The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-09
HOLIDAY GOODS IN HONOLULU
AND
WHERE TO lind THEM.

I'VE lay before our readers in this number
of the WEEKLY PACIFIC COMMERCIAL AID
vERTIsER a sketch giving them an idea of
the kind, quantity and quality of goods APP
propriate to the season, now on exhibition
in Honolulu. To our out of town" SUBJ
scribers his will be found to be a great help
In guiding them in'making selections, and
we can guarantee. on the part of the houses
mentioned by US, a prompt and careful at
tention to the filling of all orders witt which
they may be favored. PUBLISHERS AND
PRoPRIEToRs P. C.. Al
Commencing at a central point on the
corner of Hotel and King streets, our atten-
ton Is called TO the extensive millinery and
dry goods establishment of Dir. c. ]. FIsHEL.
1t Is but q short time since Mr.. Fishel re-
fitted this corner for the purposes of his
trade, and since doing SO he has been
obliged TO enlarge the establishment twice.
At first the requirements of his trade were
met by enlarging the corner, but in a short
time the goods constantly received from the
coast sOoadd overflow on to the sidewalk,
and though they were speedily disposed OF,
yet the cry was "stiIl they GOMEZ and
must be displayed. More space was taken
In, and new shelving added, which were
QUICKLY ulcug unlllt nudilyy sl AT aAJOAh
ing premises that could be were leased
and the whole thrown open for the wares
Now, as we enter on the lower floor we call
not help noticing the great variety of goods
on exhibition. The store is filled with
pretty goods. One long counter is piled
high with suits Of clothing for men and
boys, and these are bat samples of the stock
to the adequate display of which one entire
E-1.k e. T1r-nfad Those
Who wish to give their friends, or buy for
themselves a neat business or dress suit'
ready to put on, can do so, and this, too, at
q very moderate cost. Just how moderate
his cost Is may be judged from the fact
that one could go into the store, make their
selection of a full suit, step into the private
dressing room, put on the new clothes, have
the old ones sent to their home Cor donated
TO the South Sea Island Supply Society,
aud walk out to get the new boots polished
next door, and nave to disburse only ten
dollars for the whole outfit, Besides these
suits there are others more elegant as re-
CARDS material, all through lines of cassi-
meres, duck and broadcloth, until wedding
and other full dress suits are reached, and
even then the resources of the establish
ment would not be exhausted. In the one
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there was enough to clothe the necks of all
who ever did or do wear such an article,
and the variety of styles is such that one
becomes fairly bewildered. But lest our
readers should imagine that Mr.. Fishers
store Is entirely given up to the display of
mems goods, we hasten to add that the
supplies for the sterner sex occupy only a
department in the store, and tina it is for
a. I.1foa that tho ch0iaasE goods are nh
tained and displayed. Nowadays it is the
pretty fashion to ornament almost every
thing, and the variety of designs spread
out for towels, tides, napkins, d'oileys,
anti-mocassess and such goods is won-
derfuI and pleasing. In the rear of the
clothing department Is a very large and.
vell-arranged stock of boots and shoes, of
all kinds and sizes. The department that
the ladies will particularly wish to visit is
upstairs. Here, away from the hustle and
sound OF the business going on on the ground
floor. our fair friends will find a bewildering
variety Of flowers for trimming, and all
STYLES of hats to trim. The richness and
deIfeacy of many Of the sprays of roses,
lilies and other flowers prepared by the cun-
ming and dexterous fingers OF the French
artistic excites ones admiration, and must
satisfy the taste of the most fastidious in
those matters. The rooms devoted to the
display and arranging of these beautiful
fabrics are in charge of a polite and obliging
modiste, and we are confident that the la
dies who call to examine MI. FishePs stock
Of millinery goods will be pleased and sat
isaed. Our retail merchants are bound to
get ahead OF each other If they can in their
display Of goods, and they find their profit
In keeping close up with the latest fashions
prevailing abroad. No sooner does a thing
become the style" than it is to be had
here, and Mr.. Fishel manages to keep well
supplied by his agents abroad in everything
thai promis es to be attractive and becoming.
When Mr.. ID. W. CLARK returned from
San Francisco in the Suez last month, he
brought with him q large and well selected
stock Of jewelry, clocks and watches. He
has these beautiful articles arranged in
handsome pIate-glass showcases in his new
store. No. s. Hotel street. In addition to
these cases q show-window has been fitted
M with n choice selection Of choice goods,
that In themselves form an elegant display.
This Introductory show is in keeping with
the exhibit within the store y visitor will
be sure to note how fresh and bright the
establishment is, and with how much taste
the articles are arranged. The prevailing
idea il clocks, of which more anon. Watches
are n by no means inconspicuous feature in
the display, and In one case we find the latest
improvements i'm c~hronographs or "stop"
watches. In this watch made by the
Waltham manufacturers-the secondhand
Is completely under the control of the time
keeper, and can be stopped, started or sent
hack to start over again by a touch The
movementc can be fitted to any style of case,
of which there are many beautiful ones in
roId and silver to be had here. If We were
asked what particular "thing of beauty"
was to be found in Mr.. Clark's establish
ment I'm the greatest variety, we should
sav-cIoeks. Clocks in silver and gold,
bronzed. enamelled, crystal-cased, velvet