The evening world., 1920-04-21
CLOTHING PRICES GUT DOWN
! AS OvERALLS MOVE GROWS;
$35 SUITS ON SALE AGAIN
Dealers Worried Over Steady
Advance and Seriousness
of 'Economy Campaign.
'ARADE ROUTE CHOSEN.
colleges, Business and Profess
Sional Men and Women
Join Movement.


fad, but a genuine economy drive
tat is making itself felt throughout
V Nation, is being illustrated by the
eakening of clothing prices in the
ores, the apparent anxiety Of cloth
e dealers and the spread Of the
ovPment into an old clothes cam
ngn in which not only are overaiiS
Informs urged, but a determination
Town to wear old, discarded clothing
ld cheaper suits of all kinds. Prices
clothing are being slashed by mer-
lants In their desire to cash in" on
savy stocks laid in no doubt with a
cling that profits would be enor-
Gus. window displays in some
ores which showed mems suits
fined last week at $75 and $50 only
I'VE been hurriedly changed and the
suit which had been a thing only
Il memory has returned and prices
range now from S35 to $50.
FAD TRANSFORMED INTO ECON
.oMY MOVE.
While there is no doubt that many
persons first entered into the cam
palgn as a fad, this phase of the drive
ia being rapidly changed and the lead
Shave made 1t clear that the move
emit Is a serious one, and while the
eatres were quick to seize upon the
w move to attract attention, the
lblicity has created a real wave of
onomy and denim suits are much in
idence in most of the leading houses
cry night
Aaron Rachofsky, one of the Or
MIXERS of the big Liberty Loan Pa
de and now organizing the Econ
ny Parade to be held Saturday
uruing, told of meeting a whole
Ter who, because of the overalS and
4 clothes campaign, is unable to
spose Of 5000 blue serge suits he
5 been offering at SIG, and will have
cut his price materially to get them
{ his hands.
These are mighty healthy signs"
i'd Mr.. Rachofsky. Now that lead
z citizens, jurists and officials are
caring overaIls in public, the aver
re- man Is no longer ashamed to be
en- in such garb. He can wear old
othes or Overalls and still look neat
I'd respectable.
Il want to impress the idea that
is Is not overalls propaganda The
trade is going to be an economy
trade, not en- overalls parade. The
Is; they can appear in old clothes,
Etched clothes, khaki, or anything
rat indicates economy"
%An organizations and individuals
\ interested in lowering the high cost
I Of living are invited to take part and
will be welcome in the parade" Mr..
Rachofslxy announced I'VE will be
glad to hear from everybody interested
at our headquarters No. 154 West
46th Street, Bryant $685."
ENTERTAINS BOX PARTY CLAD
IN oVERALLS.
O. e frst full overalls worn on
b ~ay were sported last night by
Fra Schaeder, a theatrics4 man,
who e. tined box party at the
Central 4 'e, and later at a caba-
rot
The Rubinstein Club announced a
\ musical programme at the Waldorf
May z as ian overalls and bungalow
I apron party" 1t cut the regular
price from s. to 81 a ticket, and said
doughnuts and lemonade would be
served free.
Various organizations reported an
increase in the numbers OF their
members. The Morris High School
Z Overalls Club has now grown to 1000.
The City College has 800, organic
by Sylvester Schalvey.
An old clothes and thrift club was
formed by thrifty representative clti-
zens of Crawford, N. j.. last night.
Each man at the meeting, which was
called by Winchester Britton, signed
S,Ss~ pledge, effective during 1920, TO
8wear old clothes 'as long as they
can be made presentaIble," TO "prac-
tlce thrift and economy generally"
and to limit necessary purchases or
now clothing TO the following maxi
mum prices:
Suit, $50; hat, s.; shoes, SO; shirts,
81, "and the rest OF our clothing IN
Proportion"
Among those who signed the pledge
ere the Mayor and the President Of
he Civic Board. The pledges win
e posted In conspicuous parts Of the
Town for residents to sign.
The Manhattan Navy Club, Nos. 10
Is East INST Street, announced that II
Secretary Daniels permits, 10000 sal
lors will march down Broadway and
Fifth Avenue in their working dun
garees after the Atlantic Fleet comes
here the week OF May 2, and that 500
sailors, marines and naval aviation
men have expressed a desire 10 march
In Saturdays Economy Parade.
Jeremiah Costello, No. 492 Ninth
Street, Brooklyn, a Civl War veteran.
reported for work as Clerk Of the APP
pelkate Term Of the SUprene Court In