New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
Now united" Makers Say
Both Lengths of Coats
Will Be Stylish.
CURTAILED ONES
GET LESS PRAISE
Other Trade Association To-day
Expected to Tighten Load OF
Dealers Worries.

The length of the smart woman's
coat has beer settled so far as the
style committee OF the United Cloak,
Suit and Skirt Manufacturers Associa-
ton is concerned. 1t has compromised
by declaring both TO be proper. The
woman who wears q short coat IN the
early season will be in fashion, and the
one who later in the season puts on
longer coat will also be in style.
The other association OF makers Is
yet TO be heard from. and the designers
are admittedly at sea.
"The shorter garments. which are
being shown for early deliveries, are
absolutely the proper length says the
committee in It's report. lana IN ac-
cordonce with TIE fall models shown
in the European markets.
During the last few years. however,
there has always been tendency on
the part of the European leaders OF
fashion to change their carly show
ngs, and il now appears that the
| longer garments will have the call for
the later business. The style commit
tee therefore recommends that the
longer suit coat be adopted a. the lead
ing style Of 1914.
I'VE suggest TO the buyers not 20 be
misled b. the manufacturers who con-
stantly change the lengths, thus Great
ing unrest and disturbance III the mar
ket, it being understood that the Eu-
ropean markets are only the creators
of fashion adopted b. the New forA
manufacturers to meet the require
ments of American women
Boiled down, this means that short
coats will be urged by those manu-
facturers who ha ys made UP garments
on those lines. and b. buyers who took
THEN word that the short coat would
be the thing; also that the manuiact-
urer who has made up long garments
will press that line.
Because OF uncertainty as to the
proper length. many manufacturers
stand to pocket heavy losses. the
same is true OF BUYERS who came into
the market early. The style committee
clearly made the best effort 1t could
TO protect these. and at the same time
by seemingly favoring both avoided
much OF the storm that was sure to
follow a positive decision in favor OF
one style.
The Cloak. Suit and Skirt Manufact-
urers' Association, the other large
trade organization. last night decided
TO have its executive committee an
nounce early in each manufacturing
season hereafter the approximate
length and style for the season: To-
day il is pro bable that the assoc lation
viii issue statement showing what 1t
believes will be the real fashionable
length. This statement will. IN the
opinion of those most familiar with
the subject. differ from that OF the
other association but little.
Meanwhile the buyers who ordinarily
would be booking their orders arc hav-
ing mere troubles than an I
mediator. They are here TO buy goods;
the oeonle back home arc eager TO
know what is being done, and the un-
fortunates find themselves torn be-
tween the long and hort Of it. IN set
tied seasons a buyer waits until the
last moment, makes his selection, and
on his way n)me prays that before
women begin wearing fall suits three
months from then TIE style Will not
have changed from three buttons to
double row Of five Il cuff and pearl but
tons will not replace cloth. He is not en-
trely happy until the goods are on the
counter.