FACTS FOR MEN! SOMETHING IT PAYS TO KNOW ABOUT HIGH-CLASS SUITS. EXORBITANT PRICES BEINGCHARGED.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 140, 15 June 1909, Page 4

FACTS FOR MEN! SOMETHING IT PAYS TO KNOW ABOUT HIGH-CLASS SUITS. EXORBITANT PRICES BEINGCHARGED.

EVERY man who studies his appearance and his pocket will find the iollawing iixside facts about tho tailoring •business botfh interesting and profitable. As every man knew to ,his sorrow until xecontly, it was necessary in New Zealand to pay four, five, or six guineas to the usual' old-style tailor for a suit made to iheasure: "While these prices are exorbitant, let it not be understood that the poor unfortunate credit tailor docs not make a tremendous profit for himself, even when securing these high prices. The trouble is that he does not g6t paid for quite a, lot of tho suits he makes., making tremendous losses in bad debts, and then his method of manufacture is antiquated, costly, and by no means altogether satisfactory in results. Now the intelligent reader of this article will readily see that by eliminating bad debts altogether, ' and doing business on a strictly cadi basis, also by eliminating the antiquated methods in trogue in the tailoring trade for so many years past and adopting the modern la-bour-saving devices in the making of men's garments to measure as- now adopted in Eng-]aud, not only could better garments bo produced, but a very considerable saving in tho price of such garments to the public be effected. It was recognising these facts that led Mr. George Davies, tha well - known suit specialist, to open business on motlern lines, and undertake to make suite to meaiuro. for gctatlemen at from £2 10s to £3 15s, which would bo at least tho equal in fit, style, finish, and quality of material k)i the suits being charged four, five, and six guineas for elsewhere. Tho result of this enterprise is that to-day men in -every town in New Zealand where Mr. Davies has opened up branch- establishments aresaving £2 on the price of their suits made to measure, and in addition are securing a style and satisfaction in these garments seldom, if ever, procurablo before, ao matter- ■ how high., the - price paid. Just no«f this firm is showing some exceptionally high quality fashionable materials, just landed direct from the beet British and colonial mills. The address of tho, "Wellington branches aro 56, Willis-street (befeween Evening 1 Post and Grand Hotel), and 134, CBba-sfereet, and it is 'certainly worth every man's while who appreciates style and qaality, fit and finish, and tho saving of £2 in tha price of his suit, to inspect the window dispjay now being mado at this establishment. Tho fullest investigation^ is 'invited by this firm, and every courtesy in submitting samples and prices will be extended' to every interested inquirer.