The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-10-30
TIGHTLACING.
THE ABsURD1TY OF THE CUSTOM AS
WELL AS ITS EFFECT UPON THE

THE ABsURD1TY OF THE CUSTOM As
WELL AS ITS EFFECT UPON THE
HEALTH OF SLAVES TO THE FASHION.
There would he no tight lacing if
girls could be made to understand this
simple fact: that men dread the
thought of marrying woman who is
subject to fits OF irritable temper, to
bad headaches, and other ailments We
need not mention, all of which, every
body knows, are the direct and inevita-
Die product Of the comps essiOn of the
waist; men like to see small waist.
certainly; but there is u great differ
ence between the waist that is well
Of the figure, and Il waist which is Oh.
viously and artificial;y compressed. to
the obstruction Of that easy and grace.
ful carriage which is one of tile chief
charms OF i w6man's appearance. An
unnaturalIy compressed waist is far
more c. rtaln of detection than Il mass
of false hair or faint busting of pow
der. The raWest youth that enters Il
ballroom can pick out the women who
have straie htened themselves artilici-
ally. .
liza young woman, to obtain the ap-
pe;,rancp of Il dragon fly, has been sub.
jrcting herself to considerable physical
pain. and who has been laying np tor
herself - pretty st.. re Of ailments which
only want time to pronounce them.
selves. could only see the stare Of
scarcely disguised contempt and under
stand the scornful pity which greets
the result Of her labor. we should have
change of fashion. Through all
changes women remain tr,e only To
one fashion; whether her Clothing is rs
long and lank as that Of 4 Grecian Vir-
GIN, or whether she builds around the
lower lalf Ut her figure Il rot,nd and
capacious structure Of steel, she is ever
faithful to the tradition Of \ small
waist; and She will weak ell her circula-
ton. and she will incnr headache, she
will crack her voice, aud she will ruin
her digestion, all to produce Il malfor-
nation which wise men regard with
pity and fools with deriSiOn.
That ladies' can be fitted with Il cor
set which will not compress the waist,
but give support, health. AID cu,nfort
to the body. and easy and graceful car.
rage To the appearance, has been fully
demonstrated by the celebrated plIila,.-
thrOpist. Nine. Dean, OF Brooklyn, n i.
y. who has lately patented Il corset
which is \ combination of shoulder
brace and spine-supporting corset, and
| while combining the benefits of both. is
ext' ently simplititu into first class
corset. They are specially constructed
with two curved springs so rs to lit
exactly on and support tae shoulder.
blades and another spring to support
the spine. Made OF the very finest tenn
ptred clock spring. thus creating II
complete support FIR the spine and
supplying Il covering for the open
space in the back, thereby protecting
the spine from cold aud giving IL
m""thnrss OF tit to the back of the
dress, making it i valuable and most
necessary corset for general use. 1t
has already received the highest COM
mendatiOns from the leading mMlisteS,
the fashionable dressnak+rs. and the
most eminent physicians OF the United
States and Europe.
The Ola Established Corset House of
LEWIS SCnIELE & CO.. 800. Broadway,
New York, have been engaged to man
"faclure them, which is Il guarantee
that they will h- made Of tue best ma
t-:ial and workmanship. a reliable
a gent is wanted to introduce these
goods in this county. For particulars
see advertisement in another rolumn.