The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-06

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lacing strings-from thirty-six tt
forty-five feet! That fact alone makes
the uninitiated gasp. At the first lac.
Ing, this string is pulled out ITO Its
fullest extent. 1t would girdle the
earth. Every time the modern woman
removes the corset she must pull
these laces out to their fullest extent
This keeps the corset in perfect
| shape.
Another thing, she Is using the cor
set to help improve the figure, and
each day she must mold the corset to
suit. Grandmother put her stays on
any way, lacing them tightly at top
and bottom, squeezing her ribs and
| pushing forward the abdomen until
her figure would be regarded as mex
| cusable today.
Has Fitted Corsets ON 10000 Women.
When Miss White takes the stoutest
figured model she demonstrates the
great improvement over the old way
and the means by which even woman
hampered by obvious averdupois may
acquire Il straight front and round
back.
Miss White ought to know. She has
fitted corsets on 10000 women, says
she was the first woman to fit another
woman with a corset in New York
city, and that she was an originator
of the straight-front corset. The stout
model is shown just as she was found
and the defects in her dressing point
ed out
incidentally Miss White gives some
exercises which are bound to reduce
the double chin, and she prescribes a
diet which will reduce flesh. Then
the model appears ready for the trans
formation. The large corset, stretch
ed to its fullest lacing, is placed
around the models waist The corset
is held down on one side with the left
hand. With the right hand the abdo-
men is pressed up until it is above
the waist line. This same plan is fol-
lowed with, the other side.
LacInEs frightened In the Center.
AS the corset is pulled down the
model is shown how to work her fig
ure up to reduce the abdomen and to
give a long shoulder line. The lac
ings are pulled in the center, leaving
the top and bottom of the corset
spread apart. This gives the model
room to breathe deeply to go through
physical culture exercises, and models
always assert they are much more
comfortable than in the old-style cor
set. Every night the corset is pulled
to its fullest length of lacings.
Improving the figure is a work of
time. II have only been working three
years on improving my figure" said
one of the dress models. "Of course,
1t is not nearly perfect yet"
For thin figures the corset is short
on the hip, which makes the hip curve
naturally of itself. Time is needed
by all women for putting the corset o.,
correctly, according to Miss Whites
theory. American women should CODY
their French sisters, who regard this
as vital part of the days dressing.
In the demonstrations Miss White
takes four types of figure, the very
stout, the medium stout, the medium
and, thin figure.
No More Crude Rainy-Dny Skirts.
There are no more crude rainy-day
skirts, according to Miss White, who
styles at the fashion EXPOSE
ton. Some years ago band of
New York women called itself the
Rainy-Day club, and its members
pledged themselves to wear short
walking skirts in. bad weather.
Today the walking skirt is made
as beautiful as the dressmaker's skill
can devise1 The beautiful skirt is
trimmed at the bottom; the waist is
elaborate. 1.-THE skirt is short, be-
cause we do not wish to trail it in
the dirt" said Miss White. "Then,
handsome shoes must be kept clean
and not smeared When your GUS
toner has dress fitted, ask her to
bring the shoes she expects to wear
with the dress. For black costume,
white shoes, a stunning hat and white
gloves-this is Partisan and correct.
There are no dark shades, except
black, which is very swell. Gray in
all its variations, in visible stripes
and checks. is the color which Paris
idolizes. Gray is neutral, therefore
there must be the redeeming touch of
color, coral for beauty and richness,
! red for DASH"
Bits OF Dressmaker's Lore.
Bits of dressmakers' lore which
dropped from Miss Whites lips were:
Metal buttons, with or without jewels,
| that's the movement. Dealers cannot
give you any but fancy buttons, for
if their stock is up-to-date, they will
not have my other sort. A bit OF
stiffening is put into every sleeve
Some French houses use heavy, WIRE
like gauze, some featherboning, some
cambria.
All princess, empire and directoire
costumes are made in two pieces
waist perfectly fitted and boned, skirt
with girdle which follows the line OF
the waist; then the skirt is shirred
to the waist.
There are no such things as regular
princess patterns for the best dress.
makers-the gowns must be made in
two pieces and sewed together. 1t IL
the line the dressmaker should stud,
J and look for. Whether she cuts into
+ SO or Scent material, 1t is the same
cut of the shears; she must get thu
proper line.
/ How White Gowns Are Washed.
4 Miss White made her audience gasl
white lingerie gowns carried on he
SOAP and water and ironed them b.
i d Ing them into gasoline.
~ beautiful black chiffon costum,
with large jeweled buttons, to be worl
over waist of Irish lace, valencien
nes.lace or net. the gown was princes
i with long sweep of skirt edged witt
Il tucks.
At the demonstration this Afternoon
the bridal tableau was given. A Ney
4 York model wore White satin brida
gown. copied from that worn by Mis-
Roosevelt at her marriage to MI
4 LongYorth. There were maids Q
HONOR bridesmaids and guests cor
rectly attired. Miss White describe