PREPARING FOR PEACE AND PLENTY

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15456, 19 September 1914, Page 10

PREPARING FOR PEACE AND PLENTY

AT MARRIOTTS. A SIGNAL VICTORY. Marriott':; have certainly achieved a signal victory with their h-prmg oxh.b.tion of Jt. is trmy a great show in which tiie Ail.ed .Nat ons are l.herally u presenti.d. and ill reversal of liii' mi.itniy motto, the proprietors cf tli.s overpopular r siabiishment have "in times of wu" prepared lor peace." Sir.ce last tli s f-.toi'o was wr.tten up it has undergone a striking change, a shop prev.otisly devoted to other purposes having bren added to it, thereoy giving a goed deal more room in the interior, as well :n add.L-'onal w.ndow space. W.th seven w.ntlows extending ever 1!") foot- front iii; oil to Stafford Street. r\[;ll rioti's are now able to make an "all gay'' disp.ay, and their now and pretty goods are displayed to the best advantage—geeds which hare been drawn from all parts of the world. Oik oi the nte.st attractive windows • s at. the main entrance. A peep at the handsome millinery there. 11 -displayed together with the bright- floral ami ctl.er trimmings will surely delight tho Ir.arts of all connoisseurs in dress. Hut better still than this window display is tin showroom iwlf. where there :s a slock which surpasses any previously seen in- th s establishment. Of this mere may be sa-.il later. To return to the windows it may be said that ill the oilier six are shown blouses, children's u.us'. 11 anil silk dresses, and bonnet?, dress goadi. ready-to-wear costumes and dresses (tho new window having been specially fitted up to show these ofl'j, and lastly men s clothing and mercerv.

Colours in p. riot in the millinery section ill's spring:, and as they are true to nature it follows that they look both pretty and effective. The* floral adornments are s mply delightful. The liais are smaller than last year; some are almost- rimless, and most of them have a littlo t it at the front or side wli.ch imparts in a pleasing way the touch of style, which is always a de. 'i'h r. turn. Among i-ho now shades in the trminings are copper and cherry, hue the showroom (which has been enlarged to nearly double its former size ou ii:g to cxjjans'on of business) d.sclcses quite a lot of other colours, all the tables being set out in different colour schemes. Here is one on which copper and champagne predomnate; thero is another in black and wh.te; somewhere else is one in holiotr;:ne: a fourth is devoted to cherry, and'so on. "While the colours are attractive, the goods are still more so, and it is quito evident that th;; :s a store where quality is made a pr.mary consideration. Ladies will find in the showrcom evervthing they can possibly desire, and to see the new gr.ocis is to be possessed of a wish to have them. Ii bus ness is cju ct anywiiere else, it is not here; the hands are without any spare t me, and the new equipment of this department makes for still greater despatch than formerly. It is roomy, light, and well la.d cut, but the stock itself is th; groat attraction, in an annexe off the showroom prefer is an enormous and woll-seleetcd stock of dainty •art cles for children's wear, and it is saie to say that the -nnumerable pretty little things for baby and older children will charm all mothers who see them. It .iluiest- sesnis as though as muA attest on is, now being pad to c.othes lor ch.iclren as to wearing •aPPar;-1 f:;r their parents. It would bo iiupojs tale to mailt-:on ltalf the -n-9\v goods for tho l:tt> l'clk in a jicivs-pi'P-r of ordinary size, but it is worth while to draw spe; al attention to the new hats lor I.tt o iolk. In the same department a iitt.ng room has been liuiit; and 011 '.he heav ly.stocked .•dunes are included a b'g stock of a special make cr corsets which came from Bc'g urn. Extra stocks were In id in as a precaution aga.'rst a possible d ff.culty .11 getting supplies later on owing to the war. 'lne number of lc-ady-to-wear clress:s seen, indicates what is the fact, namely, that a specva-l.tv s made of this particular line- The ready-to-wear dresses and costumes this year are a shade fuller, and more heav ly draped than last season, but the sk.rt at the bottom does not give a great deal more room for walk ng; that is to ;av it still places a restriction on the length of the step. Th;: dresses and costumes, however, have an uncommonly fine appearance and prom se to be in great demand.

Prcin.nent in the cotton materials used are lioral voles nncl crepes, and piques are a!so likely to bo nsed freely. Of wco'.'en materials, roubaix cords, sar.tovs, and summer tweeds stand out conspicuously and proclaim their -worth in 110 uncertain way. Even ng ecstumes are seen in very handsome styles; indeed the stocks appear to lia\«? been ordered in ant c'pation of many festive ix.-eas : o:is following the term nation of tlu- war. They are stiff ciently largo and varUu to meet the demands' of ai! 'J'iinaii!. Then, too. si-'k biouses, crepe ;\nd ninon are showing very much this year, and a b p; revival of the blous? trade is being experienced, the "sport" coat being ; n seme measure responsible lor 111!?. This cent is seen in very brie'ht .?!.ades. copper being one of the most pronounced. Checks are also very popular.

As usual tiie fancy department is resplentl jut \v tli a host of useful and lia.nty articles. Among these may be mentioned fancy and n noil starves in urrque designs, the most exquisite lace an-! insert-.oil, delighti'iidy pretty neck wear and liandkeivh.el's: nut to menton a!l the other little, etceteras which go to complete the dress of the ladv of refinement anil taste. Some of the new buttons it should be. mentioned, are so elaborate as to constitute trimmings in themselves. The dress department lias a I'glit and summery appearance, and the goals iu it aro d'.eidediy cho'ce. Crepe chinos. a Freir.h silk material, and s'lk and wool santoys prum so to be extensively used this summer, while in the heaver class of stuff there is n wide choice of l.glit worsteds and fine twoods tor early spring wear. In the cotton goods are seen many pretty flora! voiles and crepes, floral nnons for blouses, and plain and self-coloured crepes, check crepes aiul creponnes. etc.

'Die carpet? and furnishing room never locked finite, so well before as it does now. stocked' :.s it -S w.th every necessity in the way or lioar-cworinsis. for ether cotta.u'o ,-:r mans on ; and the shop lacks nothing; in. ni! the "bread and butter" lines. 1 in l meirs d.. pari..,i..n t. has not been forgotten. On the contrary special pro .am ions have been taken to enlarge tlie stoek in eerta n lines which are likely to iie allccied by the war. The lor.- iweed-- and summer suitings are to hand. Th",v :ik-'ikL> many preit.v-patn-nicd .L-oi-iis wh eh a skilled tailor and a competent, stall'"can make lip at very short nntrcv. Tim tailoring department is work njr i'ult*hande:i notw'thstuni!'n<4 the aliened dullness of trade. Tile latest and most fashionable hats in straws and fells are to l.and. a> well as all kinds rf sporting del he..-, ai.d travelFne; reqe.is tes. and patrons v. d! lind hero a w'de choice, ill these :.s well as in all ordinary lines. Altogether it >iia.v be said that MarroU's are well upholding the r i". i»ntat ioi: i'.ir prn;j;ross : v, ne,s s in business and abliv to d:sc.'rn and cater for popular taste in the mat tot of dress.