The Washington times., 1895-06-02

ln my Iife," says one, land 1 am quite
sure that / should only ruin the material
| by cutting it. Don't you Think she
| adds, turning to the head cutter, that !
| would better begin on something cheaper,
| say, a cambria or gingham?'
''As you like" replied the good -natured
cutter with shrug of her French shoulders;
ask your friend in the pink waist and
see what she thinks
The friend in the pink waist announces
| that the garment she is at work on is the
| first she has ever made, and that under
the supervision of the cutter and finisher
she would have 40 fear of attempting SO
brocade. This announcement gives the
rest of the group courage, and during the
next fifteen minutes nothing is heard from
that quarter of the room but the clip, clip,
of the sharp scissors.
"Those women,' says the mistress of the
establishment, "are from an uptown hotel.
They formed 4 little circle and have cume
down here To make their summer clothes
The girls at the table below are working
girls who come here to learn a trade and
incidentally do SD by making their own
Clothes" In the hands of these girls
were to be found snowy white underwear,
pretty ginghamS, and fresh, crisp muslins.
One, girl about sixteen, was buSily en-
gagged in drapiug the white lace over a
snowy nuns yelling 1t was evidently
In corner little apart from the others
stood two young girls. The tallest was
standing to have white silk skirt dTaped
on her. AS soon as the last pin was placed
she stepped before long mirror to gain
the effect OF her new gown. 1T isn't quite
right" said girl behind her, with mis-
chievous smile
'Why, what Is the matter with it," in
quired the anxious wearer.
1T needs the orange blossoms, ;" answered
the first speaker, as she buried her laughi
face in pile of white muslin.
The girl before the mirror blushed, and
was about to turn away, when a third
girl came forward bearing lace veil which
she pinned on to the golden hair. A wreath
OF orange blossoms surrounded this, and
before the school stood a laughing and
blushing bride.
This girl was the daughter OF people in
medium circumstances. She was engaged
TO be married and, like all girls, wanted to
have pretty trousseau. She could not
afford to hire a first-class dressmaker, and
would not be satisfied with inferior work;
SO she decided that By coming to a dress
making school she would not only save the
money which she would otherwise have had
to pay out to a dressmaker, but would be
able to buy better and more lasting material
In the bargain she would have a knowl-
edge or dressmaking, which Is always use-
ful to a good housewife.
Perhaps the most Industrious workers
were a number of little girls about twelve
and fourteen years. Most of them were at
work on summer dresses or spring Jackets.
One, who was noticeable for her pretty COM
plexion and her big blue eyes, was wrestling
with black crepon skirt, evidently much
too long for herself. Upon investigation, it
turned out that thislittle W oman was making
this skirt as present for her mother. She
had earned the money which bought the
material by making a gown for a little girl
friend, and, under some playful pretext,
had taken her mothers measurements, and
had come to the school to make it.
Frame making is the first work given to
beginners in the millinery line. Then comes
the covering and facing, followed by the
making of folds, twists, ends, knots and