The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-09-15
BIG CROWD SEES
CORSETS PUT ON
Mysteries Of the Straight
Front are Fully Explained


boudoir were ruthlessly revealed yes
terday at the RIss0aic Temple, Twen-
tytthird street and Sixth avenue
when for the benefit os ono thousand
dressmaHers and fair scat ering Of
men and women Gin all stages Of
obesity and slimnessj was moulded in
to corset and built into straight
front .pure OF the proper sort.
The process was exploited with a
frankness that obscured little, and the
costumes OF the living models had ar
rived at that intimate stage Of disrob-
ing which caused the sudden cessation
of "Orange Blossoms" few years ago
and the retirement Of Nine Piar-
MORN from thu New YORK stage.
Miss Elizabeth White president OF
the Dressmakers Protective associa-
tlon OF America. was the lecturer, and
the demonstration was feature Of
the convention now in progress. L
was given to show that the first duty
of the dressmaker Is to make figure
for her customer.
Just one straight Front"
There are straight fronts and
straight fronts said Miss White,
but there is only one that Is right
u customer comes to you who hasn't
q good fgute. you should not take her
unless she viii permit you TO change
a. A woman viii change from the
moment I touch her In six months
she win be made over II you keep
your bodies up you need never grow
old
Excepting the body up was later
seen TO he no metaphorical Injunction
when after the fastening of the corset
the lecturer prescribed that a woman
shoald pull herself MP gently-just
enough to be comfortable"
The uninitiated lsu ned through two
scnsss at once how tendency to EN-
bonpoint is sternly suppressed by gar
fefs fastaed 10 the front OF the cor
ct. which act like miniature pulleys;
how the victim further "lengthens the
foim7 aud "scatters the flesh in un-
desirable localities by standing on one
foot and kicking with the other, This
exercise is auggested for odd nom
ents, while talking with a friend or
possibly waiting for a street car. Be
giners were also informed that when
the back Of the leg is straight you are
in order" or. in other words you have
The proper front"
A scout elderly woman with re
dundeady of curves in the wrong di-
rectiou furnished the opening cnapter
OF the revelations. Her painful con
sciousness Of her abbreviatiors above
and below reached its climax wnen
four cameras were pointed at her, and
shriet accompanied the hashlight
She was shown In badly fitting
corset after which this was removed
before ther audience and the correct
hing adjusted
IT must be loosely laced, said Miss
white. as the operation was begun.
and the lowest hook must be fasten-
ed FIRST"
Then after the pulling up had
been done the lacing the lacing com
menoed and presently figure with
the proper profile was evolved.
Patterns in lace hosiery and open
work borders were subjects of study
during the reformation of the two fol
lowing models, one plump and pleas
ing. the other girllshly slim.
isn't that smara for thin hgureY
demanded Miss White. turning the
model about in triumph When the
fitting OF waist and skirt over the
proper corset began the dressmakers
left their seats and stormed the plat
form. while "tucks and gathers"
straight lines" and extra darts
were hurled about like shots in a bat
ne
Today at the headquarters. No. p
West Twentythird street. the dress
makers win discuss Competent Help
ana should Dressmakers Use Theii
own Materials Tomorrow at the
Masonic Temple the election Of offlo
crs Will take place.