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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withsilk. The skirt itself is a dark silk, finished off at the bottom with a series of shirredbands that are sold in the trimming department. Over this and over the l)ust has beendraped a figured silk to harmonize with the silk used in the skirt, and deveK>ped in asimple panier style. The edge of the sleeves and of the top .skirt or panier, has beenfinished off with a shirred band, as indicated in the illustration. A belt of the same goods finishes off the waist, while verj- fine net is used in the yoke,placed over an albjver lace pattern. Tliis illustration is large enough so that every trinnnercan get a very clear idea of all the details in connection with this drape. 190 Drapinc; on Forms FULL FORM DRAPES THE drapes illustrateon this page wen:made in 1!I12 byW. Young, decorale Interstate Mercan-tile Co., of Winona, Minn.These drapes were used dur-ing a silk sale which lasted aweek. During that, time thedrapes were changed fre-quently to show as great avariety of patterns as pos-
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sible. This manner of dis-playing the fabrics attract-ed a good deal of noticeand brought many peopleto the store who were ac-customed to trade else-where. The drapes of fab-rics with a few trimmingsadded to give the prospec-tive customer a fairly ac-curate idea as to how tliegoods will make up andthat is quite an advantage.These drapes were usedwithout cutting or injuringthe goods. EVENING GOWN DRAPES Practical Suggestions for Handling and Displaying the Finer Fabrics and Trimmings—Greatest Care Must be Used to Avoid Damage to the Materials—Examples. THE first consideration in making any drape is to save the material from any harmthrough stretching, pinning, soiling or otherwise making it any less salable than itvi^as before it went into the window. Merchandise is money and in some of the high-class city stores the window dresser will use over a hundred dollars worth of silk andtrimmings in making a single drape. Naturally it is highly essential that this costly mate-rial be hand

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