Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06
FIRST STYLE SHOW
Ladies' TaiIors to Open Big
Convention Tomorrow.
DISPLAY OF COSTUMES
Choicest Productions of Eastern
States to Be Exhibited.
PARIS NO LONGER DICTATOR
United Association Prepared to
Demonstrate the Superiority of
American Design and
Workmanship.

day program outlined, the first national
style show Is ready for its opening to-
morrow at the Arlington Hotel. Ladies'
tailors from all Of the eastern states are
actively interested In the exhibition, and
every branch Of the industry which has
to do with the production, OF women's
garments will be represented, not only
by delegates to the second annual con-
vention Of the United Ladies' Tailors'
Association Of the United States, which
will be held in conjunction with the
show, but by exhibits of all of the types
of modern feminine garments.
| The combined gathering of the tailors
and the showing of their choicest pro-
auctions is intended primarily to bring
to the attention of American women the
fact that the designers of costumes on
| this side of the Atlantic are much better
qualihed to create garments suitable for
American women than are the best of
proposed to demonstrate that the dawn
| of a new type of styles Is at hand, and
that Paris no longer will be entitled to
the worship of womankind as the die
tator of the fashions.
The delegates to the convention and
style show from New York, Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore will be met in
the morning by committee from the
local organization, Branch No. of the
TallorS Association, and escorted to the
headquarters in the Arlington
To Visit White House.
At $50 o'clock tomorrow morning the
delegates will meet at the Arlington and
march in body to the White House,
where they will be received by President
Taft. Immediately afterward the bust
mill No y;xt, \
dresses by Samuel PAUL. the president,
grand master. The formal opening of
the affair will be in the hands of r.
Pluym. president of the local branch.
Commissioner Rudolph will welcome the
delegates to the city. Following the adj
dresses the session tomorrow will be de-
voted to hearing the reports of the grand
master and the grand secretary.
Since the ASSOCIATION proposes to adopt
at this meeting form of constitution, the
sessions of Monday afternoon and Tues
day morning will be devoted to discussion
of the scope of this instrument and in it's
completed form it will be brought up for
passage at the meeting Tuesday. Officers
will be nominated and elected Tuesday
resolutions will be heard Wednesday
morning, while the transaction of new
business and the installation Of officers
will occupy the remainder Of the day.
History of the Association.
In connection with the meeting of the
national association it is interesting to
trace the movement which has led to
the federation of all Of the ladies' tailors
of the country. and the following brief
history of the Washington branch of this
organization, which was written by one
of its members, will serve to indicate
the progress of the movement from its
inception:
Elm the autumn of 1899 a few of the
leading ladies' tailors Of Washington con-
ceived the idea OF forming an association.
the purpose being the betterment of the
craft in general and mutual protection.
Its success was established Immediately.
and for eleven years 1t has continued
without interruption and void of any dis
cord whatsoever. 1t claims the distinc-
ton of being the pioneer organization of
years ago an agitation was started in
New York to form national organiza-
ton, which was finally accomplished
through the untiring efforts of few
tailors in the metropolis. Thus was the
United Ladies Tailors' Association of
America established
Tie style show will be held in connec-
ton with the convention. 1t will be I'M
lumbus, who has provided not only for
the exhibits which will be placed there,
but for the decoration in handsome fash
ion Of the large ballroom at the Airing
ton, where the hackers of the enterprise
will display all manner Of womens wear
ing apparel. The color scheme for the
show was the work of Victor Mindeliff.
one Of the foremost authorities in the
country on symphony Of the varying
shades of the spectrum. Mr. Mindeliff
planned the decoration of the pension
office at the last inaugural ball.
List Of Patronesses.
The patronesses Of the show are Mrs.
j. NJ. Dickinson. Mrs Larz Anderson.
Mrs. LIE Droit Barber, Mrs. Myron NJ
Parker. Mrs. W. Murray Crane. Mrs.
]. P. Story, Mrs Clarence Edwards, Mrs
William p. Potter, Mrs. e. u. White,
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, Mrs. George
Howard, Mrs. W. S. Schley and Mrs.
Stephen B. Elkins.
The Greater Washington Orchestra and
Band. John B. Bovello director, will
furnish music at all morning. afternoon
] and evening openings of the show.
| A feature of the show which has been