The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-09-05
SEPTEMBER ), 1929
BY Pauline Suing Bloom.

Several years ago little, dark-hared girl in her
middle teens made up her mind that she was gong
to be an artist. The other dav she came home fror,
Paris still in her early tweRties, having financed
herself through her art work here to a year at the
Academic Amerjcaise and having earned enough
while student there to take three months trip
through Italy, Holland. Belgium and Germany be
lore coming home, II seems distinct credit to
Spokane that one Of its daughters should he SO.
lected TO make the color sketches for the Vogue
magazine ont of the hundreds OF girls who would
aspire to that work. but Jane Brown the daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence II Brown Sill Wall
street. got the position
a brilliant high school student and graduate of
,ae Hhe arts school OF the University and stu
aeh' az the Fine Arts league in New York under
thafles hawthorne. of Washington Miss Brown
sensed quickly the value of her work in the com
mercial world More and more, she believes good
advertising is to play its part in the successful mar.
ketns OF any product, and art must be the guide IN
the building of any advertisement Though an ad.
vertlsement is not illustrated the compelling ad-
Nersement is perfect in its principle design and
coordination, and the successful writer of adyer.
tlsements must at least have the soul of an artist
II she has missed the special training
IN addition to her work for Vogue, Miss Brown
did some work for the Farchild's Publishing com.
pany.
rare treat for most girls, it was her work to go
TO tea at the Ritz several days a week and there
sketch the gowns of the famous continental women
VINO set the styles in Paris both for Europe and
America
The American welldressed woman is always
outstanding even in Paris, Miss Brown said
While she seldom adopts the extreme STYLES worn
ny her more daring Parisienne sisters who he.
cause OF their petite build. get away with muir.
der uguratvely speakngD because of her health
ana athletic bearing, she Is gradually taking the
leadership away from Paris
French girls Of the better class envy the Ampri
can girl They still in the hands of the cbaperon
cream OF the freedom, the courage. the initiative
ana the ambition of the hundreds of American girls
'here studying to make careers for themselves in
'helr chosen lines of endeavor And each year the,
acquire lust little more freedom of Thought and
action and just bit more of the independence
which makes the world so dear to the heart of
american women and which makes them so loyal to
their own beloved country
Ihough Miss Brown demonstrated that she could
make living in Paris, home pulled on her heart.
stfhes AFTER all, there is place quite like Spo.
KANE! Other parts of the world have little of this
and little of that. but here God seems to have
created the perfect setting for life in its fullest
sense We have the best of all that any other CITY
mas 10 otlef, committing mere size, which, once a
city Is IN the hundred thousand class, is meaning.
less Here we have our lakes and our mountains
our freedom from storms and earthquakes ex.
tremes of heat and cold. wonderful roads and mar.
vicious hotels. And people real people orr
friends. That is all earth has TO offer if we are
worldly wise enough to realize II,
SO Miss Brown will join the ranks of the business
women of Spokane. specializing in commercial art
WORK. Held of endeavor especially adanted to
women. for in this Twentieth century all advertis.
ing except a very limited field must make a special
ppeaf to women If the product II sets forth is TO
bn moved quickly and advantageously
presentation of new officers and vacation hoes
are on the program OF the first meeting this fall
NEW OCCUPATION FOR WOMEN
There is IN putt J