Excerpt from Instructions and Diagrams for Using the New Complete Tailor System of Dress Cutting: Improved; A System for Cutting Ladies' Misses' and Children's Garments by Actual Measurement First. - The bust measure: The tape line is brought over the fullest part of the bust, and close under the arms, and raise the tape line a little in the back, about to the center of the shoulder blades, and draw as tight as the garment is desired. For example this is 34 inches. Second. - The waist measure is taken as tight as the garment is desired. For example this is 24 inches. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.