The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-16


Organizer of the Western Dressmakers and
Merchants Association.
over a newspaper. in order to keep In touch
with the news of the day, but she never
brazenly builds gown just as the fashion
plate pictures It.
Originality and individuality are the up
to-date dressmaker's stock in trade. She
believes fashion plate is made only for
inspiration. Inspire her. and what have
you? Something entirely different. and de-
cided improvement. The dressmaker who
follows a pattern book, initiating style.
tinting and SO forth. is no dressmaker at
all She evolves a dress that Is an imffa-
tion-one the like of which any one can
have by purchasing ten-cent pattern
DRESS BUILDING.
Pattern dress building Is not what the
rich and exclusive are willing to pay for.
They like something stylish. but they don't
like the idea Of having something that IL
exactly the same as their next-door neigh
Dor. They pay for original work 10 their
dress Just as they would go into their purse
to buy piece of statuary or painting
from the hand of an artist"
There Is an affinity between the Amerf-
can dresmaker and her American Gus
countries Of the world for her ideas. merg-
ing them into harmonious whole, while
the latter. with her good sense, has adapted
herself to suggested reforms which has
earned for her the name of being the best
dressed woman In the world.
For instance. Partisan women have az
fected the very narrow waist and high
heeled shoes for many years. The women
Of the Orient wear the kimona. Q very com
Portable piece Of apparel. but to onset this
they have their feet cramped into boots the
"The fashionable American woman. hap
PLY. has none Of her foreign sisters bad
styles. but she adopts whatever Is good In
feet. and as for walking about on the street
with h!gh-heeled shoes-.horrors.'
she does not break her ankles on the
plate bids her do it. When walking she
wears shoe Of the common-sense variety
instead; In bad weather she wears rainy,
comfortable. Everything she wears IL chic.
and who is responsible for it? Her Dress
shs has paced n H.. q
the great procession Of fashion"
FASHION CENTER HERE.
Mrs. Wade expects to do great things for
st. Louis as a fashion center for the West.
She has no fear that she win not succeed.
As she has seventy-five charter members
enrolled on the roster Of the Western Dress
makers and Merchants Association. which
ID the name Of the organization to he estsb-s
lished In this city on September H. -
Its aims and objects are to be virtuAllysl
the same as the Dresymakers Prote6No
Association OF America, an organization In
the Eastern States Of which Mrs. Wade u
FIRST vice president. q
II II minated that its scope be 4 little
broader. however, for besides being ben-
eflt to dressmakers It 10 also TO be 4 help
to dealers Of whom the dresmakef1 buy
their goods. The new association viii fur.
nis4 everything that Is Of benem to the
trade. Its headquarters Will be q snow.
room for the latest styles. &.
At the meetings, which will be held 1ey1.
efAl times year, each members vteN1 ItlE
be expressed and suggestions will b heDk4
which will naturally rebound to tDe benenG
of all. To belong TO the association 0el1|
dressmaker will be required to pay doe1
charged 10 q year and wholesale ds65ef67
so. i
Their benefits will come. Mrs. W4ds eayse
by receiving instructions far In adN1nc1. I'd
to what styles are to be, 30 ~ to- pfeyQnts
them getting overlooked with g6odS Vh2cR
may lie on their hands for the fack soe
Dressmakers, who could never hosjs To Il
to New York. Paris and London WILL e r
said, be able to see all that they would
by making the extensive trip. thereby ~
The headquarters Of the association WI
also be headquarters for obtaining skill1
work people, and positions will also b -.
cured for members upon application. Thu
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