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Identifier: scientificguidet00glen (find matches)
Title: A scientific guide to practical cutting
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Glencross, William. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Tailoring
Publisher: New York, W. Glencross
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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mpaniment of the jacket,- and isdrafted in__the way we have been describ-ing, and trimmed as represented by thetracing braid. Figures 8 and IG arc thelittle breeches accompanjing this suit, thetrimming of whicli is in accord with that ofthe jacket, the points of which the readerwill see at a glance. These breeches aredrafted in the way we have already de-scribed, from the line of construction, bythe scale corresponding with the breastmeasure and the numbers on the diagram.These breeches arc suited to any of theother jackets on the plate ; the trimmingmay be omitted or another pattern substi-tuted in accord with that of the jacket. On Figures 5, G, 7, we have anotherstyle of suit, which is a Highland costume.Tlie sleeve and collar. Figures 2 and 18,are adapted for this jacket also. Thisjacket is of the Derby style ; the line ofconstruction of forepart runs from thepoint of shoulder, and it has a little) falsevest attached, which is fastened to thelinings inside. It has openings at side
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Juvenile Platk) 39 and beliiiul, fonning three cufves: it fastenswilli a little tal) at the neck. This jacketis drafted in the same way we have de-scribed the other. We will describe theway to draft skirt, Figure 5. Draw frontfrom 0 to 14, and draw line on the squareto 2\h and 2ti, with :> inches added forthe ?) plaits running from 5 at top to 14 atl)ottom ; then square up from 212 to 5 ;draw line of waist from 0 to 5; and hollowtop to 11 inches, then draw the line ofl)lait from 5 to 14 by 2lh, and add the 3inches outside, and form the plaits asmodel ; and form l)Ottoin according to thesame curve as the waist. There should bea band ) 1 inches in width, sewed on to thewaist, with holes worked in it to fasten tothe waistband of Knickerbockers, which isworn underneath. The Knickerbockersare in plate XXIIl, and are drafted by thescale corresponding with the hip measure. On Figures 11, 12, 15, with sleeve 2,we have a very neat style of Derby jacket.This jacket has a plait behind and at

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