MAKING THE MOST OF THE LITTLE DRESSMAKER

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6766, 21 November 1928, Page 11

MAKING THE MOST OF THE LITTLE DRESSMAKER

For the girl who has only a small dress allowance, and who yet wants to look smart, my advice is to find a '‘little” dresmaker and go to her for everything. Avoid "bargains” in the shops, however tempting —stick to "little Mis® Smith, ”but—and this is w'horo the whole art lies—-do not ask too much of her!. Never ask her for ideas —she will not have them, and if she has, be sure they will bo wrong! And always, without fail, give her a pattern to copy. If you have not got a frock, a jumper, or a skirt you like, then beg, borrow or steal One!

Take this in one hand and the necessary length of really expensive material in the other—and you will eliminate all the failures she will otherwise create.

And, what is more, you will have an excellent garment, which will wear for umpteen years, for less than the cost of a ready-made model made of inferior stuff!

For this is where you score—all your clothes will look expensive because they arc made of the very best rep, kasha, brocade, or crepe de chine, or whatever you invest in—for you there will be no “near 1 ' silks or cotton , mixed wools —no garments that lose their '‘surface,” or voiles that shrink in the w r ash, or velours that rub the first time you put them on. And thqn remember this—the very best materials need very little fixing, draping, or making, either.

With them it is a case of the sim.' pier the better—when it comes to cut ting them out.