The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-16

designed, aud the figures raised on the surface
with exquisite art. High on the walls are lam
brequin designs complete, exhibited 90 show the
resources Of the establishment in the way Of
fitting rooms with these beautiful ornaments.
Brackets, bars, rings. curtains and fixtures. all
are to be had here, and in such variety of style,
material and finish, that whether to be placed in
a palace or cottage ornes they viii be found to
be in keeping with either. At the rear Of the
store are toys. Toys for the old and young. for
not a few of us are as much pleased for the mo-
ment at least with the pretty things gotten up
for our children as are the. little ones them
selves. To teach economy without doing vio-
leuce to the child's natural propensity to invest
its pennies in candy, various ingenious banks"
have been devised. Wells has imported some
that are odd of design and very effective. In
one the placing of a coin on a designated point
uPsets a darby jockey from the back Of a kick
ing mule, and by the time the rider has
got into the saddle again the coin is out
Of sight in the concealed box beneath. In
another a bulldog, and in another a frog
both with portentous mouths-gulp down the
coin and then look so fierce and shut-up that
restitution is hardly ever thought of. Punch
and Judy are displayed in their queer little
house, and will form the delight OF all here as
well as elsewhere. Military accoutrements hang
all around, and whether it be a Prussian or a
Russian. or Il French or English uniform that is
needed, all can be drawn-with the accompany
ing arms and equipments-from Wells Ar
senal. From the room we have bsen exam
ming to the next is but a step, but the
change in the fittings and class of goods
is very great Passing through the arch
way we find ourselves surrounded by musical
instruments of all kinds. In the large show
window is Il complete Band. MI. Berger's
whole company of musicians could march in
here and be furnished. each one, with the in
strument they play on best, and still there
would be left others that would furnish a good
sized orchestra with all they wanted. We nre
shown a guitar that is the finest instrument of
that kind ever brought to Honolulu. Its tones
are deep and rich, and there are but few instru-
ments more pleasing than this wherewith to ac-
company some fair singer, The queen of in
struments, the violin, is represented here by
some of fine make and good tone. As for flutes,
they are to be had by the gross, and are of sweet
and dulcet tone. Drums, flies ana bugles sug-
gest martial music, and concertinas, bones, tam
bourines, banjos and t~riangles seem to recall the
Z" ministries twas our delight to hear. Ranged
down one side of the room are pianos. Like
an Odd Fellows meeting they are headed by a
Most Noble Grand Mathuschek, than which
there is no finer piano made. This instrument
was introduced here by Mr.. Wells, and he has
sold them TO some of our very best judges of the
merits of pianos with most gratifying results.
1t Is well worth while for one to examine the
make of the Mathuschek. Even those who
do not know anything about the construction of
pianos will be struck with the solidity and last
ing appearance of the instrument, and any one
who needs n frst-class piano need not hesitate
about ordering one of these. Mr. Wells expects
to receive very shortly a 81, 200 Grand that will
be worth II visit. Of a lower price, but of II by
no means inferior quality, are the other pianos
and the organs displayed. OF the latter there
are probably more in homes on these islands
than in any other place of equal size, and those
which are for sale by Mr.. Wells will be found to
be of frst-class make and satisfactory in every
particular. Amongst the styles of furniture in
troduced here, the articles of wickerwork or
rattan imported by Mr.. Wells will be found to
occupy a favorite place, especially some bean
tiful examples in black and gold. In these
the chairs and lounges of wickerwork eboa-
lied and giIded. The chairs, lounges, etc.
are so light and comfortable, as well as ele-
CANT in design and finish, and so admirably
to this climate, that we venture to pre-
diet a large sale of them as soon as they become
better known. Our brief resume of some of the
articles for sale by Mr.. Wells will, we think.
show that his desire is to please all who may call
on him.