The Jasper news., 1921-12-15

artistic results, They ignored the fact
that It usually is the custom to have
specialists do the drawing and went
to work with their first class. 1t wns
surprising the way that the drawing
instinct came Into evidence as soon
as the class caught the spirit. They
produced Interesting things at once.
The next step was to set them to-
work with a dummy figure aud some
cheese cloth and unbleached muslin to
carry out the ideas they had sketclied
on paper. Experienced teachers
told them how to arrange the folds
and so on. Then they took up other
periods, pursuing the same process OF
study. visunllz)ng and accomplishment.
At intervals those learned ~ the
theory Of art as applied to clothes
were called In to give lectures to the
class SO that. their genernl education
on the subject as whole should not
be neglected.; They were instructed
In all OF the, ideals Of French dress
making. which has gained SO eminent
a place for Itself in the history OF the
world. In other words. they were
given chance to asslmllate an all
around, developed point OF view In
stead OF being permitted 10 crnmp
themselves into one small corner OF
the art Of dressmaking. :,
These classes are still going on.
They are attracting women from many
walks OF life-those who wish TO be-
come expert designers and those who
are merely studying the idea for their
own sake.
The pattern idea has been rounded
ont to such fine point that, with one
of these tissue paper marvels in ter
hand, a woman with little or no ex-
| perience and a moderate amount of
common sense can make for herself
something of which she has no renson
to feel ashamed. The pattern idea Is
good, hut the individual idea Of carry
ing out woman's own designs Is in
finitely beyond that.
A French woman will shop for ma
terial with knowledge and an eye
| for quality that does ones heart good.
She knows what she wants and she
| gets 1t. Then she will work tirelessly
until she obtains the result she Is
after. And she does this between
times. She flies to 1t for relief from
boresome occupations. Every French
woman has Something of this art. That
Is why they have such fine things to
wearAbecais6 even IL they do not
actually do the work themselves, they
have the knowledge that would enable
them TO do It.
Women in America who are branch.
ing out in dressmaking have many op-
portunities to help at their elbows
other than the tested and true pattern
services. In some OF the department
stores schools of dressmaklng are be-
Ing put into operatlon-where any
woman can go, buy her materials and,
for a nominal sum, enter the school
for enough lessons to turn out that
dress q finished product. She can do
what she wants with 1t. having an
experienced teacher at her elbow
every minute to tell her when she Is
going wrong and to lead her when
she reaches that point Of bewilder-
ment which every inexperienced
person confronts In the throes Of max.
ing a costume.
Practical and Popular.
This plan is as practical as 1t is
popular. And II is short cut to the
finished product, for no time is wasted
In theoretical education. One gets
right down to brass tacks and actually
has ones dress ready for the next
party.
Some of the department stores ever
go so far as to have series Of lee
lures on home dressmaking. Women
are showing that they really want tC
, learn about these things And they
are interested enough to go further
to undertake. their own dressmakinI
, in professional spirit.