. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. The stand required is the same as shown in the preceding drape. It is of extremelysimple construction, being two yi inch boards nailed together to form a trough 42 incheshigh. One of the boards is 8 inches wide and the other is !) inches. They are nailed. together at right angles, so that each face of the fixture has a breadth of U inches. Thedrape shown in this plate is right for the front of tlie window. If it is to l)e used atthe rear of the window, it will be necessary to have


. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. The stand required is the same as shown in the preceding drape. It is of extremelysimple construction, being two yi inch boards nailed together to form a trough 42 incheshigh. One of the boards is 8 inches wide and the other is !) inches. They are nailed. together at right angles, so that each face of the fixture has a breadth of U inches. Thedrape shown in this plate is right for the front of tlie window. If it is to l)e used atthe rear of the window, it will be necessary to have a higher stand or to place the 42-inchstand upon a box to elevate it to about 52 inches or higher, in order to preserve the per-spective of the display. At the beginning of this drape the goods are opened up in the usual way and the boltis placed at the right hand side of the stand, which has been secured in its place by one 61 Lhssons in Dhaiing or two wire nails that arc drixin into the lliHir. \hv cml nr raw cdye of the goods isearried llirec inches l)eyond llie left edge of the stand and the nppcr selvage is lapped overthe lop 2 inelus ai d is i)inne<l at points A, !. and C. it is then sni<M)thcd down over thefront of tlie stand and pinned at tlie lower corners. I lu uiiltli of the goods extends npand down tiic stand. In other words, one sehage is a


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