Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-02-10

BEAUTY vs. C0RSeTS.
Il looks now as II the Request ut this
century Ia the next from the estate of
| fashion, would he the War that u being
waged between French aud English
drr-smsksr.. Engllss tailcrs cling per-
| sistentiy to their designs which rrquirc
| closely cor.stci figures Ia carry out the
intent Of trim, tfig sungncss thit u the
germ of their theories. The slender,
closely-bone,i, wrinkielcss bodice de-
ilght. the heart of the London dfcss-
maker. The French mcu aud women,
on the contrary, Who clo,hc the nation,
object Ia carrying the riiing.hahlt style
of sttirc into other times ani octasions,
and With equal pcriinacliy VIII not.
The result \. that French fashlonsufc
becoming more aud more lniricat- OF
design, particularly as regards bcdicv.,
covering up seams, openings, ETC., With
drspeTics anil trimming, turning out
drsIed figures, while Ga. London tall
or. continue To Insist that their patrons
.hall have the Stiffness of a sentinel on
duty, plus the small waist which hl.
superior officer doe. not require from
the soldier hoy.
The French drcssmakcrs have rather
the bc.t ~ the Argument In that they
d..ign Overwhelmingly pretty clothes, snd
Introduc. an Infinite variety which the
lyrical English designs, all IL which
| call Tor wasp waist, cannot admit.
The French wOm,-, moreover, skilfulli
contti,cs To an tain her body, what
With Que aud another style ~ drrs., and
never an ironclid ADHERENCE Ia any one
style, that she includc. q graceful car-
risg- among her accomplishments, anil q
ru,arkshly good flgurr lnio the barg 'ln'
Of the abuses ~ cor.cts, a. It'll too
commonly worn, one ~ the bcst, an
bia.scl statements vas tcccntly made
by a corset dealer Ca the reporter Ca an
exchange. said the speaker: "Whcn a
woman y getting too much complexion
on her nose, just where .he doesn't want
N. aud too much development upon hcf
abdomen, lust wlisrr shc alromlnatcs u,
all through tight lacing, thcn, aud not
until thsu, viii she lct oui her cur.ei'
aud wear them a. .hc should.
"You sec, the philosophy ~ IL !. this
Tight Cors.t. produce just the Internal
arrangements which result In undue
rr,ines. 20 the nose aud. h'slde., they
rrtaid the circulation. Anything which
tend. Ia ssnd the blo,d a. the head IN
un,ln. quantities, Aiyyt. tie circulation
IN the face, and the nos.. b.ing The uios'
pfumlnsnt msmher. I. IN. nrsi tu hans
oui the danger signal, 10 the disif-.. OF
it, owner. ~. muliltudlnous and
lnhnltssimal vein. aud c.lls, di'tsnde'
ln an unnatural manner the greater part
- the time. ultimately 20 81 on q strike
| In IN. uufvasonahlsncss of other har
hiaryr., aud rrius- to I.srfofm ih'
wufk CA contraction even whsn all ol'
darlr. att removed and hours are short
cnoi 10 ihsir nklng; aud thi. result. 10
permanently glowing membrf, cau.lnG
great Annoysncr ani NcNatlon. ~
rourss. Ia a fi-,hy nose The result u
mn.t disastrous, 81. the circulation u
morr apparent. while II the feature u
cariilaglnous, thsfy !. little of po h'oU
| circulation. aud The cf'cct Il me-, quite .
palpahlc and distressing.
'sNou s.r I've t-vn Va 10. busincss
long ilmc. frt With regular cor..ts
| nov Nth the" Naisis. ! rvmstni',
that the prriiN youug giri' Nho use'' e
Insist urou nay pulllug az their c"rsst
until th- n.w laC-s snipp"'i Ike thfrads
camr hack tn inr Ia ten year. With al
low .kin.. pale lip. aud dullcyrs. 1--we
.vts All wrong, Nou s~r. and Nhcn TN
liver gyts wrong everything l. In
hundic-i condition.. Maftiagv l. fail
az. aud iif. La hur,ien anil heaven !.
MYTH. kuow ltiy Who will admit
nov that shr has RALLY rviorps'i, tha
thfv. weeks 10 tight hCing viii thicker
her kin like a pl~rc ~ parchment, an
make her l~li~,r that her husband u v
love 18th some one -lss, her cook steal
he sugar. her diamonds are paste, an
her baby I. golng io lie u u erie. viu
alnd ou ". stomach. could tell wa
too, 20 The gifls hon oculls,. send her
i.-rause the wearing ~ tight corsris b,
f,,ted thrir ~ye.ight. don't quilt
understand how. bat " do"snt .lgnlfy
No one will believe II. II Nou rrall
sant o. curr woman 81 tight hcing
persuade h,r io keep ~. measure ~ b.
,i-iomrn ou the same paper With b.
sAi.i measure, aud Ca watch her shoullc
blade. aud the iip - her noe. WHY
.umstims. thrlr shoulder blade y
crowded up anil stick out Ike ruiimsr
afy wings. and they arrnt pretty VII
evening drvsses."