The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-09
How to Put on a Corset.
[Fron the San Francisap Chroniele.]

At this juncture tile Coroner de-
sired to s|fow to the jury the course
taken by the ball, and for this pur,
pose produced the corset worn by
Mrs, Bnrkhart at the time OF the
tragedy. You see," said he-and
here he drew the corset around his
waist with the laces in 'front.'" the
ball must have gone in. here from
behind. No, that can't be, either,
for the doctor says the ball went
in in iront. -Contonnd it, I've got
it on. wrong. All! this way
Here the Coroner put on the Cor
set on upside down. "Now, you
see" pointing to the hole. in the
garment, which rested directly over
his hip, "the ball must have gone
in here. !, No, that can't be, either
for
Here Mr.. Mathes, the handsomest
man on the jury, broke in. :. Dr.
Stillman," said he, "you've got
that corset on wrong" Here Dr..
StilIman blushed like a. peoBy.
WE'LL" said he, 3" I've been mar.
ried twice, and [ ought to know
how t. rig Il corset" eyes, SAM
Mr.. Mather. 4" but you don't. You
lad it right in the first place. The
strings go in front, and the ladies
clasp them together in the back.
Don't T know I think ought
to; I've been married If. YOU
doubt it, look here (pointing to the
lullness in the topic How do you
SUPPOSE that's going to be filled up
unless you put it on as l suggest q
sThat," said DR.. Stilman, O Why,
that goes over the hips" No; it
DON'T" said Mr. Mather "that
fullness goes somewhere else
this way )" and here Mr.. Mather
indicated where dhe thought the
fNRness ought to go.
At this pale faced young man,
wit voice like a robin, and a
note book under his arm, esaid he
thought the ladies always clasped
their corsets on the side. The pale
face. young man said this very in-
nocently, as if he wished to convey
the insresslon that he knew moth
ing whJtcver OF the matter. The
jury laughed the pale-faced young
man to scorn and one of them in
tl,nating that he thought the young
man was not halt SO green about
women's dress as he tried to APP
pear. The young man was re.
porter, and it is therefore exceed
ingly .propab|e tb6t his knowledge
was fully as limited as was appar-
ent from his suggestion, the jury.
man to the contrary notwitiistand-
ing. "
OHere another juryman discover
ed that Or. Stillman had the cor
set on bottom side up. Doctor" +"
said he, put it on the other way"
Tben the Doctor put it on in re-
verse order. Xjth the laces in front
This brought the bullet holes di-
rectly over the tails of his coat.
II don't think "saia Mr.. Mather,
"that the bullet went in there,
Doctor y
No, / dqp't think it did, was
the reply. Contoand it, it's
mighty funny-six married men in
this room, and not one that knows
how0to put Oh woman's corset
Here the Chronicle reporter, who
had eseyeral sisters, and always
keeps IFS eyes open, advanced and
convinced DR.. Stillman and Mr.
Mather, after much arg eument, that
9the laces of a corset sh behind, and
that the garme is clasped in
flonp After this explanation the
course of the bullet. was readily.
traced, and found to bear out the
explanation afforded 10y the two
physicians. q @
U@'he following 'agood thing
we clip froW an exchange: \ conn.
ty clerk in 4 rural town had a pet
calf, which he was training up in
way Of an OK. The calf walked
around very peaceably under one
anl nf- tha woke while Mr. (Harl,