New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-26
AND TEXTILE NOTES.

Domestic embroidery plants have
been getting more business lately from
the cutting-up trade. such as the manu-
facturers Of costumes. wide hounc-
ings. even up TO forty inches, are re-
norted 70 have been ordered from the
domestic embroidery manufacturers
who are willing to take orders at 10"
prices compared with the import goods
and also can give quick deliveries ne
call recently for forty-inch fiouncings
has been a surprising part OF the spring
business, since the trade as "hoIc
had been figuring on narrower goods OF
around twenty-siX inches, as oeinS the
most likely sellers TINS season I'M
rorters who have been willing TO let
these wider founcings 60 at low prices
compared with what they were orig
inallv marked at last season nave also
heen able 70 do some business with the
cutting-up trade. II IS believed Una.
tho domestic embroidery plants must
be fairly busy at the present time o"
business of this kind The low price
at which they are wiling TO 'aKe
orders, however, do not mean mGch
profit. it is said. Nevertheless, TINS
use of domestic made embrolderies IS
regarded as significant in the genera
growth OF the industry in this country;
When business is permanently assured
the supposition is that prices can DC
raised to a level that VIII be more
profitable. II,
Underwear manufacturers are gradu-
ally using larger quantities OF harro"ei
emhroideries. but some importers com
plain that this business so lar mas nov
been as important as was expected Win
tho return of the wider skirt The
! neckwear manufacturers also are sara
! 10 be light operators IN emoroiderleS
/ lust at present. In addition 10 organ
| dies. those houses handling novelty Ell
( fects state that voiles also are mort
| popular.
Many large dress manufacturers are
| showing a neat summer dress maze o.
/ Palm Beach cloth. That this material
will be worn extensively for the sum
NOR eeason is the reason for the dress
/ manufacturers falling into line. Nheh
/ his cloth was first shown in men
/ srits il became very popular with the
/ ladies' ready-to-wear trade, and tnla
will he the first season that 1t will be
used for dresses, suits and skirts. Inc
] BUYERS InaL nave DtCH Pc =
on wash skirts have called Tor ram
Beach cloth in most of their selections
and now these same buyers are IN wan
of dresses made Of the same material
/ One concern reports that they have re-
ceiyed orders for more than SIX nun
dred dresses made of the cloth, and are
of the opinion that this material VIII
not have any runner up" to compete
/ with. The wise washdress manutact-
urer will be doing himself a great jus,
tice by making line Of this material
for immediate delivery, as it will not be
very long before every buyer Will be
bought up"
NJ. ]. Tuhridy has been appointed
buycr of silks. dress goods and WASH
goods for the Edw. Malley Company Of
New Haven. Mr.. Tuhridy's wide eX'
perience and knowledge OF this brancr
of the retail business should prove
great help to the New Haven store.
Charles A. Rogers, well known
clothing buyer and appraiser, Will leave
] for England some time next week
where he will take up his new dut!e'
as exporter of clothing materials 1oi
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