McDermott's new tapeline . he back of neck down the back. C Line. This line has no definite leng-th, but must be squaredwith A and B, and is usually about 12 inches long-. D Line. This is the leng-th from the prominent bone in the backof neck to the top of rule under the arm. A little ex-periment will be profitable at this point.(Put the corner of the rule, or end of tapeline exactly inthe corner of the draft you are making-, and hold itdown on the paper so that when you swing- it round itwill not slip ; and swing around until the rule or tapestrikes C line at 8% inches.) B Lin
McDermott's new tapeline . he back of neck down the back. C Line. This line has no definite leng-th, but must be squaredwith A and B, and is usually about 12 inches long-. D Line. This is the leng-th from the prominent bone in the backof neck to the top of rule under the arm. A little ex-periment will be profitable at this point.(Put the corner of the rule, or end of tapeline exactly inthe corner of the draft you are making-, and hold itdown on the paper so that when you swing- it round itwill not slip ; and swing around until the rule or tapestrikes C line at 8% inches.) B Line. This line crosses C where D strikes, and is 8 inches,or one-fourth of the bust measure. F, G and H areomitted. I Line^ Is the length from under the arm to waist. J Line. Is the waist line and is 6l/2 inches, or 1 inch longer thanone-fourth of the waist. K Line^ Is the slope up the back, and takes off the extra inchwe added onto the waist line. L Line. This completes the outline. McDermotts New Tapeune Taii^or System. a , 7i , a , a , 3. a: o: *. SiS lriiriTlJITTTTT3!TllllrTn T^tT^fi ^Frontfc 41 Ifiiiii; ITZ3
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