Show ass abw 1 91 A ADDRESS dreas MODEL I 1 ake n must antt H hire ave a 38 inch bunt best ft a 29 inch waist and a 13 lach inch skirt L good dress models are always in m demand in in large houses where aher 0 wo o in nea e n I 1 may go acu luy by dresses read ready y 7 ide le every year manufacturers and merchants I 1 ad advertise vertlie for dr arise ze models anode Is tair ta ir 1 advertisements are answered by antany n any women of good forms intelligence and ability but bat not many have the require ments necessary nece aary to A first class modia the physical ab aicala requirement is is of coarse co arse the most essential to be a good dress model an applicant for the position fiust have lono long arms nothing looks worse than a dress whoa sleeves hang down over the hands and as there are many iran women whose arms are an quite lor ion 3 a models arms anus must be at least full up cp to the average to fill out ont the dresses badt to meet the demands of these customers customer the other physical require requirements meats tro re a long ut a 38 33 inch bust a 22 inch belt bel and ad a 43 inch skirt these proportions are what manufacturers and Lants have bave found to bo ba the avera average e very few women excel chevery the very fat will vary more than an inch or two either way from these measurements ure ments and if a model is ia quick and intelligent and of the tha given proportions i almost any dress can be made to look well on herby her by the aid of A few pins pils deftly thrust in at the right places these dimensions will always insure a girl a good position for new york fairly swarms at the beginning of each season with out oat of town buyers who aro are only too glad by the assist assistance of a good model to aid them in the selection 0 their wearing apparel they claim and ad rightly too that it is an advantage advant ago U W aeo ee their dresses on another woman I 1 they can then judge of thera them better thau thal they can by standing before a mirror with the dress drees on themselves and be sides bides the trouble of 1 dorming donning and doffing a dress with all its accompanying inconveniences is thus avoided while the figure is therna the main lathing thing Ilo however wever a girl with a pretty faco face can caa obtain a better position than one who is 13 plain in in feature other things being equal A good head of hair of a net very pronounced color too is is a desideratum besides this a model should be able to converse correctly and agreeably she elie must bo ba patient and strong so BO as to to litand all day long iong if feces sary english girls are undoubtedly the fh firs s v choice for dress models they are likely more than the girls of any other country to have what is 13 known as the I 1 trade figure there are also a good number of french and americans but very few of any other nationalities A yearly trip to europe is is among the perquisites of good models who aro are at the samo same time good business women if they are shrewd they not only clear their expenses for their employers but secure a 4 good commission besides they go to paris pans and london and have pattern dresses made tofit to fit them these they wear at least once then pack them I 1 ic III their trunks if the customs officers challenge ono ot of these returning models ghe has but to put on the garments which have excited the suspicions of the officers to prove that they were made for her they always fit to a T and the tha 0 officer fri is readily convinced that a mistake had been made arrived in in new york these dresses dressea serve as patterns of the latest london or parisian designs upon which are ara made many others for consumption n the home market but their usefulness does not always end there after berv mg ing their purpose the alterations necessary to make thera them fit a short or slight figure are very easily effected and they bring 3 a good price employers are liberal with good mod els so after figuring up the value of the dresses both for patterns and for merchandise the model is is paid a generous gene rong commission on the amount over and above the el expenses Tenses of her trip good models are paid good yea es their pay is is of course regulated ly by the elze of the house by which they ire er eay aloyed in the medium sized establishments they receive ra 20 or 25 a week weak and in the largest houses they re receive W 30 40 10 and in m some cases even as high but their duties are trying to both body and mind and there are very few who remain in tho business for any great length of tiie ti ie they are at the tha beck and call of every woman who intends to hyTa dress or cloak and are turned abat like dummies often their figures will not stand the strain for more than two or three years in in which case their places are taken by fresh models and often they find the tha constant mental strain too wearing and ana seek beek other and less remunerative positions new york press |