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The Fiano-ette. 
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It is an entirely now article of Swiss invention, designed to 
.ike the place or a Piano, whe’ - e one cannot be afforded, or to 
;ivc a knowledge of piano playing before purchasing a piano 
or organ. The keys and tongues arc of METAL, carctully 
tuned and pitched , and will never get out of order. The caso 
is hard wood, finely finished. It will make a handsome orna- 
montforany room. Any tune can readily be played upon it 
in less time than ittake3 to learn the scale on the piano. ^ lit 
is at once amusing, instructive and a great help to a musical 
education. A more appropriate present cannot be made to any 
one. This Piano-ctte we have just imported this month. 
It has a full chromatic scale, 3S keys, sharps and fiats comleptc. 
enabling the most difficult and complex music to be readily 
played. It has two banks or rows of keys as docs a real mano 
theupperone for sharps and flats, the lower row tor natural 
notes. It is elegantly finished, over twice the size of the regu¬ 
lar Piano-ctte, and other dealers ask $5 for a much interior 
article. Our price is $2.50 complete, every instrument war¬ 
ranted. Instruction book and twenty beautiful P^s?. 
extra. Sold only by C. HENRY SPAULDING, 83 ‘Watei 
Street, Boston, Mass. Beware of chca" imitations. 
LADIES PURCHASING CORSETS 
Should examine Madam FOY’S 
I3IPHOVE T> 
CORSET SKIRT SUPPORTER. 
It will he found in every particular 
superior to the old style, and com¬ 
bining more desirable qualities than 
any other corset in the market. For 
sale by all leading Jobbers and Re¬ 
tailers. Manufactured by 
FOY & HARMON, 
New Haven, Conn 
