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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 303, 24 November 1883, Page 3

''.i Victokia. Hqusi:.; : SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE READEBS OP THE ' ■ MANAW:ATJ STANPARD. Ladies and Gentxemev — {••' AyiiiiiiK ; myseltof this Jsolumn for advfeitising iayour fiae dUwio't.J Mo- so wiih the desire to bring more promiueatly betore you tnan has been dove hilherto, tne many special advantaged lyou will|ecura iv favoring me wita ytnr esteemed orders. It is aiy first concern tbao parucular instr Actions are given to the assistants ;in the various departments to see that every at' tention ana facility are givet to friends iron* a diß.ance m oiakiug ttieir, purchases, seeing that us a rule ' their time is limited to a few hours m town. Siould you find it inconvenient to visit my. establishment: at any time, your orders by letter v?ill, when at all practicable, have my personal 'attention, 'or will be placed m the Hands 'of some responsible representative for execution. ■■■■■■■ -.■■■■ TMe reputation of Victoria : House is „firuily eatablisiied^maiuly ihrou{<u the unremitting a^ention of .the-.' proprietor and his assistants/ Who now for upwards of a qoarteriOfia-centnryhave given way to none '- m their tfCort to secutr: :tbe ibe'sc possible advantage for the buy r, a suocess which be* aides < being the graud seciet ofthe permanenbe'oi the concern, is a gu'a'raniee that your iatureata will still continue to b« the inxretiiive qfttll our oj-erations. - :.i ; - . .(My ( own experience, Qombined with the assuttance'bf some of the bes^ buyers io the hooie aud foreign markets, "ftud also my iar^e ponneciion with rfil the be»t Colonial Houses, give me aa; ad vantage which few oau attaiu ia placing before the public goods .of the most recent deajgns ia every ,'depur'tment, atid at prices whioh will be foun^loWer 1 than can be : quoted by the saialler concerns ia oountry - towus whose operations <are ueceua? ily restricted. : • The JN.eW Departure w bich 1 have taken m curtailing the credit syat,em, and the recognition of that coasider'atipn which fteady Money sh'du/d always co ( mmahd, are featiues of liberal dealing which I am sure 'will obmmetid my vestablishnijieQt to yon as tbeone^deaervinu your own hearty Buppopt, *u4 wortay : of recommendation to your friends. ... '; „ •; " . ' •• r The liberal terms on* whiob. we'are now doing business are these— we' : allow a dis- •' 6ouufc of live per «ebf. on all 'J-alts of ten shillings,: add: Upwards fpr ; ;eabh— aad we , ttllow, ; two-aud-a-^alf on prompt, - monthly abcoants : ihis is'tqual to oue siiining"bff;iu i 'inapouud ; in : the' first and 1 iiMJ-euoe m ihe \ latter, all^c(|ier acoouatstiein/r >£ett. Bjßing well posted np.:byj : niy business \ , agents m the Borne ;and CoiooiAl markets as to the most favourable opportqnitie i which \ now and again occur of buying up whole 'lines cheap, I very often >seoore stftjh bar-. ' gains asseuable me to offer .special induce..monts which are largely, taken advantage of m this district, add which are well worth your consideration , as lam sure' a .reat sa ■•' ■i&H can oftea be effected which will more than cover the extra railway of road exyeoaea.r • - .- ', .....••:; '" '■ I havcid'at been succeißfai v m purchasing at my owu termß/what are known aßjp|)| ; Ttinft^ m several dopartmenta of our l.r!^e busuess which are, especially , to families jatudytug economy^ par iculatlt, inter«siio^. THes'e'. goods, eiubruce ; sncH useful fines 'as : White'aiid ; QTey Calicoes, -Sheetings, ShirtingSj Tabliuj[B,*floUiand»fFlanuelß, vv ashing Piintß, Giugba'ms, . Zrphj xs',y ■.* weeds, lAcs (JurtainSj aud Uruious. Also \b§ bal^uce of about one hundred Girls'. aud O ( bildreu'g Cos* ' tumes, which are being 'Sold at 'less than half-, price, toough a'i quite new goods this sea- On ; i'roua timeto time X' hope to: be'able through the medium of this column- to bring uuder' your notice any special: inducement^-, which. ' thrbu£[h firiccessful operations 'by my -gents, 1 may- be tabled to (-lace before you. ] Our Dress Department isrtpiele with erety material, shades, audfajsric most m vogue ibis . aeasou, and X ua«e reserved special books "froih which I- will be happy to cut patterns and forward with j<iices-on appiiuatiou iby fetter or otherwise, : „ ' : Oar Millinery Depa tmeat hap long maintained a well-fleferred ,preremji.Qope, thtr« being' no' question but we can cope" with the best houses m the co oriy for taste, s yle, ad cheapness. Out Trimmed Bonnets rauge) iv . -price frjm; 10b t") 60s, aud out, un rimmed h§ts.fr.om.6d to da 6d :_any. bonnets of last .season, though quite good shapes and m good conditioa are epld"at less than halK -price. ~e- - ■•" ; ■'■•■ - : - :;: i; -. I have opened up' lately a : really choice f assortment of what is known m the^trade as .'• fanoy. koocU " m ail the latest, novelties, oo'nsistiug of laco goods, Oollhrettes, Indian Mtt»lin ; Ties, Kuohings, Frillinga, Kibbon?, Sash Ribbons, Snußbades^ Satins. Moire Antique, Ottoman- Broche. Foul lards, aud •Silks m coral, apricot' 'crushed Strawberry, Electric Bine, and all the new and leading shades ot the season. /■ ■ , ■■■ . , . I would invite special attention to 'the Malitle Department this Beason. There huve -been a number of our rea ly handsome Dolsola m this di*tricf, whic^fij); style and fiuisb, are admitted to surpat>s anythiug hitherto exhihited by any other local house, and are kept down m price as low as po-Bible, raoging fiom 26s to 100 sin Cashmere, 0c toman, Lace aihii Jtfoche Silk, riculy trimmed and beautrfuliy f|n;ißhed. ■«<•• ! There /.age in;th!B; Hosiery Departn^eht niany, special lines this season which ! are .Jhuc&ioheaper than can be had? elsf wher^, as "I have imported "..'very largely from ■; the n^anufaoturers, thus giving , my cusiomeis the foU benefit of all intermediate profits, • '"- 'ihefeVeral Departments already specified are maioly of interest to the Ladies, and 1 would now specially iuvite the attention of. the <Geufciemen to our Tailoring Department. Mr A. Oliver, Gutter and Manager. i This department was established m 1874, and is carried on upstairs under the able j management of Mr Oliver, whose; experience ,ai a Gutter has done much to tu/^ke his. bjanoh of our large business one of tlie leading fea,turfts;bf Victoria House.- -VVeemploy j^n efficrent staff of workmen, and as. every garment i8 ;f hand r mado throughbnV, 'I can vouch for the inperior finiih and durability of our, Clothing; . : '-■' i It' is perhaps as well to state that -I "do not compete with those people who advertiso.to make up at as low' prices as for rtady«made clothinff, where women oply are..emp)oyed, and who keep a stock of Tweeds suitable oniy •fdjJthjat jpla.oß of trade, J itnpoit verjj4argely from the beet bouses" m the Homej and Colonial markets, and have special ilines every season lot Wilson's Celebrated Bannockburn i'weeds, a)so Cheviot and West of Eugland fabrics which cannot be gotelae; where. Every piece, qf fc veed before bein^ cut is thoroughly shrunk, not with a damp cloth merely, but soaked for hours m water, thus guarding against the inevitable misplacement of garments * whiah have been hastily " damped "and dried with a hot i ou, and commonly passed off as having been Boruuk. • :.'!-■;.. ■';••■.: ; My Tepreaentatiye .visits the, vajcjom dis~ tricisW Jhe Cqast every aiternate' month; and carries with, him ajfu'l range of patterns.* Mr Rhnabold has also' bc^h thoroughly instructed by Mr OliVer fa 'the art of taking correct measurements, and has been most successful ia giving a perfect fit, aifact which is very satisfactorily substantiated by our large and increasing bnsintss iv this department. .-■;'. „ Mr Oliver is kept regularly suppled with the Tailor's Gazette of Fashion, coataiciog plates and diagrams of all the latest styles and improvements. He has also made the cutting and fitting of LA'blES' KIDXNG HA.BITS a special stidy, and 1 may safely say that we can turn out any garment erjual to that of Ihe best West; End houses m London, the only difference b. ing that we do it much cheaper, 1 ' Trusting I may have commended to your consideration tjje various departments of Victoria House m such a favorable aspect as . will result m a very marked increase' of business m your large and prosperous district, and assuring you of mv unremitting care ; and altentiou to your esteemed favors, either when you visit Wan^auui, or by letter, or through my representative, X remain. Ladies and Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, PETER JiELL. PETER BELL, Impo)ter, Draper, Outfitter, Tailor^ / Clothier, and Merits Mercer, Victoria Aveuue, adjoining , the Bank of Now 1 Zealand; Wangauui. . ■ • .•.'-, i