are now going on, and the shops fare most fable. Muslins and other thin materials are practically being given away, the shopkeepers having such unduly large stocks on hand, but even at alarming sacrifices they seem to find a difficulty in disposing their wares, as most people are realizing that a bargain is only a bargain, if one is really in want of an article, An Anutralinn friend of mine who shortly returning to that land of shine lias been having perfectly beaut ful time, as of course she can tse prac tically any nnuber of thin things. She got " Paris model Ince and linen coat very long and perfectly fresh which was marked £15.15 for £1.11.6 and two most beautiful embroidered linen gowns which were just a mass of work at a similar reduction. Some skirt lengths of French dress linens, usually about half crown a yard, cost her exactly three shillings each; many of them being sufficient for an entire gown for one of her school-girl daughters. Thirty-five ing sunshades were about 3s. 6d. and numbers of other things at equally low prices. Of course these things must be cleared out in order to make room for the Autumn stock which arrives next month, but one cannot help being sorry for the poor shopkeepers,
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