1890s Drafting, Tailoring, and Hatmaking

    I'm very excited to include a shoemaking manual in this post!  I normally don't deal with leather in sewing resources, even though it does involve needle and thread; there are usually a few patterns for embroidered silk or linen slippers, and nothing more.  (Ignorant as I am of both leatherworking and shoemaking, I can't say whether it's a useful manual, but here we are.)

General information
    Rosevear, Elizabeth. A Text-Book of Needlework, Knitting and Cutting Out with Methods of Teaching. London: MacMillan and Co., 1893.

Dressmaking
    Heller, Louise M. Scientific Sewing and Garment Cutting. Boston, MA: Silver, Burdett & Company, 1898.
    Löfvall, J. H. How to Cut, Fit, and Finish a Dress. Boston, MA: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1892.
    Vincent, William D. F. The Cutters' Practical Guide to the Cutting of Ladies' Garments. London: The John Williamson Company, 1892.
    —. The Kintzel Dress Cutting System. Philadelphia, PA: A. G. Kintzel, 1896.

Hatmaking and millinery
    Ortner, Jessica. Practical Millinery. London: Whittaker & Co., 1897.

Shoemaking
    Hatfield, Charles B. Designing, Cutting and Grading Boot and Shoe Patterns. Boston, MA: Press of Superintendent and Foreman, 1899.

Tailoring
    Arvidson, Pier N. The Arvidson Coat and Vest System. Kalamazoo, MI: Pier N. Arvidson, 1891.
    Bates, Charles Austin, ed. The Tailoring Book. New York, NY: The Charles Austin Bates Syndicate, 1899.
    Stone, Charles J. Stone's Superlative Trouser System. Chicago, IL: The Chas. J. Stone Co., 1893.
    Vincent, William D. F. The Cutter's Practical Guide to Cutting and Making Shirts, Undergarments, Collars, Cuffs, Aprons, and Specialite Clothing for Various Occupations. London: The John Williamson Company, 1890[?].
    —. The "Standard" Work on Cutting, 6th Ed. New York, NY: The Jno. J. Mitchell Co., 1894.

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