Artistic Ladies´ Tailor System

This fantastic book originally published in 1898 shows how to tailor different clothes, how to measure a person and it includes several cuts and grafics. Example from the book \"how to take measure\" BUST. - Stand behind the lady - this measure is taken over the most prominent point of the bust and well up over the shoulder blades in the back - take this measure easy, \"not tight, \" just so that the tape line will be smooth - put this measure down 1 inch more than the tape line calls for - \" do not forget this.\" [...]