, 1869-11-14
THE CORSET QUESTION
An EnEllah and American vtrv -,
tAH Article.

An EnEllAh and American virxv os
thu Art&elc-
From th Ptsa1etiDAia Erenin1 Busse,;,.
their periodical battles over tia cofse, aps.to 81
Al noterzie tntetsaA tae pros and cons Of 1ssnt
!as!pg sre holly discussed By our British brotnera
sanmoa seu.s. sfsesrs saa, 10 Jaaa e1s Ba, i,,s S.s
!s,rl1 invaoeA the preznszat!se OF bis women. aud
that co!sets hasa been lesltlmized AMONG tie ar
5ohn Bul in corscts presents ! delightfully."- lndf.
cfoEs spec' sele to the world. Tna hnfly teef-
ea.er. rt1asg Ing WITH corpuence. and iac!ug up
At all for laakA seke-oh, not At al:-bat in.s for
The eomtoTt Of the thing, auf the Improvement Of
sss sss sse.soD, u AZ anomaly which upsets
ser. BantinR has evidently fssed 10
onrS NJ. Bqn down TO tns graceful pro-
himself with stout cord and leather aud steel and
ssssps htuseii up vitn!n an Inch Of his Ute. and
Hnrs 10 come and zee how he Is entoy1nE h,a.ses'.
eossets. wnsco he wears next to ID natussi hide,
a1d hs hel&niens the eni1Suear n7 putttux m
extra turn On then. hefofe bfeakfaA1 Ono
potns only he cnncedes1 . ne is Iorcei 10 =
.ssa Il "a Is, o1 @ IN
Attaching hta d!nner. lie is sure that nis dges-
ton has been improved under tue stAE Inv. aud a
that nis 1Rnre Il Improved Eis great point, tue
reduction Of his - TOO, too solid feshr he coostd.
err ~ t1inuphapuy ca1r1eA. lie torge:s 70 te'l u
vnere the m .teldty coEpulence goes TO when l.
talqucezed away fEpo the tesistlc*a pressure 0,
h,a cofsets, but the probability Ia 1n At consider
Atle pnrt.cn Of It tl.ea 10 his head.
1t Eay not Be important for Us. Ian faukees
| that We srr, keeptng ourselves down with Actlrs
| thought kun latOr. QtTsnX ourselves no tine t1
"saush and Erow fat' to pe Ee,y an1Iaas ose'
| rtQw tat, We have uate tcee enough 10 stalf tht
] laws OF physiology aud hJgene To better porpo.s
than did oor IN n1e9tate tncessors and one Of tht
ana,ement Of. The TiEht Lac!ny Mi
iauce auon1 AmcE.ean ~o@ea. Oar wo
men, Of eou.e: vtsa -! many ,s ssitI *
| u2is ard uppa'ItM compression OF the,f ~a,ss.
| bet only for the nd ana comfort which they ii
| ford. when properly Worn, 10 s1onottiaR the h2
wats1s 90 common to the last Rcnerattpn are con
l ps1atiselg rare now. Better acquaintance Wit
ihe apceut models Of art, ard With the principle
Of modern sc!euec, has cnnstuced the women {
America that It 10 re.tder graceful f1f ratioaal
ttis,ott the human 1ra:ae With the rdious uesge {
IN moderate lAcio9,
the er-ar corset 9nt st'on, shrelE the ptct;Ire {
the modern Joha Boil, crswn By nsnselt. ought I
r., iar 10 cohyrr her. She can not possibly cor
Pro-a, q, masculine, oy 1ta adop:i,n b. At ellie
is male Er,ou. Jonp, pafn"g and , owing =
takes &c eI'ra haul on his ''s'ous whip cord. 40
stynns himself tighter into 1ts straight JACKET
ttif leather, In which he eats, ustots. and sleep
| ougbs 10 snock ard d1sgust tho delicate sens,hll
ties Of cur fa.tnllous youug wane1, a. they II
| fret tha. he and theJ are partners in 4 co1uI3
! Outrage upon baitrea simplest laws
Jehp Bn! urges tu7s because tne cOE*et has HI
| syeo he repeated crusades Of sstite an'a tcfrns
agetpst II, II must be based upo1 +ne very loun!
| I'll ~ Of al! ~isdon acd truto- The t:Gn.nent
| rot worth ats eEinQ, Like uan3 a:.o' tier fu 'ua
cnttr varcs., the corset has !ts use and Its aims
/! Thar l; has helned Ill matJ chHrcnJard. di
| reures maus loyD that nature hso ~ sp~d vii
exquisite grace, and coatr:nuseh largely 10 burle
wonen. ts enough 10 Pettlt the question. 80 far
the p,4t ahuscs nt slsh -1setnR arc concesue
John Bull IN cnrxets ongbt 10 sett.E Il a matt.
| OF elegance nnd saan,un forever.