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

our own particular coffee or tea-cup, ar
here we can choose for ourselves or another frol
a large number ornamented with notices OF kin
import, or, what are even p~rettier and newer
embellished with odd or familiar figures. w
notice that the prevailing taste for delicate orna
mentation that now prevails is extended to thes
articles. and we fud a simple spray of flower
laid over a more faintIy traced fern frond or grass
bead to be very pleasing. Next to the cups wit
their accompanying saueers stand some yer.
handsome decanters and water carafes. There j
a wealth of design and trained skill displayed il
the manufacture and finish of this ware. Their
can be no more beautiful material, when hand
somely finished, than clear glass in which to holC
the water we drink-or the other fluids tina
others indulge in. When there is added to thu
surface such ornamentation as the lapidaEy i'm
parts, and we see the finished vessels displayed
as they are in Mossman's store We feel that we
need go no further in our search for the beautiful.
There are less expensive articles in pressed ware
that are original and highly ornamental, and We
finger amongst the pretty salt-cellars. preserve
dishes, cracker cont misunderstanding new, by
the way)-until asked to examine some very
handsome grapeleaE patterned fruit dishes and
stands. The examination OF these, together with
an infinite variety of smaller dishes, cups and
objects fashioned as cigar and tobacco holders.
match-safes and other like things, brings US to
where a whole range of cuspidores in china and
majOlica, and of ornamental shape. and on to the
toilet sets displayed. Here we find a return to
old styles, in shape and ornamentatiOn, that is a
happy one. There is something very pleasing in
the e old blue" and the quaint Chinese and
Japanese designs here used. and the pitchers be-
ing calculated to hold a bountiful supply of water,
and the bowls being of ample size, We can wish
for nothing better in this line. There is one
point we would call attention to. None of the
pots and vases in majolica ware can de duplicated
here this season, nor, in fact, for u year to come.
"a word to the wise" etc.
+ The Honolulu CLOTHING EMPORIUM, No. 104
Fort street, owned and managed by Mr.. A. NJ.
MELLIs, is full of pretty articles. The windows
are arranged with taste and display. amongst
many other fine articles some fans of exquisite
design and finish. Mr.. MeIlis has taken much
pains to secure many beautiful specimens of these
beautiful things. There are some composed of
feathers handsomely colored and tipped
with their own delicate down. The effect IS light
md elegant. Others of Spanish design are rich
in dnsky hues, ornamented with designs in lace;
while in others the lace forms the groundwork.
Ind is set off by tasteful INT We can
imagine the pleasure felt by any lady in the DOS
.ession and use Of one OF these almost fairy-like
Illustrations of the poetry of motion. Mr..
dellis latest addition to his already full stock is
ONE dress patterns of richness and beauty, and
n such u variety OF material as to make it &
natter of difficulty TO decide as to what we shall
'uy. In the thousand and one adjuncts to the
oilet, the stock is rich, and we note pretty reti-
ules; handsome belts, trimmings without end,
nd a host of other pretty things. There are
use in all the bright colors that we love to look
when they are being worn. The appliances
Or holding these articles of apparel in place de-
notice. as, in the majority of cases, We will
ever see them again after they leave the store.
nd now is our chance. They are woven of all
'rts OF material in pretty patterns and fastened
y iDgeniously devised clasps. Some have a mass
decoration that suggests the idea Of their be- E
g fifty used to hold up the long-armed gloves E
nat are now so much worn. And this leads US {
speak of the gloves. There are many styles,
ON the modest, old fashioned single-but- q
covering for the hand, to the long, 6
egantly made sixteen-button kids, made with '
l the skill of the best manufacturers There I
ever was handsomer pattern decided in these |
of dress than are now in this mar 4
1t, and we congratulate the ladies' on the advent T
the fashion. There are complete suits to be v
I'd here for the children, from tasty hats to
shoes. Throughout these suits are nicely t
ade, well fitted. and very becoming. In the v
.t,cle of ladies bats there is a great variety, and
RS. Mellis is always ready In her pretty re- +
ption room at the back e of the store to receive a
II lady customers and there, in that quiet re- il
treat. sacred from the approval Of borrid men, Fl
ose conferences and consultations are held so d
ar to the feminine heart, and at which are de- %
rmined the style and arrangements of many Of h
g pretty hats and costumes We admire on our a
dy friends. For, not alone does Mrs. MeIlis a
i'm bonnets and hats we catch a glimpse Of Ii
rich robes in process of construction, and v
n Judge, somewhat of the taste and skill ex- a
nded upon them by the results. We learn o
at Mrs. MeIlis has constant calls upon her time q
ID taste by those who wants handsome gowns
ade up, and we recommend our lady friends to a
II upon her in time to secure her services in s.
for the approaching holiday and other h
We must not pass over in silence T
e many ~varlties of trimmings that are to be I
en- on every hand. We can only generaIize. K
1t we can distinguish elegant velvets. sheeny e
tins. glossy silks, and wonderful combinations. a
i of these, with chenilles. and brocaded stuffs. r
which we do not know the names, but which a
e very elegant. And finally, the novelties in a
&c goods are sufficient in themselves to attract :,
any to the emporium and satisfy the most v
itical of all connisseurs. 7
Notwithstanding the fact that there are a v
lmber Of Establishments in Honolulu filed with
large variety Of goods for wear and ornamen.
ton, our old friend Mr.. S. MAsNIN has re- ?
rned from the coast bringing with him a very b
oice and varied stock Of clothing and QUILTING n
DDS, with which he has filled not one, but two o
e stores. In the Nholesale store in the Beaver C
.oek, Queen street, there is being placed a stock o
by Mr.. Magnin with especial reference
the wants of CITY and country dealers on these d