The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08
DOCTOR MADE
WOMEN GASP.
Gallant Told "Ralny Daisies"
How 70 Adjust Corsets.
SEEMED TO KNOW ALL ABOUT IT
But Some Of His Remarks Made Sems Of
His Hearers Turn Pink-Mu. Gallant
GIarss it Hin
SEEMED TO KNOW ALL ABOUT IT

New York, March s.-Rainy Daisies had
the most trying experience in their his
tory yesterday when they invited Dr.
Ernest Gallant To talk At their meeting
in the Carnegie Building. lie chose as
his subject, and handled IL with a mas
cuine gusto that left nothing To the Inn
sgination, How 20 Put On Corsets."
THE corset is thing that embraces
so much one cannot help being inter-
ested." he began sympatheticaly. 1T
may sound strange for = man 10 stand
here and tell you how to put on your cor
sets. but that il what intend 70 do"
This with decided frinness.
The Daisies looked pink and reproach-
ful. but he rushed on unheedlng;
"The chief fault il that the pressure
In concentrated at one point. Women
make the mistake of trying 10 get mar
row waist, and they are immediately be-
tween the devil and the deep sea. You
cannot" with an expressive gesture. 're-
arrange fifty pounds OF avoirdupois by
lacing"
The Daisies gasped, but the worst was
yet 10 come.
DOCTOR MEETS A STONY GLARE.
I'm counting up the layers OF clothing
that a woman has at her waist" contln-
ued the relentless doctor, 81 find there
are as many as sixteen or eighteen
That's absurd. Now, I've seen woman
take of her corsets"--
A woman in the audience sat up sud
denly and fixed an awful eye upon the
doctor. II was Mrs Gallant
''Er-well-that is-you know. that sort
of thing makes red line" the doctor
continued. looking in another direction.
Then he hastened TO discuss diseases at
tendant on small waists. Indigestion,
dyspepsia and "liver" spots on the face
were a few of the ills he pictured.
Nerves and imperfect breathing ca
pacity were others.
That's why women have 70 use fans.
You don't see pale, anaemic men. Have
your corsets made Go order IL you don't
have anything else"
But such curtailment of costume did
not suit the Daisies Their cheeks again
hung cut danger signals.
THE corset"-he was coming 10 the
crisis-"should be adjusted SO You can't
feel IL more at one point than ut an
other To he laced properly it should
have two strings. one at each end TO
meet In the middle. The back should be
very open. should say buy corset two
sizes too small and lace IL V shape.
spread out at the top and close together
below. The ideal way 10 put them on is
10 lie down fiat on the bed and fasten the
lower hook first know of woman
who cured herself OF jaundice that way"
NEW FASHIONABLE DISEASE.
The doctor further assured the Daisies
that the movable kidney" ,ne present
Fashionable disease among women, was
due TO improper corsets. He said that
million and half women In the United
States were so afflicted, and that proba-
bly, only twenty of the two hundred be-
fore him We're exempt from IL.
BY this time tho abbreviated sisters
were pale with apprehension lest their or
hardly resented IL when the speaker de-
clared that most women "of certain
age" were mere heaps Of flesh construct
ed I'm the middle"
Beauty OF outline is desirable. but ex-
pensive 10 maintain. Diet, drugs mas
sage and regular exercise are neces-
sary 10 reduce flesh" he said, citing LII
Han Russell as a shining example. "But
what Is the result? II gives YOU good
color, graceful walk, happy disposi-
tion. and your family likes TO live with
you"
Mrs. Gallant was waiting for the doctor
when he stepped down from the plat
form.