The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-14
OURCLOTH FOR OURwOMEN
OUR WooBLENs FOR WoMEN,s WEAR
THE best IN THE World.

mems wear is equally true Of the voollen goods
worn by women"
This Is the verdict of a manufacturer of
cloaks and suits, who. by reason OF the large
volume OF his annual OUTPUT. is conspicuous in
the trade throughout tho United States. Cloaks
and jackets amounting in value to about $780,
600, 900 are manufactured every year I'm the
United States, and OF this total New York city
turns out q much larger quantity than any
other American city. Until recently New
York had almost a monopoly OF this branch
of industry. but suffered some diversion
of its trade to other cities in conse-
quence Of the labor troubles OF 1894.
Out of the $50. 600, 900 worth of cloaks
produced each year in the United States. rs per
cent. are made of woollcn material. of which
fdlly 05 per cent. are of American manufac.
ture. Allowing for the proportion uf cost rcp-
r.san,.d lao ,h. i,om -, 80. 49,, a. ,i.tus.
y, $50 '"'o' wy nv i","S'
and used. II Ia seen that the produce
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''s"' MISUNDERSTANDING huior'cau "oo''ohs'
Concerning the meri; and value OF the aomes-
tic fabric used In cloaks. Jackets and quits. ma
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co"parco VII 'ho sooos imported rom Eu.
convincing. In n largo hou,e In I,eonard ,,ree,
uhi,h marIa,. an. or,nn, ~, $500 80 A.
mestio mills in about equal quantities. aud may
therefore DO considered rs fairly neutra, "A re.
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was asked to examine a line of samples In heavy.
rough cloak goods. both domestic and imported.
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In respect OF style. pattern, finish and general
effect. the American materials were preferable.
"Tb.v ARE the best In all r,,pcc,. ', said tho
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export cioth man IN charge OF the department.
.ounI in ,,vle or value To our bon,.,mads Cloths
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IN TINS general limo OF oioakinGs. Our native
.uAla AaA la Iii AnAat atnArln. Ca l.-
~. picked nm n niece OF cloth n ou.r,,r n, nm
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cloth experts are we'll up 10. Le poked a hole In
tho fabric. That's foreign stuff" ,ajd he.
You couldn't do that with any OF those dones-
tic samples. Why. the Americans are unsophis-
tlca,ed novice. in many of the tricks of wenv-
Ing. They don't understand how to use shoddy
as the foreigners do. and consequently they turn
GU, a much hone.ter and better cloth. They
also excel in taste and style as well as in quality
and wear. In these lines America Is now origi.
n.,,ny h.r own design. mad 400. M, r.ed -
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copy from anybody. In spite OF the aosurdities
of the Wilson bill, by which the foreigners were
enabled 20 rush in a large quantity Of their
o.ao'eu W ~ ~ ai"'So q'en'''y Vi ther
cloths nj a low valuation, the American mills
are able to hold the market In cloakings because
of the decided sup.rIori,v NJ tholr goods an,
aNp avs soo"'' ~
only a very small proportion Of imported mate.
rial Is u.ei in the manufacture Of cloaks in New
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On a corner OF Broadway Is a new thirteen
story building devoted wholly to the manufac.
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Wv N'o """'e"'
was one OF tho pioneers In the cloak
industry In Now York. He was n willing wit
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meas 10 tho super'or''' o american "ooiiens In
certain lines or women's wear. lie SAID:
Tho Of the United States are
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using iess ioreis" koou' 'nnn eNe' oeiore.
Each year shows n decrease in the proportion of
imported fabrics used. Great progress has been
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inauo ho'o 'h ~ i~s' ie"
ture OF woolleu cloth. and the result Is that our
done,tlc factories Arc turning ont material tbat
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no'o 'ehso'o " "oro ! avs "nrkot
In weight, finish. style, and max cup than any
thing We get from abroad. When over In York.
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sh'ro not 'ons asoi hau win NO u saWpie Oh
some american chtnchilla. and invited pro-
p"Nals FROM rercral of the English factories for
fIrnlshing q large gnauiity OF the same weight
aud grade OF cloth. To my sur prise their figures
were all too high. The price they named was
tho same that ] was paying At home. but with the
duty added the cost Of the cloth laid down In
New YORK was much higher, AZ, q matter OF