The sun., 1905-09-14
WOMEN NOT WHAT THEY SEEM

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NINE. WADE SHOWS HOW MERE
MAN MAY BE FOOLED.
just Pad Here and There. and You Can't
Tell the Dlnerenoe-Art Outdoes
Nature when 1t Comes to Figures. but,
Then, TaiIors Sometimes Mako Men.
A fortunate thing 1t was that men were
excluded from the corset demonstration
at Masonic Temple yesterday. That rs,
for their own good. Not many skeletons
were left in the wardrobe Of womankind
when that performance was over,
In the first place IL It had been cold
weather Mime. Wade would really have
suffered chill or two, ct anding as she did In
the center OF the stage clad IN a light blue
corset festooned with straps and strings and
a garment or two more. It takes up too
much valuable time to discard garment
after garment each day. 1t seems for she
leapt upon the stage clad as described.
By and by she took some articles Of wear
ing apparel from the table and put them
on. Then she looked little more dressed.
but not much, for they were articles not
supposed to be generally worn, though
they may be. First came two lovely ro-
settes, which she fourished in midair so that
all could see before she stretched them
where they belonged, which was 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 bust like pouter pigeon.
'You can put them inside, she exclaimed.
'or wear them outside, just as you wish
Outside is preferable on account OF the
ai-," she decided after illustrating both
methods. Always give yourself plenty Of
air on account OF your dia aphragm."
She snatched up lacey corset cover from
the table and ma de as II she would put 1t on.
1t was false ala rm. She merely drew on
the sleeve. one sleeve only, and pulled it
over the rosette with an air Of triumph,
exclaiming:
"There!'
Really, 1t was well there were no men in
that audience yesterday.
When she had finished with the rosettes-
and there were many different varieties
Of them, those with ventila tors and those
without-she took from the table something
else. This she recklessly cast about her
figure, permitting it after several trials To
rest on both hips well to the rear
For those q you who need this sort OF
yourself-you couldn't find better hustle
than this if you looked. Large, light,
Steam heated inserted somebody
We'll ventilated went on Nine. Wade.
mind FIJI y had ni 70 psrsdi psd 1 Men nesd psadas
They get it, too. from their tailors.
They'd be hump shouldered as women II 1t
wasn't for their pads. They ought to wear
their lIases % must % hurt them across as snG~ the
shoulders? Haven't you seen them going
along the street launching them up like
this?" and she gave fairly clever imita-
tion Of one gallused man. which brought
forth laughter.
Then returning to the pads, she showed
one for a lopsided woman who needed
PADDING on one hip only. Then another
for the other hip, If she needed it. At this
points girl came wa liking solemnly out on the
stage in . mask and mighty little else and
There are some who b elieve that Nine.
Wade has mistaken her calling. They
think she has spoil d the making OF good
pugilist. Though the expression OF the
giIrs mask never changed, It did seem
slapped her into shape. She gave her
a punch in the shoulder. dig IN the left
ribs,a bang in the back and then, standing
her upright before the audience, said
See this giili She hasn't any agureg at
grin which must have ave been % derioted I ss upon na
the faoe u tho gill but she has more now
than she had when she came to us In her
little cid country corset made by the Lord
knows who. Now look'-and she took
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them to the fore Of the gi,f and turned
glad face to the audience, while somebody
ell 70 fastened them in the back 60 that they
would stay awhile.
But she hadn't finished with the girl yet.
Grasping a, large bust le from the File at
Now!' she once more cried and glued
a pad to the left shoulder one to the girls
right, another at the small OF her back,
another still between her shoulder blades
threw shirt waist over the top part Of her,
into pinback, again gazed upon the audi
.Therel'
Say. Ifthat girl had walked down Broad
way, there isn't man on the Great White
Thoroughfare who could have told the
When she had walked of the stage, an
entirely different girl from the girl who had
walked on, with the exception Of the mask
Nine. Wade wiped on the perspiration
from her brow and put on q skirt-nobody
ever knew why.
Then another thin girl came out, was
ftted out with pads and walked away. |
Then girl cane out who wasn't thin.
'Beholdl' cried Nine. Wade, 'this girl
has q bust!'
There came this query from the audience:
Where did she come 'front.'
Nine: Wade fastened the girl Into q cc-- !
set without replying. It seemed she waa !
not easily satisfied when It came to figures.
She has too much bust, she concluded. |
A woman who has too much bust is worse |
tha, one who hasn't enough (she was very |
decided about thisl, but we are equal to |
emergencies. When a woman Is afficted !
In that manner we strap the bust in"
With that she grasped q contraption that |
had something the look Of radless pad, |
clapped 1t on the girl, fastened Il In the bac.;
by means OF STR ng buckles and faced the |
andience for the last time that day.
This is our contrivance, she explained |
sniltn gly,. for keeping the bust OF large, |
portly and too well developed woman from
running all the way around her and meet. |
ing In the back.
Then the meeting ad joumed.
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