Department of Dressmaking
WOMANS
INSTITUTE
of   DOMESTIC
ARTS & SCIENCES
INC.
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INSTRUCTION PAPER
With EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

Corsets and Close-Fitting Patterns

BY MARY BROOKS PICKEN
4
WOMAN'S INSTITUTE
of DOMESTIC ARTS & SCIENCES, INC.
SCRANTON, PA.
1920

ADVICE TO THE STUDENT

Study a few pages at a time and in consecutive order.   Pay ; particular attention to the definitions; a correct understanding of them is essential. If you do not understand any of the statements or if you meet with difficulties of any kind, write to us for assistance. It is our desire to aid you in every way possible:

After you have studied the entire Section, review the whole subject, then write your answers to the Examination Questions at the end of this Paper. All that is necessary is to give the answers and write in front of each the number of the question to which it refers.

WOMAN'S INSTITUTE OF DOMESTIC ARTS AND SCIENCES, INC.

CONTENTS
Page
Remarks on Corsets and Their Accessories ...................   1
Corset Selection ............................................   4
Wear and Care of Corsets .................................   8
Corset Accessories .........................................   10
Corset Waists ...........................................   12
Drafting a Tight-Fitting Foundation Waist with a Two-Piece Back
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  13
Drafting a Tight-Fitting Waist with a Three-Piece Back ......   19
Drafting a Princesse Pattern .................................     22
Practice in Drafting Tight-Fitting Patterns ..................   25
Quick Guide to Drafting Close-Fitting Patterns ..............   25
Close-Fitting Patterns far Figures Out of Proportion ........   27
[Examination Questions]   [1]
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