The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13
WHERE SHiULs sIRIIIE. .
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In Gining Towns.

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| The fact that a prominent Joboa's
books covering thu curly as show a husi-
hess IN shawls III approximately ssoLAO.o
annually and that thAS same Jcphers
books to-day Indicate a business VI about
$1,000 annually rs probably III" most
luminous commentary that conh be
offered on the evolution or more properly
the rstrogression of the shawl business
in this country.
In fact so great has been III" falling
of in the shawl market that many make
the mistake OF supposinG thai the shawl
business has been practically wil~sd out.
But according to the Textile IidH".GS-
turers Journal there ia n neat. cean.
smooth business Transacted IN Shiwla
year after year.
There are probably not more than esght
I mills in the country that rnatSs wooIIen
shawls to-day and IL ia due Ia this fact
OF reduced production that in' InsIAs
remaining find the business both COM =
Portable and lucrative.
Shnwls began To los. the prominent =
place they occupiedHaho't forty years
ago. Al that time thor" WAS s-nrcsiy
a commission hous" in III" dry goods
market that did not carry shawl de-
partmrnt and ia many Instances It was
the most lucrative department. IN the
house.
, In their heyday shawls reached an OK
traordinary height and it wasn't unh"nrd
of for tim. Indian or brocle shavls IA %
bring anywh@r" from sl.uco ~ g, 600
apiece retail. In fact. ono OF the urrf
treasured Dosscssiriis II a WOMAN ot
means was camel - hIir or cttSlLncTr,
shawl which was purchased NJ "a iah'i,
lous price and worn only on very ~ rectal
occasions.
| Originally mosr 81 them came from
India. They were naCis OF c.trseis hasr
and consisted of nahY small pNccst "a wed
together IA different patterns about
white or black centre. ~ IA later date
these Oriental -hnwls were copied IN
France. where under the stsl" ri broche .
shawls some very utssvcr mutations of
the original productions wnrr rn4Aiis, A. ,
Eng gland took Them up and n . short
~ "A shawl centre and the Paisley shawl
assumed "A prominent T1ar, ~ rl.s shawl
business. In this country TtI. iiIter tyII.,e
of shawls werH departed from and u Largo .
number of medium and low priced shawls
were offered. OF which great quantities
were sold.
The fine Indian, brooch" and PAISLEY.
| shawls are absolutely a thing of che past.
and there IL no nan rS..t for them whatever. .
Here and there the m ~ y" pickrd up ut
| what would seem u nd ca lous prize S-csr-
par-d with the rricn they brought origi-
nally, and they aT~' c,rt Up a. rr1mrinrs
for SUITS and dr'--cs and lIItHc irinlSsts
such bags and bsit-
In fact the sha vi BUSINESS IA this co,ln-
try has narrowed itself in shade 70 brown.
black and gray. with o-clsionai Scotrh
piaids lnd high coior's and flaming trr''rns
! for tho Indian triId". IN" tinv"FnInent q
purchases about 20 tNO saawls IA wear for
the Indian Department. Ln addition 20
tins 1t i~ aaid that tho Indians b'Iy-p good
many shawl- themselves from inderfn-
dent dealers. ...- .
Almost without any moditira ton the
statement can he made that tho shawl
business has gon" West and that Cricago
~ the shawl cantrr Of this country to-dav.
| In certain sections Of he West aud among
certain classes OF people tho shawl 3 rtal
used To a considerably, extent la she
East Pennsylvania ID Tegand-J ~ - Tar
! shawl state. du" to the mining co'nrtrs.
but with this exception IA" ,tuu'IN ~
| business on -hawls IN til. East il trivial .
/ Tine more o. less '"ven cRaya"t'as 'oi sae
shawl hsiSinsss w'Ls summed up by a.
leading manufacture OF shawI- wusn he
said. The shawl business Is "A good r!r1i'
lik. the hanana trad. IA "a g-n'T'iF
rub. IN. ronslI rl.s- E,'TvS human 1@ IN ~,
for five. cents. IN IN" case of s!ir"is-wO1l
may ga up or down. lI!t u4ar'' are ls'rf.i!y
standard PRICES in th.'-Vtail market T'uch
AZ. subject :, very liftl. "arHti3r Dif-
fer.nt mills producing them rlafs- fiao.-
,ni tickets on 'h.i- ssswis and th.sy co.
com" 20 b" known under that sElIns nj
ar u regulation prlc". q.
/ In a history Of III. shawl business IN
America there are TWO d"veo rn@rrts
which have been largely mssrlITrr,r tai
in doing away with tn" shawl "a an Oursr
garment The fsvoL o. LhrsG Mas tho q.
advent Of the Clnak ana suit manufacturer.
With a rapidly scarcely "Iti.lll"d IN Othnr
depart merits Of tn" 'cNt'hc 'rrd" ths.
ready to wear clothes Tor xorlaii vpre
! launched and d-y Op,si. with tho res,Ilt
that to-day ~ - estimated that IL New
York city IN. CLOAK and 'aIf business
averages from SISn"0p Vr 10 s1nr."e0O
annually
p The. SECOND blow O. H. shawl industry
! WIS dealt nv th. sweater. Here, again. g.
with surprising rapGdIIy Il new tdrmept
was introduced which had Il v.'.y iiroct
and appr.-ri1hl. lnf'L.ru"'' on ~" uss
OF shavls Tho sw,.I'.- A. a ~ ~TI''it fof
all occasions and for "li nses fius. spread
j and has been Iak.n Ip .'hnJ>t "a gem
orally ss wds tn. -..Gly l.. snYr garment
when II vas first ln'r. duc"d War ago.
Tn. knit shav h. " op'Irr" a factor %
! IN -h.. shawl industry. Nrr- " - y hurfnsss
that ~ rather confined > "A irS. niilt'. and
, these, sr. ccntr.d in anal AnfaGt Glove.
land The. product of tlr-" mills - sold
I direct to tine trade