he iron may be
placed on the side or flat end and the seams drawn slowly along the edge
of the iron the same way the pile runs--only the edge of the iron
touching the edge of the seam. Corded seams should be pressed in the
same way to avoid flattening the cord.

[Sidenote: Wet Pressing]

Very heavy cloths and chinchilla should have a small stream of water
carried along the seam, followed by the iron; or the seam may be
dampened by a soft cloth--very wet. This is the "wet pressing" used by
tailors, which is adapted to the requirements of materials used by them,
such as serge, tweeds, etc. Pressing on the right side under a damp
cloth is apt to give marks if the cloth gets too dry or if the iron is
too hot, but is necessary on finished wool garments.

Silk scorches easily and should be pressed very carefully with a cool
iron, light in weight.

Some light colors fade or change in pressing. Try a piece of the goods
before pressing the garment. If the color does not come back when cold
or when exposed to the light, do not use a hot iron on the garment.

CONSTRUCTION AND ORNAMENT FOR DRESS

[Sidenote: Principles of Ornament]

Many of the principles governing architecture and art apply equally as
well to art in dress. Both in architecture and dress, construction
should be decorated--decoration should never be purposely constructed.
It is by the ornament of a building that one can judge more truly of the
creative power which the artist has brought to bear upon his work. The
general proportion may be good, the mouldings accurate, but the instant
ornament is attempted, the architect or the dressmaker reveals how much
of an artist he is. To put ornament in the right place--where it serves
a purpose--is indeed difficult; to render that ornament at the same time
an added beauty and an expression of the desired unity is far more
difficult.

[Sidenote: Purpose of Ornament]

All decoration should be planned to enrich--not to assert. All jewelry
or ornament should form a note in the general harmony of color--a
decorative touch to add beauty and to be subordinated to the object
decorated. It should serve the purpose of seeming to strengthen the
whole or to protect the parts receiving most wear. Ornament is
everywhere attempted. We see ornament at every turn--good and bad
alike--in our homes, on clothes, linen, and kitchen utensils. Carlyle
tells us that "The first want of barbarous man is decoration." We have
no record of w