Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-04-19

Deadly Ways Dressing.
Mr.. Treves delivered o lecture il
London recently rpon the Deadly
ways Of Dressing" under the aus
plces Of the National Health Society
The lecturer observed that the primar,
objects Of clothing to cover the body anc
maintain it at an equabls tsmpsratur,
have little or no concern In some Of til,
dresses of the period. In tho low even
ing dress the arms. neck and uppel
part Of the chest and baok are barr
while about the lower extremities il &C
cumulatAd mass Of rsiment that would
garb dozen children. In the ordinary
dress of women little regard Is had fol
maintaining an squabIs temperature OF
the body. The covering Of the uppsl
part of the chest above the line OF the
corset is very thin, perhaps that of the
dress only. The region Of the corset is
reasonably covered. while about the
hips many layers Of clothing are mass
ed. Thus the body may be divided
geographically int frigid, temperate
and torrid zone. Az regards tight
lacing Mr.. Trsvss said il the most bean
tiful female utlins il that Of q young,
normal, well-develsped woman, then a
narrow waist is hideous. A miniature
waist is dsformity under any oircum-
stances. and few deformities are pleas
ing. The waist is an iahexion of the
body between the lowest rib and the
hip bone. No normal woman il waist
less, although its conspicaonness de-
pends somewhat on development. Chill
dren havc normally no waist, and a
tight laced child il q gross and pitiable
defcrmity. The normal waist has a clr-
circumference of about % Or - inches !;
the elegant" waist should be 90
inches the " aist measurement Of dress
makers lay figures now varies from q
inches to 25 inches. Those who wish
to improve their figures by stays have
before them the conception OF 20-inch
waist Venus. To the outline Of this
! our-glass-shaped goddess they aspire.
The normal waist is quite oval the
waist quite round. Women
with miniature waists who maintain
that such waists are natural to them
and Independent of art, must have been
born deforined. No person enters this
world with a rsady-msde fashionable
waist. As regards health, the tapering
waist is effected mainly BY . compres-
sion OF the five lower ribs, those ribs
being more movable than all the rest.
There is a popular dslusion to the Of
feet that there il plenty Of empty space
inside the body, and into this space the
organs are pushed in tight
lacing. Tight lacing means oonprss-
sion not of skin, muscle and bone. but
of liver, stomach and lungs. Even
slight amount Of construction effects
these organs, and stays that are by no
means tight lessen the capacity Of the
chest for. air, Post mortens on tight
Iacers show the liver deeply indsntsd
with the ribs, and more or less serious
" displaced. The stomach is ulss COM
monty affected, Is, too. are the lungs.
The diseases that commonly result are
dyspepsia, liver arrangements.
Of nutrition, &s. Tight
acing, moreover. renders more or less
useless the diaphragm or principal
muscle Of respiration. Tho breathing
power. Of the nsrrow-wais.sd are al
ways seriously impaired, and here fol-
ows possibly the say Of si1psnce. not
hat it il something to drink, but that
t is silver coin OF certain value, I ana
using language in an entirely different
way. am using no figure Of speech
am insinuating /; 1 am implying moth
ng. lam directly stating bald, h.er-
Il fact. And it Il this that am doing
when say that wealth il power. 1 am
stating something definite about thing
already known, but known only inden-
1itely, Just as if I was to say, THAT
lin patch in the fog is the dome Of st.
Paul's Cathedral" We have already
iwelt upon tho wealth Of possessions
he wealth that consists Of hoard Of in
lividual objects-but these, - we have
,een, are not wealth of themselves. In
indeed they are little more
han lumber. They are wealth only
when possessed by . man with An in
,ome, and, therefore. this latter form Of
wealth may, in all social questions, be
aksn for wealth in general. When We
peak Of the rich We convey to the pop
liar mind not tho idea Of a man with
picture gallery, or collection Of ivor-
es, but Of man with An income and
! man with large income il a man who
rom day to day can make others exert
heir powers In obedience to his wishes.
Ship Boys.