The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-09

with exquisite art. High on the walls are lam
brequin designs complete, exhibited 20 show the
resources of the establishment in the way Of
hitting 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 Oraee they will 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 & darby jockey from the back of a kick
ing mule, aud by the time the rider has
got into the saddle agt,a the coin is out
of sight in the concealed box beneath. In
another a bulldog, aud IA another a frog
both with portentous mouths -gulp down the
coin aud then look 50 fierce ami shut-up that
restitution is hardly ever thought of. Punch
and Judy are displayed in their queer little
house. and viii form the delight Of all here as
well as elsewhere. Military accoutremenss hang
all around. AID whether it be a Prussian or q
Russian. or a French or English uniform that is
needed. all can be drawn-with the accompany
ing arms ant equipments from Wells Ar
senai. Fom the room we have been exam
uin. Ia the next is but q 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
iaslrum.uts Of all kinds. In the large show
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whole company of musicians could march in
here and be furnishe l.. each one, with the i'll
strument they play on best. and still there
would be left others that would furnish a good
sized orchestra with all they wanted. We are
shown n guitar that is the finest instrument Of
that kind ever brought to Honolulu. It's tones
are deep and rich, and there are but few instru-
lnents more pleasing than this wherewith to ac-
company some fair singer. The queen Of in
strumsnts. 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 and buglss sug-
gest martial music, and concertinas, bones, tam
bourines, banjos and triangles seem to recall the
"minstrels" 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 we'll 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 a f~rst-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 a 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 Oh
rattan imported by Mr.. Wells will be found to
occupy a ~favorite place, especially some beau
tiful examples in black and gold. In these
the chairs and lounges of wickerwork eboa-
ised and guided. The chairs, lounges, ETC.,
are so light and comfortable, as well as ele-
CANT in design and finish, and so admirably
adapted to this climate, that we venture to pre-
dict IA 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.
MEssRE. WENNER IL Co., the oldest estab-
lished firm of jewelers. and silversmiths in the
city, are also amongst the best. Their at
tractive store, No. 80 Fort street, is filled with
attractive goods, and in the workshop in the
rear skilled workmen are busted in finishing all
kinds of jewelry and silver ware. Some very
fine specimens of work in solid silver are dis
played in the showcase at the side of the en-
trance, many of which have been embellished
under Mr.. Wenner's direction here. In the en-
craving of monographs, notices, initials and
names this firm il celebrated. They execute all
such work with great delicacy and grace, and no
one need send abroad to have such work well
done. There is to be seen now in this store a
very fine collection of seal and signet rings.
Some are in antique style, and others set with
modern taste and brilliancy. Very many odd
and pretty conceits in jewelry have been worked
into scarf pins and chains, ard whether one
wishes to symbolic their taste for the turf, the
field, or the farm, they can get the proper adorn-
ment here. There are, also, beautiful golden
bracelets of novel shape and delicate graceful
forms, as well as sets of pins and earrings
in Etruscan and dead " gold that are worth in
s~pection. One beautiful article is a basket of
silver with a highly finished center of enamel.
Another is a pair of scent TASKS of black glass
set in a silver stand, the whole forming a superb
ornament for the dressing table. OF jewels to
be worn in the hair there is a large variety, aud
all are of handsome design. Amongst the
choicest treasures in the store are diamonds.
Diamonds set in rings and pins IN bracelets,
car-drops, necklaces aud chains. Uncut dia-
monds. too, that one may choose from and have
mounted in any way they see lit. We are quite
sure that whatever style may be selected the
workmanship will be of the best style.
MEssEs. CoNCHEE & AHUEG, No. 90 Fort
street, have a large and handsome store well
filed with Chinese goods. In one show window
there are xasas Of heantifnl STYLES and dnsinnr