No. 1 - Half of front, with two pleats
No. 2 - One side-piece
No. 3 - Half of back
No. 4 -Sleeve

The corsage, it will be seen, is cuirass-shaped, with very long habit ends at the back. These ends, as well as the cuirass, are finished off with pipings, one in faille, the other in the material of which the habit-cuirasse is composed. The two ends are fastened together by bows of ribbon placed down the centre. A row of buttons, covered in silk, is placed down each side, and the ends are finished off with plisses of faille.

Mode of Cutting Out. - Each figure is cut double, and all are joined together by placing the letters together. The front, with long rounded basque cut away a little on the hip, is cut with two pleats and a join. The side is joined to the back, by a seam made in the inside from F to the dots. From these dots to G, the seam forms a fold as in a man's coat, and on this fold the row of buttons is placed.

The size is give, in inches, for the front, back, and side-piece. The size is for an ordinary woman. We do not give the size for the sleeves; that will vary according to the person for which the bodice is made. From the dots, to the end may be longer or shorter than our pattern, according as the lady is tall, ot the reverse. Remember, that the pattern, when enlarged, should be fitted on before the stuff is cut into.

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