Page:The practical designer, for women's, misses', juniors' & children's cloaks & suits, shirt waist suits and dresses.djvu/90

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THE PRACTICAL DESIGNER

inches from Z to R 1-1/2 inches or 1/12 of size, from C to S is 2 inches, now cross-lines from S to A, and from S to R and XX. XX is the full length of the coat. from S to 36 is 2 inches and from R to 11 is is 3 inches, now cross a line from 36 to 11 down to 12, also cross a line from 36 up to H, from 36 to 3 is 1 inch, from 43 to 2 is 3/8 of an inch. Now cross a line from 2 to 3 and up to H, now divide from H to N makes 6, and from 3 to 4 makes 7, now draw a line from 5 to 6, 7 and 8. now take out both sides of 7 3/4 of an inch at 9 and 10, also both sides of 8, 3/8 of an inch, now cross lines from both sides of 8, to 9 and 10 up to 6, from from 14 to E and measure from 14 to 52, 2 inches also from 21 to 22, now draw a line from 52 to 22, this line makes the length in front, the dart for this garment made the same way as for tight fittings, from 33 to 23 is half of chest, now take the same amount from 19 to 24, now draw a line from 23 to 24, 26 and 25, now divide 23 to 26 makes 30, from 26 to 27 is 1 inch, from 26 to 29 is 3 inches, now cross lines from 30 to 27 and to 29, now allow the button stand as always, from 33 to 20 is 1 inch and from 22 to 35 is also 1 inch, this completes the upper part of this garment.

Now begin the skirt part, cross the front line from 33 down to 13, from 13 to 16 is 2 inches, now cross a line from 16 to 25, from 25 to 28, and from 16 to 17 is 1 inch space. Now cross a line from 28 to 17, from 28 to 17 is the front of the skirt part. Now square a line from 2 to 1, this is 6 inches hip length, now