. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. Lessons in Draping -^hit^ -^??^ni,. Drape 29but here is a draping formtliat will stay if theAmerican window dresseris as sensil)le as we believehim to be. In the (IrapinLT of theshell form, there was littleattempt to imitate a finishedRown. The idea was toshow the fabric in a man-ner somewhat similar tothat in which the dress-maker would make it up,bringing out the folds andadding the proper trim-inings. The new stand per-mits of all this. It is the THE draping stand that is illustrated
. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. Lessons in Draping -^hit^ -^??^ni,. Drape 29but here is a draping formtliat will stay if theAmerican window dresseris as sensil)le as we believehim to be. In the (IrapinLT of theshell form, there was littleattempt to imitate a finishedRown. The idea was toshow the fabric in a man-ner somewhat similar tothat in which the dress-maker would make it up,bringing out the folds andadding the proper trim-inings. The new stand per-mits of all this. It is the THE draping stand that is illustrated in connectionwith this article is destined to prove one of the mostimportant fixtures that has ever been produced forthe display of dress fabrics. It is a rare combination ofthe practical and the artistic. Like most big things, it isextremely simple—so simple in fact that one wonders whynobody thought of it before. The practical feature of this form lies in the fact thatit is remarkably easy to drape. Even the beginner whosimply throws the goods over the form cannot fail to geta pleasing effect if he has the rudiments of a draper inlii
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