The science of taste: being a treatise on its principles (1879)
G. L · London, E. Stanford · leaf 226
THE SCIENCE OF TASTE. handiwork of Creation. In diagram b, Fig. 85, it will be observed that the waist-seam of the jacket is below the natural concavity, and that the buttons are brought down also. This is in accordance with the present "style"; although the buttons in the sketch are de- signedly… … THE DISPOSITION OF COMBS. improvement of jackets ; nevertheless, it happens to be an improvement, inasmuch as buttons were formerly placed at the bend of the waist, and may be instanced as a step in the right direction, which might be followed even in male attire. Nor should utility be left out of…
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