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HOW TO MAKE COATS

HOW TO MAKE COATS shape of the notch between this and the notch collar on the Norfolk coat. Where a coat is made with a peak lapel, the collar is finished and the facing put on just the same as in a notch collar.

An Eton Jacket.

Probably the simplest

coat of all to make is an Eton jacket. Every so many years the above -the-waistline, abbreviated coats are popu¬ lar. A typical style is shown in Fig. 65. This might be made of a ribbed silk, a taffeta, fine serge, twill or pongee. Of course, the skirt or dress that it is worn with ought to be of the same mate¬ rial. Cutting an Eton

Jacket: The dia[55]

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