. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. the window as completely as would a greater number of smalldrapes. The highest drape is what is called a background drape from the fact that it is madeover a fixture attached to the background seven or eight feet from the floor. The top of this fixture is a square piece of wood with one of the corners facing thefront of the window. Part of the goods is draped from this fixture over to a point alongthe top of the border a trifle past the center of the window. This makes a simple festoondr
. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. the window as completely as would a greater number of smalldrapes. The highest drape is what is called a background drape from the fact that it is madeover a fixture attached to the background seven or eight feet from the floor. The top of this fixture is a square piece of wood with one of the corners facing thefront of the window. Part of the goods is draped from this fixture over to a point alongthe top of the border a trifle past the center of the window. This makes a simple festoondrape and is then allowed to drape gracefully to the floor. The drape in the other corner of the window is arranged over a half-round tilting top,the center drape being made on a V-shapcd upright made by placing the edges of the twowide boards together and fastening them in the back so that they are less than right anglesto each other. Window 46 is a very beautifully draped window in the simplest style possible. The fivedrapes are all made over tilting top drape stands. The two highest ones can either be. Window No. 49 fixtures that fasten to the border of the background or can be extremely tall stands. Theeffect obtained would be the same and we would recommend the fixtures fastened to thebackground, as it will save the extra material needed in a tall stand and is not so apt to fallover or warp out of shape. Window 47 is a silk window with four drapes, all of them very diversified. There is aT-stand drape and a background or wall drape. There is also a half shell form with anelaborate finish on the top. The most interesting drape in the window is the waist formdraped to imitate a made-up waist. Window 48 is a dress goods window that shows only three drapes, two of them beingwall drapes. The half form is used to show a very effective drape finished off at the topwith wide velvet ribbons. In Window 49 is executed three very beautiful drapes, two of them being wall drapesand one of
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