THINGS MEN SHOULD KNOW. INSIDE FACTS ABOUT THE MAKING OF SUITS TO MEASURE. HOW TO SAVE MONEY, BUT AVOID DECEPTION.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 140, 15 June 1909, Page 2

THINGS MEN SHOULD KNOW. INSIDE FACTS ABOUT THE MAKING OF SUITS TO MEASURE. HOW TO SAVE MONEY, BUT AVOID DECEPTION.

SECURE THE BEST GARMENTS MADE.

EVERT man who formerly hod to pay ' four, five, or six guineas to, hayo T a satisfactory suit made to his measure, and who 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 exorbitant prices to secure complete satisfaction in every respect. The wonderful success and the rapid growth of fha business conducted by Mr. George Davian in this and also at every cthsr principal centre throughout New Zealand, is- sufficient proof that men were tired of paying the old-style credit tailors to cover their bad debts, and the costly antiquated methods they adopt in manufacture. Just as is the case, however, where anj great success is achicied as the rcsuii of an honest, intelligent effort to corvo the public well, a hobt cf would-be mnitatui* ha\a put in nn appoDraiieo attempting to deceive the public, and it is again -t the--* imitators wo would specially warn our reader" You will find thi? kind of thins mostly among drapers and clothiers, who handlo ready-mado -clothing, mercuy, and sometimes almoei e\cry eoneenablo article w-orn by men, vomen, and children. The-a firms a<l\ertiso suit* 2s low in pne- as tlioso produced by George Davies, m some cases lower, and when they hair taken ■your measurements they send your suit out 10 Romu facioiy, where ready-mado s!op suits are m.\do, and all sorts of garment* of a cheaper kind. Tho ic.uh, is that yon will certainly have a suit ma!o to your measure by these various tnn:, but what sort of a e\m. is it? It fc necessarily wirjlar to the ready-made slops which are mndo every day in the.-c £at> tories for castomeiß who cannoi afford to pay even moderate prices for their s.uts. How different, when you place yom cider with George Davies. Your huit is cut by an expert cutter of the highest tkiil, marie ln «"'■ Da,vioo' own w orkroom undei careful superviniou, the highest quality .Lai an cloth and haircloth is used in the m king of garments, and every littlo point in the making receives special care in your in. terests^ Yet although the suits macin by Mr. Davies aro the equal of any suits made in New Zealand, at any price, no matter how high, they cost you but a trifle more- than a suit which you can havo slop-mado to your measure at almost any drapery, mercefy, or ready-made clothing establishments in the town Soma superb materials juet landed direct from the world's best manufacturers, as well as from the colonial mills, are now shown for the winter season. Your inspection is cordially invited. The Wellington addresses aro 56, Willis-street (between Evening Post and Grand Hotel}, and 136. CubaRtrenfc.