, 1874-10-31
THE CORSET
a curious plon for TiEht.LacfnE on
ul4h-Art Princlplex-T2io L2c1leftrs
VI q Fino Educltion In tho Mnttor
II - EirIlrn n1d Qanattnaen1.,3

VI a Fino Educs.tion In tho Mntsor
u - Figure and Department."
From the London Saturday Rsti+.c.
There arc few opinions or praceices 70 thor
VI had onpposed tlat it waa generally agreed
tlat tiEht-laclug Is injurious to tho hoaIlh OF
girls; but 1t now appears that thoro aro two
adeg to this RB roll a. to ovcry othor ouost1on.
.ss,,u,cs that slender waist is beautiful, md
that tho meauo usually takon to produce it are
heAlthtul !; and, further, that tbero is some coh-
neotion, which re caunot trace, between tight
!aelng 4ud IN upright q, aua gsaeaful car
hearing so much II 10 ths claims OF
vomou 10 equality IN rights aud duties With
men, 1t is rt tho Ramo tiine inLiased TINT girls
should bo educated upon aTslem different from
any that would bo tolerated for boys If tho idea
oiapproprating large part Of tho roAostrcos Of
endowed schools to gtrfg ia to be persoyered
wilh a new difficulty aTats tho nuccessors Of
Lasl LJttclton'a commission, who will DO re-
qured to mako proncf provision for What Ia
aceess,ble "tho benefits OF retinad education IN
the matter OF figure tul department." It Is
generally conceded that the bost education for
boys is to be had ae grammar achools,. and, II
these schools ara to 10 opensd to girls. they
ongh. to offor them equal advantages. It be-
comes therefore necessary to conaidor what tle
bost education for girls Is, anu, u leading OBJ
tect Of that education he to produce slender
waista, then tho Charity Commissioners lately
F" hrt tha HanamaIi Of Naruro." wh,ci, il nop, bn.
fore ue.
1t is manifes. from this and other recont pub
lications tim: there ia disposition to return in
tho treatment Of girla to = st,iotness. or wo
,tnan;tabio to hovs Thn notin, saam. N nav
ynde nanv minis that 4 cirI of Il a. il vcn,a oid
ought to be "taken III" Ikc 3 lilly aud "brok-
en- The treatment of young horaes has boon
tiounily cruel. but I'D severity tint Is thought
nocsassrv ~ sn.rod W. tn;rst Almost aav thot
both liz urocesa md tho obfoct Eits aonn
tralne,s Of girla. nppear to 10 borrowed from tho
m wiil have b,cnu to la tieiltlr laee Soon aftcs
ul. ,vns i,nr, hnf II ririss educntion la hsan
~ ,cu,acfaJ stes NAV h. :. affcc,naiv ;,,nrorodi,
by vnot are called "safe mcsns.s The
ni,thnr Of tha book bafora in contrasta tba cor.
yets which it deucribos with tho trudo. aoyero,
hit notent ann|iancea y for corrartnr fhn f,r,tra
in hvs.o,,o daya> Va douht whet1,ar fhc a1;i,nr
wouiif bo eatiaf;ed If We called tha now spnten
r,orr ponte than the oid md norhana va j'ai
botter couno ourselves tostasing that under tho
IN E,acn Or at ir.st tn ro to hoa in it aud raads
osu csn thn, nnnv In hin srstcm n,,v oritnct
thew NAV tlinR suitable. But. althourI tho in
ntr,ip,auts OF what wo shall venture to cali tor
ago. tic Conception con- Of traintng Tor eire in With
taoy nr;cin,fed haa liam aiways ia aoms nnd
VIII, ~ I'm, Tint Shni, nc,e 1srnva,,s nI
fo, hoya. Tia saving, W II fnut soud,fr no,t,.
ssrs beiie" anpaars to bo rrayoly aJoptoi % ~ a
tha rntin,s ~, at tln curset avatcm irhraa M.
thus;rsts aced rasnN,tiyel7 IL, is, and % de-.
ncr,ha thonsolvos an hayin5 raceivatl i thu Ian.
ct1tH ri m Tnrtish eincationH fron, vl,iri IN.
fortunatoly. tic "corgot WAS onittod. "The
nyan m to q connnrativelv fecont datc hant n
stata ~ aimoa, eanints ant,io.tio,, ~ ~ a. ~,
scl,ooi discinline is concerned. orr flalres hayo
Gacnnna W tHat ineioonnf r1pn,.r = atc nho
int,o. frn,, r.i,i,i tIoao ,,or1a ~. ,,,nt,5 "a
n;tin, san,,i,o ~ wolJSronsiJoro1 eat;on a,,7
u,enu1 stnnJ VI H. .ast ~ seo w
thrao ,s -" ris god cvn nf ta frnn
,,aot L,.i ,n1arr"nn ~ .o,on1 -, 49,, H..
sp snro hnv tara slncc h toi u.ont ~ ,o41nr
..ra = aa,ss;.'od nnna,,,s ~ ~ ,,r WIFI
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ta.od .e,oeo aa;,T;, H. TnE
nv saM da.a3;hs i,naoI aa ;.v; ~ as
~ u nao ataso Of n5 e0 na neas absolute sabes
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Mou'G " w mas1 '. 5 ,aIIe'da t tnap.
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.ui - r. pi... .ep1i!s t0o nnM lE.teln
pnu.lsnoa @ IL. n.a -, sn -, "a.su piiacp.y pY
,1ta., ~ ~ e;r. n,, ~ s.o.os.ii n. .on. eou
t.i,a re.oEa ~ thnr ma,;oeai appigseo n.ea
Il " II
81 o. a.1 alscpnas "n"te aosotu.e M sup1oeE'on
tss,u"13x h,a 3 ,,a ls.a ne.,o e "oen @
p.iaiI A1o'u WV a,ns nHss etio.e tnes9 aa
seses!ee ts ~, a' .;, not a,es' @ S 90 nave xea @
.t,s .nou ] ~ .ne nwo ~ .aey .ss. .nanh!u LOS
tneta a'tofxoIaa; anu lucy ar" prepared 20 auo-
lees snelr OWL uauSn.ors 70 tna Same. Or evon
more iasotoa .oS't. y. hneneser ae'nale ani ,,
itaSe ~ eonisi.su, Ne luby s1peu. tnh. .nafe WIZ
po strong pa1ty iolmou lot paLHng na ail-MSn.
women, snu oni'assn-into % Goraoss. ts INC
klIQU n01QILuIakG YVN2k AHIAtA hNO Mu h9AdulEA
OF their "thlci, clumsy "aiats' declnre them.
selSes faaay 90 aannl's a. 70 eesore @ ooasSe o.
usatrlnc4he, and 10 nhaof&o rigorous cor
feeslvo ;;1Es s3sseemt. 3teI l. ,,..,>,u,,, ..,,..,
~, dn1s 9oGn - puelahoa " tae a. paoilsness o.
nc Enqttshtoomfs's On'"ess'c q tNa9az1ne. from
sti., "nca efge prs .. m aas eenl1nsea. VIZ - T.
tapota'on o1 an oa Sonse.g1nco ior aaSofslsing
which. uo had supposed 10 10 worn out.
i,, IT, o1pas'asss s Ias.y AIasney ~ t ea.nnnSat-
,Say .a nrocaos o .ns II reconos u 115e, ~
tcutaa m dh 1 eiysa st aa e'oaaene w.
eouIAo On tne E'1eo alu noauty OF Diph'noaien
booth coupled viii, TIE nams," ~ the toaet-
'seos Wast IT, sa5 81 hpo' 10 @ @ az e -
n Mehs Enu' 4ae pooN ~ pe4!lao!e PMn, aaa II
It *ote that only We Alioutd mt uotco IT. hecAuHo