There is an old triend with a uew tace in Panama and Brandon streets, and the new face is such a vast improvement that the D.I.C , as it now stands, is an ornament that adds dignity to the cit\ of Wellington. The Panama-stteet frontage (roofed in by an arched glass verandah) forms a very pleasant pro menade, and the very large windows (a& laige and as handsome as many in Bond stieet, London) offer an exhibition in fashionable and high-iiuahtv goods that aheadv is attracting an unusually large number of shoppers. The intenoi of the building is altered also out of all semblance to its former self, and the convenience and comfort of the arrange ments appeal forcibly even to a mere in an *. * * Of special mteiest to ladies aie the clx^s- fitting rooms, which are now ien handsomeh furnished and brilliantly lighted \ very extensive furniture room is replete with the finest work of the cabinetmaker's art. The splendid display of autumn drapeiv in the vari ous departments is attracting large crowds and the range of fur goods jackets mantles, silks, etc., is much wider than ever before - The DIC has outgrown all the earlier prejudices against it, and it has thriven amazingly, and is still thriving. It is, above all a Wellington institution

The D. l.C —Alterations and Im provements.
