The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-16

our way u nrst 70 cut out rough musliu
pattern. which IL fitted TO . thirty six inch
living models model who measures al
least 80 inches around the bust and whose
lines arc as near perfection as we can get.
Her figure must 30 perfectly natural.
Is out and tested on the model, and when
perfectly satisfactory the pattern Is en-
larged and reduced TO be used In manu- =
featuring the different sizes. This process
Is gone through every season for the rea
son tina, year by year the American woman,s
"Salesroom models may have recourse
to tissue paper filing on occasion, but the
model we out our pattern garments after
must be the real thing
rs II true that your model Ia one Of the
best In the business?' the manufacturer
,or p 20, but here she Isl you can Judge
Knowing that this was tho correct Ameri-
can figure for the winter Of 1e0S-0e, the
visitor gazed appreciatively.
black material, made to At smoothly, and
with no Fedoras or other loose, overhang-
ing ARRANGEMENTS to conceal the figure
lines In front. Compared with the brst
and shoulders, the waist seemed small
oepted 80 inches. And 40 It proved to be:
model explained, els larger than q 50 size
dress waist. My bust ia really SO inches.
On the other hand my WANT measurement
corresponds to SO bust, which means
that It is q scant "a inches,
~Nor Is my back SO broad as the back Of a
So inch model would be. My height Is
about Ave feet eight inches.'
Every curve OF the models figure was
rounded and full. sloping gracefully to
the waist line which was not accumulated
A fuller bust and smaller waist must be
the latest fashion thought the visitor as
the model whisked herself OF to answer O
the case 1t will mean good bye to the gener.
GUS waist measurement and straight front
so long In favor with New York women.
But perhaps this fur model was an excep-
ton.
a wholesale maker Of cloaks and jackets
Of every sort except fur-garments which
will be worn next winter by the most fash
ionable women in Americas model
famous In the trade for the perfection and
correctness Of her figure from a manufac-
years ago she was unknown to fame. ~
The model herself up to that time was
not aware of her exceptional fitness for
the work and when she applied to her
present employer for job it was the, role
Oh SHOWROOM hOu0l BIO hdu Al AiLl0 Ouiys
So soon as she slipped into a sample
jacket and walked across the room manager
and partners had consultation together,
a bargain was struck with the applicant
on the spot, and now that MANUFACTURED Is
perfect sample models in this country.
This model has full IS inch bust. Her
shoulders measure trifle more than those
OF a s8 waist model. her waist Is a scant
"A inches. and she had this to say about tho
newest cut Of a coat:
First OF all, the shoulders arc shorter,
the long. drooping shoulder having gone
out. Models whose shoulders are inclined
to droop must hold themselves so as to
obviate this fault. The new coats are broad
chested, narrower In the back and closer
fitting at the waist line.
-You will notice that my figure meets
those requiremsnts.' and the model turned
herself as she spoke.
Sure enough, her back was narrow, her
chest and bust full, her waist small: 30
small In fact that tho two or three coats
she tried on were triAe loose for her.
-The maker thought it better to allow a
half inch moro than my waist measure