New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-10

BUT CHEAP CLOTHES FoR "oMEN-hE'hN"N Nv
. B. TAKEN ON AMERICAN TAILoRs.
Tho orgaciz1tion of a Ladies' Cooperative Dress
Association in tins city, wulch pas nus ' AZ y 81
% i'm success, is now to lave the an OF WI; -
brooke of London. whI was INSTRUMENTAL III lou .'
ing the LADIES' Dress Associate u oi ina CIV !"n
years Mr. PHbrookc arrv "G N ndsriaK%
thn eiIra nor of Or0anZi " the assoclat mere ~
the roouest of Miss Kate Fi"d as 1t was thought
,hat ia preliminary wok conld NOT DE accom-
nI,sLrd without tue aId OF an rXp'r enced hand
4 rcpor.cr of TIE RlBUNE called upon Mr.. ft'-
brook: yesterday morning AT tne II IN ~ ~
Hotel and obtained from HIM information re- ar1-
inu tie u'1nnrr OF working end tho Src"sS oi lhc
cooperative soc'elcs OF TINS klnd ~ EIgIanI' an
how the undertaking here You'd Dc rrrd nut'
Mr. Pubro0kn Thought that what nc shonlJ hf,t Il"
here wnad bs to org tniZe the association and OBJ
tam shareholders.
We nave two distinct systems in England" he
said on which rgInat,d in til" North among Che
opcrntvrs in the larGr manu- acturInG towns M me
o herup1u which the societies IN Lnndh'are rounded
In fhe former CASE the capital IS subscribed by th'
shareholders. VINO get their regular Drnht, out ne
ores are opened 10 thd public and tho goois sold
at rnr ordinary pr ce. At the end of the year the
profits dIvl led among the customers III Dr0nor-
no to the purchases. The method pursued IN
London differs only this that the goods are sold
t reduced price. at profit which only 81 covers
expenses, and only the shareholders: or those VINO
hold lifr-tckels are permitted to enjoy the advau-
ages of the association"
- What sorieics are there IN Londoni"
There are two p1nepal ones, TIE Army and
Navy Cooperative Society and the Civil service
Supply Assoc alton, They nave bchn III Existence
about ten years, and last year the sales of enc
amounted to Oh ly SIC, 600 600 One, OF which
the capital was QUAY SO 900. has bv the accunu'a-
rinn OF an average net pr fit Of only per cent
ralsed a working capital 0 over one million dollars,
and ITS So shares bring 1915 each. The shares IN
anO her. the intcres' pf waic IL restricted to per
cent now OBJ am 300 and 400 cent premium tor
the PRIV ege Of dealing with ire stor'." n.,
Whit rs been the success of the l. dies Dress
AssoclatOnp
1T ma, .en wonderful Although the association
founded only wo " ,rs ago, we have pen
obliged already to rict business for lack oi
ROOM At the end of the first year we had 3,14l
members and now there are nearly 5.4OO. The Oh,
j"ct oi tho association appears t0 bo n'sundelstood
by many in Amtrich 10 II not 10 rffect any lnlln-
vat ION IN DRESS to obtain the brsf talent and The
pu est tpsie, III Onter tnat our moInnerS may not
only benefit bv reduced price ut arfic e' out III
their dealings " tn he ASSOCIATION nv DE- asslsied
by rXprrenc ii prrS whose scryl es arc EN-
81 ye in advising them "n the hes comb iation+
Of eolors and stviei III dress Everything Is erganC
AID artistic throughout. Oar wIOle i"p al nome
Is like lady's drawing-r"om. ih' sitt'n@,roons
are supp.lei with the atcs English and foreign
fashion books and pIprrs, wiring materials, etc,
with ll-arpnintcd rcfres ime t-roons ADJOINING
making IN all II complete ladir'' CLUB. .,
IL tho on Iness restricted to materials OF dress
Not entirely Oar slD3ly CONSISTS nt dress ma
terials aud the designs Tor making them up, man
ties hosiery. fancy 80 MS, miiiln rY, ac'., nndrr-
wear, boots and SHOES, nSeh 'lh me Il III III I"c
cy,lytuug kept at ii.Si-rla>s dry goods tore. ut
prices considerable b low those those dem dcd ny
any of tin tho retail stor's. Over iweit' vi - are
IN Id, ,ac wear bV our myers an ur>lGnr. 'IaIl5
VIII re the bcStm clSarc srlcC cdf ON all primer
pi Partisan DR. ssmIkcrs AMI mllners; aud inc silks
and o'ncr goods selected arc always OF the best
q .IIltN.' =,
. DO you think the prospect Of SUCCESS IN New
York Is gDnd ~ .
From what have scrn OF tnos'0rcsln New YORK;
think there ~ 4 lcgit mate Openrg Tor tine Intended
cOoprratIVo store. II IA woman can get coniof ~
shipping and matrrl y OF the very hst qliillty ahd
ait tic r,.c, with the econo ny ni purchasing ionr
dresses the price OF three $40 calho! br 1thrI
Wise than pleased. II the system tIshcH OOD Ia Hes
OF nth. III England. b'IcYe 1t wHi satisfy lldlrSOn
this side of TIC water.
Nv Ell d.! you think the arrangements viii he
complctcdf'
" shall pro Jably remain her, about two months.
aud hop to complete the OrGl iiIun ui tlr s0ci-
ety. Many shareholders arr Already promised
hy Miss Trid, and may others hOpc
have to b. selected. ahd ON" "i tn" Xpcrcuc"d huy
EN- of thc LONDON ASSOCIATION will -"On hc,ln I"
III Ike purchasers On commission. | Cahu"t predict
with certainty Nnru we snll b. ready Tor bistu"o,;
hu the wuIk will b. pushed a, tipluy - I"S,Ib.r.
4 great reason for INV Supporting Mss Field ~ nrr
rutcrpIlsc - hrc u.c | tank u asSurIat Ou- ran
w0r~cd to mu,ual benz ii ana the stmc sclc non
O STYLES and iHOrcs VIII SO. yc Sew York and Lam
dun, and in this way r'Hucc tie expense. II rich
as,ucIa. Ton. In enterprise can Unty re carried
on, on Il comm REAL basi-, and tho pruht on
the = ,ud3 bo Lazy enough to met
the exposes hCsrUc3 lurnlahlug surplus
Tor IN rnl rlcmcn. al tac hu-iur~s. II IL my pur-
pls. to Or.aii.z0 tue NCA-Iutk ASSOCIATION IN tHc
syS. IN winch nd- with 7uch success ~ London.
Mr. PulbIOOte also tol. the Reporter TIA. hc pro-
posed, If possible. g. c0mnini Il g'nticm"'S dr'~5
an.p prospects of ruc u"gIng from the prices
Ch reed by New Ork tiIllis.