Dressmaking 
 
 
neck of the lining in place. If the ribbon is not considered 
sufficient a tiny round elastic is used in addition. When 
the raw edge of the material is turned to the wrong side a 
row of running stitches is made just far enough in from 
the folded edge to hold the elastic. For a V-shaped neck 
the elastic is attached at the front point of the V and 
carried over the shoulder, where the ends are fastened, or 
are left to pull up and tie. For the square neck the elastic 
is frequently carried only over the shoulders, but it may 
                                      also be carried 
 
 
across the front 
and back. 
  Some transparent 
material, such as 
silk net, tulle, chif- 
fon, Georgette 
cr~pe, or mousse- 
line de soie, is used 
to give a soft fin- 
ishing line to the 
opening. It is put 
on in many differ- 
ent ways. 
  Folds of net or 
 
 
          Front of finished girdle     tuile are irequenny 
                                      made and invisibly 
attached from  the wrong side. For the V-shaped neck 
two strips are needed. They are attached to the centre 
front and drawn up over the shoulder, where a tiny dart 
is usually needed at the seam to make them fit closely. 
Their ends are turned in and securely sewed at each side 
of the centre-back opening. For the square neck, strips 
are drawn across the front and the back first and securely 
fastened, allowing the required opening. Other strips are 
then fastened at the front corners and carried over the 
shoulders, where they are darted if necessary. 
   Chiffon, crepe, and mousseline de soie may be put on in 
 a somewhat different way. Strips of material are folded in 
 the centre, to be two or three inches wide. The fold forms 
 
 
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