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 outing shirts for less strenuous wear are made of silk such as pongee or the regular cotton shirtings.

Making an Outing Shirt: Here, too, finish the front closings first as described in the regulation shirt. If the back of the shirt extends all the way to the shoulder, just face the back with the yoke. To do this, turn under the lower edge of the yoke a seam’s width and press it. Then, lay the yoke on top of the back and stitch across the lower edge of the yoke twice, running one stitching near the edge and the other about one-quarter of an inch from the edge. Make lap-felled seams at the shoulder.

To make the collar, place the two pieces for the outside collar with the right sides together