Arizona republican., 1910-04-17
F YOU MAKE
 YOUR OWN SUITS
Why tire Women of One Village Are
 Always SmartIy eowned.

been brought to such perfection and resulting in such beautiful effects, the amateur almost feels the undertaking hopeless. She knows that more often than not the outcome of gown in ir- experienced fineers is more than hope less. If she is not accessible to skilled builders of frocks then she appreciates the full value of knowing al least a few of the more important principles
 in each line.
 The secret of good average dressing which has improved several fold in the few years past is not due so much to the advance of artistic taste in dress or to the increase in the number of good workers, but seems rather due to the systematic study which many wom en now give the matter.
 If madame goes to her tailor she notices very quickly if curve is not properly given here and there. while she sees that the sleeve is hung prop erly and she knows the way of 1t.
 In the employment of first class ser vice this knowledge seems superfluous. but. strange as it may seem. the very best of tailors occasionally turn out very unsatisfactory work, and the only safeguard is to watch the work with a trained eye while it progresses.
 l Women's tailoring schools have been 1 a boon to those in moderate means who | cannot spend the necessary sum de- manded for stunning gowns. and the classes in one school in particular have | become as much the mode as dancing. | Most agreeable chat and comparing of A .f ffrr,a ia true. but the scholar who allows her ! tongue to out-travel her needle or shears is quietly but positively given more work or receives suggestive re- marks about how she may progress more rapidly.
 If persons living in the cities have the difficulties of unskilled labor to contend with. where the tailoring and needle work schools are a partial rem edy. what can be imagined of the trials of the poor women who live in villages?
 The only available assistance is the forlorn, over worked and under-fed creature known as the sewing girl She is rushed by persons who know no better than to judge of her value by the large amount of work done in the shortest possible time, with the least possible outlay Of money. She is so accustomed to the prod that she be- comes a chronic 'botch." Her stitching runs off the edges. her arm holes are puckered when the sleeve is sewed in. and the lines of the bodice fastening looks dissipated and criss-cross.
 Pressing and seam finishing when suggested to her invariably meet with the reply:
 "'Twont be seen.'
 She is impossible, but the best and only to be had. and this is the cause of the establishing of the Robinson Sisters. Specialists once upon a time.
 Once upon a time there were four sisters. living in a village where the social requirements were many but dressmakers few. The ordinary rule of supply and de- mand did not seem to concern the villagers particularly. possibly because they were so near a city. So the sis ters whose incomes were not sufficient to stand the strain of very frequent excursions to the city modistes and tai lors. to say nothing of ''coutourieres" and "mantua makers and 'madames." resolved to learn how to make their own clothes.
 After an indignation meeting when the resolution passed was that although they could take out the badly executed work of the destructive sewing girl. they knew not how to put the garment into proper form.
 Of course. the aversions of these four sisters were as varied as those of sis- ters usually are. To begin with. No. l just hated to hang skirts: No. loathed handwork. No. "'spised" tailoring. and No 1 could not abide designing. So with the admirable plan of adjust ment adopted by Jack Spratt' and his wife, they organized for work.
 For the benefit of amateurs who are struggling in the school of experience. these sisters have cause to be known. From sister No. department of de- signing We have these hints:
 Never under any circumstances buy materials before deciding upon the ex- act model If the stuff your heart is set upon is high in price, select a style that will "cut the garment according to the cloth" But do not run back for a little more Ofthis and that. This per- formance will. run you in debt before you know it.
 Always have a pattern ready which as like as possible to your design. take 1t to the shop like a professional and lay the piece out on the goods before buying Do not take the word of the man at the counter, for while, he may have a good general idea, he knows nothing of your design. If you are making over an old gown. do not buy more trimming for it than the gown is worth. You'll have 1t on your hands and will be obliged after ward to buy gown to fit the trimming and so on ad infin!tum. Choose a sim pie model. An excellent plan is to make a model first of crinoline, tarle- ton. cotton flannel or another other material which will represent the tex ture of your gown. Then study the ef- feet This first model may he pasted quickly together and win often save mistakes and disappointments.
 Choose .colorings as to complexion without blundering. no matter what the vogue.
 Feel safe in choosing the latest cuts barring elaborate ones and modify them a bit to suit your individual needs.
 Finally if you cannot always find