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Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

The Millinery Shop

Spiral Bound Book Republication™

Originally Published - 1916!

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Up for bid is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures Spiral Bound Book Republication™ of our original "Woman's Institute Millinery Guide: The Millinery Shop" originally published in 1916!

This HISTORIC item includes general history, use, details and instructions regarding the stocking and management of the Titanic Era Millinery Shop. It covers the do's and don't's of how to set and run a milliner's store during the Gibson Girl age! Great information on starting your own hatter's business that is just as useful today as when this book was written nearly 100 years ago (Original is NOT for sale)

Our new line of Spiral Bound Book Republications™ oh-so-conveniently lie flat while in use!

This is a unbelievably nice touch if you have every tried to read a pattern's instructions while your hands are full of your in progress project. As an avid needleworker myself my personal experience prompted my choice of spiral binding for it's ease-of-use alone. I bet you'll love it too!

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This item is a great resource for those who are historical reenactment enthusiasts, students of historical millinery, clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc!

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This is certainly a fine study on the history of the Millinery trade. Valuable guidance and inspiration is contained in this item for the creative needlework, fabric & thread artists who desire to study and recreate the excellence of the early 20th century milliners trade. This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another historic arts & crafts guide for a very reasonable cost.

An excerpt:

"At opening times, your wonderful and clever models are displayed on account of their artistic beauty, for exactly the same reason that public museums and art galleries are thrown open to the public, and the results of your skill and handiwork are entitled to the same kind of treatment and consideration that must be accorded to any other work of art."

Contents:

Establishing the Business

Preliminary Considerations

The Personal Element

Business Value of Friends and Acquaintances

Personality

Self-Examination

Location and Name

Selection of Location

Influence of Capital on Location

Selection of Name

(Includes various charming names of the day!)

Fixtures and Supplies

Purchasing Fixtures

Use of Wardrobe

Salesroom Tables and Chairs

Hat Stands

Location of Workroom

Equipment of Workroom

Workroom Supplies

Purchasing the Stock

Selection of Stock

Ordering and Checking Supplies

Returned Merchandise

Financial and Other Business Matters

Bank Checks

Bank Drafts and Notes

Discounts and Loans

Credit Ratings

Fire Insurance

Arrangement of Stock

Taxes

State Laws

Methods of Advertising

Conducting the Business

Selling Goods

Preparing for Sales

Openings or Millinery Receptions

Busy and Dull Seasons

Special Sales

Appropriate Showing of Certain Styles

Window Dressing

Details of Selling

Tact in Salesmanship

Familiarity with New Materials

Suggesting Suitable Hats to Customers

Details in Trying on Hats

Cost Marks

Return of Goods by Customers

Selling for cash

Order Blanks

Cash Deposits on Order

Percentage of Profit

An actual detailed Order Blank example to reproduce for your own use

Renting Veils and Hats

Delivery of Goods

Packing Hats for Shipment

Receipts for Delivered Goods

Management of Employees

Selection of Competent Assistants

Workroom Organization

Discipline in Workroom

Miscellaneous Information

Free Trimming

Use of Hat Tips

Economy in Using Materials

Testing Quality of Materials

Millinery Magazines

Inventory

What a historically educational and delightful shop owner's instructional this is!

The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! This information is just a pertinent today as it was when this book was written almost 100 years ago!

The Spiral Bound Book Republication™ you will receive is representative of the types of handicraft expertise of earlier genteel and feminine American and European culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment recreating antique needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your great-grandmothers did!

You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned at a high resolution and electronically revamped to provide you with the very best hardcopy reproduction. Unlike other reproduction sellers this is NOT a cheap, grainy photocopy! Our Spiral Bound Republication™ has so many more advantages over the original book.

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* Our products are produced with front and back covers of heavy stock paper.

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* Our spiral binding allows your book to lie flat during use for ease of viewing while working on your needlework projects.

* Our products do not cost a small fortune for you to obtain and enjoy.

* Every image and every page has been scanned to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper!

* These scans are enlarged to full-page dimensions for ease of viewing!

* You can gift these wonderful Victorian, Edwardian, Titanic and Flapper pattern book finds with family and friends!

You will appreciate the attention we have taken in providing you with a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that will be use for many years to come...

Check out Dakota Prairie Treasures' current auctions for many other unique needlework Spiral Bound Book, CD and Single Pattern Republications™ for your creative needle working pleasure!

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