New-York tribune., 1919-03-04

Textiles
New Designs as ITell as
Stupic " ooiIeus Placed
on Sale

1hrre leading wdolnn mills made ni
iinl offerings for the senson Festrtdav
of ovetroalnFs mnn'a woolen aui'ineH
md women'H clonhinga
The shaving of uyefcosilnpa hy
Daniel ". f'arnHworth, hhlea agent fot
The sl George and oihef mile, marked
All Important stop In tho trade mud
poinia the why towe,d the resumption
of the production of hlah claHs fabrics
after an allegiance during the war
period
The prices named on tho 81, George
line Wete said lo nppruxima thoao
ON the same materials whom They we're
last offered before this country on
tered the Whf IN fncl. a couple Of tho
materials offered were Rnid TO show
feduoious from tho 1915 prieai The
lowest piieed fabric IN the list Of r.
cloths offered was fa yard for black
ld-ounee Venetian, Other prices named
were as follows
Nefaess
No, 10a ee-oz, hlack ..,.. ....,. saso
Mo, - eG-ot black Navy, oAford
1t ONlord ..-,-.,.,,...,.- 400
No 2500 al -oz black, Navy, Oxford
It, ONford ....,........,. Ah0
No. 1900 aS-o4 black. Navy, ONford. $50
No N. a0-oz Navy Cfor navy oiii-
cers) ....,....--..'..'''. b'oo
Meltons
No 2l-2G-oz. black, Navy, Oxford,
It, ONford ............... 400
No. lose -20-oz. black, Navy, Oxford 500
No. % $0-oz. black. Navy, oxford.. $50
Patent Beavers
No 2s-oz black, Navy, Oxford. 4.5o
No. 36-30-oz. black, Navy. Oxford $50
Vicuna
No. -2s-oz. black, Navy. Oxford,
1t. Oxford .............. $50
The terms of sale on these goods
are net, 80 days, f. o. b. mill or New
York. at the option Of the mill. The
tanning on an average ten pieces
of cloth. Deliveries will be made be
ginning in April, May or June, and all
selections by customers are subject to
the approval of the mill in a duly
executed acceptance.
This offering is said to be the first
this season in which fabrics Of such
high class have been shown to the
trade, and buyers were said to have
been favorably impressed with the
prices. 1t is understood that the
profit to the mill than ordinarily is
the case.
Another important initial showing
yesterday was that of Strong, Hewat
& Co, who offered eight ranges in
mems fancy virgin woollen suitings at
$3.50 to 1925. The capacity of the
mills producing these fabrics is said
to be limited and the company is pur-
suing a policy of taking care of its
said to be fairly low for the class
of goods offered This company is
conducting an ardent advertising cam
paign on the subject of virgin wool
directed at the ultimate clothing con-
sumer.
Women's clothing manufacturers
evinced great interest in the first
showing this season of the American
Woolen Company's cloakings.
The line was reduced to seven fab
RIGS. including to 0ls ounce serge,
which was offered at $237i2 yard.
The other materials, moro distinctly
cloaling fabrics. ranged in weight from
IA to 10 ounces and in price from
Sl.S7l & to $3.75 a yard The latter
price was named ON the company's
new fabric known as suedine, q 10
ounce cloth From the sales made
yesterday this material promises to
become one of the seasons leaders
FOR womon's coats next fall
Otnnf VlOlns anu prices Arc'
fowollo cloth. ~ oz ....... S2B7i ?
Sparkle cloth II 70 1919 uz. 81, ?
Nroadcuth 4......4..-....$ - 20 TO 232i ,
lns'une. ~ oa. ...t......i S.2o TO ~ ,
laltico IS .4.....4.4.4t 207l 2
lolo cloth. ~ 70 go ~. .4.t tb1la
These cothH arc an new in weave
or finish and designed to nll the de
mnnd which has nriHun for something
different from the limited number of
cloths which tho war neeeHHitated in
tho last two or three Years,
In eulota tho YArloua hhadeH Of
brown seem to he III pront favor with
tho huyefa, although thoro was some
cnll for Pekmg and peacock blue,
which tho company inumated II
would add to it's line in the near fu-
turo Dlstlnct greens and navy blues
appear to be ahseut for fall use.
American rose, magenta and garnet
shades found favor with the buyers,
but the browns, ranging through elk,
kangaroo and bronze and Teddy, a