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A simplified course in dress making... PUBLISHED BY MADELENE PERRIN © 1920: 38 total pages.

or an old kitchen table resur­rected from the attic, will do very well); the contents of the work basket -plenty of needles and No. 5 pins, tailor's chalk, pieces of cardboard on which widths may be notched, a tape measure, a thimble, a supply of ma­terials from the notion counter such as hooks and eyes, snap-fasteners, tape, binding, bias binding, basting cotton, etc.; a yardstick; a large sup­ply of hangers. Optional equipment: dress and sleeve forms; a full length mirror; a tracing wheel; extra pairs of scissors; a cake of magnesia for cleaning oil spots; a pinking machine; dress shields. Refer to your sewing machine instruction book for correct needle and thread sizes. [6] Style and Color A dress may be perfectly fitted, of gorgeous fabric and beautifully finished, and still fail to bring out your personality. The dress seemed to have style, but somehow fell short of the mark. Something was lacking. Why was this dress a failure? Probably because it wasn't meant for you, even though the fabric and color suited your type. It

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