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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXI, Issue XII, 17 September 1898, Page 375

A 'shopping parasol' has been invented to make up for women’s deficiency in pockets. It is a dainty, 611175’. Parisian parasol, which is not meant to be raised so much as it is intended to lie carried like a cane, with the bundles gathered in the course of a shopping tour dropped into its folds. This is the very freshest novelty and fancy, a fashion brought over from Paris. The most remarkable thing about it is that the parasols themselves never show that they tire being used as a kind of glorified shopping bag. Of course, no large, package can be slipped into them, but such trophies of a shopping tour as a pair of gloves, a pair of stockings, bunches of flowers, real or artificial; ribbons, lengths of laces, and a thousand and one sundries that make up bundles, no larger than these, and yet would lie a nuisance if carried in the fingers, can easily be hidden in the capacious folds of these new parasols, ami lie no trouble at all to carry along. Lord and Lady Ranfurly paid their first, official visit to llawcra on the evening of September 7th, and after receiving addresses of welcome from the different local bodies the ViceRegal party were entertained at a ball given by townsfolk, which went off with eclat. During the evening the town was illuminated. Tin' following day the buildings were very prettily decorated, and His Excellency visiti-d the State schools. He also laid the foundation stones of the new Catholic school ami the Oddfellows' Hall, and was then entertained nt a luncheon, which was largely attended. The Governor and suite left by a special train at 3 p.m. for Feihling.