. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. ss each hack drapes have sweeps that lit into each other. The lower ends are concealed andtherefore need not he Hnished. In arranging the sweeps in a window such as this the art close logdher. care should he used to kee]) the arrangeinenl uniformthroughout. When the lirsl draiie has heen madi-, the next one lo it in the -ame row,should he constructed as nearly like il as possihle and this similarity should he maintainedthrougliout all the drapes in that row. I
. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. ss each hack drapes have sweeps that lit into each other. The lower ends are concealed andtherefore need not he Hnished. In arranging the sweeps in a window such as this the art close logdher. care should he used to kee]) the arrangeinenl uniformthroughout. When the lirsl draiie has heen madi-, the next one lo it in the -ame row,should he constructed as nearly like il as possihle and this similarity should he maintainedthrougliout all the drapes in that row. In an unconventional window it is not so essentialthat the stands he draped in precisely the ^amc maimer. This drawinii illustrates how well as of thevarious drapes lit int,o each other, making it possihle to show as many pieces as couldhe shown in any other way. more iiieces can Ik- put in the window than are shownin this picture. 270 How TO Lay out Complete Windows. WINDOW PLAN No. 2 HERE is a good conventional arrangement for a stocky window in which it is desir-able to show as many pieces of goods as possible. The stands shown here areespecially appropriate for this kind of an arrangement, as they are easily drapedand require but little goods. The square corners cause the goods to fall in gracefulfolds, no matter what kind of material may be used. They answer equally well for theheaviest woolens or the lightest lawns. The front row is placed so the uprights are about 24 inches from the glass. Theyare all at equal distance from each other. The stands in the back row have slanting topsand are placed close to the back of the window, and each stand is directly behind thecorresponding stand in the front row. They do not appear so in the drawing, but that ison account of the perspective. The three stands in the middle row also have slanting topsand are placed just half way between the front and back rows. The front stands are 3^ feet high and are cov
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