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 Measure on the person from the base of the neck down the desired depth. Note what the measurement is in inches.

To determine the correct length of back, you must find out how far from the floor the chemise will hang in the front. To do this fasten a pin in the garment which the person is wearing at the depth you want the chemise to come in the front. Measure from the floor up to this pin. Suppose this measure was eighteen inches. Measure the same amount up from the floor in the center back and fasten a pin in the garment at this point. When you have determined the distance up from the floor in the back, measure from the base of the neck in the back to the pin and note what the measurement is in inches.

Measure on the diagram from the neck edge in the front down the center-front line the length of front measured on the person and mark point G. In the back, measure the length of back along the center-back line and mark point C.

Draw a line at right angles to the center-front line, starting at point G. See line GH, Fig. 51. Draw a line from the center-back line at right angles to it as line CD.

Continue the lines of the underarm seams