The Brookhaven leader., 1884-11-06
TIGHT LACING.
THE ABstRDITY OF THE CUSTOM AS WELL
AS ITS EFFECT UPON THE HEALTH OF
SLAVES TO THE FASHION.

There would he no tight lacing if girls
cou id be- made to ind iStand this simple
tact: That men dread the Thought OF
MARRY ing IL woman who is subject to tits
of irritable temper, to bad headaches, and
other ailments we nc' ii not mention, al.
of whit h, everybody knows, are the di-
rect and inevitable Product of the COM
preston of the waist; men like TO see
small waist, certainly; but there is a
great difference between the waist that Is
we'll termed and in proportion to the rest
of the figure, and waist which is Obvi-
o,lsly and artiticially compressed, to the
destruction of that easy and graceful car
rage which is one of the chief charms of
wnuau's appearance. An unnaturally
compressed waist is far more certain of
detection than mass Of false hair or a
faint busting of poadcr. The rawest
yOuth that enters "A hail-ro0nI can pick
out all women who have Strengthened
themselves artiticially.
If Il young woman, to obtain the ap-
pcarance of a iragon-fly, has been sub
iccting herself to considerable physical
pain, aud who has been laying up for
herself a pretty store of aIlments which
only want time tn pronounce themselves,
could only see the stare of scarcely dis
guised contempt and understand the
her labor, we should have IL change of
fashion. Throu b all changes women re-
main true only to one fashion; whether
her clothing is as long and lank as that
of Grecian Virgin, .r whether she builds
around the lower half of her figure II 70
| tuHd and capaciOuS structure of steel, she
is ever faithful to the tradition of a small
waist; and she will weaken her clrcula-
ton. she will incur headache, she will
crack her voice, and she Will ruin her di-
gesiiot., all TO produce malformation
which wise men regard with pity and
fools with dsrisi0n.
That ladies' can be fitted with a corset
which will not compress the waist, hut
give support, health, and comfort tn the
body, and easy and graceful carriage to
the appcara Co, has been fully demonstra-
ted by the celebrated philanthropist,
Niue, Drane, of Brooklyn. N. Y, who has
lately patented a corset which is a cOmbi-
nation of shoulder brace and spine sup
porting corset, and while com bining the
benefits of both, is extremely simplitied
into Il first-class corset. They are special
~ constructed with two curved springs
So as to fit exactly on and support the
shoulder blades and another spring to
support the spine. Made of the very FIN
est tempered clOck-spring. thus creating
a complete support for the spine and sup
ilying covering for the open space In
the back, thereby protecting the spine
from cold and giving a smoothness of ii
to the hack of The dress, making il a val
liable and most necessary corset for gen.
eral use. 1t has Already received the
highest concentrations from the leading
mo,lis;es, the fashionable dressmakers
and the most eminent physicians Of the
United States and Europe.
The Old Established Corset House OF
Lewis Schiele & Co., 800 Broadway. New
York. have been engaged Ia manufacture
them, which Is n guarantee that they will
he made of rhe best material and work
manship. A reliable agent is wantrd ia
Introduce these goods ia this county. Fol-
particulars sire advertisement in another
colEmn.