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making semi-fitted coat. A plain box coat is always in good style for the young girl. A conservative model is shown in Fig. 68. Such a style might be copied either in serge or a coarse wool such as tweed or homespun. It is also a favorite style for wool jersey. Linen and silk suit coats, too, are made in box style. Making a Box Coat: You will have a good result if you follow the general rules for mak¬ ing a coat given in the first part of the lesson. However, here is a short cut which tailors sometimes take. Right after joining the can¬ vas facings to the coat. Stay the under collar with canvas and sew it to the coat. (See Fig. 69. ) Then join the cloth top collar to the cloth facing. (See Fig. 70. ) Place these pieces on the right side of the coat and stitch along the front edges across the notch in the collar and revers and around the outer edge of the collar. When the facing is turned onto the wrong side, roll the joining of Fig. (<5p) The collar joined the seam onto the wrong

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