CLOTHING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 56, 5 August 1885, Page 4

CLOTHING.

NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Close to the entrance door, on the left, hand side, stands a handsome ease -18ft m length K Q£UH -depth; and 12ft m height, containing tho exhibits of Messrs llallensfcein Brothers and Company. There are figures in:-',ide representing the Prince of Wales, Mr Gladstone, Lord Wolscley, and the late General Gordon, the latter being m full dress uuiform of scarlet cloth and silver lace, whilst the Prince of Wales is attired m Highland costume. A Melton cloth overcoat, which is said to bo the first material of the kind made m the Colony, shields one of the figures from the cold wintry blasts. It appears very suitable for Fire Brigades, as it keeps the water out. Fifty suits of the material were recently ordered by the Cliristchurch Fire Brigade. There is a nice variety of boys' suit m velvets, serges and tweeds, with a goodly array of cricketing, rowing and Crimean shirts, -underclothing, and Volunteer uniforms, the cloth for which was made at tho Mosgiol Foctory. The New Zealand Clothing Factory is at present making up suits for about 1200 Volunteers m various parts of the Colony, and has the contract for supplying the uniforms of tho officials of the Post Office and Railway Department throughout the Colony. Behind the case there is a collection of men's and boys' clothing, with' samples of the materials from which the goods are made up. There are 600 hands employed at the factory m Dunedin. In 1873, when Mr B. Hallenstein, the founder of the linn, commence;! manufacturing clothing m Dunedin, he had to pay Iho passages' f>£ GO exports . who were [ brought over specially from Melbourne, j 100 hands besides being engaged m tho Colony.. He endeavored to sell the goods to the wholesale houses, but they did not appear to look very favorably on the new industry, m the development of which a loss of £12,000 was sustained during tho first two years. Uetivil branches were then opened, and there are now 25 branches m the principal .towns of the Colony, employ in-? 1 200 hands.- At the head of the show-case there- are hung some vory fine photographic views of the factory and branches, with portraits of Hir Julius Yogel, the Premier, Major Atkinson, and Mr B. Hallenstein. MESSRS WILSON AND RICHARDSON. Messrs Wilson and Richardson, Lamb-ton-quaj', make a notable show of goods, exclusively their own manufacture, their show-case being one of the largest m the Exhibition, and will be a surprise to those visitors who have been unacquainted with the manufacturing enterprise of this firm. Scrutinising the exhibits as a whole, tho workmanlike manner m which the various articles are turned out clearly discernible, the class of good.s here shown being equal to anything capable of being imported. A specialty m shirt-making is introduced, by which the fronts retain a perfect shape m the wear, and the cuffs are guaranteed not to fray. Following on shirts, there is a goodly display- of collars and cntfc, m the newest shapes, but what' will surprise many is the exhibit' of gentlemen's fashionable scarves and ties. Then there are Crimean shirts, flannel under-shirts, drawers, and pj'jama suits made from colonial flannels, Oxford, regatta, and strong shirts for working men, lawn tennis shirts iv club colors, and m plain white unshrinkable flannel. Among tho articles of luxury may be mentioned somo wellmade and tasteful dressing gowns for gentlemen's wear. Messrs Wilson and ' Richardson have recently added a tailoring department to their business, and, as a consequence, they are making an exhibition of tiic cutter's art, the garments being chiefly made from New Zealand tweeds. Messrs Wilson and liiehardson employ a large staff of workpeople,, and all tho various articles m tiieir show case have boon made up on their own premises from imparted materials.

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