Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24
EVENING LEDGER'S
FREE SCHOLARSHIPS
IN DRESSMAKING
o,nortunity for Four Young
women to Receive lnstruc-
ton without Expense
to Themselves
puBL1C SERVICE POLICY
chance for Business Career Given to
Applicants Who Fulfill
Requirements

y. rrrsuance Of It's established policy
40 rpbllc service, the EVENING LEDGER
SSors IN four young women of Philadel-
s.,o an opportunity to advance them
,s,ves IN n material way, to better their
,-esent condition and to put themselves
4, ,he way Of a successful business career.
rhts offer is made possible through an
arrangement with the Mcdowell Dress
,utting and Dressmaklng School, which
hos headouarters in the Denckla Build
,,s in this city and branches throughout
the country
The EVENING LEDGER offer Is In tho
,orn, of four scholarships in this school,
bere the art and science of costume
,rakine is taught. The only qualification
Or entrance to the free course Is that
The glrl be worthy of the scholarship and
tbst she Ia recommended by the EVENING
LEDGER
To secure this opportunity. a girl should
,yrite the "EvEN1NG LEDGER, care OF the
Dressmakers' Scholarship" setting forth
reasons why she should receive the free
course Names of all except the four Sue
cessful candidates will be kept conf
Dental.
special arrangements have been made
u
garment factory or n store, she will have
an opportunity to take the lessons at
night or on Saturday afternoon, and thus
increase her earning capacity or learn
10 n axe her cwn clothing without leav-
ing her position. any girl selected for
the scholarships will have her choice OF
any OF four courses.
DREsSMAKING COURSES.
Course No. i is known as the general
dressmaking course. In 1t n pupil Is
taught the designing, cutting and making
OF each garment completely and sepa-
rately, 1t is especially adapted for
those who wish to do home dressmak-
ing, The course includes 40 lessons,
which may be taken any afternoon (Sat-
urday included) between l and o'clock,
or Tuesday evenings from to 10 o'clock
Tne lessons should be completed within
six months. In case of illness the six
months limit Is not enforced.
Course No. is the practical dressmak-
ing course. In II are Taught the prin-
cIples of designing and cutting any de-
sired design. 1t also includes the copy
ing OF any pictures or models. This train
ing is for those who wish to become pro-
fessonal designers. 1t includes 10 les
sons, given daily except Saturday from
. to 12 o'clock and from to 10 Friday
evenings Six months limit,
course In this the pupil is taught to
put together, haste, fit and finish from
cut-to-order patterns. 1t gives enough
Instructions so that those who have taken
II can do their own sewing at home. This
is given each day (and Saturday after
noon) from to IL o'clock, and from Z
to 10 clock Friday evenings. The course
Includes 10 lessons, which should be COM
pleted in three months.
Course No. 4 is the tailoring course.
This is an advanced course following any
of the first three. In II Is taught the
making and finishing of flrst-class tai
lored jackets and cats. The course in
cludes IL lessons, which are given from
to o'clock daily and from I to 10
o'clock on Tuesday evenings. This course
should be completed in three months.
All pupils of the school. whether they
have scholarships or are regular pupils.
secure special rates ON the Pennsylvania
and the Reading Railway on tickets for
school use. The tickets must be signed
by the school principal to be honored by
the railroads.
DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY.
The demand for graduates of sound
schools of dressmakinE far exceeds the
supply. During the last 2i hours there
have been five women at the school ask
ing for dressmakers, but already the sup
ply has run out and the management has
had to refuse to fill the requests. The
majority of the girls who graduate from
dresscutting and dressmaking schools 80
into business for themselves or go out
sewing by the day. Some of them are
teaching in dressmaking schools.
Any graduate OF the Philadelphia
branch. whether she gets her diploma
through the EVENING LEDGER scholarship
or by paying for IL. will have the
privilege OF the employment department
OF the schools in any city where she
may be, and have also the right to use
the most up-to-date books, which the
school keeps on file. These books come
from the fashion centres. Paris, Chicago
and New York
Girls wishing to secure a choice of
scholarships should write Zone side of the
paper only. setting forth reasons why
they want to take the course, why they
think they should be chosen. and condi-
uons at home which would be aided II
they had a chance to earn more money
py taking such n free course, and also
s'ating age. Address EVENING LEDGER,
independence Square, Philadelphia, care