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A Coat Shirt with Collarband: Practically all shirts are made in coat style now, that is with an opening all the way down the front. Fig. 3 is a good example of this kind of shirt.

Be sure your material is really a shirting. A man dislikes having a shirt made out of fabric which might be termed queer. If you choose silk, get a fairly heavy quality. A sleazy shirt goods is never satisfactory. A heavy quality of crepe de chine makes a good looking and good wearing shirt. There are striped habituas, too, that come especially for shirtings.

Medium and fine madras is excellent for a cotton shirt but clumsy heavy madras is not intended for shirts. Fine cambric or muslin are the materials used for plain white shirts.

Almost every man likes a fine silk and wool flannel shirt for the cold weather. Suitable flannels come in endless striped effects.

Cutting the coat shirt: Fig. 4 shows the pieces of the shirt pattern placed on the goods, folded lengthwise through the center. You can buy such a pattern, which will be an