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 wise. In this case the ruffles are cut lengthwise. It is well to remember that a ruffle that is cut crosswise always appears much fuller and flares out more than one cut lengthwise.

Making the Petticoat: Finish the placket at the left side front first. It is easier to handle a single piece than it is a whole petticoat after it is made up. A continuous facing makes the best finish for a slashed placket.

For a continuous facing, cut the material two and one-quarter inches wide and one-half inch longer than twice the depth of the placket. This will make a facing three-quarters of an inch wide finished.

Slash the petticoat and place the facing on the wrong side of the petticoat with the edge of the facing even with the edge of the material at the top of the slash, but with the facing extending nearly a seam’s width beyond the edge of the slash at the bottom. Stitch down one side of the slash and up the other, keeping the stitching a seam’s width in from the edge of the facing. Turn under the free edge of the facing a seam’s width, fold the facing through the center and stitch the free edge over the raw edge on the right side. (See Fig. 113.)

On the front side of the slash fold back the facing toward the front of the garment and pin