Beeton's housewife's treasury of domestic information : comprising complete and practical instructions on the house and its furniture, artistic decoration economy, toilet, children, etiquette, domestic and fancy needlework, dressmaking and millinery, and all other household matters : with every requisite direction to secure the comfort, elegance, and prosperity of the home : a companion volume to "Mrs. Beeton's book of household management" : profusely illustrated (1879)
Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865 · London ; New York : Ward, Lock & Co., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E.C. · leaf 809
ced at the lower end, of which a quarter of the space of the shouldersis placed at d, and this ought to touch the front line at e. These differentpoints are joined by lines drawn from each. The back is drawn on thesame plan, with the exception that the sixth part of the entire neck isused instead… … c Fig- 57- tig. 58. Home Needlework. 757 Crossed fichu.—By lengthening the back and also the fronts (which can be slopedat pleasure), so as to make the ends tie at the back, or, on the contrary, to end atthe waist, a crossed fichu can be made. Fichus are sometimes made by joining theback and fronts…
Home Economics · Interior decoration
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