THINGS MEN SHOULD KNOW.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7829, 23 June 1909, Page 4

THINGS MEN SHOULD KNOW.

INSIDE FACTS ABOUT THE MAKING OF SUITS TO MEASURE.

HOW TO SAVE MONEY BUT AVOID DECEPTIONSECURE THE BEST GARMENTS ' ■ ■•-MADE. ""

Eyery man who formerly had to pay 4, 6, or B guineas to haye a satisfactory suit made to his measure, and has since taken advantage of the modern methods adopted by a now wellknown firm of suit specialists, knows that there is no longer any need to pay the above exhorbitant prices to secure complete satisfaction m every respect. The wonderful success and the' rapid growth of the business conducted* by -'Mr' George Dayies jn this city, lit 184 and 186 Colomlk) street, and also at every other principal 'centre thEpughou|i ifeTf Zealand, is sufficient proof 'tha£ men w.erjj tir?4 Of paying the old-style" credit' tailors tfre necessary exorbitant prices which they had to charge to cover their bad debts, and the costly antiquated methods they adopt m manufacture. Just as is the case, however, where any great success is achieved as the result of an honest, intelligent effort to serve the'public we}}, ft jjflft of would-be imi 7 tators: haye put''jn' an iip'pearanee, aji« tempting to deceive the public, 1 ahd' it is against these imitators we woulc specially warn our readers. You will find "tins kiiicl of thing mostjy among drapers ancj clothiers who handle reaqyr mada clothing, mercery, and sometimes drapery, and almost every conceivable article worn by men, womenand children. These firms advertise suits as low m price as those produced by George Davies, m some cases lower, and when they have taken your measurements they send your -'suit' out to some f iicpovf '• whefs j-eady-made ' slop suits are': made,'' i?id ftl}'^o'rts 6'f garments of a cheaper kind. The result is that you would certainly have a suit made to your measure by these various firms, but what sort of a suit is it ? It is necessarily similar to the readysmade slop suits which are made every day »n: thoisp very factories for customers who "cannot afford to P.»y even moderate prices for their suits. How different when you place your order with Goorge Pavies. Your suit is cut by an'expert cutter of the' highest skill, made m &V DaVies's pwn' Workroom under careful sijperyision, the highest quality Italian cloth and haircloth is used m the making of garments, and every little point m the making receives special care m your interests. Yet although the suits made by Mr Davies are the equal of any suits made m New Zealand, at any price, no matter how high, they cost you but a trifle moro than a suit which you can have slop-made to your measure at almost any drapery, mercery or ready-nmda cjotjiing establishment m the town. Somo superb materials just landed direct from the world's best manufacturers, as well as from the cojonial mills, arc now shown for the winter season, both for sac suits. morning suits, evening these* gqits and overcoats, and when you place your opdpr- with George Davies, the original iincl" ouy tifiH fnaking four guinea suits from 50s to 60s, five guinfe'ns fpom B3s to 70s, and six guineas at 7.5 b. you socure a written guarantee of complete satisfaction or your money back. The Ashbijrton address is "The Arcade." ,