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John Kempthorne, ESTATE AGENT, 160, Staffort Street.

The Most Sensational.. ifiUun I I fiallo bi » Is About to End. It has been in Progress since the 29th January, and on every day since the crowds of people hare been shopping at Penrose's Realisation Salle It is not in thi Nature of Ordinary Drapery Sales that they should continue for so long with Una Wed Vigour, but now and again in the progress of years something unusual happens, a new set of conditions come into force, then it is that Ordinary Methods of Business are Swept away. It is such an Event as this that has taken place at " PENROSE'S " whojiave been for many years prominent in the Drapery Trade and have now decided to give up Business in Timaru. Their Closing day is announced for Saturday, February 27th., 1909. NO 'WONDER THEN THAT HAPPENINGS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO ALL HAVE TAKEN PLACE. PENROSE'S STOCK IS RECOGNISED AS. SOUND AND RELIABLE, AND THE FIRM'S REPUTATION STANDS HIGH AS VENDORS OF HIGH-CLASS MERCHANDISE. IT IS THIS SPLENDID STOCK UNADULTERATED BY ANY CHEAP JOB LINES WHICH IS BEING SOLD. THE PRICES GOODS ARE MARKED AT ARE SENSATIONAL, THIS HAD TO BE SO FOR WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CROWD THE WORK OF SIX MONTHS' INTO ONE MONTH. THE BIG STOCK M UST BE SOLD, AND THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT IT HAS BEEN HUSTLED, FOR THE SALE HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL, AND, OF COURSE, IT'S SUCCESS WILL CONTINUE RIGHT UP TO THE CLOSING DAY. IT WOULD BE A PITY THAT ANYONE SHOULD MISS SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY AS THIS SALE AFFORDS FOR IT IS RECOGNISED THAT PRICES FOR DRAPERY WILL GO UP IMMEDIATELY PENROSE'S REALISATION SALE IS A THING OF THE PAST! NOTE TO-DAY'S PRICES ! A Millinery Offer ! FOR THIS WEEK ONLYC yon Bay Ese Shape" and [Trimming from as any day this jre will 3tfm jfiie'Hsfc in required FREE OF, CHARGE I 150 SUMMER BLOUSES, All Coloures. Nearly evenyone Marked at Half Price!— Many under Half Cost Price I 20 WINTER JERSEYS, in : White, Car- . dinal, Navy, exactly at . , HALF COST! Furs! Furs! BOTH MUFF AND NECKLET. IV Were. NOW. THESE ARE CUT DOWN VERY LOW. There is a lot of 12s 6d BROWN FURS now Marked at 4s 9d 12 6 4 9 WHITE ERMINE FURS, Lone Lengths . * » • Were. NOW. 17 6 7 6 OPERA CLOAKS, SUMMER COSTUMES, DRESSING GOWNS, WINTER COATS! You would scarcely credit the Reductions we are making. 500 BLOUSE PIECES of Various kinds of Material, Cambrics, Molloton Cloth, French Muslins, Ginghams, etc., all at * . . . Is per Blouse Length. Were. NOW. 20 COLONIAL TWEED DRESS LENGTHS! In New Shades . . 17 6 811 500 REMNANTS OF DRESS MATERIAL, in Skirt and Bodice Lengths. These are marked at . ' . . '.HALF PRICE. COLOURED VELVETEENS . Were. NOW. 1 G 0 10J Were. NOW 300 YARDS VERY HEAVY TWILL SILESIA, Suitable for Tailoring or Bodice Lining . . . . . . ODi 0 6 BUT YOU CAN BUY ANYTHING IN THIS. DEPARTMENT ALMOST AT YOUR. OWN PRICE! FOR GOODS AT HALF PRICE AND UNDER. See Dress Materials, Blouse Materials, Ready-to-Wear Skirts, and Underskirts, Winter Jackets, Ladies Mantles Flannel Blouses, Silk Blouses, Muslin Blouses, Opera Cloaks, Furs, Muffs, Feather Stoles, Ribbons, Sunshades, Chiffons, Embroidery. REALISATION SALE PRICES. In Men's Clothing, Men's Underwear, Sox, Shirts, Singlets, Pants, Caps, Hats, of all kinds, Studs, Ties, Collars, Gladstone Bags, Brief Bags, Travelling Rugs, Handkerchiefs, Braces, Overcoats, etc. Fancy Department! SPLENDID BARGAINS IN! Embroidery, Ribbons, Veilings, Handkerchiefs, Hoisery, Gloves, Summer Sunshades, Motor Scarves, Umbrellas and the other Numerous Lines to be > found in this Department. Our Stock is really being sold right out, came down with a WE STOP SELLING ON Saturday, February, 27th. Colonial Blankets! 50 PAIRS SINGLE BED SIZE 100 PAIRS DOUBL EBED SIZE ISO PAIRS EXTRA LARGE SIZE THESE WE ARE SELLING AT MILL PRICES! You'll be unable to Buy again at these Prices All Silk Louisenne Skirts! FOR EVENING WEAR! Were. NOW. COLOURS CREAM, PALE BLUE, AND PALE GREEN . . . . 55 0. 21 0' HOLLAND CRASH COATS Were. NOW. ■. 21 0 4 11 150 BLACK CLOTH AND BLACK VOILE SKIRTS FURTHER REDUCED—Many of the Black Voile Skirts to One Quarter of Original Cost! Were. NOW. 50 BLACK VOILE SKIRTS, Nicely 35 0 Trimmed and Well Lined . . 40 0 10 G Were. NOW. ONE BLACK SILK NET SKIRT, for Were. NOW. ONE BLACK VOILE SKIRT, Nicely Trimmed 49 6 17 G 300 SUMMER STRAW SHAPES, from 3s 6d to 7s Gd each . .Any one for 6d. PENROSE'S Realisation

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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13833, 19 February 1909, Page 1

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Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13833, 19 February 1909, Page 1