The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-12

and, of course, mean the garter at
tached. Thank goodness women aren't
using those horrid round garters any
more. Circulation shoppers, I call
them. You give me a well-corseted
woman and put the cheapest cotton
with lumpy corset under a Paris
gown, and it's the first woman that will
be called elegant every time.
Above all, you must lace up your
corset every time you put it on. When
l see woman with one of those hook
lt-on -and-let-it-go-a t-that' affairs I
get sad. A woman with the poorest
excuse of shape came to me, and L
said: How do you wear your corsets?
says she, Me? never change the lac
ing Then says 1, Then you'll never
change your shape I can lace up q
woman so she's second Venus, and
don't care what her shape was before
L get busy, either.
Stocking supporters are important,
too. They must be just so, and throw
the weight of the body in the right
direction or the effect is spoiled An
other thing, ladies': I like cotton sup
porters. Silk looks sweller, but cotton
has the proper resistance. The stock
ings should be fastened four times
twice at the side, which holds the cor
set in place, and twice in front at the
peak of the corset. Hook the corset
downward and in, back lace straight
upward. | don't believe in tight lacing
not l. But we shall have the models
and then you can see for yourself.
The first model is fat, as you see."
Then a venerable woman with fig
ure-better say, without a figure
waddled upon the stage. She wore a
short skirt and chemise-a costume
perfectly adapted to the display. When
the fat model caught sight of line
OF male photographers behind cameras
she SHE'D and appealed to Miss White:
II didn't think any men would be
here" she stammered
That's all right" said the president,
soothingly. They're photographers,
and they're here on business
Then the fat woman stood before
the audience in all her unconfned
abundance. Some of the women tit
tered and others sighed expectantly
as loose corset was strapped about
the model" The bit of cloth and
whalebone was hooked, Miss White
explaining each step, and then the four
dangling StreamerS were attached to
the stockings. This threw the fat
woman's figure well forward, and the
lacing in the back frightened the stays.
Then a gown was clapped upon the
model, and 10! she was sylph in black
velvet. With flourish of her hand
she left the stage, her .waistline well
defined. The audience applauded.
Then younger woman, as thin as a
beanstalk and stoop shouldered, came
upon the platform. She wore a chem
1se and skirt sprinkled with blue rib
bons, and on her pempadour a bunch
of chiffon was poised.
'This lady is thin" announced Miss
White, and corset embroidered in
violet was brought into action. The
same supporters, the same system of
hooking and the same deft molding
were practiced on the thin girl Be-
fore the process was complete Miss
White fiourished a little cushion of
blue silk, trimmed with chiffon and
lace. i
Some ladies'" said she, with a
significant smile, s'need a little assis-
tance. Here is my suggestion"
Then she tucked the gay little cush-
ion inside the corset. After the angular
girl and her cushion had retired a
young woman appeared who might
have posed as Psyche at the WelP' or
venus Borne on the Crest of Wave"
murmur of admiration greeted this
"possessor Of perfect figure" and in
spite of her absence of stays the wom-
en- voted her "a beautiful shape" A
corset with pink rosebuds and cata-
racts of lace and ribbons was girdled
on the beauty, and when the experts
had finished with her she was ideal.
AS she stood before the audience,
blushing slightly, Miss White patted
her bare shoulders and said:
This lady does not need the little
blue cushion"
Every one laughed.
After the models had withdrawn,
Miss White called for questions, The
responses were beyond her expecta-