The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
OMAN'S FORM RESHAPED.
LATEST ACHIETEME NTS OF THE
CORSET MAKERS ART.

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The Lines or the Female Figure Reduced or
Brought UP to the Curves which Mankind
Most Admires-The Methods of the Artistic
Corset Maker Help for the Corpulent.
A young woman walked into the office of a
well-known corset maker and said:
MY figure Is so downright ugly that I'm n
dismal failure in society. Would IL be possible
for you TO build mo upf"
The corset maker looked at her and smiled.
He half shut one eye and with the other seemed
TO penetrate her very ribs. Finally no said:
"0h, yes, you arc possible, very possible,
ma'm'selle." Ho is n Frenchmnn. and he went
on with NIL the enthusiasm of his race: You
might be worse. You have no hips or bust or
symmetrical lines, but that can all DO rcinodiod."
"You don't mean itl' exclaimed tho girl.
"You can give me a figure that will defy my big
brothers oommentsl That can't DO possible"
Perhaps ! oughtn't to wear a corset at ALL"
she went on conildentially. do you know they
toll me that there lie absolutely no physiological
argument for the corset, that IL we women could
see our interiors, by means Of the Roentgcn rays.
we would nevor put corsets on again"
"Boehi" calculated tho Frenchman. EVERY
woman should wear q corset. There are places
whore a corset should and should not press on
her figure. The danger from wearing oorsets
lies in improperly made stays worn too tight. A
CuEbet tudI nus mo 10TH pBTIeCbly Keeps IL
straight and holds it as 1t should DO held.
When q woman buys a ready made
gown sho has alterations made IN It.
She does not expect it to At her. Then
why should she expect n ready.made cor
set to 1T heri Most women think. that
garment. All wrong Ali wrong The waist
IL the least important. II u woman is short
wasted she should never wear a lons;;waisted
and accentuates every fault Of her figure. On
the contrary. II a woman is long wasted she can
not with WY any degree OF comfort wear a short
"How should a corset fir. asked tho young
e @@@an do Sssefi Y is the si most disae !nee RSSie''s ssn my
ton, and loads of girls and women tell me that
THY have !, tho loSn same o tendency; When v was in
who said they were never free from that feeling
of wanting to pull their corsots down"
authority. You make my point for me, Tho
corset should curve in well at the waist, and
1ral swell Of the figure; IL not, it gives the
wearer that uncomfortable feeling, a. II her
nal eurying of the hip. by Continually pushing
r. ait seems ems TO ,i me, said the young women, sur.
swell out, and vice versa. or course. / have pad.
ding put IN all my gowns but still nobody would
There's where you make a great mistake"
Venus, but about the padding. Padding that
presses down on the body prevents development.
Il not only arrests growth. but reduces 1t. Oh.
your gowns, only know the disastrous effect it
has on your figures. l turned from u man's tailor
a corset maker. I know woman's figure"
well, what on earth is a woman with no hips
and no bust going to do IL she doesn't wear
Al. that is whore I come in" answers the
a fPSn naW Z make SF %o ysars x | ssq nn Sus shss sn ,hibn |n:
oysrhsansinE hips look Q tthin, bat very trim and
You sec, l understand my business. l am a man;
mos: corset makers are girls. They learn, the
or Ave years. when they are just beginning to
learn to find the faults IN u corset that they arc
Ss Business 'N With m them. and ms ot EEePa Ffee sS s Fifls sq 3afs
their places. 1t is not so with II man. He learns
to make corsets. and If he marries ion wives he
does not give up tho business. Then man Is
creative. INCENTIVE, and he is quick TO see what
each individual media.
-, "Yon lack bust and hip developmsnt" said
e ene estho@5' for t 1aap stS SSW OF q as S91 h % eaTss, MANY shnt
has a spring in tho bust and stands out from tho
6 6ods IN such and =, way as to prevent pressure is
a simple arrangement II "a" he went on. pulling
o4t one spring and slipping in q Longer one;
a You tS readily imagine what a symmetrical
|splendidy" exclaimed the customer. But
u on 9ipi but / fs cam ali !r hat %1S want to 'oo n'p he declared,
laughing, Now. here is a corset ! made for a
psrsons T T'Re h hSsr the scene near Hsr '9 ss mo aiP r of AZ the
straight from under her arm down. She was well
nigh crazy over her lop-slded appearance, and so
inside belt over each hip. Two pieces OF c%outillc
about six inches broad arc stitched on at tho
do not meet, but are laced together just as the
corset Is In the back, and they rest on the hips.
the the 6 S9sSe spF PiEHPs sn ia" stands a sdHF oat from IN 1t t fI%i asnr to-
giving a firm, beautiful hip-apparcntly. Do
you see that woman coming out Of the fitting
III only had one like 1t" sighed the young
woman with genuine admiration.
have. She has on one of these corsets with this
bust and hip a~rrangement" volunteered the
is considered to have one of the finest figures
among the, women in her set. Funny. isn't It'll
One can't always tell"
stout women" remarked the young. woman MS
three who looked us II they might lip the beam
Yes, have n great many" he answered. II
think that stoutness Is the personal devil of a
fought and conquered as well ns n lack OF devel-
opmcnt. Women thus afflicted should wear n
S %itS t fhxte eomfSr as d 5sr , 6Sw Me %s Is fiH Fl gsSoaIs
fit well over the hips. Many women have greatly
S FeinS ID s Sc, ! @I;c BY - an imprG%v en- that IS
opposite principle from that which gives u hip
less woman hips, This bolt is made on the out
he adjusted TO suit the wcarer, and greatly as
sists in reducing size without injury to tho
had thirteen of these corsets made to
order within the last year. and she says that she
has reduced her waist at least ten Inches and
feels much better. don't care what kind OF a
shape n woman has. whether 1t be good or bad. I
can improve II. The human figure Is like a
beautiful piece of machinery to ME. and, whileI
don't know the first thing about an engine.
I understand woman's form perfectly. 1t Is
Il delicate business for "A man to ft u cor
set, else more would 70 into the business,
and the women would suffer much less from H.
when she IL III. He comes and he looks until no
finds the cause OF hor illness. II should be that
way in fitting %cOrsets. The maker should look
for the fault until he finds il, and then no should
alter II. Sometimes the fault is In the figure,
but often 10 Is In the cut OF the corset"