The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-04-05
APPLICATIONS.
CORSETS MADE FOR THE MEN
"eatiemel Who Pinch theil Waists ard Pad the r
Shoulders

''S' 'hN4i " oisls hLu du the T.
Shoulders
( t"'"'ys P,oy,,av.
III i'"' and la,,:. whi, man, ,,,...,;,..,,.
Mere engaged in :, ,iisr,..;.
! Potomac there We're s,>..,.., VIZ ~
| ti"nS aSitating England. rh.>
IN the newspapers, and hay. not, ii, is r.,
! been satisfactorily settled to this day
them he rlaSSed in the order of their ilnr,r,
ancc rs shown by the number and length
Of the printed articles
| /. Should young ladies over thirteen wear,
"f age he whipped al home and in school e.
;. Should gentlemen wear rnrs.t>" i;
Should adie, on horseback wear spurs.
1t is to be- presumed that the Young lady
whipping the male corset and the female
spur wearing 90 on rs they did before for
while nothing is said about them now il is
only fair TO conclude the agitation nett her
increase! nor decreased their practice Like
the Sunday problem and the servant annoy
allre these are matters which one could
talk about until doomSolay without results.
In this country few men wear rorSctS
and they seem Ia like them GuttSchalk.
the pianist, and equal celebrated ASA beau,
always had on Il corset. The male corset
wcarrr> are those who take their coats 10
the uptown tailor Who's, advertisement
may he found almost any morning in thr
L"dGer. This ingenious fellow has AN ar
rangeinrnt which he puts into coats hy
which ones shoulders are made to look as
broad as prize fighters. With one of his
inventions, and Il perfectly constructed cor
set tn" figure of II man becomes irresistible.
II is secret, that the ladies' know rs we'll
rs ourselves, that the shoulders OF all our
coats ar" more OF less padded, that ire
uuently cir Vests are ,itto. 50 that. win,
me exception ct the hair nn our heads
which Is usually our own, there is about
the full dressed man almost rs much sham
As surrounds the full dressed woman. Bur
our male corset wclrcrS will not talk They
hide their rorset-, iguratirely Il, well as
actually, and would deny til" whole thing
if they were asked about it,
y daily newspaper Reporter is the author
ny for saying that the tailor who makes
heavy shoulders ont ni slim ones keeps unirt
on the subject. Many attempts have been
lhadc hut all in vain To interview him
One must turn to England to discover how
Il man feels when tightly laced. Here is a
gentleman who wears ladies shoes because
II" thinks Them more comfortable. and .ro,.S
for his r"rS'la 10 IL store where there are
lady attendants, rs II find them much more
"hligng than male assistants usually are.
He is a ronnoiSseur in ror>,.t> for gentlemen.
Listen to him
II strongly advise 10 hay, tn. corset
made t" open up til" back only a' | find il is
much more comfortable to wear and lighter
than when made to open in front i'm thu.
nov common mode. | can tru, affirm,
from my own experience. thai moderately
tight laring (SaI three to tuur inches less
waist measure than the natural Szrl is not
only not pr':iudirial. but, on thocnntrary. is
very beneficial to ihv hcath
Ny wrulElli"u is mostly Of a srdtntarv
MANURE, and used t" suffer much from pains
i'll my side and back and from indigestion;
''''' '''''' ,N''t anu NH iStj my sister
persuaded me try and wear Il corset and
she altered one of her own Ia suit me, |
found il rather irkSolnc for the first few
days, but that feeling soon passed. and ON
my next visit To London had Il corset pro
perry made to my own measurements
Since then have had another one made,
smaller in the waist and wide? Il, the chest,
which am now wearing. The pains have
quite lett lac and my health is generally |
much better thnn il USED to be- Besides
this, the feeling of being tolrrably well laced
i very comfortable. From my own u'S.r-
Walton and inquiries find the practice of
corset wearing by young gentlemen is he
coming much more USUAL, but WE don't |
make any display of the fact"
In Franc" and Germany very manN more
gentlemen affect "orSrtS than lit England. |
Here At hom" il j, imlp,sihlt thr custom
Will ever h"roln" har our English friend
calls "uSual." We haven't the time for thu.
intrlca'irS of the corset. Even the s,lSprn-
der Is getting beyond the control nf the |
American man, aud a fellow sufferer wrote
not long AZ" t" a newspaper in New York. |
asking itto request Of Su>pcn,lrr makers To
hay" pity ON poor male humanity and cease
adding novel machinery to this necessary
part of our attire.
No; propl" who are frightened ut so
simple thing as Il pair OF >rlSprlNlrr, will |
never Undertake 4"inrnt of corS.tS |
hrdged a.. ~-'-.-.r,