Show J JE E GLISH WOMEN TO LEARN HOW TO TOMAKE q I MAKE PAPER GUMMED P DRESS DR SS FORMS I iI i I Gummed Paper Gummed aper Dress Forma Formo Are Ar Aid to Home Sewing Prepared by the United States Statu Department of Agriculture A S A As a result of of ofa a recent visit to the theS S United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture ture an Englishwoman has become so keenly keen y Interested In the making of paper gummed gumme paper 1 dress forms as an nn aid to home sewing that she Intends tends to I Introduce this saving labor device to English housewives as soon as' as as as' she returns returns returns re re- re- re turns through the medium medium of of women's worn worn- ens en's Institutes Miss n s Minnie Zimmerman Zimmer Zimmer- Zimmerman man the visitor Is president of the Loughton Womans Woman's Institute In Essex near London which has hs about about members As there are over 2000 similar local women's Institutes Scattered scattered scat sent throughout England and as It itis IB is required that members give aswell as aswell aswell well as get Instruction In practical new ways of doing things the paper dress form seems Uke likely y to be taken up widely in England as ris It has been In the United States Thousands of women In this country especially those In rural districts who cannot I 1 q Applying Paper Gummed to Living Model get help with their sewing have made dress forms according to given by extension agents so that they can cnn fit lit their own clothes more easily and remodel old garments Exchange of Instruction H H Miss Zimmerman spent some time with extension and home economics workers In the department studying the organization of work for farm the methods used and subjects subjects subjects sub sub- w women men taught with a view to adapting some of our Ideas Id ns to English needs An exchange of Instruction was tentatively t tenta tenta- nta- nta arranged for when three of our home d demonstration agents agents- on their return after completing scholarship In France France will be be taking special courses of training In England pd These agents will go to th the Loughton Womans Woman's Woman's Womans Wom Worn ans an's Institute to learn glove making I and other leather work and give in return demonstrations In making malting paper paper pa per dress form bottling pectin e extracts extracts ex ex- iI n two attractive attra S tracts and g p kIri one or r tive Uve canned n d products s. s Aim of English Institutes In describing before b foe a group of extension ex cx- tension specialists the plan pIau and scope of the women's Institutes In England England- Miss Zimmerman explained that the social 1 l aim of th these ese organizations organ i zat i ons i is 15 s soc bU a aas as ns well as educational on at Women of various Interests and In different walks of life Ufe are aro urged to Join them for the sake of community solidarity The regular meetings are social in nature nature na na- ture Including lectures pageants historical historical his his- musical and dramatic enter entertainments entertainments folk and period dancing dan ng and similar lar features In which all can an participate In addition there are a 8 great variety of classes conducted In which any woman who wishes to can learn to do or make something which saves expenditure or or- orby by which she can earn money Such work as mak flak making ing lag rush seats gloves bags upholstery umbrella covers blouses whitewashing whitewashing whitewashing white white- washing or soldering Is In great de de- mand The Institutes resemble exten exten- extension extension sion sion work in that v voluntary local leaders leaders lead lead- ers do a great deal of ot the actual In in- They attend special train Ing lag classes at nt their own expense and must pass tests before they can enn qualify as Instructors One half of the expense of conducting the Institutes Is raised locally the remainder Is borne by the British department of at agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture but the state support is Jo oba be withdrawn J A u I f 1 ha J A u I f 1 ha Fixed Annual n nil Charge The institutes differ from our extension extension exten exten- sl sion n groups In that a fixed annual charge of 2 shillings Is made madet and there are other small fees for class instruction and for any refreshments ts served at meetings Apparently no meetings occur either in the daytime or evening without the customary English cup of tea ten but the usual charge of 3 pence seems to be cheerfully cheerfully cheerfully cheer cheer- fully met by all nU of the many members who find that both the social and educational educational edu edu- aspects of ot the Institutes add much to t their enjoyment of life Ufe |