St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04

lend aid in this. For one of the waists
it is claimed that while fitting the form
closely it leaves every nerve, vein and
blood-vessel free to act" But even the
dress reformers do not abolish the cor
set, only substituting something else
therefor. A corset seems to be neceS-
Sity to woman.
90, couldn't live without a corset"
exclaimed a comely matrOn in corset
shop on Wabash avenue. II feel as if [
was falling to pieces without one on"
That is the way it is. And this being
the case, tribe of corsetmakers is
springing up in toWn-men and women
who measure their customers waists,
busts, hips, shoulders, etc., just as a
tailor measures man for. a coat, and
then make them cOrSetS that fit like the
traditional paper on the wall.
''That is the secret of the corset bust
ness" said one of these makers, a
pleasant, intelligent lady. ga corset is
a necessity, but it will do no end of
harm if it doesn't fit. Yon have heard
ladies talk about the agony of break
ing in new corset, haven't you?
Well, there is no other agony like it,.
Breaking in pair of ill-fitting shoes is
nothing by comparison. Ive seen Ia
dies in tears with the pain of new cor
set. Nine out of ten of them Will rush
to their rooms as soon as they get home
and take Off the abOminable thing. Add
to an ill-fitting corset the tight lacing so
common, and it is no wonder that ply
sicians say women are killing themselves
with their cOrSetS."
Physicians do say this. and New
York medical ma n recently spent six
months experimenting with half dozen
women and tight lacing. He describes
the results of his experiment in medi-
cal journal, and tells us how much to an
ounce the circulation Of the blood is re-
tarded, how much to an inch various
bones, muscles and internal organs are
forced out of place and lot more ter
rible things.
s'Still, women will lace tight" re-
sumed this Chicago cOrSeteire, as the
French put it. "There is nothing a
woman will not do or endure in order to
improve her appearance, and so claim
that the best thing that can be done
under the circumstances is to make per-
feet fitting corsets. Then, if they
choose to draw themselves to death the
demise will be a less -M7A
painful one. Custom G(M2
made corsets are in j IVA
creasing in popularity u. -
here. There are half eM Ny
dozen makers in town &j az
and we are all busy. w :
We charge from Sc to I'M T,Hbt N
S12, perhaps So being an ,,NGAJVUIM
average. Our corsets fitlM o&HJ!u
perfectly, and there isUE - StiAa.
no pushing in to belAes 12RIH
done. How could anyHkTA5AsSVJS
one expect to get fit KM E%0II
ting corset in stOretMzA%A .WilI
They are all made alike. HIANfX ShNIl,
A % waist has 81 hipsWAAfA VA |
and "a bust, while theDkAETM>SIIl
wearer may have a 221>Ak SA\II
waist, a 90 bust, and 35 &SLSE VI
hips, OF vice versa. We M7zuUIWy.A n
don't do it that way. MLNyyIM
We not only make the Tv IN
waist to fit, but every m
part of the corset. Why, OLD STYLE.
one of my customers, whose life has
been made positively miserable by trade
corsets, told me she could go to sleep in
the one made for her."
'What is the average waiSt?"
81 think twenty-four is the aver rage.
Here are two extremes. This is one for
Mrs. E., of the North side, very stout
lady. 1t is thirty-four waist. Compare
it with this one, ordered by Mrs. F., of
the South side. 1t is only eighteen
waist Figures don't express the diff
ference in size, do they?"
No, figures did not seem to express it.
One corset looked big enough for an
elephant, and the other narrow enough
for kitten.
''Do not ladies think your charges
high?"
''Some of them do, but after they have