New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-11-19
TIGHT LAclHG.
TIGHT LAClNG.
The Absurdity Of the Custom as we'll
as Its Effect upon the Health Of
Slaves to the Fashion.

There would be no tight lacing il
girls could be made to understand this
simple fact: that men dread the
thought of marrying a 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 inevi.
table product Of the compression Of
the waist; men like to see a small
waist, certainly; but there is great
difference between the waist that is
we'll formed and in proportion to the
rest of the figure, and a waist that is
obviously and arti6cially compressed,
to the destruction Of that easy and
graceful carriage which is one Of the
chief charms of a woman's appear
ance. An unnaturally compressed
waist is far more certain of detection
than a mass of false hair or a faint
busting of powder. The rawest youth
that enters the ballroom can pick out
the women who have Strengthened
themselves artificially.
If a young woman, to obtain the ap.
pearance of a dragon-fly, has been sub.
jecting herself to considerable physic-
al pain, and who has been laying up
for herself pretty store of ailments
which only want time to pronounce
themselves, could only see the stare
of scarcely disguised contempt and un-
derstand the scorntll pity which
greets the result Of her labor, we
Through all changes women remain
true only to one fashion; whether her
clothing is as long and Tank as that of
a Grecian Virgin, or whether she
builds around the lower half of her
figure rotund and oapacious struct.
ure of steel, she is ever faithful to the
tradition of a small waist; and she
will weaken her circulation, she will
incur headache, she will crack her
voice, and she will ruin her digestion,
all to produce a malforlnation which
wise men regard with pity and fools
with derision.
That ladies can be fitted with 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 Brook
lyn, N. Y, who has lately patented a
corset which is a combination Of
shoulder brace and spiDe-supporting
corset, and while combining the bene-
fits of both, is extremely simplified in
to a first-class corset. They are es.
pecially constructed with two curved
springs so as to fit exaclly on and sup.
port the shoulder blades and another
spring to support the spine. Made
of the finest tempered clock spring,
thus creating a complete support for
the spine and supplying covering for
the open space in the back, thereby
protecting the spine from cold and
giving smoothness of fit to. the back
Of the dress. making it valuable and
most necessary corset for general use.
1t has already received the highest
concentrations from the leading mo-
distes, the fashionable dressmakers,
and the most eminent physicians Of
the United States and Europe.
The Old Established Corset House
of LEWIS SCH1ELE 4 Co.. 800 Broad.
way, New York, have been engaged
to manufacture them, which is guar.
antee that they will be made Of the
best material and workmanship. A
reliable agent is wanted to introduce
these goods in this county. For par.
ticulars see advertisement IN another
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