. A domestic cyclopædia of practical information ... Fig. sacque the pattern of a plain waist {see WAIST),allowing the paper to come below the waistline as far as desired for the length of the gar-ment. This pattern now requires three modi- SACQUE OR JACKET 455 ficatlons: i. We enlarge the breadth of thechest (IV)* by about an inch, accoiding to thedesired looseness of the sacque, and mark thebreadth /. 2. We remove the side line cor-respondingly to the left, and design the arm-size accordingly. 3. We prolong the side line,making the garment an inch wider to everyfour inches additional length.
. A domestic cyclopædia of practical information ... Fig. sacque the pattern of a plain waist {see WAIST),allowing the paper to come below the waistline as far as desired for the length of the gar-ment. This pattern now requires three modi- SACQUE OR JACKET 455 ficatlons: i. We enlarge the breadth of thechest (IV)* by about an inch, accoiding to thedesired looseness of the sacque, and mark thebreadth /. 2. We remove the side line cor-respondingly to the left, and design the arm-size accordingly. 3. We prolong the side line,making the garment an inch wider to everyfour inches additional length. Sometimesalso the neck requires to be enlarged as shownat^. The length needful for the back is about twoinches more tlian that of the front. The back(Fig. 2) is designed as for a plain waist, without. forms. The width of the back is then in-creased by about i ;.< inches. As in the front, thearm-size is then enlarged, and the side line iscarried down obliquely, the garment wideningin the back a scant inch to every two inches oflength. The garment is cut whole in the back, thepattern being laid upon the straight way fold ofthe cloth. After being put together, it will befinished at the edges by a facing; and fre-quently cuffs and a collar. By observing therules for a plain waist with revers (See Waist),a double breasted sacque may readily be made. Every variety of modification of the loweredge may be made in cutting this the sleeves may be loose or tight as de-sired. A plain coat-sleeve (See Waist) is un-doubtedly the most suitable. In the fit of the sacque, the part near thesleeves is most essential. Care must be taken* See Cutting and Fitting. that the garment is broad enough across thechest, and that the shoulder lengths arc not toolong. A variety of the sacque, des
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