Beauty of form and grace of vesture . Fig- 39- BEAUTY OF FORM. 115 either in front or behind, to a point directly underthe arm, the seam should be in a straight line, ornearly so. Taking it in will make it Fig 40. The pleats behind are desirable for full fip;ures,but may be omitted, and long lines secured byarranging two borders from the neck down, sepa-rating at the so-called waist-line, and following thevertical edges of the coat; the same or a widerborder being upon the sides of the front and Il6 BEAUTY OF FORM. around the neck. Such trimming as is irregularon both edges, or having d
Beauty of form and grace of vesture . Fig- 39- BEAUTY OF FORM. 115 either in front or behind, to a point directly underthe arm, the seam should be in a straight line, ornearly so. Taking it in will make it Fig 40. The pleats behind are desirable for full fip;ures,but may be omitted, and long lines secured byarranging two borders from the neck down, sepa-rating at the so-called waist-line, and following thevertical edges of the coat; the same or a widerborder being upon the sides of the front and Il6 BEAUTY OF FORM. around the neck. Such trimming as is irregularon both edges, or having deep points upon oneedge, is agreeable, as the points part in radiatinglines over the shoulders. Thin silk or satin is apretty addition as a lining. This variety has nostanding collar. It may have a vest of the mate-rial of the skirt, that the colour ma)- be unbrokento the neck even b} buttons (Fig. 39). Pointedpieces joining at the points, or cords, may fastenit in place of a vest in many different ways. Thisis a good pattern for a house dress, when the coatmay be sleeveless (Fig 40). It is better when thetwo garments of the costume differ in texture. Itis good if the coat is made of cloth, camilette,broc
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