Introduction 
 
 
to present the subject of dressmaking from this view- 
point. If this is kept in mind the book-which at first 
may appear to contain material not now generally con- 
sidered relevant to the dressmaking problem-will be 
much more easily understood and prove much more valu- 
able as a text. 
  It is not possible to present in detail, in the limited 
space allowed, such important subjects as textiles, his- 
toric development of costume, and design. The chapters 
in which they are included do not aim in any way to 
survey the subjects completely. They consider only what 
seems absolutely essential and what may prove suggestive 
of the fuller possibilities of these subjects in their relation 
to the dressmaking problem. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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