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Rh with regard to fixing the waist length of the front. The military scale measures for such a figure are as follows:—Depth of scye 10½ natural waist 18, skirt length 11 ½, or total length 28½, across back 8¾, front shoulder 16, over-shoulder 22, neck or collar measure 18¾. If this size is to be drafted out by the breast measure a working scale of 45 inches should be taken for the shoulder quantities.

The diagram is produced as follows:—

Square lines at right angles to A. From A to O is 1 inch.

O is the starting point for measuring length of back.

O to 10½ is depth of scye, O to 18½ natural waist, O to 28½ the full length of the tunic.

Mark in ½ inch at 18, and draw line for centre of back.

O to 5¾ is half depth of scye and ½ inch.

Square line across from 5¾, 10½, 18 and 28½

Mark off at A one sixth of the neck and ¼ inch.

Square up from width of back one-sixth of breast and 1 inch.