The morning times., 1896-01-23
CHAMOIS- =
CORSET.
1t Preserves the Form and Can Be
Made at Home.

VI course, there Is no use In preaching
against the corset, for as bong as there are
women there Will be corsets made, and as
long as they are made will they be worn.
OF your anatomy into "a torturing com
press OF steel and stiff coutil, you are tax
ing the first step toward destroying most
effectuaiiy several natural little advantages
you may already POSSESS.
Who has not seen the thin woman, her
bony anatomy ciasped in an arnior of
ill-fitting stays, pinching In here and
protruding there Across her back, Just be-
low the shoulder blade, The corset top
is plainly discernible. and ridge across
the front or her sInartly fitting gown lust
below the thighs marks its termination.
careful study Of the question viii
convince anyone that the wobbie, tie
strut, the roll, and many other atro,i-
ties observable in ILe gait of the average
corset worn.
The female figure. properly Developed,
and carrying no more nor no less ayoir-
dupois than nature intended, is trIly a
form divine, but the real thing IS sci
dom seen, and, sad 70 say, the real
beauties are disguised to the uDiniti1ted d
or casual observer, the mind having teen
educated to the ideal of pincbed-in w1ist,
protruding hips, and high. iumpy bus.
dispeDsable toilette adjunct, dom -.
satisfied with anything but the best the
makers art affords Not the costIi It,
the grandest or most daintily 5cimm:
but the most pliabie, best fitting, dd ne
one coming nearer the natural shape a:
your own figure. OF course, the ir,: er
way is to have your figure measur-ii :. ID
the corset made, and the very o.st tr u
most satisfactory material to have hen
made a z
well-made satin corset is a JOY fora'
just as the ordinary article bousho ,-er
the dry goods counter Is an aboin.naiion-
If the purse is not deep 'ab,-:b to
afford the satin article, still stick to
your conviction and try the n.Xt rcst
thing. Purchase two good-size,l char nis
skins, and cut from them hodj that
If well fitted and nicely finished will . lad
much satisfaction. Don't cut 1; of,er Ihe
ordinary basque, but let II come down well
over the hips.
Cut one seam down the back. the side ba ok
seam must come from the shoulder, two
seams under each arm, and bias seam
TO fit the waist. Cut the closing edges
to curve TO the figure and finish with
hooks and eyes sewed on closely. To
form a neat bust, cut square four
inches from the upper edge, and five
inches across, Just TO reach across the
bust, and gather FUN puff OF the
chamois, finish the seams with a bind Of
ribbon and about the lower edge sew
a piece of elastic two inches wide. This
keeps the body down and in place. Sew
the seams with silk, and do all outside
stitching with silk. An edge crocheted
about the top and sleeves makes dainty
and attractive finish.
A corset body cut after the above pat
tern affordsaniple support toevena passably
stout figure. and insures free movements,
which means grace OF figure.
A corset worn loosely proclainIs its
presence TO the world by ridges across
the top and bottom, worn tight the evils
already mentioned are the result not 10
speak OF bullet-like hardness OF waist,
stiff gait and general ungaiuliness OF walk
and figure. But the corset waist ON the
contrary iusrres-the roundness OF hip that is
beauty, supports the figure amply. ma kes
u softlyroundc I'd bust, heldin natura position
which Is nearer the waist than the throat.