Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28
Low COrsets Are Barred by
the Latest Fashions,
BUT ARE STILL WORN
THE NATURAL" FIGURE STILL
HOLDS ITS OWN.
Good Form in Lingerie and tbs Con-
dnuous Interest It Has
for Women.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
After centuries of threa teuing urging,
beseeching," said a physician a year or so
ago. that women should lay aside the cor
set and be as God made them. We have seen
the desire OF our hearts practically accom-
plished. But what has done 1t? Common
sense? The force OF our logic? No. indeedl
Fashion herself. our old enemy. converted
to better condition OF mind
The good doctor had reference 10 the low
girdle which has been so popular Truly.
the corset had not been laid aside. but ths
gentle pressure Of the wee gtrile could
| hardly rank with the construction hitherto
deemed necessary by the woman Of fash
Ion. Lungs filled fun Of sweet air as
anyone could wish. There seemed to have
been an emancipation proclamation by
Dame Fashion
but what is the word Just now2 1.-The low
srdle is old-fashioned. CorsetS are higher.
coming quite over the bust in som, s,yles.'
1t is hard saying for some. But there 4,
balm in Gilead. The fat. sloppy woman is
no" ueoarred from making an exhibition
OF herselt on the public street: and that
Is comfort, at any rate Then rorseis
Wh.ie higher, are not too high. The very
stNiISh shapes shown in the Illustrations ara
certainly far from uncomfortable Then
100, the girdle of ribbon or tape is still on
lhe market, finding a ready sale among
young girls and very slender people. Really
IL You nave been a devotee Of the Cirdle
(and you're sensible woman II You werel
there Is no reason why Won should not 90
| on wearing one and taking your mn of conn.,
iorC Ihere was never corset on the mar
ket which showed TO such advantage n
graceful and well formed woman Fashion
| may nave strayed a long wav from ma
! Greek ideal, but the world is NOT We, 60
SUNK IN slayish imitation that It is not at
traGted by a suggestion OF those nobIv
! sculptured women which have always been
| the admiration OF the world
Seek Your Comfort
| But IL It is your desire, madam a NOT nm
worthy desire, certainlyD to be strictly up-
to-date, buy corset not lower than tba
models shown here There is no reason
why 1t should not be perfectly comfortable.
You lace it, Of course. one beginning from
the top and the other from the bottom. Nv
4ady' VINO has maid, does not need 10
| nave recourse to this device bur for or
! binary work-a day mortals II is the one ana
only way. Nobody laces too tightly now. II
course. Small waists thank the nnvr.rs
| have distinctly not come back as fssGi.,-7''
| able When, in the course of your sr1rnr,sr
rambles, you reach a town where fashion
does not readily permeate, note the waists
| OF the pretty girls and rejoice that Tho
lhltlated have been released from such tor
! ture ''
As to summer lingerie, now. Are not tbs
petllcoats here displayed exquisite? IL
would seem that If there was one Doint on
winch the prospective summer girl or ma
iron either for that matter. might be a
niue, Just a little, eXtravagant Il would he
the petucoat Hammocks-what a vista ~
pettlcoat possibilities the word calls mil
what said that naughty little Elizabeth
VINO PAID the visits, when she swung I'm
hammock? Jane wouldn't come: she said
IL made her sick. and she was shocked al
me. But 1 knew 1T was just because her
irllhes were not pretty enough" And now
to the hammock danger has been added
plhs-pong. You will take your stand before
room full Of people and fly madly after a
oeWltched ball, and that cheap petticoat
may be your undoing. Besides Ohappy
thoughtD. In the mornings and even aftar-
moons golf skirts and Sensible" costumes
are so absolutely de rigeur that there will
have to be fewer fluffy petticoats than ever
before and one can afford to buy more ex-
pensive ones.
The subject of lingerie is so fascinating
that one would discourse thereon forever
The well-bred woman Is distinguished NV
her tastes along these lines far more than
by the gowns she wears. Dressrna lers
may be responsible for those, but she hicks
her own lingerie, and the woman Of small
means and vulgar tastes is sure to econo-
mize on that, buying cheap things in order
to afford elaborate trimmings for her new
gown. 1t is not necessary to point out that
TINS is what is popularity called dead
glVe-away' as to her breeding. Most wo-
men cannot afford French lingerie always
or often, but ii is always possible to pre-
serve the balance between ones outer and
under clothing