48 



Popular Science Monthly 



Two thin coatings of 

 plaster of Paris are 

 washed lightly over 

 snugly fitting jerseys 



The cast comes off in 

 sections and is then 

 filled in on the inside 

 with papier mache 



wash of plaster of Paris is applied to the 

 outside. When this is partially dried 

 another coating is applied. After this 

 second coating has dried a little, the tapes 

 connecting the two portions of the jersey 

 are untied, and the two parts, front and 

 back, are taken off separately and allowed 

 to dry thoroughly. The shape is then 

 filled in on the inside with papier mache. 

 It requires only about an hour to make the 

 form, which is less than is often required 

 by the modiste for one fitting of a fashion- 

 able expensive garment. 



Casts of the arms may also be 

 made and attached to the form, 

 so that the figure is complete. 

 The mold may be used on any 

 lay-figure standard or it may 

 be set on a table or stand of 

 convenient height. The 

 only objection to it is that 

 it is not adjustable. If 

 the stout woman makes 

 up her mind to reduce 

 and accomplishes her pur- 

 pose she will have to 

 order a new dress-mold in 

 consequence. Similarly, 

 the too-slender woman 

 should not use her dress- 

 mold after she has been 

 through a building-up course 

 of treatment, until she has 

 had its lines altered. 



Making a Second "Self" for 

 Dressmaking Purposes 



FITTING is the hardest and most 

 tedious part of dressmaking. Many a 

 woman could make her own clothes and 

 save a good percentage of her pin-money if 

 she were sure that the garments would have 

 the proper "set." There are various kinds 

 of dress forms on the market to meet this 

 need. One of them, recently invented by 

 Wayne T. Sachs, of Los Angeles, Cal., is 

 cast on the lines of the 

 living figure to be 

 fitted. 



To make it, two 

 jerseys are fitted 

 snugly over the 

 body. The outer 

 one is made in 

 two sections 

 connected by 

 strips of tape. 

 After the jer- 

 seys are ad- 

 justed, a thin 



The little automobile is 

 but it is capable of 



The Youngest Manufacturer 

 of Automobiles 



ALTHOUGH only twelve years old, 

 Clarence Suttcliffe, of Aurora, 111., has 

 constructed a real automobile which makes 

 record time for its size. His materials were 

 obtained mostly from scrap heaps. His 

 one purchase was a one-quarter-horse- 

 power gasoline engine. 



The machine is belt-driven and will make 

 a speed of fourteen miles an hour. 

 In the absence of a clutch, the 

 young manufac- 

 turer shuts off 

 the engine by 

 means of a foot- 

 lever. When 

 rounding cor- 

 ners he presses 

 down on the 

 lever; this 

 shuts off the 



a single-passenger model, spark. lUecar 



accommodating a trailer is called "G-3." 



