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FOREPART. Diagram 38.

0 to 8, depth of scye to waist, agreeing with back.

8 to 1, 1 inch always.

Hollow sideseam as shown. 0 to 9¾, one-fourth breast plus ¾.

1 to 9, one-fourth waist plus ¾.

Find front of scye by making point 2¼ always 2¼ inches.

Or ½ less than across chest measure back from 9¾.

Place Registered Square with the angle at 2¼, and the angle line dropped in front ¼ inch, as shown and mark up to F the front shoulder measure less ¼ and minus width of back neck.

Or sweep by this quantity first from 2¼, then add ¾; and sweep again from 9¾.

Locate neck point F where the two segments intersect each other.

Obtain point D by sweeping from 2¼ by the over-shoulder measure less ¼ inch and minus ½, W, of back.

Width of shoulder ¼ less than back.

F to V and V to I, one-twelfth breast less ½ inch.

Measure off opening from F to breast line less width of tack neck.

Ditto full length to O plus ¾.

Square B, O by F, B.

Add button stand ¾ and complete draft in the style desired after the manner of succeeding diagrams.