New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-19
WHAT THE BUYERS WILL :.
LOOK AT TO-DAY

in almost the entire country, anu
consumer is beginning TO realI.e w.
she could buy three waists iot r.
price of one, and have change 81 ~
every second day in the week ino
waist business was undergoing a re-
action when several Of the smaller
houses attempted TO break INTO tne
field. Instead Of making line OF ~
waists, they would in some way or
other secure few samples OF soH,e
prominent manufactures who was max
ing waist TO wholesale az ~ n
dozen, and copy the waist IN style only
and sell i, for $3.50 dozen. When the
copied waist was shown TO buyer OF
merchant he could not tell the dlHer-
cnce between that and the original one
and If he had placed any ORDERS OH inc
original sample he would cancer them'
This practice has been menace TO the
waist business, and this IS the way II
is done waist 10 bought ana thcn
taken to the factory to be COPIED IL
il has any embroidery on IT the EN-
broidery man is called IN and asHeu
to figure on the work. Al any rale'
when he gets through with the EN-
broidery, no one but an embroidery
EXPERT could tell the difference. ne
whole difference Is in the washing ana
wearing of the shirtwaist taxing IL
as a whole, the entire COPIED waist -
nothing but a cheap AFFAIR. NOW, the
selling point is this: Instead OF snow
inc the copied waist to a buyer OF
merchant, the original ~ do|ei.
waist is shown to him, and the result
is he places an order; but when the
merchandise is delivered he scarcely
i nj
Very often complaints are recorded AT
the COMPLAINT desk of the department
store. and the result is that the mer-
chant is forced to make good. II the
shirtwaist manufacturers would get
together and stop the stealing OF
STYLES. it would benefit the business IN
general to great extent.
Tho Eastern Salesmen's Association,
an organization that has Just peen
formed. will take up the freight ele-
yator question that IS causing dlsseh-
sion in the trade. A secret meeting
will be held tonight, and whatever tne
outcome will be il is arranged to let
: every salesman know what has been
done. Tho meeting will be attended
by resident buyers, agents and owners
of buildings, manufacturers and mem =
hers Of the new association. One OIL
the most important questions VIII pe'
"Whv should salesman carrying d
small bundle or sample case be forceu
TO use the freight elevator In many
buildings in the freight elevators these
placards are very notlceaole: GU
ride at your own risk Inc statesmen
want protection. and It now seems as
if they are on the right track toward
cooperation. The Tribune started TINS
movement some time ago, and now II
is up to the statesmen themselves
Shoe BUYERS are in a quandary as to
what to buy for the coming season.
MANY shoe concerns offered theII
novelties 10 the trade at one time, ana
now the buyers are wondering what 10
offer next for the coming season. just
what style shoe will predominant IS
question hard TO answer, owing to the
fact that at least ten different styles
have been shown in the last two
months.
Several large important hosiery
mills. who manufacture extra heavy
goods. will be forced to withdraw their
lines unless the dyestuffs situation I'M
proves in short time.
Mr.. Levine, Of Levine Keller, dress
manufacturers, reports that the hoinl-
mating committee appointed at the
creditors meeting of the Burton Dry
Goods Company, Of Fort Worth, IeN"
is doing some extensive work MS
committee will appoint a committee
that will look into the affairs of the
Texas firm. and general creditors
meeting will be held.