New-York tribune., 1903-03-07
TO PUT ON Il CORSET
The Correct Manner of adjustment
Demonstrated By DreSsmGkers.

..7ou see bovv she staudsv' derisively exclaimed
Miss White, at the Dressmakers' Convention yes
terday. pointing 20 fat model on HhoIn sAe
purposed later to adjust corset correctly lou
couldn't make a figure like that look fit in any
sort of gown that was made Shes stanolhs
on her heels to begin with Ten to one every one
Of YOU listening now is doing the same
thing" (there were not enough seats TO go around)
and you can never hope to look swell until you
begin by standing on the ball of the foot You
see. too. that this model has some twenty inches
back measure and waist length at all in front
Well, all that's because she doesn't know how to
get into her corsets. Now, wait till show you
and the awful example" of the wrong way was
hustled behind a screen Two minutes later she
reappeared ready for demonstration Of the right
way" --..-.
You must be very particular about the. way
you begin to put corset said Mrs Starbuck,
Miss Whites assistant First you fasten the sec
ond hook from the bottom then the top one of ali
Then you unfasten the bottom and fasten all, be-
ginning with the second from the top. The next
thing to do Is to take hold Of the bottom part OF
the corset and pull it down with hFnness.
All this time the two four-foot lacings in the
hack Of the corset stretched to their widest.
Then Miss White and Mrs. Starbuck each took a
string end and began on the back After many
letting outs" and taking ins" Of the crossed
lacings, the ends coming from the waistline. were
drawn around in front. tied and hooked around the
lotion of the straight front. It indeed fact
that. following the directions to stand the ball
up the individual thus corseted did look
nearly much like p0uter pigeon as previous to
all this manipulation Yet her waist noticea-
bly, smaller thar before. The bodice Of the street
gown in which she had first appeared was then
tried and the waistline found to be several
inches out Of gear.
You see," exclaimed Miss White enthusiastically
she is comfortable than she ever was in her
life before. and yet look the difference. This
is something like She ought to have been ashamed
Tn walk he 10 sin
hefore tell you, ladies' you can have any sort
of Hgure you've q mind TO. It's all in the knack
The Thin and medium" models were next
brought on the platform and shown 10 be just as
@ss? sas in need of scientific oorze'ins as the fat
'9orsels should BE- unlaced to their fullest every
Non, mEd. say every night. II you wait till
morning you're sure to be too lazy or hurried. or
Women crawled up on the edge of the platform
=" eet near view of the details Of the corset
ing. and questions came thick and fast from all
narts Of the neck cranIng audience
Don you think woman who is short looks
liter when her front waistline isn't SO long as
The stout woman glared at the questioner
No. don't. returned Miss White. You'll never
2ther- wonan's style is in the pitch and pose
II was stated that corset at least a size larger
than formerly would be required by those who
favored this adjustment. so that the additional
An improved sort of garter was also shown in
No don't sell them said the platform
0ratols: ''they're perfectly simple. and you can
make them for yourself" They were fastened to
tho bottom of the corset. either front. back or at
ne side. all three II preferred, and consisted
Of broad covered elastic with ribbons at the bot
Slip through loops the stockings and tie
little bows about the knee A bias band of silk
was -ewed around the inside top of the stocking, to
prevent tearing. and small loops or rings sewed
7h=s-
There is much suppressed excitement over the
Iec iinn Of judges of the dresses which
peiinZ for the 800 in prizes; Few are brave
enough 10 run the risks involved. and those willing
suspected Of interested motives.
And there you are declared the distracted
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