Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 204, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1918 — Soldier Dressmakers. [ARTICLE]

Soldier Dressmakers.

War-broken soldiers are making ladles’ dresses in London, while former dressmakers are turning out shells and other munitions In factories. The London costumier has never been so busy in her life. Many are five or six Weeks deep in work, their clients being grateful to get a promise of dresses at almost any date. pay the dressmaker better than the needle, and they are all eager to go to Woolwich or the big factories to help make shells. A suburban dressmaker, who has three wounded men helping, says it is astonishing how well they do the work. The finest bead work on the market Is turned out by wouriffed soldiers.