We give, this month, a walking dress, especially suitable for this season of the year, and to be made of any material, not too high-priced for every-day wear. The merit of this particular costume is that it is both stylish and economical. On the next page we give a diagram, from which to cut the bodice. The bodice is what is called a habit bodice, and consists of four pieces, one front, half of back, side-piece, and sleeve. The various pieces join with the corresponding notches, all of which are marked on the engraving. The basque projecting from the side-piece is flat, plaited into the bottom of the back, and a button is added at the waist. The basque is extremely short beneath the arms, and it is not joined, but left open, the joining commencing at the waist. Several rows of machine-stitching are the only trimmings. The coat-shaped sleeve is joined as far as the projecting cuff, from whence to the wrist it is fastened with three buttons.

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