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Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly (1882)

Strawbridge & Clothier · [Philadelphia : The Company] · leaf 32

An illustration from Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly, 1882, leaf 32
. 7. The lower part of thewaist is fitted to the form by means ofdarts, somewhat like a plain basque. Some-times the puffing in front differs by beingset into the sloping yoke above, instead ofbeing regulated by a drawing-string; andthe lower part of the body is fitted bynarrow pleats, extending to… … Fk;. 7. both sides; though they can just as well befastened in the back by one button. InFigure 10, they are secured at the waist bystraps of tape. Sometimes a yoke takesthe place of a belt, and this is secured bytapes. In Figure 10 the hem, with its edg-ing, hangs plainly over the knee; in…

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