Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-14
SAYS MEN NEED PADS
CORSET WEARING EXHIBITION IN
NEW YORK.

A dispatch from New York last night
says: y fortunate thing it was that men
were excluded from the corset demonstra-
ton at Masonic Temple today. That is, for
their own good. Not many skeletons were
left in the wardrobe of womankind when
that performance was over. All had staiked
on the stage.
In the first place. II IT had been cold
weather Nine. Wade would really have sur
fered a chill or two, standing she did in
the center of the stage clad In light blue
corset festooned with straps and strings
and garment or two more, but not many.
1t takes up too much valuable time to dis
card garment after garment each day, IL
seems. for tradition had II that she leapt
at once upon the stage thus cad.
By and by she took up some articles or
wearing apparel from the table and put
them on. Then she looked a little moro
dressed, but not much. for they were arti-
Giles not supposed to be generally worn.
though they may be.
First came two lovely rosettes, which
she iourished in midair, so that all could
see before she stretched them where they
belonged, which right in front OF the
light blue corset from arm to arm. When
somebody had fastened them in the back
she stood facing the audience with smile
and a bust like a pouter pigeon for all the
world You can put them inside" she ex-
planned, 'or wear them outside, Just as you
wish.
Graphic limitations.
She gave graphic limitations OF both meth
DDS. which were observed by earnestly
watchful eyes. But the outside method OF
wearing the garment, she said, is preferable
on account of the air. Always give your
self plenty of air, on account of your dia-
phragm," she added. She snatched up a
lace corset cover from the table and made
as if she would put 1t on.
1t was a false alarm She merely drew
on the sleeve-one sleeve only-aud pulled
it over the rnsette with an air OF triumph,
excaimlng. There" Really, it was wei
there were no men iE that audience today.
And that wasn't all. II was not hair, IN
fact. When she had finished with the ro-
settes-and there are many different vare-
ties OF them, those with Vcntilators and
those without-she took frcm the table
something else. This she reckleSsly cast
about her figure. permitting 1t, after sew
eral trials, 10 rest on both hips well to tho
rear.
For those of you who need this sort OF
thing" said she. and lot of women ara
awfuly hollow in the back-you know that
yourself-you could not find a better hustle
than this if you ooted-large, light, airy.
well ventilated gives the perfect figure.
| would not mind If 1 had to pad. Men
need padding, too.
They get it, too, from their tailors. They
would be hump shouIdered as women If 1t
were not for their pads. They ought to
wear corSets too, these men. Don't you
know their galuses must hurt them across
the shoulders? Haven't you seen them CO.
ing along the street launching up like
this?" and she gave a clever imitation OF
a one-gallus man which brought forth
laughter in spots
Fer a Lopsided Woman.
Then returning to the pads. she showed
one for lopsided woman who needed pad
ding in one hip only. Then another for the
other hip If she needed it. and then girl
came walking soIemnly out on the stage
in a mask. and mighty little else, and took
up part of the attention.
There are some who believe that Madame
Wade has mistaken her calling. They think
she has spoilt the making CO good pug-
list.
Though the expression of the girls mask
never changed. it did seem rather hard on
her the way Nine. Wade slapped her into
shape She gave her a punch in the Shout
der dig in the ribs, a bang in the back,
then standing her upright before the audi
ence she said: See this girl. She hasn't
any figure at all"
Fortunately the mask hid the chagrin
which must have been depicted upon the
face OF the girl. But she has more now
than she had when she came to us in her
little old country corset made by the Lord
knows who. Now look and she took two
rosettes, fastened well together, clasred
them to the fore OF the girl and turned a
glad face to the audience, while somebody
else fastened them in the back so that they
would stay a while. But she had not fin
| ished with her yet Grasping a large hustle
from the pile at her right. she clapped this
| on the girl.
.'Nowr' she once more cried and glued
| a pad to her left shoulder, one to her right.
! another at the small of her back, another
stil between her shoulder blades, threw
! a shirtwaist over the top part OF her. !
| skirt over the other part drew the skirt
| into pinback, again gazed upon the audi
| ence and gave vent to another There
If that girl had walked down Broadway
/ there is not man on the great wide
| thoroughfare who could have told the diff
, ference.
Then Came Another Girl.
When she had walked off the stage an
entirely different girl walked on. with the
| excentIon of the mask and Madame Wade
| wined off the perspiration from her brow
and nut on a skirt-nobody knew why.
| Then another girl came out. was fitted
! out with pads and walked away. Then
came girl who was not tn.n;
has a bust"
There came this query from the audience,
Where did she come fromT
Nine. Wade fastened the girl into a cor
set without replying.
| II seemed she was not easily satisfied
| when Ii cane 10 figures.
| ''She has too much bust" she concluded.
"a woman who has too much bust is worse
| than one who has not enough. But we arc
equal to emergencies. When a woman Is
| afflicted in that manner, strap the bust
| in"
! had something the look of padless pad,
clapped it on the girl fastened 1t in the
back by Tae2ns OF strong buckles and faced
! the audience for the last time that day:
This is our contrivance." she explained,
smiling, for keeping the bust of large
and too wei developed woman from running