Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-27

1 seriously displaced. The stomach is also i commonly affected, as, too are the lungs. 1 The diseases that commonly result are chronic l dyspepsia liver Arrangements, distur bances | of nutrition, &1c. Tight facing, moreover, rem 1 ders more or less useless the diaphragm or l principal muscle of respiration. The breath ing powers of the narrow-waisted are always seriously impaired, and hence follows possi- bly, the languor the inability for exertlon,
 the tendency to faint, 6Gc. The circulation,
 moreover. is interfered with, and certain
 cases are reported of death from apopleXy ln
 young women who have tight-laced. Stays iniuriouslv affect the muscles of the back.
 These muscles become wasted because their function, that of supporting the spine, IS ab- sorbed by the corset, and they exhibit the usual changes of muscles that have been long disused Thus the back is actually weaken ed by the use of stays, and those women Rno maintain that they cannot do without the support of stays make use of the argument of the opium eater, who, after having by indulgence developed craving for the drug, asserts that he cannot do without it. Under no circumstances do young girls require stays, and to the bulk of young women also the same remark applies. A modified corset, composed merely of some stiff material, and devoid of all bands and whalebones, &c., may be used by those who incline to stout ness, or whose busts are prominent and by women who have been mothers. Such 8 corset or bodice would merely give that slight amount of support required for comfort and appearance The lecturer next referred to shoes and boots, and denounced pointed toes and high heels He thought the amount Of clothing usually worn by women was 100 great, and that the number of pettlcoats was often excessive, These garments have for their primary object the protection or the lower extremities, but if additional warmth is required for these parts surely the use ot an extra petticoat or so is not the most sen sible way of supplying it. Not only do pet ticoats add greatly to the weight of dress to be carried, but they throw very injurious burden on the hips around which they are attached Several petticoats suspended layer by layer about the waist cannot have other than an injurious effect upon health, and the evil is especially obnoxious in young girls 1n whom the hips are narrow and ln whom the garments cannot be properly supported without considerable amount of constrlc- tion of the waist. If these garments must be worn, let them be attached to bodice, or let them be suspended from the shoulders bv a modified form of brace. A far more sensible way of clothing the lower extrepl- ties is provided by the so called 'comb1na- tion' garment, which is most valuable addition to reasonable and healthy dress. Gloves, with fabulous number of buttons, that cover nearly the entire arm, and with closeness Of it, and with lmpermeao!!ty oI structure, must seriously interfere with the action of the skin of the upper extremities: There was need of dress both sensible and pretty, and the evolution of such dress would appear to be at present somewhat hln- dered by the action of these very persons who oppose fashionable costume. The Greek dress somewhat recently introduced was not only extremely graceful, but it was also healthy, and may, with some little ingenuity, be adapted to all the circumstances or every day life.