The science and geometry of dress . agrams 26 and 27, excepting the Curve at Center;,of Back, and the Box-plait at Skirt. Rule 51.—Place the Back Dress-Guide on the Goods 1 inchilis-tant from the edge of Fold, and draw a line its entire proceed to draft the outline of the Waist in the usual manner. HoTV to Shape the Curye at the Center of Back. !*This is done by making a dot half-an-inch from the Center of the ? Back at the Neck, (as indicated in Diagram), and drawing a line downward to the |-inch dot near the bottom of the Waist, and thence downward to the 10-inch dot on the edge


The science and geometry of dress . agrams 26 and 27, excepting the Curve at Center;,of Back, and the Box-plait at Skirt. Rule 51.—Place the Back Dress-Guide on the Goods 1 inchilis-tant from the edge of Fold, and draw a line its entire proceed to draft the outline of the Waist in the usual manner. HoTV to Shape the Curye at the Center of Back. !*This is done by making a dot half-an-inch from the Center of the ? Back at the Neck, (as indicated in Diagram), and drawing a line downward to the |-inch dot near the bottom of the Waist, and thence downward to the 10-inch dot on the edge of Goods at the bottom of Skirt. How to Form the Box-Plait. Rule 52.—This is done by drawing a line across the bottom ofSide-form-A, from the |^-inch dot at the Center of Back, and slopingit downward to the bottom of Waist at the Side. The Waist-lineshould now be extended 4 or 5 inches straight across the Goods, and DIAGRAM 30. LADYS BASQUE; with Box Plait at the Side Form,and without Seam in the Sl(irtt .^Neck, 13 Arm measuEg*. 8 Length ofWalsft 6 liengtlu Gor©«,2 [55] the Side-form-A separated from the Back and placed upon this line,as indicated in Diagram by Side-Form-B. N. B.—^The Gore at the Side, and the Curve at the bottom ofSkirt, is obtained in the usual manner. xjixaisiEiozu o Ladys Basque. With Vest-Front.[Sbx Diagkam 31.] The Front of this garment is drafted in the same manner andby the same rules as for Basque (see Diagram 25), with the fol-lowing exceptions; viz., the Curve at the Center of Front, theSide-Form line shaping the Vest-Front, and the Pointed-skirt,terminating 12 inches below the Waist, (sloping downward from thebottom of the first Dart). How to Shape the Test-Front. EuLE 53.—Measure down the Shoulder-line 3^ inches from thefigure 12, Upper-Neck, and make a dot; then place the A-pointof the Skirt-Rule on the 3J inch dot, with the lower part of theSkirt-Eule resting on the Waist-line, (at the center of the firstDart;) then draw a line from the


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