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mysteries of Female Toilet.
Row TO RIG A CORSET

They have a bright, golden way Of doing
everything 10 the Laud Of Ophir. Witness q
scene which occurred recently in San Francis-
co during e coroHer's inyertigat!on, aud which
is thus described BY the happy local Of tls
Chronicle newspaper Of that city
At this juucturo the Coroner desired TO show
20 the Jury the course taken by the ball, and
for this purpose produced the corset worn by
Mrs BurkhaTt at the tino Of the tragedy
You see, said he-and hero he drew the cor
set around bis wais. with the lacos in front:
"iho ball must have gone in here from behind
No, that can't bo either, for the Doctor says
the ball went in in front. Confound it I've got
it on wrong. All this way" Here the coFo-
ner put tho corset on upside down. "Now
you see" pointing to the hole IN the garment,
which rested directly over the hip-tbo ball
must have gono in here. No that cant 10
either, for"
HcFe Dir. Mather, tie hsndsonesl man on
The jury, broke in. " Dr. S;illman,"
said be, you've got the corset On wrong"
Here Dr.. Stllman blushed like a pop
py. Well" said he, "I'yo been married
twice and ought to know bow to rig a corset.
" Yes said Msther, but you don't You
had it right in tie frs. place. The strings 90
in front, and tho ladies clasp them together 10
tue back. Don't know / think l ought
10 I've been married. If you doubt, look
here pointing TO the igllDesg in the topl
How do you suppose that Is going 70 be filed
up unless you pat !. on as suggest y That
said Dr.. Stillman: why that goes over Ito
hips" "No, it don't" said Mr. Natbcr
" that fullness COOS somewhere elso-ths way"
and here he indicated where he thought the
fullness ought % 80.
At this a palo-iaccd young man with voice
Ike a robin, and a note book under Liz arm,
said he thought tho ladies always clasped their
corscis on tho side The palefacod young man
said this very innoceutly as If he wisbod 70 con
yey the impression that be knew nothing what
ever ofthe matter. The jury laughed tho pale
faced young man % seorn, aud one Of them in
tiDatcd tbat lie thought the young man was
not half 50 green about womcns d5ess ss hc
tried to appear. The youag man was aupor-
Ter aud it Is therefore exceedingly probable
that bis knowledge was fully as limited as was
apparent; i;om bis suggestion, thO jusyman to
tie coAtraEy notwithstanding.
Here another jurynan discovered that Dr.
Stiilman had TIC correct On bottom side up
" Doctor, said he, put it or the other way"
Then tho Doctor put {, Oh inFeyerp order.
with tic laces in front This bFough. The
bu!lct-lolo directly ovo4 ;ho tails of bis coat
q don't think, said Ma;heE, that the lrl-
le. went IN there, Doctor"
"Eo, doa'i thinL It, did" was tho roply
" Confound it, its mighty fgnny--six married
men in this room aal not one knows low to
put on lady's coFsct.
Here tho CkTOaicsl reporter, who had sew
eral sisters and always keeps BIS eyes open.
advanced and convinced Dr. S;ilman and tho
Tes., after much argument that the laccs Of
corset 20 behind, and that the garment il clas-
ped in front. After this explanation tie course
% tho bullet was readily traced, aud found TO
boar out the explanation Afforded iy the two
physicians.