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CHAP. XIII.] graving, are in the centre of the skirt. The part that was folded over gives extra width to it, and the curve which is now in the middle accommodates the knee as it rises. This, I think, must be easier to make, and more convenient, than the modification of dress suggested by Mrs. Fenwick Miller. But her suggestion is highly practical and not at all difficult to carry out; it is that a kind of false flounce should be put "upon the front and side breadths of an ordinary walking-dress, so that it can be buttoned up when walking, and let down to conceal the feet when tricycling." Both in this modification and that invented by Mr. Goodman, I should think that small hooks and loops would be preferable to buttons in fastening, as they would show much less when undone. This dress can also be made with a jacket body.