. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. window or for use on a counter. It consistsin draping several pieces of goods over a bar, either suspended by ribbons or by meansof uprights. One piece of goods drapes over a stool, tabourette or pedestal on the topof which is placed a bowl of flowers. A spray of flowers is fastened at one end ofthe bar. Fig. 6 is a trifling different arrangement at the top of the same stand as shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 7 shows a window divider or a specially built piece of fence on one corner ofwhich is pla
. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. window or for use on a counter. It consistsin draping several pieces of goods over a bar, either suspended by ribbons or by meansof uprights. One piece of goods drapes over a stool, tabourette or pedestal on the topof which is placed a bowl of flowers. A spray of flowers is fastened at one end ofthe bar. Fig. 6 is a trifling different arrangement at the top of the same stand as shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 7 shows a window divider or a specially built piece of fence on one corner ofwhich is placed a vase of flowers. Back of it are several drapes; part of the goods ofone of them drapes over the fence, while another piece of goods uses this divider asa stand on which to be draped. Fig. 8 suggests how a drape of goods can l)e made on a bay-tree. At one side isa small sketch of a framework showing how to imitate a bay-tree by placing small twigsand flowers in a circle filled in with wide mesh net. Fig. 9 illustrates two entirely difterent drapes held together by means of ribbons andfoliage. 129. 130 USING ACCESSORIES WITH DRAPES ELSEWHERE in this book wc liavc touclied on the subject of using various accessoriesin connection with your drapes. There are hundreds ,of suggestions along this linecontained in this l^iok, but we have collected on the page opposite ten very interestingsuggestions that should be most helpful to many trimmers. In Fig. 1 we show how several waists and a ])asket of flowers, when used with adrape of fabrics, makes a most interesting display and will tend to increase sales in boththe yard goods and in the shirtwaist departments. Fig. 2 illustrates a drape made by draping the goods over a parasol, thus the accessoryserves as part of the fixture as well as displaying itself. Fig. 3 is another drape in which a parasol enters. A belt also is introduced, havingthe top of the draping stand a round piece of wood of such a size that the belt willfit when fas
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