Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-07
History of the Gor>et.

VTILIn ITNIN, lnI WA, In
trUdCced from that country into France nv
Catherine de MedicS. Mary Stuart and Disne
PotieIS did not. however follow the fashion
bu, il Was admitted by all the ladies OF the
French court that il was Indispensable TO the
beauty OF the female figure. and was, Therefore
adopted by them. The corset Was i'm those days
IN tls infancy. and IL is assumed more or the
rough character OF a knights cuiraSS. The
frame was entirely Of iron. and the velvet
which decorated the exterior hid "A fright tul ann
cumbersome machine. This state OF things 80
detrimental To health and the cause al ~ much
personal inconvenience. not 10 SAY tOrtur.
could not last hong. and the attilanS pf tha,,s
days conrriNed To give more plianility aud ligat-
hess 10 the metal, and prepared the WAY bJ
degrees for whaiebOBe. But. a. rafouner, ar,
always slow, the cold iron continued 60 CIs,N
the warm hearts M the fdlr weaTeIS for :.
long time in i'll embrace anu even contnye, T.
The present day, under the name of b.se-aad
VINO can blame its pcltindcitA: The corset
found favor ln the eyes of Louis NV. In tue
follow ing reign the corset was threatened with
Punishment from the toilet. Fashion took n
rural ana simple turn. and was almost guided
Dh The taste OF Boucher. in whose DictIlre,
many oi the court celebrities figure aS shep-
NERDS ara Shepllerde>seS. Rut the painter de-
parted. and fashion returned 10 the prin eceen-
trlcltleS OF the former times. Daring L1,. ,,.y-
olutiCn tie corsets were again forEottea, and
under The directory il MAS completely inter
dicted by the fashionable world. The bellies OF
The day took classic turn. the Roman dress
the toga, sandal &c. The empire dejhroned tho
classic fashion. hut without taking the corset u
favor. High waists were in favor. aud Ia mos>
revealed ii TASTE certainly the reverse OF pr-i-
derry. With The fail of The empire fell also tho
waist. ana then came also. AZ a necessity a..
return 10 the corset IaafGH CITE .TnpsaGy
\ BOA-t OSSTRICToR.-TwO soldier, on an
Anglo indian regiment near Lucknow. last sum
mer. left their encanpment To indulge I'm q
bath. They had q portion of Jungle 10 cross
and In doing 50, the foot oi one Of then,
slipped into q hole. This proved to he an Old
elephant trap. The soldier got his foot with
drawn nom the trap. though AT the cost OF
his shoe. which the cloSene~s OF the branches
caused 10 come of. On hooking down 60 see
whether his shoe was gone. and IL II WAS
recoverable, he beheld sight which maze
him shake from sheer horror. Through the
opening made by his foot he saw an enor-
nous bOa-conSitict1r. with its body coiled
up and Its head curved. watching the opening
above, and evidently prepared TO dart on the
falling prey. HurTying from the spot. the two
soldiers Informed their officers. who repaired ~
the trap with firearms. The creature was stiil
there, and had most probably remained Ia the
place Tor a long time, preying on the unfortu-
nate animals great and small which tumblei
INTO lis den. Fall and swanShOt soon brought
the reptiles life 10 q close, and IL was pulled out
81 the hole. II proved To be fifteen feet long
and about The general thickness OF a mans
thigh.