FACTS FOR MEN.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12246, 21 June 1909, Page 7

FACTS FOR MEN.

SOMETHING IT PAYS TO KNOW ABOUT HIGH-CLASS SUITS.

EXHORBITANt PRICES BEING

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Every man who studies .his appear-, ance and his pocket will find the following inside facts about the tailoring business both interesting and profitable. As every man knew to his sorrow until recently, it was necessary in New Zealand to pay four, five, or six guineas to the usual old-style tailor for a suit made-to-measure. While these prices are exorbitant, let it not be understood that the poor unfortunate credit tailor does not make a tremendous profit for himseM even when securing these high prices. The trouble is, that he does not get Raid for quite a lot of the suits he mafies, making tremend,ous : losses in bad debts, and .then his method of manufacture is antiquated, costly, and by no means altogether satisfactory in results. Now the intelligent reader of this article will readily see that by eliminating bad debts altogether, and doing business on a strictly cash basis, also by eliminating the antiquated methods in vogue in the tailoring trade for so many years past, and adopting the modern labour-saving devices in the making of men's garments to measure as now adopted in England, not only could better garments be produced, but a very considerable saving in the price of such garments to the public be effected. It was recognising, these facts that led Mr. George Davies, the well-known 'suit specialist, to open business on modern lines, and undertake ,to make suits to measure for gentlemen at from £2 10s to' £3 15s, which would be at least the equal in fit, style, finish, and quality of material of the suits being charged four, five, and six guineas for elsewhere. The result of this enterprise 19 that to-day men m every town in ,N«w Zealand where M. Davies has opened up branch] establishments are saving £2 on the price of their suits made to measure, I and in addition are securing a style ana satisfaction in these garments seldom if ever, procurable before, no matter how high the price paid. Juht now tnis firm is showing some exceptionally high quality fashionable -materials, just lanued direct from the best British and Colonial Mills.^ The address of the Wanganui Branch is Victoria Avenue, at the corner of Guyton Street, and it is certainly worth every mans while who appreciates style and quality, ht and finish, and the saving of £2 in the price of his suit, to inspect the window display now being made at this establishment. The fullest investigation is invited by this firm and every courtesy in submitting samples an prices will be extended.to every interested inquirer.