A TRYING PROFESSION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 669, 20 November 1909, Page 11

A TRYING PROFESSION.

'-.In 'England no , first-class dressmaker's establishment -is without 'the •• professional ''modiste's model." Her'lifo is perhaps easy enough in one sense, but it has its wearinesses, and. a good deal in the way of looks and deport;tneutjs required from!hor. Of courso, the indispensable assct\is a.good figure, but'with all , or' most of. the best .natural attribute's thorough drill is necessary before even the: most attrac■tive.girl can be allowed in the showroom. Apprentices to the "business" are taught not only now:to walk, but how to.'sit,: stand,and turn round gracefully. The latter point is a most important one in their training, for the natural tendency of anyone when turning is to stoop a' little in a forward direction. Another, detail, ■which'is'worth the notice of any girl, is that holding the hands in the lap induces an ungraceful sitting attitude. An arm ■ should' be posed on the side of a chair, or allowed to rest on a near table,:and so forth, but if possible always avoid allowing the hands to lie idle in the. lap,-for'so doing brings the shoulders forward, a'position neither'elegant nor restful;