New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
TO HELP POOR DREssMAKERs.
Members of National Association Plan Phil
anthropic Society.

The members of the National Dressmakers .\sso-
citation who attended the lecture yesterday after
noon were let into the of two pet schemes
that have long been fostered in the minds Of
Nine. Baker president Of the association. and
Nine. Wade. yice-presdent
The first of these is the establishment of
insurance and emergency fund for the benefit OF
the thousands of dressrnakers all the country
who belong TO the association
1T seems to that there arc more poor and
fororn women working at dressmalxing than you
- find in any other trade" said Nine Baker
~"iay afternoon. When I in st. Louis
ing l talking with dressmaker from
10 Oklahoma town, who told that this
.'" first convention she had ever attended-in
Tact. a. the first time she had left home.
I'd just lived on in the rut for many
years. She said that ! told myself [ going
to gel Gp here some way. to have change AND
sec what kind OF clothes people in big cities
wearing. did como. you see but had to
mortgage the house to get mare
THAT was sad little story to me. continued
Nine Baker. and it to thinking of some
way in which could help the hundreds of dress
makers who living as hard a life as was this
woman. I talked it over with Nine. Wade. and
we thought of this emergency fun9
You know people say that when women at
tempt big undertaking like that 1t usually falls
through Tho reason for failure, believe is
| because It has rot been carefully planned out In
! order to ward against having our plan fail We
! are having three practical business men work 1t
| UP.
Each member would have TO pay small sum
each week probably - or 50 cents but If she fell
sick she would be cared for by the ASSOCIATION
So many small dressmakers live almost from hand
TO mouth, and If accident or sickness overtakeS
them they have nothing with which TO defray the
necessary expenses. and must fall back ON the
charity Of relatives friends, or he cared for,
by the town.
cit seems to me that dressmakers always have
some one dependent them usually a father
mother or invalid sister. If the little seamstress
who may have an insurance policy in the asso-
citation should die. the dependents would get
little money TO keep them from want"
The other plan which Nine. Baker and Nine.
Wade brought before the audience yesterday was
the establishment Of a home for dressmakers.
This would not be any old womans home or
insane asylum" said Mime. Wade, but rather a
vacation home, modelled bit after Chautauqua.
Dressmakers. by paying reasonable amount FOR
learning something of interest in their business.
given over 10 lectures and demonstrations on dress
making by some first class person PreIer-
dressmakers could have good rest and get IN
condition for the next seasons work" =.
the air The first G9nsideTation would be .dg to nd a
be wealthy women here who can see the great
amount Of good that such a place would accom-
gIish Hni and would be willing to help IN It's establish
Nine Baker showed copy of a new Paquln skirt
at the lecture yesterday afternoon II was very
plain skirt.
He has done away with the balloon top tha< he
delighted where there yards and yards OF
material folded around the waist said madame
HID and dne h SSEn 5SS 'S M h bottom S
measures about seven yards around.
No matter how much your customers plead for
something fluffy around the feet. you mustn't give
Il 20 them the advice. mo little ruches or
anything that kind-there must be only cords 20
hold out tho skirt
Some one in thu audience asked Nine. Baker
what 10 be the leading colors FOR tho winter.
Browns VIII lead" she replied. Not the bright
yellow browns, but what l call the wood browns
I Blue viii not be much worn. That IS best for
summer. There's cool atmosphere about that
color
And let mo advise you not 90 take tho popular
shades for trimming home to your Gus
toners In a month every one you pass will be
wearing burnt orange In some form other and
its charm viii be gone. Old rose-nct that dead
shade. but that which has burnt cftect-iS very
good 10 give touch OF color