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THe skirts of dresses are still made to hang considerably fuller at the back than in front. As lined dresses are not much in vogue, the Parisian modistes have devised an ingenious plan of so trimming the petticoat that it serves to give the desired fashionable effect to the dress, by keeping it out at the back. Our diagram is the model for the best of these petticoats that has yet been devised. The pattern consists of four pieces.
The pieces may easily be distinguished be the numbers on the diagram; and the back and side breadths are placed just as they are to be joined together, as can be seen by the corresponding notches at the top. The dotted lines on the half of the bustle show where the casings are to be put for the steels. The bustle should have perpendicular as well as horizontal steels - five of the former and three of the latter. The bustle meets in front below the waist where it is fastened with three buttons; a string is added at each side, which, when tide, makes more of less protuberance, as desired. We only give half of the lowest flounce, which is rounded on the front sides. The other flounces are graduated to suit the petticoat. It will be seen the petticoat has no front width; but the side-breadths are bordered at each side by a four-inch frill. The material may be either scarlet camlet, crinoline muslin, or brilliante. Any lady with the aid of this diagram can make the petticoat.
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