The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
MAKING THEIR DOLLS GOWNS
FIRST STEPS IN. THE Ant OF
SHOPPING.
Glasses In which the Puplla Are Tauaha Go
nuy Dress Gsosis and Mako TheWn Up
Rneatental Pscket Nsney
for an Enterprlsing Eldsrly woman.

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This 10 my third year at teaching
little girls 10 make their dOlh' clothes.
said an elderly woman. who though
not an expert ~ either drespmaking or
fine hand sewing knows how 10 do good
work. Il have clasasa Only In the spring
and fall. Eve claasea each ssasnn. and
each class pays me szs-se.D a pupil
80 you can easily calculate how much
I earn.
-Aa I have n comfortable home with
my son NV living expansaa have never
worried me. I did. however, dislike
asking for spending money. even though
nv aon always rave IL gladly enough
wh~Devor I could force myself 70 ASK
80 I l,p9an thIa work
III there n any one elea enRased In
the same work I have neyer heard Of n
The ldlem rame 20 me from hearing Of
4 vown1 milIlner whoaa home IN near
ours .pd who was epvnve,, nv a fashion
able woman IN New Work 70 take charge
az a hat making con,~., I,,a, heeore
Eaaser n, w.. inns, n lot ~ ,he New
NORA wornan's friend. xho wer. 20 make
the hats for charity and she explained
20 the miIlin.r thaf an. she would have
20 do vas 20 keen ,horn from bainx soo
asrocloua. Hearing Of the amount sbe
vaa 10 earn made ma wish aomebodv
woupd engage me 20 take charge OF I,rss
such a las 70 teach sewina
Enough I never boasted OF b.,ns an
e,oev, naadlswoman or NJ know,ns, much
about the dreuamaking b,,u,nesa had
aIwav. made mo~t N NV .hilslren'a
,ha, I w.s en,ir.lx car.al - -, ,....h .au--
in1 IN a class 81 laslte- who Ia M ".
ten,ion Of earning a living willis 7 was
thinking along these Unea INV eldest
granddaughter. Who was Ices then than
:. come 10 me % rnake'har doII n drea.
The dolI was given 10 her the PREVIOUS
Cnyistmas. ana sbe lnsi.,e,I that /, must
have a new outfit Tor Fae,er. Willis I
was rso.iving her dlroctIoos, IearUin0 Tulsa
how .he wmn,rd The doIl'n dre~a mad.
her mother happened 40 overhear ma
and All. remarked thns n Womb M, much
hotter II wo.,ld tonch the child how IN
make the dre.s ip.sead Of dolnm The WORN
mvaelf Her fasher's attention b.ins
a,trnc,e,, no said N would be = ap,eDaId
le..oo Tor ,h,, child m an. v,.s r,as,,,' % A
The ,.hola ,hing hsr~slf ..lec, the xoo.l,.
h,,v ,h.,, ara r.aLe az. ,,~,,r.s
sAs the Ibea app~aIed 10 both IN. ch,,d
ana ma we t.agan n, cnc~ a. form o,,r
plans Az the fir-s .,eo to.,k tn, chIId
20 ..vsr.l drv goods .,or~. ana ...i.,ed
h.r In .el.,.,ia~ m.u,pl.. ~ ,h~ clT,,h .ha
fapcled. We brought the saTnulea home.
and her mother rave her the moDev she
,hou1ht .heuld N. nuent ON the o,,,fls
-Tbs 1oIl ma. ,,,eau,r,d ana a ,c.Ir,,l.-
tioD made "A 20 i,,nt nov much material
wo,,Id h. ram ired Then the ..rnDlsa
~ern hrouSb, forward ana ,rn ..1nr,.d
the ~oods that came within the aroo,,D,
aI.,ov,iorsd
-Bv This time En-. li,,he ,yir, had he,cu,.
,hornuShEv in,.r.~eed and vas an aorIc.,a
30 .D-.nd the ANAL nroo,,r, ~ 900,
.Il,,w.I hsr 90 ,he -, .d,,.c,... -
,ho,,rh 1, haA h..n n for,un- -, - Al,
/. rnaI haIx an ,o,,r.s ~. e.rke.s =, -.
pharmacies and when the timn uaana aru. m
=, 49,, o,,r 1919 ,,.i, =, ~. - ~.
,iu,~ ,o purchaae frou. eh~ a.rnu,a. -.
cura., On o,,r er-, visit ,har~ -. -,,,,,,.
A Ii,tIe rroup 10 see ma "a
re-. r., dou. sWUs..,.. o,,,a, -.
half 0ni.hsd ev.rv I,,Is .,irI n, ~. -
.--.ls -, -
'ofIooo SAn.eo 70 40 ne ans servsce
Tor her own doll and insisted on Going II
IN exactly the same way. OF course their
mothers hadn't the tina q, taLs ,h.p,
-. h,,..i,,.. - -. - -
NV" S,-1@ @~~sS '"r
ana cons'aeTatior before
buying The end % II was that several
N the little girls asked me 20 take them
IN do thsir shoDDing ana -. Ia
-. a. 4. -, -
rnoush 70 u' " n~vsr c""necehs money
making with u unui the httle daughter
" family Who was not on visiting terms
With IA brought a note from hor notbsr
,.L;n, h,v, ,n,,~h ~,o,,Id .,..-
- -.
pIo'hPuV t.p"eu uA~' ~O1'" t@Se c"aSs
II she would get " up.
The result 81 that note Vas that the
next wa.k ,ook that ,rcw..n'. H,,,.
ct e. "a rir., >, - -, 49,. -.
a"u "','' " nv Pa'''e..st ir'eiluH
On thelr hrst shopping eNpedtnon. We
Sere accompanied by two mazda. 80 the |
are Of the children was not xreat. hss
uhsn !, cama a. .cIsc,,ny -.mris. =
IA -, 49,
oiNh' IVY ~Oun ~, ON" w "N''S 3,sce
u dress goods In the shops ! had named !
pn. hour a. the length Of each lesson. hut
The firut .hoopin~ erp~,4i,ion 90 ..,,h -.