, 1874-11-03
DltIISS-lSEFOIfNI,

| NOW Cnn Woman Lay Aside Cor.
| setS ?-:Tho ~ Cnrryuil.,,
To Ms Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
! sins Your lively correspondent, IA Nou-I,e
former III hcr real or faucful experience. de-
scrihca tho Grent difficulty in tho way Of drcss
| reform for the root Of tho whole matter IL tc
| discontinue the present habit of crushing tic
vital organs out OF placo by ontsiaa pressure,
and 1t III little mattor wl,nt Tho form Of tho gar.
lnents may be; II they do not loayo room for TIN
! lungs to oxrand. without dsnlacuc otlor
organs. thoro is failure. TO do this, YOU must
remove, wholly or Ill grouter part, ali external
supports Of tho walls OF tho Ghost, Az ttoso
have been 10 long worn, those walls llnro become
cufeebled for want Of use and cannot at o,co
bo called upon to do all tho duty for whiol, M
turo designed them. Corsets md tea are tic
diHsipationa OF woman, ns tobacco md whisky
nro those OF men. II men arc unable TO ptyo
up THUR diasipationa without All effort
which sometimes 10 aln,oat equivalent
to teaEing soul apd body asuuder.
can wo expect tint women will rcegn
their cqually-murdorons, false supports, without
suffering and self-dena1 Tho fact that women.
who woro made to stand upright, beside their
mates, l,avo como to dopond upon wl,nlebono to
maintain their position, ia sufficiently alarming
to call for strong effort on their part to rcaei1
their lost power. If they fall to mako this ef-
fort will they not soon crawl, like tho old enemy
OF Eden? 10 those wllo feel that wasp-waiBt
1s dearly bonGht Mt tho coat OF lcadeu oyes.
blancliod chcels, pinchod features, paips innu-.
merable, diseeses un1nentionablc, DrInlaturo Old
ago, and oarly death, would aay, get rid Of
your bonds gradually.
oross l1otween It aud u elose-htliap, Iow-neoicd,
eeleevoleas basque. It is made Of drilling, slngla
Tor summer: lined for winter; ia supported on
eha , shoulders by strapn Of double muslin, or
drilling inches wide, which como within 3
aro divided in front,-one-nnif r." eominE inE
forward to tho ccntro, tho otAor running down
just in front Of the arm. They should ho maile
to tit like glove. without whaleboncs or steols,
ana pustonsa ,as.n n In 'front.' On ths garment
Mako 1t an inch or two wider around the waist
than tho corscta you have beon wearing. Take
sih on before going to bed; haye youraolf wnll
81 sPongcd VIII alsohol and watcr.-a Tablespoonful
bo well rubbed. II you wear Il net compress Iii
night, 60 much the bnttor. 30 snoneod in the
morning with the alcohol aud water, and rubbed
aEaln. IF illeI, dress III your new garment, having
Inward nixe. Avoid extra exertion for a low
days. and continue the aponginig and friction i
night and morning. Stand UP. ofton, III pnre
ar; throw, haek your shoulders; aud. lor
.el t!Mes lEy now lnrge breath you eau |
take,-drawing the air through your NOS.
trils slowly; aud it will 10 straugo ii,
IN one month, you arc not ten years younger thau
when you began. When your Ghost tiils your
carryal 80 tint it begins to cramp you whom you
tako . long breath, mako Iargor QUO, and let
PVT t, dresHes aud bands. Cultivate tho waist as
diligently as YOU have hithorto reprcsacd ita |
growth, and, If tho result IL not q degree Of |
leasth aud lla.ppincas, of frightened oysa and
rounded cheeks, ut prosont unknown to YOU. |
Nature has mado mistake in putting YOU to- |
,othor, or you hayo ai.lned away yo,ir day OF |
sracoi iii outrasing her laws until you arc bcyousl |
,artlnn.
AlmoBt any woman ought to be able 10 cut aud |
mako thcso carryalls from tho shove dcBcrip-
ion, but, to those who cannot will send pat-
orn by mail for III cents. Thia ia as low Us can
sct paper aud peraon to prepare them; but !
would rather every woman should uso llcr own
lnnds md braiaB in making them lie, SELF for
hat much extra meutai aud physical effort would
70 good for most invalids.
JANE GnEY sw1ssur1u.