Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-04-12
1T IS NOT POPULAR.
CoIored Underwear Fad Has Been Given the
Cold Shoulder in Akron.

rock ribbed corset however, has pass
ed and it is very improbable that wo-
man will ever again allow herself
to be bound by its ens,av'ns shack
The athletic woman of today, she
who plays tennis and golf or rides Il
bicycle, wears girdle which is
mere travesty of Il corset, The glrdle
is wee thing which merely supports
the skirts and allows the free action
of the body.
The corset of today has a long hip
extension and fits smoothly over the
petticoats, The short hipless corset
recently so much affected spoils the
appearance of the hips and for this
reason is fast losing all its one time
popularity. The straight front corset
is the proper mode of today and is one
of the most sensible, most comfortable
corsets made. In fact, most firms
make no other unless specially order
ed. The straight front corset is cut
very low in front which prevents all
pressure on the stomach, one of the
very greatest of corset evils. Another
feature of the straight front corset
is the gored sides which prevents
breaking. For the slender woman
/ corsets are cut long over the hips, low
in front and eback. and high at the
sides. The stout woman's corset is
very short from the waist up, and
long on the hips.
y feature of the 1902 model corset
is the hose supporter tabs which are
directly in front thus relieving all
strain at the hips. Corscts are made
this year. of jeans, French coutil and
linen batiste, the latter light weight
material which will be very popular
for summer wear. Most of the corscts
come in white, though some very
dainty creations in pink and blue are
shown and are likely to be extensive
ly worn.
Let it be said to the credit of the
Akron girl that she is not taking UP
the ridiculous fad, which is turning
the heads of women in many cities,
of wearing colored underwear, for
however delicate the colors OF mater
'al nothing can be 80 dainty as white
underwear. The nearest approach TO
colors which Akron girls will wear
in underwear is dainty touches of
ribbon.
| The silk aud Isle thread vests come
in pink and blue, though the great
majority are in white. The short
sleeve vest is thing Of the past and
the summer girl Of l002 will wear
vests without shoulder straps or will
swelter in long sleeves. The reason
for this is that waists will this year
br cushioned of such sheer and deli.
cilr materials that the shoulder strau
is plainly visible and however dainty
other garments may lie the shoulder
strap of the vest looks extremely un
tidy.
Union suits are the most popular
things this year and come in silk and
Isle thread. silk suits can be pur.
chased at from $1.50 to 81. The lisle
thread are the most popular. The
very newest thing in drawers is silk
and Isle thread, coming to the knee
made umbrella fashion, and trimmed
with narrow torchon lace. They are
as pretty as muslin, and indeed are
deemed prettier by some and have
the added advantage of being far
easier to launder. A 1902 conceit is
mercerized Isle which Is used for both
vests and drawers and are as pretty
rs silk and have the advantage of
being cheaper.
THE MARCHIONESS.