The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-05
THE MAGIC WAND.
L. B. Kerr Makes Grand Display
of Goods.


looked at their husbands and purses
and after few remarks, which shall
not be repeated, the brigade OF the
ladies who understand how to make
bargain, marched or drove down to
Queen street and stopped outside
the old corral building above which
l.. B. Kerr's name is announced.
Then the fair ladies went inside
the building, and saw the wonderful
improvements made on the old store.
A store larger than the original
one had been erected, and from the
skylights the sun cast it's rays with
discretion on the beautiful goods
with which Mr.. Kerr has filed avail
able shelves since his returned from
the leading markets OF Europe.
1t is a grand display, and the visi-
tors will be in doubt where to start
for their Chrstm mas purchases.
1t is always difficult task to find
the right thing at the right time for
the right person, but Mr.. Kerr has
solved the question aud permitted us
to mention few OF the tempting arti-
cles offered by him for the special
benefit OF his patrons.
You want your home to look neat
at Christmas, and those old rugs
ought really to be removed from the
parlor. Kerr offers rugs l2x14 in
the finest quality at $17 piece.
You ran take your own choice and
can get rugs bigger or smaller at the
same rata. And while you are deli
berating what sizs to buy, one OF
the obliging clerks will show you
the pretty curtains, in lace, chenille
or tapestry which will help to en-
bellish your home.
Mr.. Kerr knew that there are
marriages in heaven and also in Ha-
waii, and he brought big stock of
table linen and napkins which are
| offered at reduced price this
month, because it would not look
we'll to eat x mas turkey served on
an old table cloth.
The children were not forgotten
while Mr.. Kerr passed through Paris,
and he selected large number Of
dolls which will please the children
who have not yet reached the year :
and who don't want "live" doll, and
he had place on exhibition an assort-
ment of toys, which will make the
children happy, and the prices of
which will not make the "papas"
even look sour.
Going to the church on christmas
day without very fine bonnet
would be very wrong for any woman
and to prevent such an error to be
committed there are hats, and bon
nets aud caps and what do you
call them" in Kerr's milleuery de-
partment.
While the ladies are fitting the
headgears becoming to their beau
ties. the "tempter" will whisper in
their little ears "come over and look
at out our dress goods" and pick out
anything from "Print" to "si'h."
And they will lean towards the
"silk," while the sterner sex will
come later on and say "let me look
at your latest patterns a. tailor
goods. By Jove, they ar- up to
date. Say, old man, want couple
OF suits from these good. before
Christmas, but don't let my. wife
have anything Of those fne dress
| goods, they are too expensi W. "just
now when my assessments are due
And there will be larg. sealed
book at Kerr's new store, np,tairs in
that big room where he cps his
big stock, in which the recording
angel will put down the price paid
by "hubby" for fine Engl sh suit,
and for his wfe's IL Yards of or
candle,
In the meantime there will be a
general exodus to the old store on
Queen street, which has been chang.