The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-08-05
HIGH ART IN NEcKTIEs.
rheII Manufacture and SnIe--Styies that
Have the Preference.


There are special grades and designs Of
silks and satins made exclusively for the
necktie trade" said a manufacturer.
"These materials are designed by men who
do nothing else than study up new things
in neckties. The goods are of heavier quail
ity than dress silks, and of patterns which
never find their way into any other branch
of trade. For these reasons they are higher
in price than ordinary goods. Samples are
sent by the makers to New York for the in
spections Of buyers. go to New York to
look at new designs about once every two
months. There are from fifty to seventy
five necktie factories in this country and ten
or twelve first class makers. The latter
usually secure exclusive right to use certain
styles of goods from the makers by buying
either the entire stock offered to the Ameri-
can market or large quantity of it. But
the success of making up the goods is just
like lottery ticket. Perhaps one year
may make hit ON some particular design
and it will become so popular that all the
other makers will be forced to adopt it.
But the next season some one in Boston or
New York may make the hit and / will have
to follow him. There's never any telling
how necktie is going to take with the pub
lie until it is put on the market. Then its
success may depend altogether on who
adopts it first. If he happens to be howl
ing swell and on the right side of popular
favor that particular kind of necktie will
sell like all possessed"
g Are the styles of making up neckties
originated abroad ?"
Not now. They were until less than three
years ago, but our styles are SO much super
ior to the European now that they are COM
ing over here to get patterns. However.
there is tendency to English fashions for
the fall. They are like this" he continued,
aking a couple of ties from box. Dread
fully fiat and square in shape, you see.
They have q genuine Johnny Bull APP
pearance and won't stay very long in favo,
on this side of the Atlantic The four-in
hand tie and scarf are the most fashionable
at present. The four-in-hand
scarf of plain white pegrie will be much
worn during the warm weather. No scarf
pins are worn with these two styles, and
only the smallest and least conspicuous with
any kind. Scarfs of white pongee are very
desirable for evening wear"
C Are men or women employed to make
ap neckties? ~
ooh, women. There are 800 girls work
ing at this business in Chicago alone"
"What wages are paid ?"
They work by the piece and make more
or less money, according to their expert.
ness. A good fnisher cnn mike IS or Sc
u week. She takes necktie after it is put
together and finishes each detail perfectly
so that il is ready to box. Three different
colors of the same design, made in the same
style, are boxed together to give dealer an
assortment in the one make. The fnisher
must see that all of this kind are exactly
alike in point of finish and makeup. We
have one girl who does nothing but turn
the bands of neckties and who makes $15
week. She is capable of turning twenty
five or thirty dozen bands each day. Other
girls who are not so expert may not make
more than 80 or "a week and from that
up to So"
Where is the cheap neckware made
which is shown so extensively this npringfn
"The cheap wear now flooding the
market is composed of old styles, made of
poor goods, which the cheap trade in New
York hes succeeded in buying up and send
ing all over the country. A good, well
made necktie costs from fifty cents to S1.5o.
As nice one as any man needs can be
bought for seyenty-fiye cents. As rule
men show no discrimination in purchasing
ueckties. They look into window, see a
tie that takes their fancy, and then rush
in to buy it, never stopping to ask the price.
Thus they are as apt to buy one of the cheap
kind, that will not look we'll week, as one
of better quality. So there's lots Of these
low priced goods being sold, and business
is consequently dull just now. A good neck
tie is the result of art and study. It can't
be turned out for g. Chicago Neaos.