The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-29
DRESS MAKING
BEING TAUGHT.
BY UNCLE SAM
Many Thrifty Persons Are
Being Taught Along New
Lines by Department.

w ASHINtlAtN, July ~ HCfS
Sans Department of Agriculture
does work of many interesting sorts,
its ramiflcations extend in divers d.
rections. not solely included under
the subjects of agriculture, and one
of the most helpful of these is |
aiding in the subjugstion of the
still high cost of clothing. A re-
cent publication of the department
declares that the business girl, with
a reasonable amount of zeal and
talent, can use part OF her spare
time to sucn effect that she can cut
in half her clothes bill.
In the first place, says the cir
cuar. it must be granted that the
important way to reduce costs is to
eliminate as far as possible the
items of labor and distribution. In
other words, the business girl should
make her own clothing, otherwise,
unless she's a wizard at nosing out
she stands little chance of
reducing her, clothing budget.
Can Find Time.
The business girl may claim, says
Uncle Sam, that she has not the
time or energy left after strenu-
Gus days work; but a skilled sewer
who enjoys sewing as an interesting
and progtable change Of occupation
can always find time and energy.
In this connection. the department
cites the case OF girl in gov
eminent department, who, with the
aid of the circulars and extension
work of the Agriculture Depart
ment, was very successful in keep
ing her wardrobe supplied at. COM
paratively low cost. on half in fact
what the same clothing would have
cost ready-made.
To begin with. she got a depart
ment circular telling how to make
a dress form by FASTING layers of
gummed bundle wrapping paper
over a tightly hitting vest On herself
as a model. When the paper casing
was cut OF and fastened together,
she had light,stiff and perfect re-
production of her form. So 1T was
not necessary to purchase store
figure.
Financial Saving.
The girl reported that her latest
wardrobe cost her only sos for
clothing conservatively estimated toll
be worth 1910 at store prices. With
the aid of her paper form she made,
for $24.61, a tan broadclothe winter
coat with good lining, such as she
saw priced at $50 in the shops. A
blue voile dress with a, slip, cost,
Including trimming, $11.09. A tissue
Bingham dress, with organdie for
trimming and also hemstitching.
cost 1898 with scraps and rem
nant she made another bingham
dress for exactly 46 cents.
For SIG she bought materials to
make a pussy willow taffeta and
georgette crepe dress for social oc-
casions, which, she said. she could
not duplicate in quality at a store
for less than $35. Her business
dress of serge and crepe de chine
would have been price dat $40 or
more if made of the good fabrics
she bought for $3.50 Her evening
dress, also, of taffeta and silver
lace, cost only $21, although it was
modelled after one seen at a shop
at a much higher price.
This wardrobe. augmented by two
dresses for which materials were
bought. brought the total up to
$1OS34, is not elaborate, though suf-
ficient for the needs of the wearer,
lit was said, and. having variety
of clothing she was able to attend
many social functions she other
wise would not have.
without the dress form, the girl
reported, II was doubtful If she
ould have duplicated her achieve
aent in the time at her disposal;
,ut she not only had time left over
Tor other activities but also: to: make
! ten such forms for other girls and
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