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.\ [...]