San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
"A Stitch in Time" May
Save a Divorce, She Says;
Clothes Reveal the Wear
er and Because of Lack of
Understanding, Many Wo-
men Are Seen at Disad-
vantage.

/ Mrs. Juditha Blackburn of Los
Angeles, noted author, lecturer and
teacher in the important art of MAX
ing women's clothes, covers in her
| four weeks course. every conceivable
phase of sewing "from threading n
needle TO professional finishing of the
most elaborate garments that can be
made" she says in an interview.
TOO much attention to dress or
not enough Is the cause of so much
unhappiness, she says, land a
stitch in time may save nine divorces.
Most women have an ideal of them
selves that they are anxious to ex-
press IN their clothes, but they don't
know how.
"They realize that the clothes they
wear are revealing in language that
is palmer than words. complete ac-
| count of each wOman's tastes. habits,
opinions and finances and often, be-
cause of a variety of reasons, the
! account that is given is an unjust one
and puts the woman wearing the
clothes at distinct disadvantage.
Must Be Becoming.
"My training and experience en-
dDlt Iut " lldht uOllit-StNlHG tlNA .
to. teachs short cuts. and to inspire
confidence in my students. My teach
ing covers, from a thoroughly profess
siOnal standpoint, costume sign, har-
monies in color combinations, and in
materials. suitability of styles to
types both of cOlsring and of
physique, expressing personality
through clothes. and many other relat-
ed points. This matter of expressing
individuality through clothes is the
highest artistic phase of sewing. but
the rules that govern it. are as de-
cided as they are for cutting your
garment from your cloth. For n
dress TO be becoming is far more i'm
portant than that it be made of ex-
pensiye material with elaborate trim
ming"
Women who enter for the classes
are taught in one group without re-
gard to previous experience in sew
ing. THE difference between home
sewing and professional sewing is so
marked" Mrs. Blackburn says, "that
it is safer to assume that all pupils
are ignorant of any phase of the
work to begin with. 1t saves time.
Every one in the class does every
thing at the same time. We make
everything that women wear, but we
do it all together. When one pupil
is making skirt, they all are,
though one skirt may be heavy
sport skirt with tailored finishings,
and another one soft draped affair
of satin. thorough dresses. evening
gowns, wraps and everything else
! that we make.
Free Lectures Given.
IL begin my classes with visits with
my students + the pattern depart
| ment, and then the dress-gooods de-
partmcnt to choose materials. In the
first lesson We begin with stitches of
which there is a great variety, and
| seams the second lesson is given over
to measurements. and fitting in the
| pattern. before the material is ever
| cut. All alterations that are neces-
| sary are made in the pattern. thereby
saving much material. Trying on of
| patterns and cutting Of cloth comes
| in the third lesson. and from then
( on the actual sewing, which is the
easiest part. comes.
"On Monday and Tuesday after
/ moons. free lectures will be given in
4 the Menger Hotel. and the regular
classes begin on the third floor of
.IOsRe's store on Thursday afternoon.
! Lessons will be given every day for
/ four weeks course from 10 TO II
O'Clock and from > to 4 O'Clock px-
cept on Tuesday. Thursday and Sat
urddy afternoons.