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61 SHORT BOX COAT.

LESSON 26.

This coat is drafted on the same foundation lines as all other garments, the fit of this garment is very loose, the garment consists of two parts which are the front and back. To begin, draw all lines as usual, A, B, C, D for depth, natural waist length now cross all lines, from B to G and from D to E is 2/3rds. of size or 12 inches, for this size H is half of B to G, from H to I is 1 1/4 inches, now make connections as usual, for the shoulder. Now take half of I and G makes N, both sides of N mark 3/4 of an inch as 2 and 3. Now connect 3 to E with a tstraightstraight [sic] line, now work the front out-lines as always, from T to V half of bust measure and from V to X is 3 inches for seam allowance. Now cross a line down in front X to 1, now measure from 1 to 5 to hip, measure on 2/3rds or 14-3/8ths inches for 43 hip measure, from 5 to 6 is 2 inches for fulness, now connect a line from 6 to 2, this is the side for the front, the button stand for this coat is 2 inches for a fly front button. If regular buttoning front is wanted, allow only 1 1/2 inches as for a half fitting jacket. The bottom packet for this coat is the same as for any other coat. The top or breast pocket begins at 19, 19 is 1 inch from F, from 19 to E is 4 inches or a 1/2 inch I less than 1/8 of the size, the slantness of this breast pocket can be made to taste, from V to E is 1 inch. The width of the veil is also 1 inch from 19 to 20 or from R to 21. Now finish the bottom in front, from 1 to 8 is 2 inches, 8 to 7 is the bottom stand 2 inches, now raise from E to 4 a 1/2 inch and curve to D, now in order to finish front measure first the back side from 3 to 4, and take the same from 2 to 6 with a 1/4 inch longer. Now make a lost round curve from 6 to 8 and 7.

The measurements for this coat are the same as all others. This completes