Home Millinery Course #230574

In preparing this series of lessons, the writers have endeavored to imbue the mind with the fundamental principles of millinery taken as an art.<br><br>Too little time has heretofore been given to this most important part of a woman's wardrobe, the headdress.<br><br>Women have studied the dress because upon this depended the setting off of the graceful lines and curves of the figure, with a total disregard for making a suitable setting for the beautiful lines of the face. The importance of making a study of this feature of a woman's dress cannot be over-estimated, as nothing adds to or detracts from a woman's charms as does the exercising of taste in this essential.<br><br>It is with much satisfaction, however, that we note a rapid advancement along these lines within the past few years, with the result that two-thirds of the women, who a short time ago depended entirely upon the advice of their milliner, are at the present time selecting and trimming their own hats.<br><br>This is not confined alone to any particular class of people but is being done by all with surprisingly satisfactory results. It should not be supposed, however, that this can be accomplished without first acquiring the necessary knowledge along the line of millinery, as without the fundamental principles, a woman is but limiting her possibilities and stunting her otherwise artistic nature.<br><br>It has been truly said that "The lack of artistic perception and appreciation is not inherent, but merely due to a neglect of cultivation and development of the sense of beauty," and no truer example can be given of this than the one we have the pleasure of presenting to you.<br><br>We have endeavored to confine these lessons not alone to any particular season, but to have them cover as much ground as possible with the idea of promoting and stimulating the artistic temperament and developing that creative element in the woman according to the frugal laws of economy.<br><br>The subjects treated of in these lessons are those that present themselves day after day in practical. millinery business and should be carefully and thoroughly mastered before attempting to emulate and compete with the experienced milliner.<br><br>We have aimed to make the course interesting by means of illustrations and examples that its study may be pursued with willing rather than enforced application, and that it may be continued with such energy and precision as to give to each of our pupils recognition within the ranks of the finished artist.