TWO 'TAILOR MADES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 120, 22 May 1919, Page 5

TWO 'TAILOR MADES

OF INTEREST TO WOMEN AND

DRAPERS

CLAIM FOR COSTUMES,

(United Press Association.) ,

AUCKLAND, May 20

An exceptional claim of particular interest to women kind and drapers w«o heard in the Magistrate’s Court, before Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M., when Hansen, 'tailor, Karangahake-rotid, sued 11. Grace (18) and E. Grace (17) for tnt price of costumes soldi and delivered tf defendants during November rast. Counsel said th"t Hansen had received an order for a costume from a man i named Phillips on behalf of a woman : he brought in. This was duly paid for. : Latex Phillips' brought another woman, j represented to be his wife, and another costume was paid for. He then intro | duced the defendants 1 , by which time tne plaintiff had d.scovered that a cheque i previously paid over by Phillips was ! valueless. He therefore took Phillips ' aside and pointed this out, but the latter said he }'dies would pay for the goods t-li ems e h’es. bool<o<l t-lieir orders accorflintgly, and no payment had . been made.. Counsel understood that a special defence was to be set uj> that 4 the defendants _w®re. Both infants within the meaning; of the Act. With regard to ■ that, the claim was for clothing that i was necessary for the defendant*, j Air. Singer said the man Phillips had . been in trouble several times, and since ; the purebate* wa* in gaol. The defeui dUnfcs weiis introduced to Phillips by a : young woman who was supposed to ne keeping Company with him. He and this qirl heoame friendly with the Grace girls and tlie’r paients, who were no aware of anything against the man Phillips wanted to buy Hazel' Grace <v I ring as a birthday present on 7.h No- ) ve.mber, but her father objected, so i Phillips said he would give both the ; girls a costume. Phillifis ordered tnc i costume, and the next the girk' heard j about paying was four months afterj wards when they received a bill. It w*e only because Phillips was going with them to tfi* bailor that they were allowed to go, and Phillips was taking all the vespnnsib’hty. The elder defendant said that Phillip w;"s supposed' to be a retired gentleman, (Laughter,) \ Counsel: He is following the samu occupation, Only he is » little more retired. , Witness said that Phillips always : seemed to have plenty of money . Counsel; he got BaSO from a person at Newmarket. Phillips is a well-known gentleman. Continuing, the witness described the visit to the tailor’s shop and what led up to it; She said their names *w©re net mentioned, and Hansen must have got them froth Phillip When the latter was called aside. Phillips teid them _to pick their own styles, as he was paying. She I had never heard a price mentioned. Before they accepted the costuines some slight alteration was.made, and on this visit the plaintiff made no mention about the payment. The’ were hot in. a position to pay £8 8s fo, the costume. . Counsel: I hope you ttever will, i His Worship said the plea of infancy was. quite in order. The costumes purwith respect to price, were quite beyotid the detendaute. Proceed* ing he commented that the question a* to whether the goods were necessary was an open one. Girls in the colomes j were -accustomed to go in for ekbouate { costumes, istckinigs, gloves, and hats. I whereas in other countries they might 1 hot be considered netessary at all. He i-V] not Wirii to encourage extravagance, but he didT not think the defendantcould pay. It W?e unfortunate for Mr, Hvm«en. jtid , gme i j was fou_the defenj dants, without enstsy as they had beneot?d by the transaction.