. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. g, of Fort Worth, Texas, alsoused living models for draping. The scries of pictures shown here shows only one of thedrapes made by Mr. Paxton. The dress goods aisle of the Stripling store is about 30x100feet and will accommodate from two to three hundred people at a time. A platform wasbuilt at the rear of this aisle and there the demonstrations were made. Two models wereused, each having three different drapes. The six drapes were completed in about onehour. All of the manipulation of t
. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. g, of Fort Worth, Texas, alsoused living models for draping. The scries of pictures shown here shows only one of thedrapes made by Mr. Paxton. The dress goods aisle of the Stripling store is about 30x100feet and will accommodate from two to three hundred people at a time. A platform wasbuilt at the rear of this aisle and there the demonstrations were made. Two models wereused, each having three different drapes. The six drapes were completed in about onehour. All of the manipulation of the goods was in plain sight of everyone and held theattention of the audience from beginning to end. The firm was well pleased with the re-sults of the demonstration and have determined to repeat it. The styles represented in thedrapes were taken from a fashion journal and reproduced as closely as possible. The drapethat is done here was done with double width satin and 30-inch foulard. The various stepsare shown so plainly in the pictures that it is unnecessary to describe them. 260 Live Model Draping. 261 Draping on Forms THE EVOLUTION OF A DRAPE Where the Ideas Come from and How They are Adapted to Practical Use-Examples OF Drapery. SUCCESSFUL trimmers are ofttimes asked the question: Where do yon get yonrideas? Skeptical ones and knockers, who cannot credit originality, arc sometimesheard to remark, Oh, he gets his ideas out of a book! Which may, or may not,to a certain extent be true. The fact remains that to be a success in this profession, as withany other, one must be constantly studying, constantly on the alert for ideas, and it mattersnot whether these ideas come from iMuiks, or arc picked up in the everyday walks of life,just so that the idea, when grasped, is one tliat is adaptable to ymir work. In other words,keep your eyes open. A real window artist is a student of architecture, of interior decoration, of scenic andmural painting, of sculpture, fashion, etc. Not t
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