THINGS MEN SHOULD KNOW.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12243, 17 June 1909, Page 7

THINGS MEN SHOULD KNOW.

INSIDE FACTS ABOUT THE MAX ING OF SUITS TO -MEASURE.

HOW TO SAVE MONEY, BUT AVOID

DECEPTION.

SECURE THE BEST GARMENTS . ; .'.■■;,.■,. .■■■ '■ made. >: vV- . '..; -:- \

Every man who formerly had to pay 4, 5, or 6 guineas to.hay© a satisfactory suit made to his meaJ3uro; t and who has since' taken -advantage of the. modern hjethods adbpted "by/ a now well-known firm of suit specialists, knows tKat.there ia no loneer any need to pay the above 'exorbitant priced to secure complete satiisfaction in erery respect. The wonderful success and the rapid growth of the business conducted by Mr. George Davies in this town, and also at every other principal centre throughout New Zealand, is 'sufficient proof that "men were tired of paying the bldrstyle credit tailors the necessary exorbitant prices which they had to charge to cover their bad debts, and the costly antiquated methods; they" > adopt in manufacture. Just as is the case, however;'where any great success is achieved as the result of .an honest, intelligent effort to serve the public well, a host of would-be imitators have put in an appearance attempting to deceiye the public, and it is against these imitators we would specially warn o^ir readers. You will find this kind of thing mostly among -drapers and clothiers who handle ready-made clothing, mercery and sometimes almost every conceivable article worn by men, women and children. These firms ad- , vertise, suits as low in price as those produced by George Davies, in some cases lower, and when they have taken your measurements they send your suit out.to some factory where ready-made slop suits are made, and all sorts of garments of a cheaper kind. The result is that you would certainly have a suit made to your measure by these various firms, but what sort of a suit is it? It is necessarily similar to the_jeady-made slop suits which are made, every day in these very factories -for customers who cannot afford to pay even moderate prices for their suits. How difterent when you place your order with George Davies. Your suit is cut by an expert cutter of the highest skill; made in Mr. Davies's own workroom under careful supervisi6n; the highest quality Italian I cloth and hajr-cloth is \ised in the making of garments, and every little point in the making receives special care in your interests. Yet although the suits made by Mr. Davies are the equal of any suits made in New Zealand, at any price, no matter Ilow high, they cost you but a trifle more than a suit which you can have slop-made to your measure at almost any drapery, mercery or jeady-made.clothing establishments in tho town. Some superb materials just landed direct from the world's best manufacturers, as well- as- from the colonial mills, are now shown for the' Winter season. Your inspection is cordially invited. The Wanganui address is: Victoria Avenue, at the corner of Guy ton Street.