New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-14
ON BODY BUILDING.'
Ill Sorts Of Pads Used to Produce
Perfect Figures.


Ross Wade's lecture on body building at the
convention of the National Dressnakers' Asso-
citation in the Masonic Temple yesterday after
rcon, may have imagined that they were going
to learn something about physical culture II
SO. they found themselves mistaken The kind
of body building that Nine. Wade talked
about is effected by means of pads. of which
the market provides full and complete assort-
ment in all required sizes They are nothing
new, it appears The initiated have been using
them for four five years. but with the advent
of the princess gown they have come proni-
nently TO the fore. The princess demands fig
ure," and with these forms Nine. Wade de-
cIared:
You can have good figure whether you have
one or not"
Nine. Wade Illustrated the use of the various
PADS on her own well developed body, and then
on figures which stood more IN need of help
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MODELS WEAR FACE MASKS
The first model was an extremely slender
young woman, who looked somewhat ghastIy in
q black silk robe and white domino mask. The
models Wednesdays demonstration were
much hurt by the comments made on their per-
sonaI appearance, and a strike was narrowly
averted by the Introduction Of the masks.
This young lady" said Nine Wade. indicat-
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more figure when she came to me than my
hand. Now that she is properly corseted she
has round hips and good curve at the back.
She has broad shoulders and strong diaphragm,
the result of good breathing. All she needs is
d bust and more fulness at the back
These deficiencies Nine. Wade supplied with
a bust form and hustle pad and having put on
the corset cover. she declared that the lines
were those of perfect figure and that no one
would guess that it artificial.
The bust forms are Of various kinds In one
the fitness is produced by ruff1ing. another is
stuffed with hair and perforated for ventilation.
Both are placed over the corset instead Of in
side.
Other pads are intended to go inside the cor
set. and there is also an arrangement for hold
ing IN large bust.
ALL SORTS OF BUSTLES.
1.-The bust supporter can be worn over the
corset or under It, or without a corset" said
Nine. Wade. Stout women should always wear
it in the house with their neglgees.'
The hustle pads do not look at all comfortable,
but Nine Wade declared that they were. They
are not intended to touch the body except at the
edges, which are held down by the clothing, and
they are perforated for ventilation. Hip forms
made in the same way. and there are single
forms for those who have one hip smaller than
the other. There are also some pads for stout
women. One plump model in the opinion Of
the lecturer required a little padding just under
the corset at the back. and another was padded
around the arms
There isn't one figure in q hundred" Nine
Wade declared. that doesn't require padding,
but as a foundation you must have good cor
set. All the padding in kingdom come won't
give you good figure if you haven't properly
fitted corset
THE CORSET FOR MEN.
Nine Wade again asserted that men would be
much more comfortable if they wore corsets-
"T am sure those things they put on over their
shoulders must hurt them" she said, and their
belts hurt them IL they wear them tight enough
to do any good. I wish some of them would go
to a big corset manufacturer and see If some
thing couldn't be done for them. I am anxious
to see them helped out
Nine. Wade says she knows two American
army officers who wear corsets, but she doesn't
approve of the kind of corset they have selected.
It nips them in at the waist, and she thinks a
mans corset should be straight.
The manager Of a large corset firm was in
terviewed in regard TO Nine. Wade's idea, but he
did not seem to take kindly to it.
We do occasionally receive orders from men"
he said. but we always turn them down, and
don't think we would get many more even if we
encouraged them. We sell corsets all over the
world and would certainly know if such a de-
mand existed. Men do resort to various devices
to improve their figures, but they depend upon
their taiIors for them, and few go to the length
of wearing corsets. The nearest approach to
such a garment in anything like common use Is
a bandage used to restrain corporation