The sun., 1905-09-13
THIS COLUMN WOMEN ONLY
IT'S ALL ABOUT CORSETS AND
HOW TO WEAR THEM.

| AtVhVoANB E,NtN u hhVTTbu Dsusl
Have Look In--1here Was Hoy
There, but He wasn't Appreciative.
Nine. Lindcr Roos wado occupied the
conter OF the limelight at the corset Demon
stration at Masonic Temple yesterday.
She was practically tho whole show. AT 8
P. M. she vaulted on the ntage, somewhat
lightly attired in a negligA, composed OF
fetching blue ribbons alternated with mar
row white lace. She faced the audience OF
women with smile.
Are there any men in the room?' she
asked In sepulohral tones.
The reply being in the negative. she
walked back and forth for a brief interval.
apparently meditatng. II could hardly
be oalled walk either. Prancing came
nearer.
As a matter Of fact, there was faint
resemblance to a man In the room.
small spindle legged boy was hidden by the
| voluminous skirts of his little country
mother. His interest was oentered on
thrilling blood and thunder tale with which
his careful mother had supplied him.
Nine. Wade suddenly halted in her limo
Of march. Il am here, ladies'" she began
In firm and decisive tones. ito teach you how
| to wear corset. First will show you how
to wear it; secondly. how not to wear it,
and 30 saying she placed both hands on
her hips, drawing back tho fetching reglige
in way which appeared to be ominols
Of something or other.
| Tho little country mother leaned over
her son.
Good story, my child?" she asked earn
estly.
splendid story, mother. just got to
where-"
-Never mind. ,;evcr mind. Tell me
afterward. Keep right along resGing.'
The pose did bode so something. Nine.
Wade had stood for two seconds only in
this attitude when with a swift and ac-
custo med movement she jerled of the
negligec and appeared differently.
At the tops Of her crms there were white
bows.
This little skirt" she began. 4is only
little common white skirt as you see.
never put on extra things for these exhibi-
tons. See! 1t fits perfectly, though,
around the waist and hips. That Is essen
tisl.
"Some people never pay any attention
to their skirts. They never seem to tfink
they ought to fit over the hips. They jerk
them on any old way" and speaking thus
CT how people put on their skirts, she took
hers of.
The little country mother gasped
This garment have on now,' resumed
Nine. Wade, failing to suggest its name,
SIS also another little inexpensive thing. I
bought 1t ready made in store. 1t has
been washed a lot of times" and with this
lucid explanation sho took that Off, too.
The lit tie country me ther again bent
owe the kid
.I'm glad it is a good story, my child,'
she whispered
Zine story, mother,' answered the kid,
| and went on reading.
| There were one or two articles Of apparel
left after that even. Explaining fully that
these, too had>been washed and ironed and
pink ribbons had been run through them,
Nine Wade clst these to the winds with
the same abandon which had characterized
her former movements and left herself
deicately clad in long blue silk corset,
black silk stockings and something or
other to which were attached the white
bows on her arms.
She commenced then, most OF her clothing
being on the table, to occupy herself with
to hang her and Of very fine silk She slowly
unraveled them amid fire CT watchful
and interested eyes.
You have heard women say" she re-
marked scornfully, that they never unite
their corsets. That is the greatest mis-
take you make. you women. You should
unite your corset every time you take it
off and keep il united until you put 1t on
again. See how mine is fastened. At the
bottom first That fastens me around
the hips as II l were in box. You could
strike me here on the hips as strike this
box"-here she walked across the stage
and severely smote s an lnoiensive on ,d'y, ddry
hurt me any more: l am packed as II |
were in a case While it holds me so we'll
about the hips and abdomen it lea yes my
bust and shoulders perfectly free
She gave an excellent imitation just here
of a ia ok in the box wrigglng out.
She also rammed her hands down and
pulled up her chest. II pull up my chest
she exrllined, but ! never pull up my
bust" conclusively.
She was interrupted by the voice Of
large rude woman.
You haven't got much to pull up, cried
Nine. Wade was discon certed but for q
moment. "We ere ss the Lord made us,
she said solemnly. He made most Of lis
hfsy a Hs Ee n sH 01s Ne st oan sNds ad Re matter
materially by keeping our correct shapes
by wesring the correct .corsets manning
the make on sale); and also by wearing
them corI ectly."
Without more ado she jerked OF the
larae light blde silk affair, with its attached
ornaments Of various kinds, all the same
color however, and held 1t up to the light,
aNow the next thing to do after you take
off your corset correctly she had showed
them how to do that. unbuttoning from
the bottom and travelling slowly up, lis to
hang It up each evening in a window of
your room to air. That keeps it sweet.
Don't roll it up, this way, and she gave a
correct imitation Of the ludicrous manner
in which most women roll their corscts,
tie them fast, with double barreled strings
, thon nut them away in draw for fear +
c1ntact with the atmosphere. Then she
pranccd bit mere.
"1he first thing am going to show YOU"
she offered in nlanatio n c I this prepe ratory
gait, before l put en- my oorset again,
"a the correct way to walk. These white
bows this Incidentally ere attached to
my union suit w
shank hsaven,' sighed the little country
woman deyoutly from here thought
they weren't attached to cnythinR."
aMost Of you walk in this way declared
Nine. Wade. end humping her shoulders
| forward and thrusting out that portion of
j.. a-,,,~a rvhfoh UNA lOrqtoI tie,