The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1884-11-08
TIGHT LAtING.
The absur,!ity of the Custom as we'll
as its Effect upon the Health Of
SlnraS Of 1hn Enahion

There would he no tight lacing if
girls could he made to understand
this simple fact: that men dread the
! thought of marrying Il woman who is
subject 10 lit. of irritable temper. to
bad headaches, and other ailments,
all of which are the direct product of
the compression of the waist; men
like to see small waist, certainly.
but there is a great difference be-.
tween the waist that is we'll formed;
and in proportion to the rest of the
figure. and Il waist which is Obvious
ly and mtilicially compressed, to the
destruction of that easy and graceful
carriage which is one of the chief
charms of a woman's appearance.
An unnaturally compressed waist is:
far more certain of detection than Il
mass of false hair or IL faint dusting
of powder. The rawest youth that
enters i, ballroom can pick out the
women who have Strengthened them.
selves artilcialy.
If Il young woman, to obtain the
appearance of a dragon-tly. has been
subjccting herself to considerable
physical pain, and who has been lay
ing up tor herself a pretty store of
ailments which only want time to
pronounce themselves, could only see
the stare of scarcely disguised COLI
tempt and understand the scornful
pity which grerts the result of her
labor, we should have a change Of
fashion. Through I'LL changes women
remain true only to one fashion,;
whether her clothing is as long and
lank us that of Il Grecian virgin, or
whether she builds around the lower
half of her figure a rotund and capa-
cious structure of steel. she is ever
faithful to the tradition of small
waist; and she will weaken her cir
Will crack her voice and she will ruin
her digestion. all to produce a NAL
formation which wise men regard
with pity and fools with derision.
That ladies can be fitted with a cor
set which will not compress the
waist. but give support, health and
comfort to the body, and easy and
graceful carriage to the appearance,
has been fully demonstrated by the
celebrated philanthropist Nine. Dean,
of Brooklyn. n. y, who has lately
patented a corset which is combin-
alton of shoulder-brace and spine-sup-
porting corset, and while combining
the benefits of both. is extremely
simplitied into Il trst-class corset.
They are specially constructed with
two curved springs 50 as to fit exactly
Oh and support the shoulder-blades
and another spring to support the
spine. Made OF the very finest tenn.
per"d clock spring, thus creating Il
complete support for the spine and
supplying Il covering for the open
space in the back. thereby protecting
the spine from cold and giving u
smoothmesS of lit to the back of the
dress. making it Il valuable and most
necessary corset for general use. 1t
has already received the highest com.
mendations from the leading mod
istes, the fashionable dressmakers,
and the most eminent physicians of
the United States and Europe.
The Old Established Corset House
of Lewis Schieit Il Co, 800 Broadway,
New York. have been engaged to
manufacture them. which is guar
mitee that they will lie made of the
best material and workmanship. \
reliable agent is wanted to Introduce
these goods i'll thi, county. For par
ticulars see advertisement in another
column.