undertaken to regularly thip a selection of seasonable goods and novelties, and who «ill be in a position to pick up the" plums" ofrheaplin.'si hat areoi.ly to beobtained hy a person on the Bpot, 3'ho association are adopting an excellent maxim which is too infrequently adopted by tradespeople -they are buying everything for cash, and, that boing so, they notur.illy and pro;,erly expect t:i' receive cash for their salts. A number of exceedingly cheap lineawe.ro pointed out to a representative of this paper, and if ail their goods am sold at a proportionately low rato, " bargains" mr,y be lo iked for. j

Tjiiiiiig (ho psst, ciylit months a firm in Invereargil! haw purelissril KllV.COlli uf ri'.bbilskirß.fho vnhie of wl.i-h was £Wl. or an average "f M I c." II). The vendors inalud.it a good, number of small farmers mid country workmen.