CONTENTS.
Page.
Letter of submittal. ........... 5
Totroduction. oc. NNR NE SE DS 7
Women’s clothing Industry. ... eer ————"— 9
Scope and method of investigation. «. ee ee enn e esse eens 13
Copltal, profit, and tamever. £1
Cost and profit, by establishments. ............ouuueeeeeeeeennaaann.. 23
Cost and profit, by specified unite... 25
Manulactming conditions... lis ii vee tin 27
Simplified costoceonmting. re ir eth ene eens nn weal 28
Sellitemelboly i ne 29
Machlnerymmedh os 30
Monufseluring processes... oi. a a 31
Eniployees and Wages. co. i. cil san or er main hn sn baa wi 32
Rofoly apPUIRERN. ruts dit tance wn mr nen is ss aie va 32
eave ol emloyeost et i Aa a a 33
Becistrartoneoldesions 0 CT eh ea 34
Machine-made lace and embroldery..............c.ccoeeu ia, 35
Importsand exportm loo ive. Ll a a 36
Suggestions for increasing foreign trade. ..eooeeuee. iii... 37
Chapfer I.—Capital, profit, snd turnover.......... ee 38
Chapter IT.—Cost and profit, by establishments. ......................... 45
Chapter III.—Cost and profit, by specified units. .........ccoenenon..... 81
Chapter IV.—Manufacturing and selling.......ceeeeueeenneunneennannnn... 114
Monulbetiring conditions... Loita ie 114
Simplifiedicont aceommilngii.. oo ain, sera te i 118
Solllvemethodn oe bn iS ih a ee 124
Chapter V.—Machinery and Processes. - .....eeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeeseennnennns 136
Achim Na a ie eer so I op
NA CITING PIOCERIOE. ; ovsersersssssnsssnsissarsnsnsss inne I08
Chapter VI.— Working conditions... ......ceiieeeinrsnssonsasnnnnninnns 143
ONE ne ar ed 143
WV celly ond MOWly WARES. oo 0 vores smamnnes sons s soe seim in sin 145
Safety anlinsioet ii... oc er 148
Wellwootemploveen. o.oo oe a a 149
Chapier VIl—Sisledestoming.. ..... .... 0. 05 0 es aad 152
Traperanes of desliming. oe...» oemonnn terrasse ne 100
Beglurationofdesigne. oo. 0 na 153
Chapter VIIT.—Machine-made lace and embroidery. ...................... 156
Chapter IX.—Foreign trade.......... ..... ~~. 164
Imports and exports of wearing apparel. ...................coceeennn. 164
Imports into outlying territories and foreign American countries... .... 172
Suggestions for increasing foreign trade - . coor nena. 181
