Mourning and Trade
KING EDWARD'S WISH LONDON Feb. 29. At a luncheon at the White City Mr W. T. Munro, chairman of the textile section of the British Industries Fair, referred to tho King’s expressed wish that there should be no public mourning at Ascot this year. “I have had an opportunity of discussing the effect of the King’s order with , representatives of the entire textile trade,” he said. "It will have a far-reaching effect, not only on weavers in Lancashire, Yorkshire and Scotland, but on seamstresses in tho West End of London. The order affects not only the textile trade, but the general trade in women’s wear —gloves, bags and every type of product used in women’s apparel. "Strange to say, the first angle from which the problem of Court mourning was discussed was in connection with the men’s tie trade. His Majesty readily understood that tho universal use of black ties as a gesture of respect and sympathy was having a yery serious effect on the tic industry. The entire textile trade is indebted to His Majesty for his sympathetic understanding and assistance.”
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 75, 30 March 1936, Page 12
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185Mourning and Trade Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 75, 30 March 1936, Page 12
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