, 1874-10-31

b6 loft for this t'fBpRconeht ITO olhcohVell!ellco
roslts-at loaat tue tAtlo vikible to tho "talont-
ed correspondent" who appears to think tint
tho chnat may talo what tho waist losoB. Tho
enyoritios which tho devotoes OF tho "corset"
iniot upon thonfolyeB and othera arc probably
IN part fabu'one,sn snt Que may noe, from the sono
Of tho writer's, Inn easy MI utlBlerc syatem OF
convontuai discipline might become established
oyon in Loudonif there wore ITO clecll IN f'oBsi-
ble publicity. motnor prepared 10 do lIer
duty" AZ Hho night express 1t, 10 her danglitor,
to lis porpa,raaou Of wl,nt wo do not lcaitato
10 cali atrocities. 1ndood. tho pictures Of tight
waHts with wllrh the book Ia furnsHhou, nro In
onr eyes horrible. and the detatla OF tho cruelty
which produccl them are disgusting. There ia,
notice, called Tho Corsot and tho CHino!ino.'"
md II Appekrg hat n lady determined to try with
hor own daugtior the eyeto,n recommended IN
"that oxco1lo,t volume" and accordingly do-
bad. Tho daughter had had her PRINCIPLES un-
der,ninsd by iouding Rolno 'nonHenHcal IT,
radca against ttgLt-lacing iii tho parosB. and
Ind taken up tho idea that bong made to ,soar =
proporly-lacoI :. corset uas equivalent to death
dnughsor woro tho ''coraot" QUO night ,,ndor
protest, but took 1t OF ncxs night oil the ally
then the mcther faatencd tho stay-aco 10 o knot,
aud thou tho daughter cut tho stay'lace. 1he
her disohsdie,lso, but aho .dooln.ed that size
would brave nnT punishment rathor tlan submit
to the disciplino OF the "coraos." She is now
u. has very strong constitution, and is in por-
feet health. she does net r.; COMPLAIN thht tight.
the F." coraos is uncomfortable, and provonts
her from 'rotnping ao sho usod to do. Tho
perplexod mother appeals to- BONO other
mothor or the Principal OF some school to Inform
hor what method haa been adopted III similar
the Insstery." aho asks for advice how to i'm
pair her daughters couslltntion ruin her health,
and break hor aplrit, and no doubt she would get
It. becaiiao we find nnother correspondent stating
that MhnIna procured . steel bolt, fitted With
lock and key, to DO worn at night onthido the
corset - by her daughters. Tnose things wore
dono ut home. 1t the schuol already mentioned,
"!n one case, wbero the girl was stout md largo
their utmost force to make her: waist the sigo
ordered by tho lady Principal. .-nnmoly. II
inchea,- and, though aho tainted twice whilo tho
etays were beinS nado 70 moot, sho wore them
without seeming iuiary 10 her health, aud before
abo lsft SCHOOL tflo had waist measuring only II
inches, yet nllo aevor suffered days illneas."
The lady Principal who s'ortlored the Wrists OF
her pupils to bs reduced to o certain Bize, might
properly Lave married tho so-cal1ed "tyrant"
who cut OF lis prisoneYs' feet TO mako them lit
husband might have a1yantageous'y snperin-.
tended the 81 titrc- training" Of her pupils and
ha7e assisted Nature by Art" which might bc
calloa BY hssy obsoryera crualty. Quo lady
k4a uEcA l!l%4 IL A11
pupils. They not only submit to tight hcing,
but positively delight in 1t; and iudeed ate
has been obliged to resort to ''eovore puniHh-
mont" to chach tho practice Of tightening the
"corset voluntarily 1t night beyond tho recu-
lated 1triugcucJ.
It might be M inters.ting question whcthor
"doportmcnt "rraa atudieti II, aucient times. aud
by what methods. rero i,,cessu patuil dea !;
but how waa tue Goddess taught TO nslk2 Did
Helon-
ua.lehter Of tho Gods, t,iviuely tail,
And lnoat aivlnefy fair
wear in childhood E back-board" like that
which ia dalictel III thosa pagan Did tho ailver-
footed Thct;s ever stand in tho stocka .'in the
FIRST position in uong,-naulely, with The
10 some conntrica = girl will walk from fountain
to costeRs With q heavy pitcher ot water Oh her
hsnd. oruct, steady, yet lignt Of tread, without
spllling drop and without raising = baud to
stnpnoft her ;; Ssfaen. Nssass md not ast has
dancing OF drill master or cont,irer Of boards
and straps eouM equal. III ous ows, Country.
however, although there Is much beauty among
tie lower population, there IL not MUCH grace.
The bogKar-1nail would in general llcod homo
instruction noforo taking her seat 90 the throne
OF King Cophetua. DRYDEN Illustrated tho d.f-
ference bctWeau Louuou before and after tho
Great Fire by the comparison OF rustic and 4
QNeon:
Before, she like Rorue Rherbersleas did show,
Who sas to hatllo her by riyer's hi.te;
Not answering to her fame, but ruie and low,
Nor taught tie bssuteoua arts Of modern pride.
The sim Of tho devoteea IT tho "coraot" IL to
teach and learn theso a,ts. and We can only la
naont TINT thoy should proceed, with ~ cntl,lsi-
asu. which bpareB neither themselves nor othera,
upon an utterly fatso principle. Wo learn from
theso interesting pages that tue "back-boards, "
"etocka,' F." fnce-boardA," aud other Instruments
coming into vogue, aud although tho author
seems to consider some Of these coutriyaucea
barbarous, We must Say TINT they would be In
1nitely preferable to the vanntcd ''corset,' y
because they were ut worst only irksoMe,
wh,io that 10 posityely mischioyouu. TLa
vice Of whas may 10 eplled the "bsck-
board" systcm WA that it Kept the pupil
atiIl, whereas thu same or better effect
might be produced BY regulated motion. A ma
chine m.lcl. favored It grls' schools formerly
Which tho pupil was required to lie motiouleae
for an hour or moro. No doubt this "disc.plino II
would be favored BY tho storm Mgots Of the
"coreot,' because it Was disayreeablo But, il
and furnished With pegs at tue sidos 30 that tho
pupil might pull hcroaf up and let horself donu
by t]lonl IL voud become an amuEemont Instead ot
being g. !" disciplsEe" or o punishment. Thu inl-
tinted reader will perceive that We are describing
al ordinary aud ta7oyite feature CT n gysnnasl,
nm, and wo shall bs horne out In the remark thai
all the yaiuahla rosr,ts OF tho "bnck.toasd" eys.
ton may be attained easily aud pleasantly by the
uRo uuder proper Auparvthl0p, OF \ Eyu1uEhl1ul,
Tbs iove,a Of the "corsat" would probably ra-
qura religion to be specially designed for tleu
10 muko thsir pleasures Icsa. and they clearly
object to nuy education Which is not based oi
sovarity. But Ne aro happy to find that they rec
onmond dancing, aud have not yot proposet
any mathoa by which IT may be made pninful ol
oven irkson.o to ths learner. In the last coli
tury Ill gentlemen learned to dance bocauae
tnoY could not perform Enuets by tho light oi
nas,lro, and all learned to ronce because tho,
were liablo to fight dNe'B. These nero the tne
lua.n elements II the llgluo-traiuing" Of ou'
mnto a,.oestors, and neither tnrolycd pain nol
eson coustraut. rsncing still romans unsnr
pasYeti as L menus Of in,parting grace and dig
nifty to the carriage, and it 10 q aenltby aud de-
llghtsul exercise. particularly III the wintel
months, whel c1icket and buatiug Aro out o.
soason. Fencing indeed. dcacrves moro Rlteu
ton thau It now rsceiveb. Tho systoM Was elnb
orated during several generations with the pur
poHe ot giving llfe. elegance, ind activity to al
tho movements Of tho hody, and it required mo
tion. Which al the youth Of both aexes love, anG
not rest, which thoy abhor. Wo com.louA tlii
d!ahDotion to tho notice Of any pnrent who ma,
he anoltncd 10 favor the .nisclMoyoua ayatam o1
the "cerBot." Az regards tho professors O
That syatcm thoy Aro no doubt inp8ryions alikt
to argument anl ritlioule and wo should not bt
suypgisel to hear thens seeo,A,naud " tho Htric
application Of the corset" to young ladies as
preparation for pedestrian tour In BwitZerlaud