Reading Observer 12-1920

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IN O~IDB AGES & OTs;ER pLlrMBIS.
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,

too,

.

(.bon).

.,

bewalliJ;lr the ~rture
ueet't DO

100

~ati,p us, rule up, Brother I.aurta,
A~ OOIlIIO slem, wltb me,
•

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~'",":dil'i too thetr 1'1"""'.

T6er'e. ' .. pla.oc lD Heaven pr~ for thH.

rlltmrw
"DOb'feDt.)Onl1 ex'

To

t.bll
ChrlOt..•~~."'~~",~ho~bd~"or,ll beBut

~t _ upon an

Ancoi'. bee.."

LEGENDARY CAJI.OLS.
Ma.nv ·ea.rol. a.re unfortunately too 10131' tI>'T re-

produeqoD . \ ..muat
At, however,
ue .K>17
legendaryof onetheI I
.umoei to thcijl the
;;I~~~;i:~;!~~?;~i~~iZ:"';O~ Icba.ra.ater.,6o
01"
OJ' tlJe
The Ce.rn ..1

heartt:

01'

to

~r..

twq

In"

and

(.'rUle ;' the' St:4t of the &at wu

110 brlfrht Ula.t
It .boae· mto Kml' Herod', ehamber aDd alarmed
hllu Il6 wu Int()rmod by the W~ Moo, whom
h. qu~l.iQn.ed about tbe matter, tb ..t a Ba.be was
bom ",llq would ])""0 t.he power ",bleb no King
",uld poo.I~ly d"'roy H.rod ocoo<dinaly p<Ultod
to a routei:l cock, . which had bBC.n .et. OD • dish'
before Illpt, f.l1d .a.Jd II That bird .hall as ~
be &blo:tO crow t.hTee t.im~ . . tbla thi.D.1 be true
....hich t. tell" Wiberoupon , we are told. te.athen
uUlt&nt.1r 6TfJ'W 6."" the routod bu'd, and he rose
hlJlh on.Jl.a Ilep a.nd crowed tbr&e time. u he stood
In the dl.$h There II J! cbHcll.h almphC1ty lD auab
• fable ~ t.h"t of , I." Tbe Cherry tre, Carelt" 1D
whIch . i ~eet. Mary, the Queeu of Oahlee.,' blda
tho ttee bOw to her, tha.t .he mlibt. pluck. cherrIes
f()r ber Ch,ld. Slnee J06E'ph had unkmdly refu,ed
to jlhti'k' them {()r' bo[
The quunt. otd dttty,

or.

Sl>opo
thronged with eager Gift
buyers who realise the
advantageoCbuyinc gin.
01 VALUB at

the

,r:.

~};~~~~;!

fb~';()~

.tcaln of bual.

;~;:';\o~:i'I~;~·~'.b~~

dl:lappoIDtm'ent.,

~eod!:ncy

of tlumbtOI
the h'$ her alt'cehons of oUr
.. ~ \l e.l clOSing up of the
kmd hcr and mo~ toAned
h'nn",i" Idem! and eJ:Prcss ,.hs-

h ~e \ er,

f ost IHtt C-"

th ~

the lenAlbllity

t:1UL'IW/i

(' 1l"l ' 1 ~ 1(' (' " Jlh the wo rk! ha&
k.n ,l ..
r ~ I .l.l l on !Clllpi.
and

m ll tll:'l J aflc:ctlo rfs

hardened,
enkJ.!dles

.Dc" o u r
w.!tb rcmlDJSCen~
WA\e t.h e lOUt back t.o the fr('!lb

FrauiM

be.a.utlful p&lIlUngl of t.ho old muter.,

aJn¥.:,

"'tom tunC! Jmm~ n'Ollal mWl ' C h'L<; ' tj'cen assoctated
lu d Cl.>(i a'lKIll£ the lIUln)
C'Uli l.oml'l of YUICIld'.e, th ~ re art: pethaPf> nml e more
Chalfn!lll

t.~.D ~

t h e S:.1£"111g" of tho _e dlst.mctlve
lIong ~ tit <1- 1015, wh 'ch s tili r e t.aln th eir cheerful
lnrI b'lP!lY 35-M)c' at l(lnS, 2.nd r c t:at c In JOYOU5
. t~nm!l

f.he . tOTV 001 t ha t fl r" l Cl\1 li1ml1.S In B e thlC!\o:c m of oill A sen!!:: of s~ m t't hmg E l SI&n ~ua.lI.

tiC!! Our qu eL slumbt!rs R.nd 6tenls ov er us

a

In

drQ1lm Oof Lh,. n'lllt
A f ll-!ut. Ilno dll~t.ant 90lmd of
5wt"et b..-mOII\ gl dM ag l coa.bl . I\non th n C&1:, and
grO'A S loLd or and lon dr. r
v" e d ream ra.pwroull
d rell.m~. and lI e at a nlc ng :l rOlln t lE.'fl. host of s inging

(or there , bc u e M.t u
{h ~oo \:.C r a band (If French llorns

the wlUdo~ . \T (}
ftulOl ohcC'S and trO~n b(,lI(, " " a r il lmg Ihe pa"lt.irnl

50) BROAD S~REET
REA~ING.

&ympllon) or Hand el With lo'\' !On(\ l

.

cataJont
Ii.brooManCIIe:a&r:

" unulo t...1l1IIfle ....

H Sz.nuet. 110. Marbt

.

roe

tn:!!lt 3nq m Olst..l1 fe , In\"Qkln.,. on befia.1f of all alXl
sundq WIt-hHI n.::ar n l t.he .. lIc.... (l n II 1l':000t oordlaJ

Then we d l 0l' off O'Ille more to l lcc!', In

W'ls bOJi

KSA""U&L.L:

' nst).Jnl cntls,

\\ ho~ ~ q~o~ t ,OlC'.('.! tnriH the !!.oul with u'hm.atako.ble
p k¥ urc P,lu, mg no Ir bre u.Lh ~ () drmk In e .. ery
note, QUO h ten greed ily 't' ll the ttt o.m ha., ce Ul'd
th en a u Cll tor an \ Ol ~ Ilrtg!li tl;tto,lgb th e
lind

the dreamy 'inte:r'il'll, or ~ hleh t he Iii (\in II 1"Cbcwed
aga n ~ l1d ~t!ln, Ilnd we I. $C In the morn' u, With
the fun·blo"n ronsc Quane" thlll ChristmaS II at
h~nd, I..d th.t .11 Ih... orld ~, bound to h. as
mei'rY &nd. &s h,,"my as c1t'cUms.tances .. Uow. Some
of tJi, of onllnG,' inay enterta in othel VI I!WI 10 reo
g:lrd to thc 'l'!

thn c-ant

The lreseDt

C:t fO len!

... rJt.c1 hu" 1(' ''olJrdlon!!. of a. full bllL~s ban of 61:1
pcrf()rmeMl, "li :>3e ICl'I.f!N Io.>em /j,.cd tIl e " al ty m~n·
liouc.' I by , P ll lil Itf;) .. Poole fc.r he n"l"D.Tlnbty
plll.J{X1 a. 1I0 'e In nd,Hlnec of t.he lest In order, [ler.
cl1i'l. n~" to ~cl h'Io JI.llIfitd offire mto greater relief
M ~ morJ Ollst> oollJllrce up a I' a.rty wluch ccn.l:.atoo
or a. mnn \\ltlt :t gUlfnr a ud a Loy WIth a \John,
~h o a c.'rompnn Jc..:1 Ii D1 In t he tenor of IllS ~ay"""J ho'~C\ cr , w:u not U5:.Jal1y t.akC\1 " along
t:CQl
I
~ \al l! of I fe." but am d mor~
It,unls. 'l11en, too, he remUs
B dnl("1mr- -on1o:, the

I

dllmsct

hlld

j,.h';'I[.n)~'

v

R.t
lCAlL a"lIt. nnc
It... elf
IS eut

",~~~
•• f,'i~.b~.:~~!
'1

10/6

winch 11 X WIlA d.i!tC8M«l on account of Ita usaaeat fUllerala
The sub lolll cd ar& ,. few hnes lU
d ~ Q.r61 la.ngu&gc t..han thc or gtna.! Xa,y , l\'Y! nav It &ilall not
I WII.
Lt\t holly ha., e th o mastor} , as manner UI
Let hoUy stand Within t.ho hs ll, fa.lr to behold,

be.

h e 1S fu ll &or

and cold
Holl an~ b1a m crr), m en deftly dan ce :u](} s zng ,
Ivy and .bel' mlude ns .. t e 1l1" . , 6 so rrow Ul S'

go

widtb.

swept out at Btd. per yard.

~

tha.t wI at. onCe LeUs rang
"1l1 "'1D1' VdU h eard. and
band. o( InW!IlC wCQt plnymi'throltirb the towns
I\nd ,,1I1a.7" an:1 c>ut..lc..:rts, Ilnd round . bout to 311
the p rln c~pal hO\nCI of the county flmU10i In the
WOIJt. #ef ~~I.nd. mdeed, the raroi Iln~era c!te.n
u..od to rcjtur to Ute church pol chI ar to the porch
of IClna anmtmt house, to aang.ln the Chl'l!tma15
mottninJ: '~ The Wusl.I1 Song" 11 one of tbe sur·
VIVlnZ aCcUl&r"" ca.ro18, aDd Jt. poss1bly ~e5 Jts
pi ct~ nt-day" populo.r.ty in a hnge meMUre t.o the
br,,,lmlO5l Pd vJi'Our of tbe melody to whIch It ..
SlIng
.. 'V1l&:l&ll, be It noted, l.S a. Suon erpr~.
11011 , " \Vea bal," .. Ha tholl halo-or bearty".
Q!lllcv.lent t.o .. Y()1lT good health"
If Here
we
COQ'\e n \l.'Miai1mg" ls, therefore, II Bere we ooruc
a.-dlluklQg y~r he;a.lt.h," and th e- wual.lle-l'S III the
caml ply tnCJr art. on the .. Goc.dl J'Dut-e r and Rood
m lstrC!:5 \I to fill tfielr WIlea3.1l cut) WIth sometning
by ow Ineb ~hey can ca.rry out t.hei r laudable Inten

6/11 f

And 80 1S YOUl b.: ot

And

{;od hI""

l'DU and

, II A Happy New

TherD 11 .bold
·.....-Wo

In

Ye.a.r."

tilt!'

8/ 1! to

4

dOZM\

.ond you

~verse

L",h...

1/0t .

Clooranca lInea In
Two plCces

Men's,Clo

I

palr~

T1JlH)J"I)-T1ME ' CAROL-8EÂ¥LER.

It hu been the ~t.Oin,"
, for the common ~o.ple of
. ';"tu,,;,•. to go about In bands
morn, serenadln,
the

festiv::lIs

6id.
'

l'

And purchase Ark C.~e Flour.

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IT MAKES TliE ~ST .
DELICIOUS CAKIII8.
I

,

I

K
.SUGAR

(1537
II

Sr

AD )

oontalq

the

,
Wok-' field

.~~.t.h,""';~

carol..

.. _Go1dsmltb

U

10

and, LaC'8$

19/11

4010. Dewdrop NET, it/lemoD, ivo~ aDd
tlAsh colonr, tl8ual pnoe ' /11. Sale prICE!

'Yonderfnl bttrgtll ns in
Wwter OVERCOATS, t() be '",.ulll,·

2/1lJ

SenMtional offer in Men's
OVERCOATS, m

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, Old Gold and Oxydi.ed SILVER GAUZE
..\ling at 5/ 11. Clearmg at S[1 Ii
,
Fanoy SILK NET, emerald 001y, 1d. ,<I.
SII,K TULLE in ..n':'l ~ood ahaa..

u.Â¥ol pnca l /lli. 8.10-:priYo, Sld,

,

:

Gold metal NET sUltable tor evet.ing wear
40ma. wide, usual pru)0 14/ 11. Clearan~
price ~/ 11
-

8&1.

TOILET

l<il11. 16/11.

DINNER SETS •• 0 ""~.

Bale prices,

DINNER SETS.

Bille pnC61.

25/6. 2916. 35/q.

aIL

w;ceo,

49/6. 61516. 72/6

tbe

CHEESE 'DISHES.

La htl ~ ' VJe&r'
AD ) relat-es that among

For clearance at

lea.ther.

Sa.le pr

<le,

bar

.01ee, g~od qUlllity. Sale price, 18/9

colufott,lble. lu"ual prl""

Gent 8 tun brogue Shoes, stout

1916

Sa!e prIce,

'

Ladies' goat WRrd Shoes, llexlble
flolea, usual prwe 12/9. Sale price,

7/11

~.l.IlDri,ce

HOllite

"",'_10"

prIce 4.0/ L"dles' tun
Ideal for fa.rm wear.
Sal. prl..., SO/Gent'e bltlok a nd • __/ •• .. oL
can Boota, etout

Ladles' Glaoe Glbson S~oes,
1/6l. 1/11t. 216 •• 21lH
,I
1.000 DINNER Ii: EUDDmG PLA.TES. stItched eol&'1, orlgmal prlce 21 /Ol...anoo pnce, 16/9
Bale pnoo. fItd. Bt<) .aoh.
La.chee' box'" Button and La.ce
CUPS .nd SAll'CERS. earth1 """" 6td. Boote,
WlQal pn06 16/9. 8a.ie price,
o.nteed, worth
cup: and lJIlucer.
12/- ,. '
\ pno8,40/DItto, china, ldfd. cup and saucer,.
MEAT DISHES. B.l. V",... 1/3t,
1/6f. 1/11 t
I

the North of £arJa.nd,

(.lkriItmu carol"
, beai.,nulg.
the 18th "",.

Ghriltmas
I et4e r

, th.

• ..,d

!.be

';':'~7!~~"~'~IY .,

A Iaqe ...net}' of POTS to be
halt to_clay'll Talue.

~lea.nod.t

Bale pricee,

lllU. 2/6 •• 2/11t

, B~Ta of JUG~. three to " ..I.
a,l.
pri.... 1 /6f. l /l ~t. 2,61, 2/11i
h":-.';;".",;i' ""'"
ODD VASES. !u8uaI pnceo 16/. to 23/.
the pro'
the Chrutm. ... .ach. All one pri"". dupng .ale QIlIy. 8/6

The
and

Deeemb ~

• enTe

however,

111

Hornl are
axe bea.t-en.
OOItulllel,

I

eaob.,

do• .., odd ",hI" GHAl'IIBEl:\S. ·Worth
8/ 11. Bale pnoe. 2/3f
'
:
100

nrie:r
prI"... l int, 1/3tr 1/6t. l /l1t
-A

large

in 'TEA. FOTS.

8ale

.

100 do.en odd SOUP PL4-TES. BIle
to the FIleral tumult
,
J...
are bend on all sidell price, 41.d. elt.ch.
TUMBLERS - 00 do_ to be' ol..red.
"':,~~~:::.~ night and day Hven
.~
callod vlllanclCXJ8, lD Worth 8td. eoob. Solo poi... SId. eaoh. '
In ft.'fer.y bousMold I.s
A large aeleetion of.ROYAL n,OUI1rON
"",~m'.nt<i.,o, xeprOduct.lon lft paate-

I

manger at Beth lehem ,
, ~:. ;!h.:.~.:not."'qnly the fl~res of ' the

~",."",!! ,.t

l>ut

purely Sp.".,h !(peo.

lrIUt.ed
and
asaembled
;~~~~:~~!~~~~~h~.ve
chorus In

the
cluidren
round
tbe

commemoratlon

bow the birds and beasts
woralup the DiVIDe '""Ohlld,

..re wont to dt'f!U up M
the lltork. &nd the bear,

to be ole~ &t balf to.da.y·. price.

1PII!fO :E;WERS, f" BASINS, per pair. 6 /11

Odd artts.

Gent'a LEATHER GLOVES, IJUltabIe for
SIDling their tradItional gardemng or dnTl4 g. bargain, 1rf6 ,per pro
With rift. of-oakes and
Hoasem81da' COTTON GLOVES. oD1T
~~t;r:i~fOT' them
!
'
...
St.,toofcarry a 61. per po11'
a&

~:~:~i~.i~':!:'
~

W~

.:

the

Beth·

B. JACKSON OOLEMAN.

lo~
wlio Sir ~rl"
natlftArleunder.
.of Read
~~ii~a~1<>~oth~;ei
.,
lames',
Wh ..

Theatre, London

The memonal ......hlch
~ :-._.-:-. ChristJan, biee the
a. cenioft) bronu bust.
'W'a. aeslgned bv Mr.

jtllJtu~
~~~~;n~~~~f • &DdTheSirLordSquireChiefBllZlcrof<

•

Splendid ~tylel1

HANGERS~

14111

Th... only Inl"id
BEDROOM SUITES.

I

shapes in

clear

from.

Mahogany
F""t-,l" ..

worlnnanRlul'lthro'4ghout, beolllg old
etook. Usual prIOO £55/ 10/- Sulo

price. £45/10,-

A very hU'ge solechon of BED.
PAIRS, in solid walnut,
hght and. dark oak. AlfIO white
enamel, ~lDted, e tc. Sllle pnoo
~OOM

Sevornl

19 ~ 13.

611"

.uo.

13 X 9, Ind

;C,arpets~~ etc. ,-

7 ~'Jlleo'l

A number of Tape.!llry

rHU

T

,

OddMents

Ii qutt.rter
SIde pnce, 3 '9 e.tcb.
Combmn.tion BEDSTEADS the
most "on~errut valye pf the tImes
Shgh t1 r !lOlled, otli'erwl8e .... perfeot

..wa11l8 or tho

Don't

pro«.7/11

A xnun!lt.er and other thick plio

OARPETS, E ...phonal Sal.
v.lue from t:7/19/6
Bl,lr collection''I()f· artistio ~n.~l1try
C4~.jo,'TS 10 be c1oarOll,ut'65/ _ .a.
Rnro valueR In BRUSS-ELETTE

RUGS from 9 /6 ~
. 'V'!.
'
~
Hundrodtt of' remfl"Dti. of I.~O
l FLOORCL1JrRS. 'Dl;~D,
TERIAL~, etc •• pile4~p'lor imme.
dilite c11"nrnnce at a ddfualods pnoc
• CARPET LENGTHS It YBrd~

lIL\:

lon~. Record Sale pr1OO. '10/6

(

Several lot. of BLIND LACES
pllod

UI)

on the

at

lor ltDme_

~r yard.

MclLR V'S .
.READI NQ"S.... ~· SHOP
,

~

,

.

t'

,'

,

A hl'ltO

hd;

"Coooo nROOM~.

Not. the S.I. p"ce-15/- ,
'. Wool MATTRESSES, 2ft. 6m.
41ze Another remarkable barl:ru.n_
2:7/6. While Wool PILLOWS are

offered. for spe~ c1ett ranoo Ilt 2!11!
Extra Huck Cork LINOLgUM :l
ynrdfl Wide, tusunlly 10/ 11.
l:)~le

.. (i
KETTLES 4 pinu

TIN

numb9r to ;oo di ~80(11 of \ thill ellle time,
Worth I / LJ~. S.lo proo' . 1/0f
'
I
En lmel T~ILE r P.I\ILs, whltC, WIthout
lid
Sale prH!e, 5 /11 I
,
Ditto, wl,h
7 /11 I

cQst

Wools. ·

SDAV:
JANU RY
-. . ' 6th

EASY

l'!w goods to go flr-rtbont

boal'll
... and "'~~.,.o;.::::~r;.i~~~
be cleared

•

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I

a

Odd Chal...,

Traced goods of all descnptJon$
Fancy Cus tbm to be
, c~r~d : egartUess of cost.

•I

II

ahed • Cleal'l'lnce pnoo, '6
Governmejjt .loet of FOLDIN G
FORMS, 8lX feet long. Absolutely

£30/10/- Sale pri,..·frorr(l(3;gon.i

fft.6lD in IIUZ;O. Sil le prIce, 49,6
A.ll wood and black a nd bt1ia8
BEDSTEADS tn stock to be olclU'Cd _
m.uob below actual CO!lt

s- ~,

I'

gns Ol..a ranoe price no,," £4/ 19/ 6
8 f.ontlv-hl1l1t und ""rtis~o WIND_
SOR CHAIl1.8~ well-mAde ond ftn-

·,.<bate clearance

STA

I

CHAIRS, WhlOh lUu"Uy 8ell at 8

",'rro;;;;,-

Splendid lin. of FINGERING
W,OOL, blaok only, 5 /- Ib 3 ~ oz·
Splendid quality whIte FiNGER

wt!U

_M
,

Prices-in Six Veal'll.

ROOM
SUI'l'E8,
in tRp8A~ry
aDd ee~'~~,t~~:.\;~~t
Dlnrka.ble sale valne
Tbree.pleoo
and corded velvets.

LINEN BUTTqNS, auorted. Illzes, fi. ve IN~OOL. 9 /11 lb._
doun m a box lor g~d. I'
•
__ (
S
1 Hne double KNITTING
TAPE in blUldl... 12 pl..... _ed, 9id. _ WOO , aU the left.(hng ahadl38
lnmdle.
,
I
...
, al4clo>d, 9/11 lb. 7 ld. 07. ,
•
B...ral doun AIR CUSHIONS ,-to be

cleared "' Sd.

White Frllbv EMBROIDERIES ...ort~
,. glace goloshnd, patent I caps. usual
I /O:. Note Safe pnce, 6,fd. u. YIll'd. t
I
pri ce 30/ - To be Cleared at 20/Gent'8 stout box call and dull
44m Cream Delsmo EMBROIDERY
ohromo Derby B oot8. I r enllukuble
worth G/ Il It yn.rd. Sille p~U~I,I, 8 ' 11
,t
. , .
I
value. UBUft.lly sold at 39/6. Mcnroy's
FIcccl? SCARVES.
J.n fle1'er R.l Jrood "hAdelJ :
J offer them ut 30/_ ,
.. UI'!UA.I prices 4/ l t aud 6 11. J OJcl\ru.1l1Je PrI""
'y outha' box Dorb,. ROOUl, unhned.,
2111i
'. .
•
bradded nnd half tips. e.xcollent for
.
I
sflhool weRr. Sn.le pnoe, 15/6
Silk Fleecy SCARVES With fringe . lD
Glri9'~,Glnoo GlbtSOn Shoen, patent light eh.:ld.es, worth 4/ 11. S,de price, I /O! I
CSlp9, usual prIce 9/11. S:lle poe.
50 dozen LAdles' NECKWEAR 10 net l
B/6
• allk,
cloth, very at.yhMh dhapes, to be 80ld
under ooaC. Sale price,' 6id.

from £6/10/6
A number of 59/6 MA'l'TRESSES

expanding" to

olear 01 3d. each.
!.od,,,' WJJlTE SUSPENDERS. good
quality, 6hd. :\ pal~. -

and

WICKer ClIAIRS to

, ,Adjnotabl. TROUSER STRETCHER
and COAl' HAN~ERS. noduei!d to 1/.
Ketal COAT

TO A GREAT
ACTOR.- -:

At the Nearest Aplfroach to
corded Telvet and .. -try. Sale
pnoee from 49/6
r-:-

'Ii' L.dl.I ' Navy cloth leg Boot..

,

I

Clearauoe of tho popular ad}Q6table CHAIRS, well upholstered In

A pde of fll-ney DeLunc INSERTIONS
and. EDGINGS, splendld quahty. tor 2,f-d. a.
yard.

"

prlOot, 20 !~

I

H'ousehold Goods, Furn

1/6t,

Ln.dICS' GJa.oa Kid G{bson Shoea
pawnt (lIlP, Ulmal imco 23 /9 Sal~

1819

Gent', box Derby Boots. Atout

~lea. remarkable vulue.

4Qin. SHA]lOW. L,\OE. Por" white
nsua'l prices 2/11; SIll, 4/ l1. Sal~ prlcea:
lilli,and 2/11 • .'-. t• .
27m. Flounomg EM:,llROIDERY wor~
3J6 and 3/ 11.- Sale prl"Ce', l /lIt d a. Ynrd..

nd Shoes.

G aut'e atout box brogue Shoe~, all

Icrmon 10 1619- referred
WIth

~B.eckwear

!

C&rol~ for Obr~ ... ,
n~. . IIIjd."
l!t'h()P
In

, '~. ho.Y'Y Bla'ok MELTON u.ual pri~
YOlI!. Bale price. 6/l1'~ y&rd:
.
' ,. ' S'fRACHA:N i double-width:
~"bl~ offer. Ueual price 16/11 & yarc4
ee, 6/11 a yard.

/'

Completol .Iook of Men',

2111

Bold lat t2/li

f DU(1"

£7/0/' and £07/10/-

foUow1b1

day as .. glof'loUI

&Ie price, 6111 a yard.

Men'. White
pocket, for Cnrpenters or
Govcrnment Duc~. lUIua.l1y

Now lordtln~ h.ten to OUT dItty.
Strangerl collnn, from afa.r,
r.
Let poor mlWltt:cls mo\e ~01.lr flit.,..
G ive us ~el00rne, aooth our cue"
In th is mll~K.n a!; they tell us,
Chnstma,s \\ usell k ee!l!li t~a.y.
And, aa Klnl' or all ,000 fc.lloq.
<~ jtell."'1Il with unoontrollC<l 1S~~ ay.
.The ()\d~ prmtt-d OOl1ectiOli of EngJ1sh . ~r9ra;
bQ9;ever, ';('u eompJloo b~ one Wyukyn de Wqrde
m 1m., J()hn I'yn59a.le 10 1562 rflCt'I'cd a rOy&.1
been9l!l f« prlnt.lllg ., ccrbyne goOdl,. Cat9wiH to
bB .ung to tlla glor, of God" ID tbe '~e year
Rowland. 11..11 had :perm'nlOll to print "Q-esten
mu Carro)es a.uclOf)'uhod by mv Lord Mayore Of
" 'The <.'1IrLStmaa &COOt.:<fIt. at 8t lfar,. at

I

• >I:: .t~ilTd;
. ~·t.·>

, r ', r.tP. et~;\-Qm~riaoo. for hard. wear.

well·Hned, thoroughly
.nd BW6. Note tho ron" .. ka~'lo
and 45/Aleo lulslzee in Youths '
OVERCOATS. fawn or

"

5/11 a yard. . . . .

N'~vY.. - rough-and_ready SEJlGE

[

4916

--

s;" to the nearest Grocer's Shop

~~}e. pl bc " l.l n ly

2,6

onoe price"

yon!. To, <I.!'y·' prle •• 6/11
.\~'I', Gr<tf Striped Flannel SUITING;
,u1l1i1 'hil {lbp,ap at 12/ 11 8. yard. Note our

il' _ )Hin~

at 21 /6

BrItish M1afllm1 eart'le5 the
to Angle Notman times, 10 tbe

!

,

l50'M en'e Heather
nU-wool, reduced
Remarkab\e value
SUITS, 011 Sizea,

5 /11
I
Llldiet' Fleecy t-GAUNTLET GLOVES.
~o be ole.red from 1111t
~

first course " IllDg a oarall "

Possession of a. Fai~'s Wand
·Is yours at any hour,

yard} Our price, 3 /6 1 a yard.
\
5(in. Grey Blanket OOATING, remllrk ..
able vaJne, tlsunlly eold IB/11 a. yard. Sal8
price, 6 /11 a. yard.
06in, dark Grey OOATING.-worth 12/ll.

J3oy.· fanoy top Ihr"-'lun~ter
wool, usuolly a/ 11 and
~ 1(","ID,e

p..&'.

of

whon IKellr,. VIII, m the tbl1-d year
kC'Pt hiS Ulnstmu at Greenwlcb ,
(lean 'In the ml-ddle of the baJlJ toof- t be KIDg's Cba.pel, who 1m

duoed from 10/ 11 to 7111 a yard.
o.in. good hea." TWEED. worth 10/U •

PANTd '!,"d VES1'll to

'

durmc

62in. Cbenot SERG~ in navy, fnlfIll rust,
helio, V. rose, saxe, gloriaua quality. ~

garment

Ladies' Beaver SkID GI..OVES glluntlet.
Worth 12/11. Olearance FIOO. 7/11
LadiesL W,Ilahmg'" Doe ULOVES, whIte
etitobed, black tltJd .self, ""bIte
Spec1&l

",haL are called .. carols' ..

e\ ell. .,gladdcnod

,

pnoo, 10/ll & yaM. Our price
Ihe Sale. 6 11 • yard.

Mlr.J:~ure

Men's 14/11 PYJAMA
heavy welgLt, \\ Ith N ue dr
whlte gro1lnd. Cle:lrance
A pile ot Men a f,iu

Gloves.
l very

pair.

5ain. Check SUITINGS in bey only,
URUI\l

ouly, to clear at t.he

01 1/Remarkable vallI; in
SHIRTS, McIlroy' own
Salo prlce,5/ ll

• -

I

proce.
68in. Nap OLOTH in n • .". ,nigger an!
bott:lc, uaual-prlC€l 16/11 a yard. Bale priot,
S il l . y'fd.

Records.

," Men'l1 Heather

be suug

carols ~er~ Teh. oua 1n

10/11 a yard.
'
o2m. Illao' and White CHECK. with 00\,0
oared .tripes, U8Ual price 8/1l- a yard, Bala

,

Pre-war Pric;s may have been a few 1~1l1ll.111~;' lower: than these Sale' Pricesbut only a few. Two rules were laid
for' thIS Sale-" No inferior stu£);
and-no limit to the reductro!ls." A
has kept to the rules.
Men can buy the highest-grade clothes In
Sale for less than the clothier IS
IS paymg for 'the cloth
which it is made:
I

MoTIrny'.. b ...
IBrge .tock of Wool
.. Brmr ue out ~
C.b.r.i&tms.s loat " GLOVE:;. U,ual pn~. 2111!' ~, 6 .ud
a/no To bj! olearJ>d .1 l /st
~'lt~,t~;:ij[~~~~~;l~;'~:!~
to (Allhnot .ayalter
Navy Hellther ¥ixture GLOVES, Ladles'
[ ,I
or Dot, ~e
1IlZ8
3/ 11 o rigin,,) pnoo. . t3a1e pnoe. 1/6t
I'IIn,
I
.

we-re not confined t.o the

'liBm. Blanket COATING, an-wool, it
~e, fa.wn-end hollo? splendid qolL.
ity. usually &Old at 18/ 11 a ya.rd. MaIllot'_
rlO.;;;:e, V.

aillt

robbed HOSI, inl dehghtful d",. . .b.d••
&al. pnoe. 5111
Ladles' 2/ 11 ~ blllck Oaahmere fiDlab HOSE,
heu,.. wetgM, to o1ellr nt l /ll!

6~.
AIl.i... in Chiltren'. GLOVES from

6/11

wide... Usual P'-:lCC 1$/.11 a yN!;,.

U.ually ~pri..

Yorkllb",e BLANKETS, oligbtLy .0Ued.

Small IIlzea lt1 CblldTlln'e blaoK STOOK.
INOS. All Wll1 be thrown out on the
countere for we Itt l!9t
Rcmnrknble '\s~ue In 7) 11 a.11~wool fano,.

30 doz;en fllll·siH Suede f1nl.h', GLOXES,
bhtck only, U.ual prIce, 1/11!. Salt price,

6/11

Now

Remarkabl. offer In .mart Striped
three good oolourinlis. ~ins.

I

'

8/1'1'

TWEED,

l),ftl"gnlDs. Smgle bed &lze, 28/6 ?er
bed e,zo, ull-wooI, Bale PrIoe 52/6 pall'.

.1I-wopl CAS}lMER'E ,HOSl!.

I

AD,rlj _l1 the httle children,
7tI .. t ropnd t:Jm. table 1'0"

sam.

Re.

:rj,;.h;~B!~.~1nrn:TS'. _!'",I.aUi~n.!

l ilt. 112t. l iSt

(6tretchll.Ji'J le&t.b.e r _kID .
wltpin .. I
JD the , llnel
.. <.;&11
Put on hltl. golden

5/11

PLANNELLETTES at 1/3t I
FLANNELETTE to olear at 10!<!.
or FYJRmlul. Soja prIce, V IIi
" ••. ,....". FL;l.NNELETTE. Anolher remarkable liar.

30m

worth 5/11 and 6/ \.1. but. &nnt-t Ivery allghtly
unpertect will be oleared. at 2 fll!
A p ile ()f Glila" plAin blflOk COTTON
HOSll:". Jllzel$ 4, 6, 6 Remlll"kable vllluo al

y()ur smerp cha.n!{e.

6Oin. Ra.inooating eLOTa, in threo sha.dee
only. Reduced from 10/ 11 • y~!

yard.

ICOTTON HOSll jl V"!l ~~~n~bl' qualil,.
:8enllationnl nlue

2/11!

Grey elriped TWEED. all wool to
be had 10 three,colounngoR. Usual
prIce 15/11 & yard.
Sale prIce
SlZ9 60ms x 7Ihn8 .• reduced. from 150m. small Check T'WEED. in oolourt"
faWll a.nd aa:z:a" grey and rose, dark eBXe and
brown. Usually sold at 10/ 11 0.
BLANKETS WIth coloured ooro.eT8, eus

IDnlliLET'I'ES 1D all colours and deslgna.

5111

LSdies" heav,. black

I

• •~ God, bleu t.he. ma.~ter of tha houae.
, ' . :::;ik.SWl&C the ml,S'trees too,

a' 1/6t

Specil\l offer of Cream
60ms. :x BOlns Sale prlce,

Ho'ie~y.

purse,

.nd ei'a.ltcd,

3/11~

IN DEPENDABLE

huni;lrod

Double. WIdth Ootton G.u!ARDINE. in
beho, tan, fa.wn, grey, saxe and blaei.
U.nally 4/111· y=l.
No..

, prIo(!'

BC!lut.tfuUy figured Blouse
rJuced from l IB! to lOid
A lot Qf Grey Flannelette

WONO'RFUL
LINES
I

:=5ev~ral

day,

f ow

3610 ARTIFICIAL SILK 1n ttt'o popnlllr

to
,

5/11·

SlDgl. bed
32/6
T en 'dozen handsome Lace tr m,neil.J;IUIJH:EiiSE SETS, to be aold)n the next

Sale price

Reduced .from 6/ 11!

Doubl,,!.width GABARDINE '. Ii.....
.
hell 0, r-me,l
lt\xe and grey. "Remarkable
VIlla.. U.&a1 price 10/1 1 • y.~.
S.I. pnee

Sal. pnce, 42/6.

\

L"dlea' 2/11., lSlftCk nbb~d HOSE, wool
and cotton mlxtur~ , now r.;ducoo. to 1111t
A fa.ll quantity 6f Ladlea' f.u ;cy SPORTS
HOSH, guar&n teM nil wool, .... lth Mlsorted
fallcy frouta. UstL..l1y 7/ 11, now 5{11

Of the ben ~tle y
Lo\c a.nd JOY QDmC : 0 you,
And to ToUr w&aseaJl, too ..

' ..

at lOtd

in

.• trlpe d.. ,,,,,.

&0

"Our Vi liAl!a\l C'l=, 15 made
l "6f the 10lerD.ary tree,

I

ia
2/11'.a
*.

QUILTS, ft(!.!;orted patterns, With red
to be cleared at 4111 I •
magnIficent "assortment, covered
proof alttee n, tn all ooloUl'l!l. e"ery
tboroughly nntilA.too. D ouble bed

<a P\OC" of Brorrn TurklOh TOWELLING to bo

U.uaUy Si ll

attraotive lihllde8.

lh e: nud41e' or the night,

hOllS

4/1134"
Sale pnee
double-width CREPE
light
3/113
Sporia1
4'

DOW

2/11.8.4'

T o be oleared. at
Double~width Hernngbone SERGE
blaok only, good v&l.ue. usually
sold a.t i / ll! a. yd.
Salo prIce

Ronoyoomb QUILTS, Ifull hed "'e.
Sal. plica, 9/11

to be

'rWEED~"

Remarkabl. oifer of 06m. wid.
Ueual Prlo. 8/11 • y.rd.

hea.,.y Unbleached CALICO. One of the
bargal.D..S of the 8&1e seatlon. Cletlrsnoo

cleared at the romarka.bly low prIOle of 81d. per Yllrd.
20 dozcn henvy TWIll typed KITCHEN CLOTHS,
to be eold at 18/9 per dozen
100 dozen J/G! he~vy Brown Turlush '.rOWELS to

5/11

t.he noblfl3 Ilnd gcntry l'Olth ~ ongs , III ret urn f~
""I(~h a. ~amatI ~ 1:05ent W3l! expccted
As midn,ghll.
JPPI ORehcd, j tJ)c ('a-rol":;lIlger5 a.nd bell rm~er6 prEfpal cd tet Ush01 In tbc m()rn mg of the N ntJ\lty \\ db
Lh o u.U\l-J rQJO' CiUgs ,

" '.

. BIl]e pnoe
A pIle of 8 111 double-width SILK CREPE.
heavy weight, In four good sbadee.
'8,le pnce
Bla.ok I\ud N",'y SILK CREPE, double

, . THE WASSAIL SO;o; G.
In th' 18Lh ""nto' l the Wassa'l bowl .... oolI1
monly t~rTled 011 Cl1rlshnas Evo to the. houses o~

In

28 pleCel1 of 70in. Grev SHEETING, reliable quahty.

.1

Dresses.

up so alarmingly 'and ~ave
trade of higher prices \ fo~
Reducttons. Householders are
in?the country in this Sal~.

Reduced Iro.. 2/11t to 2/et
Nme piec.. of Whlt. Twlll SHEETING. Reduoed

'4/11 4'

.. .4.. 1KlIIg Ul)On thIS bav ,
But' bush tli" wall, 1 ":JI not f lUi

g rown M old lU the 5trlngoo Imtrummt
w..u defth pla ~ cd u=,on by her r eP'Jted hut.
-v;he c1c\'e rl) ,!ntroouccd It unde-r the notlOe
seiious Iook lurl' hea re rs IU!i .. the \ cry lti4en
J1s was 1')lavoo upon by Ktn~ D3\ld/ '-a

1..'. ot:"'i~,'i !.' '4\h .c.11 o~\Iously 'l\39 O!'l<'n to Cl'lti('1sm.
GENIl8IS OF THE CAROL
'
cJ.I'Ql h ~ undoubtedly
In#~d , tho nractlce of

3/11.3.

36... printed IJ AP SILKS in ..vera1 from 3/llt to 2!l1!
delighllul.bad"· 1 U.ually 8/11
3 , S'X piee," of Linen C:ra.h TOWELLING

A IIOCIIlu: carol d !SOCH er~ ID m,nuscrlpt of tb
t.lme qt. HeJ1ry VI I"c1o.tes to t.h e drOUlnp of h&)1
and Ma~l)c,.. y,o,th t!\ erlt'eens at Chrlltmu, fro~

ser aphs b rL~h t -0 11 a.n .j en, and o n , 'lll"hen Iud'III' ,t b :l :st.. r l loI e 'fIi 3.k C! 10 find t il e drc:Jm ""'..,.
"1$ IOn

It was the fortune of Wilr that drapery
4" some down least. Lancashire is -""'V1SlTIIP
Spnng, but McIlroy's Will not alter their
7/ Ll tWill ba.ok VELVETEEN. Guuanteed fast pile In lovely colOUr!.
4/11
3
gOing to get the biggest drapery
Bille pr1ce
4"

to

REMARKABLE SALE
VALUES IN WINTER
AND EARLY SPRING

Startlil1g Dra ery Offers.

Wonderful lot of ,tl8in. JU\turaJ J.AP SILKS
to be oleo.nd at warehoUMJ prteeA U~all,.
5/ 11. 6/ 11 to ,</ 11. Sale pnoo. 2/Ejt. S/6t

T() 8mg, lI v·by, lulla),"

d enl",

n9t m " rc-h a n OC't.u r nal

The Vlra:1D
\elI1 of 01<1

U

.~ A l..o"el,. lady I ..t and .1Ul1'•
And Ito her cil1ld she apB,ke,
' My Son, my' Bl other, Fat.her dear ,
. ' If'makes my heart to a.che,
'ta lee thee thore, 10 oo1d , and butl,

Lc.-h " ,)" .tlLlld ";\"It.hout t11e door_

,f or
such

A Iflo.. ou. 101 of faat pil. twill bBok VEL.

•

Theie -a.r l') ' .ome. curlO\Q PLUaa-f!S m
and ct'u!d ... • It.tllch AJ e quae lD Ihe
romalJt'c _ ,

,

"«-I(1) tb ls f!!' ; I,I\ c i e1lW Il

,

atall"

CHRISTMAS

u

next few months at McIlroy's Sale Prices.
Remember-thes~ sensati<;mal Sale Prices are
possible only because 'McIlroy's were able to buy
huge stocks dur1ng the" panic," and only because
th~y are sacrificing a11 pr9fit to attract during the
-'Sale a record numher of 'new customers. In no
case does the s.;:tle price indicate the ~ctual'-t-ra~d::':e
cos( for next season.

Years-since

Si'l k$.

nJIa n1lht shan be born our Heneo,ly Klnr , VETEEN. In vieux rooe only.
Heo nClth&r sh!tJl be borD In housen nor lU alii' Speoiolly noduoed from 7/11 to
NOS" In the place ()f ParadLSc, but. 10 ~an OX'r

2nd eh,l,lhood 1ft apo rt a.nd putlrb a.bd form! dne
rol\CC' ntnc cham for all ag~ from lnf'Dey to .cp·
l·.tcg'Ot1nrlan r m
TIlE H ~ nnXGER OF

..-berelD

" AI. JOI1eph. 11"'''' I.·walklnl', ho h e&rd an I.l1sei

.... hld , m nR l mll~
n ::-u ~ lId huoyan<-y o f ca r1u!'!r days, 1" mIngles a,o

-

.

..

"

Wait~d

NEARLY, HALF·PRICE.
THOUSANDS OF
YARDS OF GOOD

JOIeph -' ts alway. repreeented .. a.1'I ()Id ma..n, With
Mny alUmr m the O:II.e.D'a atall, wltb a. CroWD OD
her 4 ~ ~ .
•"

which

rCSU$C1t .. tes

.

The Jhange in ' values' IS bewildering. Many
people think prices are dropping heavily, when the
fact IS makers only sold at "panic'" pnces for a
few wee~.
The r~al tr~th of .th~_ trade position IS that costs
are again rising. Spring prices will be higher;
raw mathials will be still short, an~-wise put'chasers will buy, ' therefore, all they need for the

"JONph ",as III 61d min,,1 to whtcb the wrlt~
hy aJrosd,.' reterred, brlog'l bafore oUr mlllm the

lUkl:Lry icrmu of hmtly

-,

The Createst Sale' in,'Reading.

heard,

11

Th. h.pl... anppl. IuDm, t.broarh t.be .....ta

Her urol

_,i

-

,

lOl d .l.O:

a"le

Scrubbmg BRUSHES.

S t"·. 10t<\., 1 Ot
UJ1r 1lrht
dltlo.4!d.

I

GH8

6t<l,

price..

Sl\lc prI0es, BId,

•

,

MA...L.'lTLES, 3 lJ.

Invert04-

]':nrtmel STEW ·PANS to he cletlrod Rt
hnlf l111U 11 prH.:.cH. SI\10 pnce:J 1 '6t l /ll!1

2/8•• 2 1H
TiN

KI,rrr ES,

USUAl prIce 4/ 11

I

•

I

.

-/

very .trnn". fou.

Sal(J prwo, 2 111 •

~t..

~rANGLF.,s & WRINGERS. 20m roller.'

~nle prIC~,

!

£4/10/6

,All }alcIlroy's Mtnok of G~LY"\NIZE]j
GOODS hel\vllv J"G,lucc.1 fOI tI l e ~ !lll;.' .
I

801M Oak ,TEA. T it ,, !!, well ml\de DIckel
Sale price, 8/11 ,
'
r
A "peClal purchlUl9 o f Sheffi ,ld KNIVli'.8~

ha.ndle8.

Tobl •• 11,9 , de..,,1 dItto. 9 11 per half.
dozen .
S~1101ei'8 KNIVES . I Tnblo.Rlzc;
. de8Sert tllZe, 19/6 pell h~III:<lozell.

23 6;

See
Furth~r List
,
of
,Sale'
,

:Bargains N

\

We~k~

..