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 and mark a point, as point C on Fig. 36.

Line AB is the neck edge and BC is the center-back. From point C draw a line at right angle to the center-back, as line CD. Even a round collar must be straight across the lower edge for the fraction of an inch in the back or it will give the appearance of pointing down in the back.

Draw the outer edge of the collar an even distance from the neck edge, blending it into the line CD at the back. Draw a line from point A to touch the outer