Two novel descriptions of collars have been introduced. They are
made with or without a corded ornament running round the edges, the ends or points being deeper than the back of the neck, so as to lie readily and easily under the neck of the waistcoat ; the "United States" col- lar slightly differs from this in quality and from being of a less depth at the points; the manufactory which is at work incessantly to supply these articles employs no less than three hundred women, attending to ninety sewing machines—another example; by the way, out of many under our notice, that machinery, instead of diminishing employment, immensely increases it. And for an obvious reason : it produces the desired article more economically, enlarges consumption, saves waste for all parties, and forms a larger fund for the payment of labour. And as one person can produce more, the return to each labourer is greater.
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