MAORILANDERS' HATS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16243, 18 January 1927, Page 7

MAORILANDERS' HATS

FEW COME FROM GERMANY (Special to the Herald.) AUCKLAND, this day. England's partiality for hats made in Germany, 1,708,000 of which, according to a recent cablegram, were imported last year, is not shared by the people of New Zealand. Various Auckland mercers and hatters stated that to whatever extent other • German-made articles had rehabilitated themselves in the public preference, there was an entire absence of men's hats made in that oountry.

" Judging by the samples I have seen from time to time, it is improbable they will ever get a hold in New Zealand," said a salesman in one of the leading shops. " They were dear, poor in quality, and put out in styles we discarded 10 years ago. That alone is enough to condemn them if no other reason existed."

A firm dealing exclusively in hats and mercery has occasionally had catalogues from German manufacturers, and it has found quotations far from alluring. " At the same lime we do get goods from Knglish firms that have been made hi Germany for those firms," remarked the manager. " What the idea is I cannot say, but I have noticed' it, particularly in a well-known line of gloves. '' The man in control of another firm's importations said he thought a. mistake had been made and that the message referred to the new style of felt hats popular amonrr women, made not in Germany but in Czecho-Slovakia. " t agree that men's hats made in Germany are right out of date," he added, "ani* further, the English manufacturers are turning out an article that in quality, style and price will.defy competition anywhere in the world."