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Otago Witness, Issue 3995, 7 October 1930, Page 25

Lecturing before the Manufacturers’ Association at Auckland on Wednesday evening, Miss Ellen Melville said: “ I know they do not make full-fashion stockings in New Zealand. That is because it is not economical to install the necessary machinery. Then you hear people say, ‘ I must wear a full-fashion stocking.’ You will forgive me for saying that it is not the shape of the stocking that matters, but the shape of the leg inside it. All that talk about full-fashion is just a gag.” These remarks followed a statement by Miss Melville that “ there are thousands of pairs of artificial silk and woollen stockings made in New Zealand, but you never see them proclaiming their history and pedigree. You can get better value for your money in New Zealand-made stockings than in any others. You can get New Zealand-made pure silk stockings for 8s lid, and it is one of the hardest wearing stockings 1 know. _ The duty on silk stockings is 2s 6d to 3s 9d a pair, and you cannot darn a Customs duty.”