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 843
FIG. I. With a proper system for cutting out there need be no necessity for allthis pinning and cutting on the figure. The accompanying diagramswill assist our readers to understand the mode to be pursued. 790 Home Dressmaking and Millinery. … FIG. II. Take A good tape yard-measure with the figures plainly marked unon itThe first measurement to be taken, as will be seen from diagram Nn tP?= ,kvidth of the chest. This measurement i5 a very importanTonefSis^icen roZ Home Dressmaking and Millinery. 791 the body under the arms. Make a note…
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