FASHION" HINTS FOR LADIES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12760, 22 March 1906, Page 4

FASHION" HINTS FOR LADIES.

Ladies of Fashion -vvill no doubt be inte«rosted in the following brief,description of the "New Coats" now showing at "the. "Economic" :— ; New Tweed Coats, choice range of, colourings, in. Sao and Fitting Back Styles, \vith strap at" bafck, etc., at los. 6d.', i7s. 6d.,195. 6d., and 21s. / Smart Saven-eight Coats—Heather MLvture Tweeds,, in Light arid Dark Greys, Fawns, Greens, etc., with belts, and"fitting backs, at 295. 6d., 35*, !J9s 6d., and 425. Stylish Check Tweed Coats, with Norfolk, and Pleated Backs, and nicely finished with belt, etc., at ids Od., 555., and 595. 6d.- . ;■ : Navy, Serge,- and- Cloth Coats, tr.- ---■ peedin'sly "eimart, with new Empiro jaid Fittings-Backs, in seven-eight and fuil lengths, at 395. 6d., 495. 6d., 555., 635., and •'B4s. ■ New Empiro Coats in Cloth and Tweeds,, embracing all the most fashionable colourings, 395. 6d., 495. 6d. r 595. 6d., and 73e. 6d. ..' Dainty Sao Coats, in Black Caracul, Astrachan, and Plush, all sizes, at 425., 495. 6d., 555., 635., and 84s. Choice Sealette Coats, beautifully lined throughout with Silk, in Sao Back Styles, etc., at 695. 6d., 845., 955. to 5 guineas. These goods are now being displayed in our Showroom, and we think they are, without exception, _ the smartest lot of Coats we've yet imported; but wo'd like to have "YOUR" opinion. Will you call and sea thorn TO-DAYP GEORGE AND KERSLEY, LTD., WANGANUI.

-" - "TenSersTafo invited for the erection .: of a Courthouse at Taihape. The advertisement appears in another column. , In, connection .with the Mayoralty, a "" meeting of Mr. Bigne'll's committee will be held in Duig&n's Rooms at eight o'doak this evening. A fatal accident happened at Allandale (S.A.) reo&ntly to a child aged 9, tho daughter of the licensee . of the Travellers' Rest Hotel. She was playing with two brothers in a sand cave, when the roof fall in and buried her. She was dead when.extricated. A class in elocution for ladies'only is being formed at the Technical School. Mrs. Ramsay, who has previously conducted such classes in Wanganui, will -take charge of the class. Intending students should apply at once, as only a limited number .'can be accommodated. Thursday evening has been chosen as tho alass night.

St. Paul's Hall was packed last evening, when the Rev. W. Lockhart Morton concluded his evangelical mission, which has been unusually successful. To-night at tho Opera House, commencing at 7.30, Mr. Morton will give a lecture on his work at his training colleges near Adelaide. The lecture will be illustrated by lantern slides. Admission is free. The Opera House is •sure to be filled, and it therefore behoves all who wish to obtain seats to be early.

: Residents in Page street, Stratford, says the "Poet") were somewhaty\startled yesterday afternoon by the.soimd of firing in the vicinity of King Ed-/ ward Park, and a bullet whistling th'roue;h Dr. Paget's garden andkpasfc tho ear of one of hig guests,, .paused.-, Lam to summon the police and 'make $. » search. Constable Ryan at once Vent to the scene, and at Hamlet street found a young man amrsd with a rifle. A exarch resulted in the -discovery of some empty shells in the river bed. An information was laid against the man for unlawfully discharging firearms in the Borough. >

At a social at Palmerston South on Wednesday evening, the Rev. J.. R. Clark, in introducing his remarks, said it was thought by some people that clergymen should not associate then> selves with politics. ' Only a day or two ago a gentleman, in tho course of conversation with him, had said :' "What have you, to.do with polities? There aro no politics in Heaven." He re.plied that there were no farmers in Heaven burdened with heavy taxes, there were no public works required in ..Heaven, there were no evils requiring : remedy in Heaven, .soothe .'.point .of his jiQuestioner's argument was lost. .^ Here is a fish story from a Waikato i^hpet. of the usual remarkable mature: -■^-The other day a Cambridge resident was sitting on "the bank of the< river watchnng hie-brother bathihg^ when his attention was directed to a trout" which ,was darting hither, and thither in pursuit of small fish: • -The non-success of Us hunting expedition so preyed upon the fish's mind, that it. deliberately dashed its- head, agafmst a rock and floated to the surface wrong side up—stunned. The witness of the tragedy was not long in going to the rescue, and with the aid of a stick secured a good prize. • - ;

The encroachment of sand-drits on the land near the- sea "between the Waikanae. and Manawatu Rivers has become so serious during the last two years that Mr. Field, M.H.R., suggested at a banquet at Weraroa on.Wednesday, says th« "Post," that the Government ehotild acquire the whole sand-drift area of Owners who were not taking preventive measures, and thciiiseiv©^ take the m attar iti hand. The planting of marram grass and lupin would soon have the desired effect, and it was well kncwn that the1 sand would grow an umber of varieties of trees— including certain species of pines aud wattles—many of whidh would come into value in later years.

The canvassing officials for the Christchurch Exhibition get some amusement mixed in with their otherwise: thankless and tough' work, writes the lady correspondent of the "New Zealand Times:" -OneMady; has£ written a voluminous' offer of- tier;, catr-fw 'exhibition. Amongst other pronounced; likes, ami dielikesof.iihis^q.nnnjil; which, aro'-fiffectiona^elyr. detailed; by;-,,hisi nii£,. tress-. is, a.^paj^aU^VfeCr-.-iye^l.'*^. She" stipulat'B6 for /pl red cage- MatKyredr cui'J' tains and cushions} Jor,.iin>. r 4VAi |the. end oi *vll it.appear^ fie as''oisf'~f£>common or garden'variety of. cat -that oiie need not-ga \.io-. an"Exhibiitibri ,tp'Lehold.l■ A man in the:'.Sdu'th offc^ t>o.le,nd ;the ■ Exhibition a rpjifj/that'"hjange3"j^e'-'mur-derar1 Rush—providing "they ' Ensure: it for £251 ■■■-■> ■•■.■.••:=■:. wii*-::-o-> v-v ■ -

lucent papier.; Jr#ye:J'ers, ';b ; jC 'the "Wanganui Rfvsr^ rputie Jr6jh" T&itmarti* nuji'-state that they \vefej delayed; f-or twelve hours on., $he; jouMey.' to ; Pipiriki. arriving at "iltic^., lattdr g|dfee" at .5 , in the marmngi h'avrhg be^h; ii^rly 18 hoars withoiit food.■ The ;t'a;usa;of 'the delay •Tra's-'the'I loy.:Stdt6:;<rf t tKe..'ira.ter in the river. They rcoinplain "X^axa Jttie "Hawkes Bay Herald") that the , ist Department does not::warn-■ visitor of the difficulties which niayr.be/encountered on that route. .Particularly they oonsidei* that the boats on the-upper river should carry provisions -of; some sort, and that means for communication should be provided. In the case in question tbey were stuck up only a few milea frOm Pipiriki, andT had it been possible to communicate with that place a boat could have brought them away and saved them-milah fatigue and discomfort. '

Industrial trusts controlled by tho 'Standard Oil Company are still increasing (says the, New York correspondent of tho ""Daily Telegraph").- It is now known that Standard Oil interests are in possession of a new glucose combination which is to takeover the entire glucose business of America. The new trust will bo managed on the lines of the Standard Oil Company, which is onceded to be- the most perfect corporate machinery in' the world. With its su'isidiary- companies it will have a net working capital of, approximately, £1,000,000, and will aim to dominate' tho entire domestic, and export "com products business of the United States. The industrial trusts new under the control: of the- Standard Oil .concern are, roughly, aa follows:—Amalgamate ed Copper Company £31,000,000, United States Steel Corporation £173,759,-. 860, National Lead Company £0,000.-. 000, American Sugar Refining Company £18,000,000, Central Leather Company £11,400,000, American Tobacco Company £23,78(5.310, Corn Products Refining Company £] 6,000,000; total, £279>-16,170.

. Mi*. Swinburne, the Victorian Minister for Agriculture, who recently toured New Zealand, in the course of a speech on his return home, said that he had returned from New Zealand determined to encourage the cultivation of New Zealand flax. In New Zealand farmers were planting it in all directions. The value of the export of this fibre last yea!- amounted to £780,000. Fivo years ago there were only 100 mills in the colony; ilow there were 400, employing 60G0 men, of whom 5000 are unskilled hands—very little skilled labour beiing wanted to deal with its production. There were big prifits in flax-growing. He heard of ono e?tat-e of 2500 acrog, on which five mills <hjgaged in working tip the fibre paid a royalty of £9 os. per acre for the crow, although it grew naturally on the land, and nothing was done in tha way of cultivation by the owners except a little draining. The Americans last year, although they now had the Philippines, where Manila hemp was grown, bought £110,000 worth of New Zealand flax. New Zealand flax wai worth taking np, especially for growing o:i the wa>s.o Crown 1 rinds of' tinState.

At the Police Court yesterday morning a first offender (a Maori) for drunkenness was fined ss. and costs.

We duaw attention to the advertisement in another column of the Egmont Sheep Dog Trial Club.

Captain Edwin telegraphed at 12.30 yesterday afternoon : —Gale from between north-east and south after 20 hours from now, glass fall, tides low, sea rough, rain probably heavy, river rise fast after that time.

The results to Saturday last of the local pens at the Blenheim Egg-Laying Competition, are as follow:—L. Peat 10—872, Townsend and Green 1—778. G. Silcock 8—772, T. Frethey 16—735. and T. Frethey B—69Q. ;

Messrs. W. Glenn and E. Harper, members of the New /Zealand football team which loured Great Britain, returned to Wellington by the Moaraki to-day, and received a hearty welcome from the officials of the New Zealand and Wellington Rugby Union.

The adjourned monthly meeting of the Mataor-gaonga Road Board was, held yesterday, when there were present Messrs. Neilson (chair), Mackay, Mi'llward, and Rice. Acoounts amounting to £238 16s. were passed for payment. Some routine business was transacted, and the Board adjourned.

A house at Brooklyn (Wellington), owned by Mr. Goldstein, and occupied by Mr. R. Spittal, was burned down early 'yesterday morning. The biiildingAvvas'4ristired ffor:£7so in the Manchester office', and; the content's for £150 in the^Allance,. an4\£J 7 OO in the Commercial . ] ~ '*_ „"... ' voA'Olie iP<^M®''^o-u^E yes.^€r^ay a man named "Donald M'cTh'^i'son, who was arrested'- at' TaMfa'pe' on1 the 15th on a "charge of being without visibte lawful means of support, was discharged, in order that rie might go to the hospital. Sergt. Bourke stated that wheu the man was arrested he appeared to have lost his memory. Medical investigation had shown that he was suffering from a clot an the brain. Charles Hayward, charged with having no "visible means, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment.

. Tho Christchurch Charitable Aid Board held a special meeting yesterday morning to consider the Commissioner's report on the Waltham Orphanage. The Chairman, in a long report, traversed the Commissioner's finding, and moved, "That in the opinion of - this Board, the Commissioner's finding (a) that tho Orphanage has been improperly managed and controlled, (b) that the allegation that the absence of. 'moral •training was proved, (c) that the charge *o£ lack of example and infliiencs was true, are not borne out by the evidence adduced at the inquiry..

The yearly communication of the New iZealand Masonic Grand Lodge, to be bald in. Christclhurch next. May, promises to be the largest function of tho kind yet held- in this colony. The reception of Grand Lodge officers and the installation of V.W. I/qrd Plunket as M.W.G.M. will,- it is anticipated, l>e witnessed by several hundred members tff the craft from all parts of. New Zealand, and considerable difficulty is being exp&riienced in finding ■; suitable acijommodation for such a large influx of visitors. The Choral HaM has.been secured for the reception and installation ceremonies, and efforts are being made to secure the Canterbury Hall for r ,the social function to bo held during the session.

A rather amusing story is going-the rounds just now. A couple of days ago two local medical men were summoned to the Courthouse to examine an unfortunate man whose mind was alleged to be deranged. The doctors duly arrived and seated themselves opposite the Magistrate-- One (^venerable gentleman) took a very khadly interest in the Magistrate and plied him with various questions as to" where he had been liviig lately, etc. <'I think you have made a mistake," said the man of justice, "the -lunatic is behind the screen.", Tho doctor collapsed, but, thinking to emerge, gracefully, said, "Oh, well, you'know, appearances are often deceptive,.';';.. Turning to-his coir league,; ho remarked, with a.pleas&d V*«nile, ' 'Didn't I get' out of that -nicely?."':. "tfieelyV do y6u ltsay?' r! wa« the -ans^Wv* "YoiV*ha:ve put your foot further;; in-it.".,- -v : v ,-.■ -i-v,,-.--:.!-..;..-. ■'---/;

■•- :It iaaiot every newspaper reader who appreciates,;-or '.s?}&..gvojr. thinks of, tha hard toil of' those who have pro-. ;'videdfiim Jwith'; His daily'luxury.' And" it" is 'rarely that we 1-hear of any special-, honour Joeing iPPufeEred upon • a . compositor. r ; .The_.Dublin- Corporation,, however," taye selected ,a "conipV" "to cbe their. lioW Mayor' for the- coming • year. .Mr. -J.i P:. I "Nannetti ;has: worked bis..,way .-..ijtj-fep the- position, of , foreman pruitei- for the "Freeman's, Journal.* ; Ho is also a of Parliament. lii; the old Feiiiart days he iwfe;a "physical fores" man, and that'circumstanoe may. ■largely;- account for his, Dublin popularity. ' "'' Mr, Nannetti" ia of, Ital.an, "origin; having descended frtun' an; It-al* ran • ttrti3b' in plaster;: of .Paris.' who settled-many /ago in Dublin. On the day. before his ejection, the. Cor-, rroration ' decided' to bring tho Lord Mayor's salary up to £3600. Twelve months ago it was .reduced to £2000. The post is. therefore^ now worth nearly twice the inoomo of the Right' Hon. John Bums.

A Wanganui lady, who recently visited Kandallah, tells an amusing story relative to what happened to her portmanteau on arrival afc that place. The bag was put out on the station platform, and before she could'claim it, it had disappeared. What happened was this. A gentleman was standing close by where the bag was lying, and a friend who was mssiri£ kindly stopped and said, "Shall I give you a hit. The person address&cl did * not catch what was said, arid jumped to the conclusion that his friend had said "Give me a lift." : He promptly complied, and the two, grasping the by no means airy trifle, proceeded to trudge off with it. They went on for more' than a mile, to where tba' roads parted. The man who had first spoken knew- that, his friend's house was located some1 distance up the opposite read!to: that "which he ,himself had to take, but, in the gcodness of his heart, the burden being heavy, he said, "I'll aome along with you and help you with the 'sammy.'." "The other dropped his end of the load and gasped, "It isn't my bag. 1 thought it was yours! ' What was subsequently said cannot be reduced to print, for there was of ooursa nothing else for it but to carry the burden back to the station, where the lady smilingly claimed it.' Th:s reminds'us of'the story of. a well known business man in one of the Australian cities. Hurrying out of his office one day ho brushed past a man in ■ tha street, and at the same moment felt in-his pocket for his watch. But there was no watch there. Ho had a revolver with him, and, quick as thought ho. gave ohasa after the pick-pocket. After a. hard run he caught his man, •bailed, him up, and, at the point of the pistol declared that if the culprit didn't return the watdh and chain he y/o.u.'d blow his brains out. The man coue-]----ed, handed over a watch and chain, ar.d the" businessman, in triumph, orooeededl to his home, and, with no small conceit, told his good wife how he had teoovcred his watch and ciiam from tb« impudent thief. "Your watch # ard dhain," ea'cl his wife, ''why you lort i+ iat hmne this 'morning!" And then he discovered that he had' got another man's property, the poor man havira evidently given up his j>wn watch ard chain to a person whom he must have taken for a desperate highway robber.