Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
FOR UP-TO-DATE WOMEN
Change III the Figure Has Been Emphatically
Declared.
One Result of Outdoor Life - The
Proper Styles in C0rsets and
How TO Wear Them.

Written Exclusively for Tie Evening Star.
The women of the coming winter will
wear great many waists with pouch eff
feet, and even her silk or wool separate
waists, with snug-fttingl front, will look
slightly broader just above the waist line
and slightly wider across the hips. Not in
the waist which is visible, will the differ
ence be found. 1t lies in the corset, which
is invisible. --..4- -
Athletic games and outdoor sports have
been modifying the hour-glass figure for
some time past, and now the change is en-
phatically declared and established. Paquin
and other artists who make a study of
exquisitely robing the human form divine
refuse to fit over any corset which has not
a 'straight' front and a sudden" hip
This would suggest the idea that the front
steels are perfectly straight, but an ex-
animation of the old style will show that
they were always straight to the waist
line. only curving below. They still curve
slightly over the abdomen. The change
Is in the bust cores, which start from
the waist line. thus leaving plenty of room
for the expansion of the diaphragm, a very
important part of the human frame in these
days of deep-brea thing out-of-door women
Inc new corsets are much shorter from
the waist line up, and from the waist line
down they are modified as to length in
front and radically changed as to length
over the hips. The hips are not much
more than two or three inches long, and
this gives the effect known as the Sudden"
hip, which will be much needed to carry
Off the skirts of the coming season. For
bicycling various short corsets are shown,
all in the new shape.
The best model Is of silk elastic The
elastic Is only about three-quarters of an
inch wide, and eight or ten pieces, laid
horizontally, with the bones set on at
proper intervals-about three in each clus-
ter-make the corset. These corsets are
used for golf, tennis, rowing and every
form of physical exercise, as well as
cycling, riding alone excepted.
The perfection of fit of riding habit
makes 1t necessary that there should be
popular riding corset is covered with suede,
in eitner tan or gray and it's severity is in
keeping with the rest of the costume.
For Evening Wear.
1t has been demonstrated that short co.,
sets are better for evening gowns also.
The new evening corsets are many of them
simply bodices of four rows of wide satin
ribbon, and are about ten inches wide in
front where the steels are set on.
The empire corset Is OF a novelty, but
its comfort and dsintiness have made 1t
permanency. 1t Is very short, nothing
more than Il very wide belt although care
fully fitted and boned. Women of slender.
firm figure can wear it under loosely fitting
waists without any further support 1t
40 oShSioaiS Woii, hO"eVeT, WIFI d CcH-
fury, or brassiere, as it Is more often
called. The century matches the corset.
There Is little strain on these short cor
sets, and they are made Of the dainttcst
materials. Lace and insertion, with rows
OF pale blue baby ribbon, formed
which was particularly tempting. The
brassiere to accompany it was also of
lace, insertion, and besides the ribbon run
through the insertion was bound on the
lower edge with pale blue silk.
A brassiere Is a bust and shoulder sup
port, constructed If a beautiful combina-
ton OF lace and ribbon.
1t is sad but true fact that no good
corset is really inexpensive. They range
In price from $3.50 to $780, The stays at
the latter price, of course, are studded
with diamonds, and have, gold clasps. A
corset which will be the perfection of fit
TO the end of its days will costasomewhere
In the neighborhocd. of $40 or $12. 1t is
Warranted not to break at the waist line.
70 matter how severe the strain if prop
erly worn.
Properly worn means LACED up with a
six-yard silk corset lace, and loosened
every time the stays are taken off, and
not laced again until they, have been put
on and pressed down to the waist line.
More good stays are spoiled by being worn
above the true waist line than In any
other way. MABEL BOYD.