The morning times., 1896-10-18

ments are taken. For this reason, the first
six lessons are devoted to learning how TO
take absolutely accurate measurements.
and from them TO draft and cut a lining,
Naturally one can never take ones own
measurements, but so long as a pupils
figure resurvivesand changes, She is pri vileged
10 return to the school and be measured
anew
After the cutting comes the basting.
Just wonder il any Of you know tow much
depends upon how and where those long
stitches are taken. Why, basting is the
very foundation OF civilization You must
br tTught to q hair how a garment should
be put togetberto avoid wrinkles, and ;vhy,
for an your work must be on an Intelligent
basis. -TtlTn come the details of how 10
finish the waist inside and ont, including
collar and rcverS; after this come lessons
IN pressing, binding the seams, boninc.
making sleeves, trimming and putting them
INFO the waist, making and hanging skirts,
etc NHy, oven putting on 4 braid properly
Sh"ulu DE ranked among the fine arts"
flease tell us without any ron.anrine'' -
Sail- -the doctor's Wife, how the We. :
the society woman averages with tEat OF
the women who are studying with .uror,S-
sionai intentions
Il can only quote to- you what the head
of the departmental decidedly smartlv
gowned woman, by the way-said to me.
She insisted that, as a rule, uuprofessional
work. if | may call il so. was distinctly
superior as women Of leisure have abun-
u"i' 'inieto give To the designing and max
ing OF gown every facility for paipin.,
new idea G. ri trr,1;,
'NP'esSils 'heiF own individuality, and that
''HIs 'he! nave mastered the tcchncalitics
"l 'he trace their results are bound to be
"i Il hlSh order Women who studied with
hef Two or three years ago frequently drop
IN 20 snow her some charming confcction
OF their own creation, and incidentally car
ry away with them tissue paper model
that viii suggest ideas for half a dozen
gowns"
FOR THE MODERN GIRL.
Have Women of leisure. then. been do
ing this sort OF thing for years?''
TO very limited extent, yes. But never
approaching the number that are taking il
up now. To my mind one of the best re.
suits of this new impulse is the number of
young girls that are sent fresh from high
schno! to take six months training in these
| institutions.
Pew of them are thire because they
wish TO be, but because they have been
| placed there by wise mothers. MANY of
'hem can neither run. bastc nor stitch when
they enter the school, have never used n
sewing machine, and scarcely know now 10
handle pair of shears. They 1arely mani.
fest much enthusiasm in the beginning .u,t
| soon The mechanical beauty of the art an.
peois to them, and once they nave made one
| OF, Two pretty garments, their interest ran.
idly Increases. When necessary to go back
tolfrst principles, and teach the very rutli.
nhents of sewing. aneXtra fee of So month
Is charged. but the pupils are allowed to
make their own garments in the shop under
the supervision of able instructors. Even
should they never become sufficiently ex.
pert to make their best gowns, Their taste
anu originality ale tremendously cultivated
'hey learn genuine economy and are in a
position to give intelligent directions to
thelf own dressmakers. when necessary"
What mistake it was not to have sent
out my cards g to 0, useful information y
said the merry hostess. .And now / an,
sure you are ready for another Gun Of tea
all round. MARION DEPEW.