The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-02
LAMENT on THE CURvKLEsS vow,
Paris Journaiist Find. Grave Fault, In A,
New Corset.

NtN softtNs
PARIS, Aug. 22-In America one isn't l.L,
20 ind the leading article Of a grcAl daIy nan,
devoted to the latest fashion In curse's |,
Paris that very thing has Just happened The,.
10 a lot Of talk about the emancipa led CoUdtos
Of American women. A. n matter u fact
the importance Of an American woman Ia u,
body polite Of her country isn't 70 be- Com.
pared with the importance Of French woue,
IN france. They take women much nor,
seriously over here. They have gwen hpr ,
really superb role to play and they Conoeln
themselves nightly ABOUT her manner Of
PLAYING Il. Women have a Tremendous. deal
Of power and men seem jealonslv RnIiou,
that the power should stay IN the woman,
hands.
The latest fashion In corsets may seem .
far CRY from this serious bus ness bat iroIa
the fTenChmaD b point oil view. " Isuh Tie
woman's. power Is largely, hrTs nrcahss o' Peg
Adam, one Of the leading journalists Of lds,
lnds that these qualities are Threatened by
tho new fashion and therefore ~" speaks ~
promptly in three columns beginning with
corsets and ending with anarchy. lie handles
the corset subject without gloves much a,
he says tho lady's maids have 70 hstdle tho
CORSET; -. otA ., q robust, maid and p.
markable biceps." he says. no woman an
hope To attain this platitud",
PiatiuIde In this caae Ia 10 he taken literally
II means fatness: natness physical, without
the curves which have hitherto been regarded
as the proud possession % woman. All w.
curves according 20 Nj. Adam, are t9roldden
by the new fashion. aided ana allotted by Tue
bfawny lady's maids
She laces, she pulls. she buckles she YES
he laments. And the most ATTRACTIVE Nenli
nnds herself transformed into tianynede.
She IL ike a lead soldier IN a ~siK-cent boa
M Adam declares that the fashionable young
woman OF the day II Ike q boy patadins 10
girls clothes and that one loon l,'ii"t,ne5
osrned on her upper lip. lie also carefully
@sRes the inevits6e thrust at England Ihet.
! il more ground for IL in this case ban there
ssen,shoy seems as Il she had been clt OFT
nv an amateur and one whose material Wa
in awt ward shape 10 begin with, -.
,1 BeG n sd snsy reisTins to these a' curve.
must we 60 without them too. -
Ibis sad possibility OF, a cnrNeless iulut
for French women natirH smnd mgkes the "'o'
@a Nc this beautiful MdoI OF patriotism
uhirh animaies the society Of large cities VII
It not al. least serve 70 maks US re cGarI6 ~
Journalist. alarmed FOR the future q hupsnir[.
lie appeals in frenHied language 70 me fienc,
women Of bygone days, who charmed 90
Away. ~ U'is eG.s6 ST the s'f Rscsld u tho new o We
tniht ~ dascendants. Behold how The"
Saaoendants sbominably renounce the chAus
which have csptyated our Srte sSs t Ssr sE.
Gn ~ ,ba EnGiIsh fashion in spite Of all our Ola.
tr,hos against cosmopoltanism and the lot,
eener. a IL be that In our country tle guy
of The boy Is replacing That Oh the ''''o q"
seTha roman who initiates q man In erpesr.
snoe sins against beauty. IL Is an selfeuc
e NV in perseverins In its wi being and In a.
eomniishing the most complete expression
81 III own qualities. The woman who lIllsps
: man min II aD Dss.S.tg }i psGSs0' the g R] aS!iur: N {
. .;S. 81 sssi the Let te. sas,is o sGT csithio and isHa
races. NJ Id.n's arm.
rant IL adj 10 come. In fact. what has ALREADY
Ian given IL scarcely argument. It's latael-
4 tion and entreaty. He now goes on 70 snot
| how this deplorabls state OF anairs heS CONS
FASHIONS do not depend entirely on cslHSj
They express also the upconscious teh1enl y.
te epoch. Ideas which are Tspes'e ,ps G Wbas
manner Of life. Here for years peolie ha,S
been calling the nation 70 energy, IIehrnIs i"
IL with comparisons in favor OF Ahsisnu, /.
plapding the conan m0 nov MON wives 10 c.
tivate loyalty. intelligence science Enu az ~,
pendsnce, 20 take part In politics Inel az
more or less pe@rsssaen 20. % "a az hem sSe mas,6 b.
reasoned with, and W reason abou' clesa iueS
is 10 adopt them In part .r,,u ,A,r,
Al the time whom people were tai.ins 49, rH.
teriais Of pale shades. furniture, Of trsgle cot.
stricron. Watery green, faded blue, wared.
out red were the colors for gov n5 sSa gHa.Tr
byzantine passemen terie. re-haIhHeuuT
crossed the English Channel In every - v, !,
was a strange flower sta nding, solitary me
small rose vase on the table, ,,rrt
To-day the air IL hIisd wI,d T"lsS" TiIIs
matte problems arise. Strikes follow SUM.
Sovereigns receive the direct atth'hs o.
Anarchist eIecutioneer. social dlsolqsI tor,
bles as war does between opposinR clVlHHauons
Struggles are imminent. And our NCmr'
themselves again try to look like Ne AnletoS
though they no longer have 20 draw a rU'
Still they wan, 10 appear mascuIineHh d nls," wa,
not weigh ted down bv a single huItIIN.'
ounce OF flesh. They don dream nai hE ~,
ing themselves less attractive 20 q yo.lIs ''r,
The Latin fights for less beauty. he VIII hsh''r'
By which ingenious reasoning NJ Adam hcpes.
20 down the new corset and TeIiolr i,t. ,o1
hne. but there are more weak pOlnlt y %.
Adams armOr than he would hAyeu w -
there are in the present acoofdlts 10 n n.,
amazonian stays. II war and HlInors. q, ~
make women dress themselves down 10 isnr
ing trim. q sort OF cleared-fUr- action allr,,,
anoe, why were the women of lseO hlI.noGJ 4,
hoops while they wore the most dgnGrs,
sentimental bonnets with ribbons TED lIot,
their chins? NJ. Adam is WRONG there Eldn ~,
wrong in one or two other spots, lr'AE,,
Frenchmen-or at least some Frsnclmel-lt
the balloon style Of figure. .CertaIrIy, 20,
sake Of the multitudes Of middl"-aHrd frt.,
women whose curves are Of that Nsn'll, j,
10 he hoped they do Rlt the ne" t'tsel ~
worked Wonder for the grsLhcatlon ~ ltol,,
who prefer lines vhi,l are really urc' ald IT,.
ebuli'tiona. For the last year The lreirh "toins
en- have worn the most ravisnins RpHir VIZ, y,
have set of thanks TO the new '"r''t Anu =.
the husky lady's maid Of VI Adam ? AR.s.
tion. for she IL only a fiction w" mo- ,'1Y,,I
ing figures which the French women 'hN' !
for years. The Palsis du Costume ~ "Lt ~ -,
attractions at the Exposition. II q o.
Eden Musee. giving groups repfese''it ~,
ems costumes from n period Nb"I
Yves simplicity Of raiment had p".h "s
slightly modified. The not )rI'asls
ABOUT this exhibit ia that the modern -,
shown are the most artistic 81 thel, 81
are not especially beautiful an mpl"s :.
One can ace prettieI once almost aii Nt. @tI,S
the Paris world Of fashion coner"s0''' Via.
isn't In Paris just nj present, bur e'"i ' ,s
that are shown. and on wax figure. 81 ,'" an,
altogether moro attractive" than 'I"f' ' IT,.
bygone day. Honor then Vher" bono. I..
And this, II. Adam 10 the oon'raT.
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