It is dificult to resist furs except on the warmest summer days; and the first chill in the air is a sufficient excuse for fur-trimmed wraps, stoles, and short fur capes.
Now is the time to consider with what furs you propose to meet the coming winter.
The fur department at Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw's is an innovation which will receive a very hearty welcome. It shows initiative courage and demonstrates Shanghai marvellous power of adjusting itself to changing conditions. That such an outstanding firm as Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Ca. should have branched out in this way is a new asset to British trading in Shanghai and the enterprise will be applauded on all sides.
Their new departure will not enter into competition with the smaller furriers of this city, as Messrs. Whiteaway's are confining themselves to the highest class furs onl whether of the more modest variety or of the most luxurious. They b lieve that there is a public which will support them in this determination. Thus in buying from them a customer can rest assured that she is receiving perfect pelts—a consideration of the utmost value.
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