The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-07
SHE rs AN AMATEUR WILMER.
woman Puts . Knack Of MakinE Hats
TO Good lse.

To Coed 81.
A n rule an amateur milliner means
one who makes her own hats, but here
tn" term applies 81 a young woman who
not only makes her own hats but also
has "A steady houss 20 house trade in
making hats for others.
Sh. has in reality got far beyond the
stage % the amateur milliner. but the
title seems % he attractive to women.
IL sounds economical 70 her patrons. who
wish tn escape the eXorbit.int prices OF
shop hats Listen To her story
Il always had n certaln knack OF
throwing things together "a make very
pre-entable hat she said. and this !
found a very economical feature in my
own expense account. even while the
family had money. When we lost every
thing this knack I found was the most
available resource had. 10 put il to In
slant use.
MY first wild plunge was TO apply
for employment in milliner's shop
When asked for my experience told them
that I could trim my own hats and get
up models half as expensive 49, those
saw In the good shops.
Il am afraid you won't do said the
proprietor with a smile. Our millinsrs
come in here either as experienced
trinmers or apprentice grs. You u
have 90 begin Mt the bottom.
After hearing this in half a dozen
places was almost discouraged. In
eSasp-ration inserted a little advertise
ment in a newspaper IL ran something
lk" this An amateur milliner with
clever. up o. date ideas will come To your
A ..Ns.I oil hat
for 81 each Would you believe il.
received four replies and had six hats to
trim in three days.
I found in trimming the hats OF
these four different women that | was
required 20 cater To the tastes Of four
people instead Of myself This alone
proved that | VAS indeed an amateur
milliner and not sufficiently qualified
TO cope with all the tricks and tw lists OF
the trimming business. so ! set out to
'OulTe experience.
From the n.N spapers I selected several
advert !saments for milliners which read
Pay while learning good salaries. These
were from broadway wholesale houses
and I could detect by the " ord nv Of the
advertisement that they we're much in
need ~ help
gagged a. soon a. | could hang up my
hat on tn" row ~ pegs already CAV with
summer hats fbr IL was in Aug Isl.
wanted t. learn how 10 make wire Rat
frames and ! VAS turned into a hg room
"a here sat u rls ~ about every nationality.
Soon a black eyed woman came around
Rith roll - silk " ire and "A pair 81 snip
peers aud gave me n start.
IL requires kna"k 10 fashion oIIt
n wire shap" from nothing but a roll 81
wire. bat u - easy after "a little p1ti"nc". |
and to-day IN nay business Won cannot !
conceive how delighted woman is 10 |
have me make up q shape in wire exactly |
like som" becoming hat which ~ worn |
out, vet which ~" wishes q dur licate.
While mai inK wire Frames | was t. re-
ceiIs s. WeeE ~ the end Of three |
DAYS hard wdf' ! concluded | did not |
want 10 work in thai department but |
n-sf--rsd e. make different stvl"s - |
fIbl.r uNz Helm was m demand. |
and rather than let m" go they MT no
- making bows Everyv her" | received
treatment. hut I worked fact
AMI hard and found hat the girls earned /
IA they got In s-'ne cases "" Te'"gN ii
s q day
L spent all II August in threa different
Wholesale houses | learHNt what % was
to be a pr"parer, which ~ To get M" hat IN
shau" for the trimmer -. trimmer does
nothing but trim Since this so-callri
appr.nt a.. wOr, have had n v.'ok or two
IA copying ari expert trimming but that :
was long aftcrvari With nv months
work IA August | was equipped to try
Tor work lu September.
You may ak why did not STAY ri Rh'
on with the wholesale houses and work
up NV salary Tn" fact - that only the
very HANDY and sNp"r' make good AMI
after the seasons rush - over girls are
iisCharg' a aS quickly a they ar" taken on.
Again. did not 90 into IN" business for
steady salar.ed poS.t'ou. as felt ! hal
planned out work which would enable me
to have some Of The week for myself
When started out tod HON" millinery
agar hal a very much moro secure grip
m nv trade To secure my patrons !
! will reuovate old velvet
press out ribbons and lace- and freshen
Ola flowers ia the homes for 81 a hat.
charge 81 cents extra II must make the
fran" IN wire and 81 cents al
iitionai n sew straw braid on the frame
but this ~ practically a new hat for s.
and IL docs not look home made I
-If patrons prefer ! will take hat and
material home and make u AZ the Same
prices