Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-03

ditional two or three inches in waist
circumference, this state of things
ought to be commented on with the ut.
most approval.
The increase in waist is well and
good, but the retort comes, What
about the pulled up abdomen? and
there you are. Praise Is not unmixed
with blame. Yet with the exception
OF the few somewhat sensational re-
forms advocated, doctors agree, not to
disagree, but to tolerate, at least, the
modern corset, while in many cases
this whalebone of contention is actu-
ally recommended.
1T can be said, and said emphaticat
ly, too" remarked a well known wo
man physician when questioned as to
the foundation of these alarming &C.
cusations against corsets, that wo-
men as a rule do not wear their cor.
sets too tight. There is really little
fault to be found with the way women
dress nowadays, and the new straight
front corset, which has, of course,
been thoroughly discussed from time
TO time, has many excellent qualities,
and even in its most exaggerated form,
or | might say on the most exaggerat-
ed form, the corset serves an admir-
able purpose.
IN many cases we recommend the
wearing of a new style corset, and for
women of mature age the long hip and
abdominal support keep the wearer
from serious suffering sometimes.
I'm the old days when women pulled
themselves in at the waist until they
looked like bag tied about with a
string the vital organs were crowded
up or down. never did know exactly
which way they went, for to us there
seemed no room either place-and
much harm came from tight lacing,
The liver was pressed up against the
lungs, the walls of the diaphragm were
squeezed out of shape, and the stom-
ach was generally showed down upon
the abdomen. Under the new order OF
things the thOracic region is left I'M
disturbed, the ribs are permitted to
curve naturally, while the abdomen is
well supported by means of the in
creased length of corset
Then, if the lungs are not COM
pressed by the corset, how can it be
responsible for the beginning of tu-
berculosis?" was asked.
THE corset, in its day, has had
many sins to answer for, but tubercu-
lOsis can not now be laid at its door"
replied the doctor. Young women or
today, especially those of the fashion
able set, are possessed of splendid
breadth of shoulders, full chests and
good lung power, and these physical
improvements are due to the new cor
sets, which permit the wearers to walk
and exercise with perfect freedom of
movement.
THE comfortable style of dressing
which enables woman to come in
from a drive or perhaps call and go
boating, play golf or tennis without
having to change her corsets has made
outdoor sports popular and the result
IS that women are much stronger and
healthier than ever.
'Drossmakers have naturally been
compelled to adjust their lines to those
of the new figure. | have noticed that
their latest conceit for giving the
greatest amount of freedom and loose
ness over the chest is to arrange a lit
tie plat in the blouse at each armhole
in front, BY this device considerable ex-
pansion is allowed, and there is really
nothing to stand in the way of perfect
and deep breathing.
I'm wearing the abdominal corsets
women should be extremely careful to
have them properly adjusted to the
figure, for to be incased in a corset
that does not fit correctly is almost
as bad as being laced The corset
must conform to the lines Of the figure
or it will press upon some tender spot
CT vital organ, with serious result"