MANTILLE A LA DUCHESSE.
The edge of front is from 3 inches at the top to 34 at the bottom; the shoulder seam is from 9 to 13¼; the bottom of front is sloped from 34 to 10¼; the curved line from 10¼-5¾-5⅛-5 is then cut; the edges of the piece in which the armhole is cut are then vandyked—the straight lines forming the vandykes are 1¼ long; this piece is then brought over the other part of the front as far as the dotted line, which indicates the place where it should be sewn; the edges of the vandykes are finished by a narrow trimming, and there is a small button in each point; the bottom of front is trimmed with a double row of lace from 34 to 10¼, being the only part of the front which is trimmed with lace.
Archaic spellings and hyphenation have been retained. Punctuation has been corrected without note. Other errors have been corrected as noted below. For illustrations, some caption text may be missing or incomplete due to condition of the originals used for preparation of the ebook.
Page 343, gaseous envelop environs ==> gaseous [envelope] environs
Page 345, parallel of 25° degrees ==> parallel of [25°] is
Page 345, winds are are not found ==> winds [are] not found
Page 345, by permament north ==> by [permanent] north
Page 346, constant eastterly winds ==> constant [easterly] winds
Page 346, though maritine adventure ==> though [maritime] adventure
Page 346, found themselve borne ==> found [themselves] borne
Page 347, where it orignated ==> where it [originated]
Page 347, along the Gaudalquivir ==> along the [Guadalquivir]
Page 352, Cape Lopez in 1° degree south ==> Cape Lopez in [1°] south
Page 360, BY BON GUALTIER ==> BY BON [GAULTIER]
Page 362, Chronogloical science ==> [Chronological] science
Page 363, debilitated body politc ==> debilitated body [politic]
Page 363, razors where unheard of ==> razors [were] unheard of
Page 364, Affghans and other races ==> [Afghans] and other races
Page 370, performs a rapid piroutte ==> performs a rapid [pirouette]
Page 383, is usless to attempt ==> is [useless] to attempt
Page 402, fish is almost ominipresent ==> fish is almost [omnipresent]
Page 402, and peal it down ==> and [peel] it down
Page 408, growth and strenghtened ==> growth and [strengthened]
Page 408, for a mo- moment ==> for a [moment]
Page 412, how had Mable pined ==> how had [Mabel] pined
Page 412, and Mable determined ==> and [Mabel] determined
Page 413, Oh Mable, my love ==> Oh [Mabel], my love
page 415, where Mable Dacre sat ==> where [Mabel] Dacre sat
Page 420, Richard eat with a feeling ==> Richard [ate] with a feeling
Page 421, and carry it it home ==> and carry [it] home
Page 425, Henry the Black, in 1036 ==> Henry the Black, in [1056]
Page 425, token of his investure ==> token of his [investiture]
Page 425, battle of [Wolskieur] may not be correct name
Page 428, cost you to dear ==> cost you [too] dear
Page 431, guid wife Jenie Burns ==> guid wife [Jeanie] Burns
Page 434, heart’s corroding fire’s ==> heart’s corroding [fires]
Page 436, speak there uninteruptedly ==> speak there [uninterruptedly]
Page 439, which has accidently ==> which has [accidentally]
Page 443, of home human sympathies ==> of [honest] human sympathies
Page 443, inimitable rythm, and ==> inimitable [rhythm], and
Page 445, poets, politicians, savans ==> poets, politicians, [savants]