Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10

proaches corset counter with the hope
OF completing her purchase at one trip.
She selects her particular make, number.
and specifies the quality, and then makes
an appointment for a fitting, as she Is sure
to find every hour engaged for a day or
two in advance. At the appointed time
she is received by an expert filter, equipped
with twenty or more different corsets OF
the same model, laced and ready to try on.
The first ppiting on of a corset, you know,
counts for as much as the initial adjust
ment OF a glove The various models are
then tried until an absolutely perfect nt
Is discovered; and should 1t chance that
none OF them exactly suits the figure, alter
ations are made. free of charge, that ensure
that perfect moulded effect so dear to the
feminine heart. with the really smart
trade, however this ordeal is rarely gone
through with more than twice a year. for
l cannot now recall a client who purchases
single corset at a time. They usually
buy three at least. and keep them all going,
too; for frequent changing not only keeps
the shape and contour of the corset intact,
but goes long way toward preserving
the glrlish curves and springy outlines of
the figure The corset should be changed
for dinner, just as much as the gown
and as for evening wear. quite a different
cut must be worn, though | am bound to
say that, with the lowered bust of the
latest street corset It is not impossible to
make 1t do duty also for evening. The
best dressmakers, you know, require quite
different corset for fitting a tailor gown
over than for the fitting CT softer goods.
MY advice as to the very best method
OF corsetting n woman on the least possible
outlay? That is easily given. In the first
place, let every woman understand that there
are no materials in the world better for cor
sets than frst-cass coutille and pure whale
bone; when she wears the proper model in
this combination, she is to all intents and
purposes perfectly corseted woman, and
unless she has some eccentrlclty OF figure
that must be pampered to, she can secure
such a model for about Sc Oh! know the
pretty brocades and satins with the dainty
lace trimmings are alluring to the eye. but
they really signify nothing so far as gaining
and keeping well-set-up, trim figure is
concerned One could not make a greater
mistake than to put all her money into one
such elegance for special occasions, and wear
cheap, limiting corsets the rest of the time.
No II you are limited in income, stick to
the good coutile corset, and turn 1t over to
the housemaid the moment 1t becomes in
the least stretched, strained or dscolored
The secret of keeping your figure fresh and
young is never to allow yourself to go about
in an old, broken-down corset; economlze
anywhere else, rather than to limit yourself
to two or three a year. Six corsets includ-
ing neglige, bicycle and evening wear, ought
however, to carry one very comfortably
through a twelvemonth.
CORSETS FOR EXTREME SIZES.
"Oh, yes, our very best work has to be
done in the interests of the very lean and
very fat continued Nine la Corsetiere,
In answer to question, "and with the aid
OF the light French stuffing for the one and
elastic silk for the other, we are able to
turn out some very creditable works of art
in the way of figures; though, l must say,
in these days of athletes, we have less oc-
casion to pad than formerly. However, for
those who were pretty well shrunken be-
fore sporting days for women began, there
are these little, lightweight pads of finest
curled hair, that come from Paris already
to fill in an unfortunate gap or
scoop in hip, shoulder blade or bust. BY
slipping these artificial bits of anatomy in
side the corset one may be made to present
as delicately curved and softly rounded an
outline as though Mother Nature had been
prodigal instead of chary in her gifts.
And as for our fat friend Just take a
glance at these elastic stays that At, for all
the world like the skin itself. The day has
happily gone by for trying to stem an ava
lanche OF flesh with heavy cloth, and steels
and bones as stiff as a board Why, the
weight and thickness of such corset adds
in itself an inch or two to the girth, to say
nothing of the horrible discomfort to the
wearer! No; even the fine woman may now
rejoice in the litheness and freedom OF a
thin, lightweight corset of coutille and
built out in all projecting areas
with this Ruithel elastic, woven like stock
met and as firm as sail cloth "