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Use same rule. If waist lines have been lengthened or shortened, lengthen or shorten point 2C, which is waist line, same amount as on backs and under arm gore and top of darts A and B one-half as much in the same direction. When seams are all laid off test size of waist. If change be necessary, move point C on waist line on under arm gore, and point 5 on waist line on front next to under arm gore one-half the amount of change required, in the same manner that change was made on Diagram No. 1 in under arm dart. If the waist needs to be larger the points are moved towards each other. If smaller, they are moved apart.

Point 2 is elbow line. If it be changed change point E same amount. 1C-F-3G and 3A same amount and in the same directions.