The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-09
Reading for WOmen-Sensible Talk on
Various Subjects.
From Good Health
WAISTS.

,erIy made and fitted to the form they
10 much toward taking the weight OF
he skirts off the waist, and their use Is
% be strongly recommended; a single
waist can be made so as to support all
he skirts but that of the dress, and
his should be so loose as to be support
ed by its own waist. OF course, if the
under waist is made so tight at the bot
tom as to closely compress the abdo-
men. it will be quite useless for the pur-
nose designed. Woman's taste and In
cenuity can devise plans for making
them SO neatly that they viii add to,
rather than detract from, the appear
ance of the form Those waists were
much more generally worn formerly
than now, and it is pity that they were
ever discarded, as their continued use
would have prevented much injury to
the health of women
THE coRsETs.
This question of appearance brings
Ms at once to the consideration OF the
corsets, for it is undeniable that these
articles of dress are now worn mainly
for appearance sake. When and by
whom they were devised no one knows.
II is said they were first introduced as
a means of Furnishing refractory wives,
by lacing the ladies up In them, IN the
days when the husbands viii was ab-
soiute. and woman's rights were un-
known. Ii this is true, woman, with
her usual skill, has converted the wea-
pons employed against her to her own
use. For every other article, OF female
attire we can find some model, either IN
nature or art, however far fetched tne
comparison may be, but the most lively
imaoination can trace no resen blance
between the corset and its use and any
thing else in creation, except IN the
form of the wasp, or in some OF the an
cient statues of Pallas, where she IS
presented wearing q bresstplate OF
scales. the shape of which somewhat re-
sembles the modern corset; but the
learned and warlike goddess wore Tins
| for defense, not for the production OF
small waist; and, indeed, had she Sc
cured this great desideratum Of modern
times. she would probably have been
safe from the solicitations OF Vulcan, Tor
with the ancients, gods as well as men,
I the wasp-like waists of to-day would
have been considered deformlty.
Eov cossErs SHOULD BE WORN
That corsets are always injurious, l
have not stated, for there are cases IN
which, when they are properly nodded
to the form, they may be OF great COM
fort and benefit to the wearer, such as
cases of weakness or deformity; but
the moment you lace it so tight as to
compress the chest and abdomen, 1t
ceases to be of benefit and is productive
of injury. A. corset might be construct
ed. nicely fitted to the form, nodded at
the TOP so as to receive and support the
breasts when necessary, and the lower
loortion SO shaped as to rest on the
4 bips-not on the waist-an elastic strap
! should pass over the shoulders, and be
made Adjustable to different lengths by
buttons or buckles. Some means OF at
tachment for the skirt might be devised
that would suspend them from the cor
, sets by buttons or otherwise, and yet al
low their weight to be suspended main
! " from the shoulders by reason OF the
straps passing over them These straps
should support the corset and prevent
its pressing too heavy on the hips; and
il the corset is properly fitted to the
> hips. these viii easily support what ht-
tie weight comes on them Remember
there is distinction between the waist
r and hips. and that the corset is to be so
a constructed that the weight OF the skirts
: shall fall mainly on the shoulders
: When women. VIII wear corsets, some
! improyement of the kind can easily DC
devised by the n1odiste, and single
; trial viii be all that is necessary to con
vince any one Of their superiority oVei
the old style.
/
Ladies generally are anxious Tor !!
fun. graceful development OF the : bust
/ an appearance which adds much to the
!. beauty of awoman; a yet many OF then
q GQnorantly of course) adopt means
q which prevent the very effect they de
4 sire to secure, by allowing the pressure
of tieht corsets and thick cotton PAD
J. on the delicate organs which malnl.
le rive It form, while it should be left tre'
N and unrestrained, that it may attain t
le an the beauty and grace which naturaI,
n belongs to tt Where these artltcla
70 determinations, viii be used, let some o
the light. elastic, gauze material no'
being introduced, be used, IN prefer
e snce to the old-fashioned pile OF cotton
20 but the best of them are Likely to d
u harm. As for their deceiying the othe
ns ser flor which purpose they are usuan
= vornl / am pretty sure that they ofte
sn fail IL their intention, for men are nc
so verdant in such matters as wome
a nav them the compliment OF belevln
e. they are. -.~t,s7 .t.r.f
n, OPEN NECK DRESSES
ly One of the most glarng faults noEc.
ID able in the style of dress OF women,
of vogue lust now, is the open neck dre'
and sacdue of the past season or wv.
which / learn is to be the fashion agal
o, newt season: thus compelling wome
60 foolish enough to adopt 1t, to expos
us tba chest to the inclemencles OF q
; weather at the season men protect 1t
Dr. add;tional clothing and chest protector
YES Tba % had results of this style of Dire
f we're seen in the large numDer;o OF pr
y monary complaints in women, wnlcn
NO ceived the attention OF physicians az !,
% ing the past season Women snoulo
.sI warned In time, and remember tna9 !, II
II hut a short step from q slgnt eolo
- merciless disease, winch VIII eau
he them to regret their foonshnesS WI
ac- too late
~ GARTER AND BOOTS
sn His no unjust slander on the Wom
of our country, 70 say tnae W ouo
,m- lower limbs are wanting In the beau
on. and development of those OF women ?,
,m- most other nations. The causes OF q
= are various. Want of exercise-tor
ced mart that is not used decreases IN SIZE
to f;cht small boots, which prevent
ms. free movement of the muscles, and cal
a dread of setting the foot down squa
the Iv 40 that their walk degenerates Il
the more mo of a frightened, mincing sty
, as than is necessary. These causes 81
lied pretty well known but there IS anotl
He prolifc source of unshapely limbs, y,
S in fipht rarters. Every woman Is iaInll
rib with the vivid red mark on the skin
heir by the garter, after being worn IN
e, be usual manner, even for short III
,age Now rarters should never be worn
tight. The stockings should De
long enough 70 come so lar up on
nag limb as to he easily secured, without
1la' cessive pressure; or the stocking
uIs- porter,b now being adopted pretty
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