Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-29
THE JEWELED coRsETs.
They Are Fashions Latest for Those
Who Can Afford Them-What
500 Corset IL Like.

Beauty unadorned is a thing Of the past.
The wealthy woman in order to keep ahead
of the rush and competition in style, is
forced to spend her money in some way.
and as the latest thing in clothes are so
quickly copied in cheaper materials, it has
now come down TO a question of lavishing
money on underclothes.
To be sure, expensive undergarments.
daintily made, have always been in vogue.
says the New York Journal. and $50 is
every day spent on corsets, but to this sea-
son is given the distinction of having been
the first in which gold and precious stones
have been used to ornament this most par
ticuiar article of woman's attire
Some years ago all that was required of
a corset was that il should be i~ong-waisted
and strong enough to withstand considera-
Bile pulling. Now 4 woman is most partic-
front and carefully gored in order TO give
her inquire the proper curves, il she does
not possess them. The only corset that
meets all the requirements is the one made
by the French. who have the art down to
perfection. American women have come to
demand these articles. and in order to meet
this demand the Storekeeper is now i'm
porting the very best French corsets.
One of the leading houses in the city has
made a startling and very expensive in
novation in the corset line. and it is that of
a JeWeied corset. ranging in various prices
to 40. The articles are kept in stock.
While it is not an everyday occurrence to
sell one of these deliberately jeweled arti-
Giles. still many sales are made.
In the first place. the corset which is so
gorgeously trimmed is made of brocaded
satin, gored and cut so that every flower
and stripe is matched. and the result is a
perfect picture.
The price of this is about $50. Then the
intended wearer allows her taste to run
riot if she has plenty of money. or buys
Just enough gold and jeweled fixings to
add a little more to the beauty. and. Incl
dentally, to the expense of the corset.
Before her are arranged any number of
gold fixings. There are the gold '~steels"
for the front. Every hook is set with a
good-sized diamond and eyed with three of
clusters of four diamonds each.
Next on the list are the golden hooks,
which are placed on the corset to keep the
skirts in place. These range in price. The
with four diamonds are SIS each. The way
of arranging these is to have a jeweled
one for the front of the corset and two
plain ones for the back. Then the expense
can be added to by having golden eyelets
for the back Of the corsets.
Then there must be real lace trimming,
and when this is added to the account it
can readily be seen that 1t is no difficult
matter to spend a couple of hundred dol
lars for a jeweled corset. When the ex-
jewels where nobody can see them. she
purchases a gold eye studded with diamonds
and places it on her dainty lace and velvet
collar.
Many beautiful sets Of 1eweled trimmings
diamonds set in Roman gold. The corsets
that these are to decorate are Of pale blue
satin with tiny daisies embroidered on
them. Another Is of 'emeralds and dia-
monds to go with pink satin. scattered
porters are of pink. and on the back are
the initials of the fair wearer.