New-York tribune., 1907-09-10
DRESSMAkERS MEET.
Paris Secrets ReUealed at Opening
DGy of Annual Contention.

.~Tfe troub9c with women is that they 60 into
business 10 get out of il, said Miss fllzabeLl
White. president of the Dressmakers' Protective
Assoc.ason 10 the row of submissive dressmakeTs
81 he: feet yesterday afternoon. It the open
ing sessior the associations annual convention
which beirg held at the Masonic Temple, al
Sixth avenue ard 81 street Miss White was
wearing Paris suit which cost-''not counting the
50 per cent duty r1ird vou.' she said impressvely
-s7e0 vet her flea-t under the elaborately
tucked waist because her rev plan for benehing
she 6ressrlakers hsd 10 naught FOR lack OF
the. dressnakers' support.
TITS not for myself I feel bad stls told them
repros chfaIly You know I do love 10 work for
Others for those xhc reed it. L was your
'sakes that wanted voa have college Of dress
makers here in Ncw York. 10 be like the College
Of Physicians End surgeons that you would
hsve a big place oF --our o--r. But would take
money girls and I sent out . ona letters 20
1900 oressmakers between here and Boston. ask
ing each 10 promise 80 toward II. sent out $50
letters. and what did / get? Girls. I got fifteen
answers. So I'm feeling had to-day, but ] said
10 myself Never mind I've done my best; If they
wont do their part can't help 1T
1t just shows why women are always in the
background Miss White went on. fixing her eye.
ieloomfly on a cardinal-red Paquin gown that was
adornng wire dummy on the floor by.
! women cont take things up the way men do:
they go into business 10 get out OF It. but I've
noticed, girls that the people who 50 into business
TO se1 out OF il are the who have stay in II
1he ionseSt II we went into 6ressmaklng as men
90 Wa could beat them every time We are
smarter than they are. We've got intuition and
they haven't But the men go into business TO
stay. and they for the big things I like
big things. not little affairs like this" she
went on waving her toward the six
,te-n Paris show gowns below You
won't amount anything while YOU plod
selong in a small way. People are queer: they
wort bother with you unless you're away top.
Now, III give you another year 70 think about the
lDressral1ers College. and don't want II for my
-cEn sake. I'm talking you from my heart for
Eyour good"
. Then she descended from the platform. and the
r6ressmakers ln the audience returned 10 the
genial occupation Of turning up the sleeves Of the
French gowns ~ see how the sears were finished.
ssnd otherwise dipping into the internal mysteries
of the exhibit There were great many coats in
the show, all OF the cutaway brand, all very
closely fitted around the waist and sticking out
funnier than ever Miss White put il. with
explanatory gesture IN the region Of the hips The
hats abroad ~s-e all loaded with trimming"
,rhe said The black ones with plIImes and the
e coiored with orchids and roses and pnks
whole gardens Of them. Short sleeves going
fast, and the suits everybody has been
3ns. You see. I m wearing plaid skirt and plain
blue waist, and the coat IS plain. too. We're start
3ng this faf with plain cloth and striped and
plaid skirts. but no one" said Miss White, piously
knows where fashion will end