The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-07
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I'VE must look to crman for all OF our fine
laccs and embroiderics,' said the head OF the
lace department in a big dry goods house In
Worth street. "Some plain net is made in
America, but IL doesn't cut much Of q figure In
the grand total. FormcrlyEngland was the source
OF supply, but now the lace and embroidery
industry seems to have centred in Germany.
There tho operatives are a ploddinR, patient
people, who never go out on strikes or make
trouble OF any sort, and the manufacturer knows
exactly what he can depend upon for his supply
OF labor. For America to compete successfully
in fine laces and embroiderics is almost impossi-
BILE. Years OF experience and a tariff OF several
hundred per cont. would be necessary for the
establishment OF this industry In our country"
Some very successful embroidery work Is done.
nevertheless, In the United States. In a house
in Thomas street which makes a specially Of
women's handkerchiefs some very pretty things
were shown, ranging in price from 10 cents to
81. Elaborate and handsome effects are pro-
duccd by special machinery. The materials
used are domestic cottons Of varying 1noness.
A fabric OF delicate, nlmy texture is called India
linen, though 1t contains not q shred Of fax
fibre. The best grades OF these homemade hand
kerchiefs are very elegant, and arc doubtless
bought by many women at the retail stores In
the belief that they are imported goods.
OF the corsets worn by American women 95
per cent. are manufactured In this country. A
few OF special shades OF material or rich In EN-.
broiderics arc imported from Paris, but the
great majority Of the best dressed women either
have their corsets made to order or buy the
ready-made article Of home manufacture. For
IS II !s said you can have rs good q corset as
INV woman noed visb for and tho sbapca and
ave. ar, an manv that ,bero q. M trouble IN
fitting env aoure Tho cor.e, which now re,a,,s
for al IN .aid IN be fully eou.I IN TINT for which
~ was asked ton mr. ffteon vears ago A cloth
called coutu in used in coraet making. and IA
mostly Unmarried. though domestic cloth ia uscd
In tho choaner line. An tho other material. In
n corset arc NJ domestic manufacturo
Ho,ierv and knit underwear for women nrc NJ
ane quality when made In Amcrica. Tho Main
boso NJ silt wool. li.Ic. mr. cotton tina, ia Knit IN
the bome f,c,ories "a nronounced suner,or In
mari, ana In y.a, IN voods n, tho same nric.
tha, ar. imnortsd An authori,v an mi. .uhi.c,
,aid.
"Notb,np comes over IN. vater that 1, canal
IN IN, sIk ,tockinys made In Connecticut
and New Jcrsov M ala IN 800 nor do,en
Euron. bests ~. IN f.ncv co,ors s,r,no. maids
and novel erocts In bosi.rv I'm, no, In m.
.,ana.rd r,oi, uooas orr Anor,,on d,o. oro
better thar ,boso p.od abroad pi.cL oshm.ro
stockinus are now made bcro which. when mt
IN In nacLayos r.s.uh,ino ,hoso from, G.rmony
readilv seIl os foro,e,n cooSs Ahon, so ner cent
n, The ,ouor gr,des ., co,,on and ,yooI,on hosisrv
worn In Am.r,oo :. ,nan,,.o,ur.5 h.r.
Am.r,o.n.Lr, vnd.r,aor o. ,.ano,,,.
q. y, mart.d .xco,,onoo ona ,orr roosonahI. IN
nr.. Nowhor. ,n On. ,.orI, aro ,ho.. narn.,,s
mado az srnfuily n q ro.,rds shono ard ~
From IN. yest q, rro,,tiv waron oo,,o, y,i,h =
AT n,aLa.,a~ a.. =, ~. .sa,. -. IT..
'iA pu'Ao'ins ooo neoA' "hi'n reI"ii'
at 20 cents. up to the pure silk garment OF ex-
ouisite weave and shane. for which Won will nav
e,oo,e,s ,oI,a,,. ~.
va @i'' iheiuuihs III 'ho intervening eraucs'
there Is no underwear imported to this country
which canals our homo production. should not
r. :. ~ .,--.s. ~
10 Ut All SURPRISED II american underwear
should develop a healthy export trade. Only
m few days ago we made nm n largo order NJ
80
men underwear TOT johannesburg ana itls
now on its way to the gold regions of South
Africa Tn opa,itv s,v,e and nrices tho huv.r
f'' 80 -
preferred the American 10 the English goods.
Kid gloves for women arc made to a consider r
aha .Xt.nt nj Gloy.rsyu,. ~ v and .o,n. ~.
Ho,o oA'cnla' "'o'ers'h.e' ~ = Wv somo OK
ceheht goods are turned out especially IN I'M
dressed kid. But the main reliance OF the well
Home manufacturers assert that In order to
Increase OF the present rate of duty. which Ia