New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-25
NOTES OF TRADE.

NOTES VI Trade.
The !. r. Manix Company is al D.
again. This time they have graduated
a buyer who started with the firm four
years ago as stenographcr. and mas
since learned the art Of millinery buy
ing. No. 10 is not man, but just MISS
II. D. Meyer. who has resigned her po-
sition with the NaniX Company and
will look after the millinery buying
for Brown & Macrea. resident buyers,
OF 1870 Broadway. Many Of our lead
ing resident buyers have learned their
business while i'm the employ OF the
l. +. Wanix Company. and whenever an
opportunity presented itself for J. +.
10 lend a helping hand TO any OF his
employees he would never stand IN
their way. Miss Meyer is considered
,hrewd buyer and should prove OF
valuable assistance to her new employ
ers.
In an interview with John Mcclure
we'll known blouse salesman, he
said: There need be no cause Tor inc
waist manufacturers 20 complain that
their orders are not coming IN ta9t
enough. as the majority Of buyers who
call here at the beginning Of each
season TO select their ready-to-wear
attend 70 their coats, suits, dresses
and last. but not least, waists. Inc
buvers have been very slow in plac-
ing orders on merchandise IN general
owing TO the unsettled conditions.
During the last week it has been no
ticed that buyers are realizing that
their time is limited, and the spring
season is about here for the retail
trade. sad have been placing orders.
Last wear the waist manufacturers en-
loved a wonderful year, and there IS
every indication that this season viii
be as large as any heretofore"
According to several hair net manu-
facturers. the ladies will again wear
their hair tight and erect. TINS fash-
ion OF wearing the hair tight VIII call
for the use Of hair nets. They were
very popular few years ago. and the
belief is that the style will have re-
action.
Many house dress. kimono and apron
buyers are taking TO the bungalow
apron. and the long kimono IS the last
consideration. Bungalow, porch and
overdrcss aprons arc practically the
same. and several manufacturers LOOK
forward to having big season on long
aprons.
Oid-rose shades. such as vieux rose
and vieux blue from the foreign card
arc said to be in large demand IN the
millinery trade. VieuX blue is said to
CORE spond to the so-called Belgian
blue. which has been much talked Of.
The return of wide ribbons for all
kinds of millinery is accepted as IN
evitable by the ribbon trade 1T large
Fables and moires and fancies IN
widths are being shown on new hats
BY the leading milliners. Orders from
the millinery jobbers in narrow RIB
bons stipulate delivery on remaining
goods in the near future or else can
collation.. Many are said TO have gwen
notice that they will not accept deliv-
cries on narrow ribbons after fepru-
aTy ID.
Robert Gilmore. who was formerly in
charge OF the upholstery department Of
A. d. Matthews & Son. of Brooklyn.
will FIJI the same position for kauf-
mans Department Store, Of Pittsburgh.
The Western Rug Company is in
Producing on the market line Of
linen rugs under the ticket "Klear-
fax" The goods are of heavy woven
hax. washable, reversible and moth
proof.
Richard Kregier. who for number
of years was financial manager OF the
O'Neill-Adams Company, was elected
treasurer of Stern Brothers.
Reports on business in the silk mar
ket vary materially at the present
time. The trade at large reports a
considerable improvement in business
over month ago, this month so far
having been fairly satisfactory. One
OF the largest manufacturers OF popu-
lar-priced crepe weayes sent out a no
tice of an advance all along the line
in his products. The advance takes
effect Immediately and amounts TO 10
cents a yard on most articles. The
lowest priced article is his crepe de
chine, for example, now priced at 1912
cents. From this the articles range
to 81 80 n yard for 46-inch widths
The very large manufacturing house
that q week ago made radical reduc-
lions throughout its whole line is re-
ported 70 have moved a large amount
of merchandise both i'm finished goods
and I'm the gray. This cut by such a
large factor at this time has been
accounted for as being q delayed move
and resulted from the competition
from other lines that made the price
reductions some time ago. IL IS, there
fore. not taken as an indication OF
further weakness in the broad SILK
market. since this house is strong
enough to move prices again as soon
as it deems it.