New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-13
MEN TO WEAR CORSETS.
I'm Ten Years Lords of Creation to
Don Mach 4bused article"

Nine Linda Ross Wade. vice-president of
the National Dressmakers' Association, now in
session at the Masonic Temple 6th-ave and
Oldest, is convinced that within ten years men
win be wearing corsets. She made this state
r1ent yesterday afternoon at a corset demon
stration, and added that she thought the lords
of creation would not only look much nicer, but
feel much more comfortable If they would adopt
this much abused article OF dress.
Men would find corset Just as comfortable
as women do" Nine. Wade declared, and it
IS evident that they are beginning TO feel the
need of some such garment They have tried
all sorts of things to make themselves look
neat in their shirtwaists. and in spite of all the
fun they have made of women. they will have
70 come 20 corsets before they find anything
satisfactory
There is everything in the way you put a
corset on" said Mime. Wade. 1T is the use you
make of your corset that we have to consider.
rot the corset itself"
Nine Wade showed the audience how she put
on her own corset and incidentally commented
on the changes in the much moulded" female
form demanded by the present fashion, and how
the corset may be used to produce them
We still pull ourselves out of our corsets,
she said 'but not quite much as last season
The spring Of the bust begins little higher
M. This gives a slightly higher and fuller
bust and the appearance Of q. smaller waist.
while the decrease in the apparent size Of the
waist makes the hips appear larger.
Nine. Wade fastened her corset from the DOT
tom upward, and laced the lower hair, negll-
ming at the bottom. Then she laced the
,1pper half from the top downward Inc Two
strings were then crossed in the r1doie ailo
tfgbtened When the complicated process had
been completed and the balance OF the elSht
Yards of laces had been tucked inside the corset
bust after being securely tied, Nine. WAGE an
nounced to the adTniring audience thaC ne
waist measure was just the Same Mitii LII -
81 wear a No. 22' she said, but when L go
"a huv q corset the filters nearly always want
10 give me No. 10 1t IS not the size OIL tiie
corset that makes the waist appear small pu'
Five other models were fitted TO illustrate how
small OF large hips and busts, fiat figures ana
other defects could be remedied-
You can change the position or nesh you can
reduce IL or make it. with q corset, SAID NINE
wade GIVE small hips and busts plenty OF
room and they will develop. Box up the hesh
and it Will disappear .,
devices displayed about the room that the ofesS-
makers did not depend altogether on coIsets;
There were bust forms OF assorted sizes az
modified and modernzed busties IN I Ia do4es %
hinge stuffed and corded pads, as large as
small door mat and an inch thick Inc tashioh-
able princess gowns demand "hgures, ana WLeH
a woman puts these things on. she has, as the
exhibitor aptly remarked, her figure with her.
This exhibit attracted much attention, and in
Guided besides the helps just mentioned an
other article in which the dressmakers were
also much interested, namely, a garter purse
tnee of the model on which IT displayed,
and appeared to meet long felt want
The evening session of the convention was de-
voted to a comparative exhibition OF ancient ana
modern fashions the latter being shown on Nv
ing models the former by means Of stereop-
ticon.