The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-22
for dMo1nen.

that conservatives women there are deep
~ concerned about the harm which it i
said that the corset does.
without sensational talk. but with
love of humanity and country which
transcends personal vanisy. they are form
ing themselves into clubs, h members o.
which are pledged 10 de all in their power
to discourage tight lacins. 1 do not ge
the idea that eorsets are to be abolished
totally. hut that they are to be lessened
so mat their power 10 iniure the wearers
,s dessyovaa
the important aoint about this news
fact is that the women who finally have
ssonal refornners. nor hysterical single
vro,,e, b,,t in MANY cases. mothers. And
Theses women think that the present style
az arexs h, ITS exa~ggerations, prevents
children from being bora properly.
There IS no subject. perhaps, which calls
M people's preiudices more quickly and
forciblv than this OF corsets. Mention the
,oosening OF stay strings to a vain woman
snd she thinks YOU have schemes, which,
n operation would destroy all her happi-
ness Men. nice ones, with, gumption
enough to perceive when a woman IS Well
dressed and when rot, are dismayed at
the mention of uncorseted women.
Their minds Immediately imagine the
most shapeless females they ever have
seen Ara +hev picture that all women
,oh1,ed Of their thinness will become gem
eraj,v unattractfve and unbeautiful.
10 saw s.corsets,, to the usual profess
sionai lecturer against them is to touch
some secret spring in her head which ex-
rstss be,. smmediately. She thereupon
fa1lxs SO vio1eutly upon the evils Of lacing
that. whether they exist or not, she
makes YOU so cross you know that they
do not. and that she is an utterly tact
less. disagreeable person.
Thus. talking about the subject from
o point of view does very little
good. But when an impressive number
of dignided women, with no selfish ends
to gain. no missions to work out, quietly
conclude tina tight corsets are bad FOR
women, and band themselves together as
thoseswho viii not submit TO a cruel fash
ion. we have something to think ABOUT
calmly.
One who notices changes in dress sees
thai previous to a decided ~tnnoVatlon'
people with hydra-headed emotions take
up the idea. exaggerate it, make 1t at
home, make It badly. Then It comes out
in cheaper fabrics and awkward snap-
ings at the shops.
Later, n when this has deyelopeu,
the craze has grown into a recognized
mode, and is worn by conventional peo-
Pile. It is On sale in the best stores, maze
by skilled hands, and of the choicest
fabrics.
When I learned that Partisan women
have organized clubs 70 moderate the
corset l thought OF going 10 me <oest
shops here to see what OF mooinea COT
setry already was on sale
By the time that The original reFolt
against bicycle clothing had Exhausted
its force proper bicycle garments mace
l lound, seiaiials e"a' az
aooul nsne ae aaa - sa.ea14h,,
-sa ~ ha5no
$500 Asnaa :. a9stnst +bam some
Ss-saaS siaai6cs, faSbsons in stavs were
- 80 ~ pb;lsdanb,a And they
ara made Of the most expensive mater
5aqs
Ono a-isadva7ytag pc of going without cor
cots has been that the skirt bands cut
into ones waists. Inc woman WHO linus
this the only objection of living without
stays viii rejoice at discovering an ador-
able mite of a corset. 1t leaves the hips
and bust free. Originally introduced
TO be worn with decollete evening gowns.
Its value for use in bicycling and riding
appealed to 50 many women win
good figures that the tiny waist support
is now sold for general use IT IS NOT 70
be recommended Tor over sim women
who cannot sit up WITHOUT r1nicia sup
port This babylsh a COSTS from - ~
s., and Is offered IN procaoeo salils'
blues, inks yehoWs, Dresoen anu p'a
silks inere IS nothing
us prices OF laOf.es
A corset in white ana tlnts' winch pro-
vides for greater freedom tnan we usu-
ally have had, is MADE with eiasllcs
across the hips. When one does NOT
wear her clothing overnight. the advan-
tages of the flexible elastics VIII be found
TO be great
No corset with starch in It ever should
be bought. The starch gives to the stay
a false shape, which it viii lose when
worn And very likely its cut viii be
thoroughly bad. Bones in a proper fit
ting corset do not run directly up and
down, except exactly at the front, back
and sides.