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Take chest, waist, lenegth of waist, elbow, and length of arm. Use rule corresponding with chest measure. Measure down from letter B to get length of waist. If any change be necessary, 2A being waist live point, lengthen or shorten it, as the case may require. Points 4E and 4A must be changed one-half as much as waist line and in the same direction.

Under arm gore is laid off by same rule. If waist on backs is lengthened or shortened. Point 3G being waist line point, must be lengthened or shortened same amount.