The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-07
FAT woMAN,s IDEALIzED FIGURE.
French Woman Has Designed a
Corset for Her Stout Clumsy Sis

lot her STOUT OlumSy Sis
ters.
New York, Jan. 5.-"Next summer 1
shall certainly go to Paris if for no other
purpose than to have a corset made after
l he model that I tried on there this sea-
son." recently remarked an extremely
smart woman, who had, however, a decid-
ed tendency to embonpoint. My only rea-
son for not ordering one when there was
that it would necessitate a change in my
entire wardrobe. I shouldn't have minded
paying for a corset of simple coutille and
whalebone, but to cast aside all my pres
ent gowns and petticoats was quite an
other story; besides, 1 could not remain in
Paris long enough to make the change.
What is the peculiar character and adj
vantage of this new corset? Well il simply
obliterates every sign of that ugly alb
dominal protruberance, which is the des-
pair of SO many self respecting women,
myself among the number This extraordi-
nary corset is so made that it really forces
one to carry herself properly-her weight
behind rather than before her: and one
does so quite naturally with ease free
com and comfort. To begin with, it is fash
Toned entirely upon hygienic principles, its
inventor being a woman. Madame Chere-
val, physician of unquestioned standing.
The walls of her reception room in Rue
de Rome, near the st. Lazare station, are
covered with diplomas and physicians en-
dorsements of her corset, while she her
self is bespankled with medals testifying
to her scientific attachments.
In devising a new corset, Madame c.
started out with the hypothesis that ma
ture never intended any woman to pro-
trude emphatically either above or below
the waist, and that large proportion of
the extremely unsymmetrical figures one
sees, is due to a corset which pulls them
in at the waist, forcing the super1uous
flesh to bulge out elsewhere
The corsets of her invention certainly do
not confine the waist unduly and nine wo-
men out of ten upon adopting them, woulI
md that their gowns would not come to-
gether at the waist, or for three or four
inches above. Ample room is given to the
stomach and other vital organs although
the inventor claims that after wearing
one a few months, the organs assume a
more normal position. one naturally
breathes deeper and the waist gradually
decreases in size, so that one is obliged to
have smaller corset made upon the same
model. That is another reason why | did
not adopt them last summer. l want to
give my figure four months i'm which to I'M
dergo this change, and then have another
made In her workshop, which l fondly
trust may be considered scientific attain
ments.
This new creation Is cut above the hight
of an ordinary corset in the back, but is
very long and well fitted below the waist
in front, and very short above the waist
not being intended to take in the bust.
The short corset covers which tie at the
bust are required with this corset. The
whole effect is a very narrow pretty back,
while there are really several inches more
room AT the front, the figure. as "A whole,
seems smaller and certainly much more
shapely.
1t is intended that the bodices worn
with this corset shall come to a point in
front several inches below the old waist
line, and that the skirts and petticoats
adapt themselves 10 the same waist line,
being also cut to a point and held in
place by a hook. This really gives to
figure all the advantages of naturally
long waist.
The French corsetiere prophesies that
American women viii be slow in adopting
this new corset. owing to their love for
small waists. 1t has, however been re-
ceived with marked favor by the most
fashionable women of fashionable Paris.
Marion Depew.