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THE PRACTICAL DESIGNER

Now use again the first numbers as 1 and 10 is 11 and multiply these numbers which makes 6 times 11, which amounts to 66 inches or 5 feet 6 inches, which is the total height of the body. This method is a necessity in order to know the increase or decrease for different height and width proportions. If the proportional measurements are changed, we shall know how much the measurements are increased or decreased, which maybe changed from to time.

The height proportions, which are given above by this method are only for women's sizes. The smaller sizes, which are misses, juniors, children and infants are also herewith explained according to the change of height necessary for their ages. The operation of each will be found in the following pages. The height for the different sizes are as follows:

Womens regular proportions are 5 feet 6 inches.
Misses' Sizes 18 shall measure in height 5 feet 5 inches.
  16 5 feet 4 inches.
  14 5 feet 3 inches,
Juniors' Sizes 18 5 feet 4 inches.
  17 5 feet 3 inches.
  16 5 feet 2 inches.
  15 5 feet 1 inch.
  14 5 feet.
  13 4 feet 11 inches.
  12 4 feet 10 inches.
Children's Sizes 14 5 feet.
  12 4 feet 10 inches.
  10 4 feet 8 inches.
  8 4 feet 4 inches.
  6 4 feet
Infants' Sizes 4 3 feet 8 inches.
  3 3 feet 6 inches.
  2 3 feet 4 inches.
  1 3 feet

For dividing the height see lesson called THE STUDY OF HEIGHT PROPORTIONS.