Identifier: koesterschoolboo00cowarich (find matches)
Title: The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Cowan, George John, 1877- Bates, William Henry, 1879-
Subjects: Show windows Display of merchandise Draperies
Publisher: Chicago, The Dry Goods Reporter
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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t large baskets orbowls of flowers. \Vc show in our Figs, (i, 7 and 8 three separate draping ideas and have so arrangedliuni that taken all together they make a complete arrangement for a window display. Here we demonstrate how to drape draperies or curtains on various bits of furniture.Tins is a most api)r()priate idea Ixcause these goods are all classed as furnishings fora house. In Fig. G we suggest how a screen can be u^ed to support a drape oi curtain goods.A chair is placed near the screen in order to complete this unit of display. In Fig. 7 wc show how the goods can be draped through the handle of llie lamp,then down to the table toj) and then on down to the Ibwu-. Fig. 8 shows a simple drape of a curtain o\cr a chair, the curtain or goods beingpuffed at the top of the chair. burniture thus solves the question of certain of your displays. It is easy to get,because, sboidd \oii not have it in your store, you should be able to Iiorrow it from \<n\vnearest furniture dealer. 122
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123 Furniture as Draping Fixtuhks

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