The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02

set, made especially for her by one who
/ knows how. would never permit her to
| hold herself In that way.
| And, by the wny, did you ever know
| two women 10 disrobe In the same room.
| and not have to make some Apologize
| remarks anent their corsets? Well. IL
| they be English or American women.
| they have TO do so nine times out OF
| ten Just because the corsets are not on
| public parade, like their blouses and
parasols. they seem to think that almost
anything will do. and they cling to COR
sets, and keep them In wear long after
they have become shabby and well nigh
worn out, have lost all OF their shape, TO
say nothing Of the charm OF freshness.
However. We were talking OF what
| the corset can do. Now here" she said.
taking up n dainty corset of white MORE.
brocaded with moss rosebuds. This has
been made for customer TO wear with
an Empire gown. She Is large woman
and n trifie inclined TO be heshy. she
imagined that because of her size she
would look outre In such a style. But
with the correct corset she can wenr IL
to delightful advantage. and fully as well
as her more skinny sisters. whom the
Empire modes are supposed TO favor 80
especially.
Now. you will notice that the iacers
are extremely long. DO not Imagine that
this Indicates the possibility or tight lac
ing, for you Will be wrong IL Is merely
10 assist in the adjustment OF the corset.
Wldened out to the limits OF the lacing,
the corset Is put on. and when the
waist-line OF the garment Is drawn TO
the natural waistline the back laciDg
is pulled n trife To hold IL In place. Then
L the jarretehes are caught to the stock.
ings, the undervest pulled up In front
and under the arms. the iacinS IL then
drawn In and tied at the comfortable
notch.
.And right here" said Madame. II
want TO tell you that all this talk about
pulling up the stomach, as they call IL,
is just nonsense. Why, just think. how
could you pull up your stomach inside OF
n corsetY IL Is a physical impossibiiity.
Anyone who knows even the fuulments
Of physiology will admit that. As Tor
the abdomen. that may be drawn up
little; some support Tor the aooomen v
always q good thing.
You will notice that In this Empire
corset the bust-line Is quite low, the
waist-line short and the nip continued
well down and strapped by means OF tue
jarreteles. Ii il important mat the nlps :
be suppressed as much as possible Win
this style, and that the bust be made as
inconspicnous as Is consistent Win the
build OF the wearer
quite the contrary Is the effect aimed
n, iu the princesse model. la this, and
she re..hed for a pale pink moire antique
creation. fashioned altogether OK rippons
several widths being empioyeo, you can
see that the bust-line Is made quite prom
ineut. the waist Is cieveriy heightened,
the hips are well sloped and the appear
ancc OF plump and wellrounded nsure
is aimed for"
but those dear little rufiies across
the back-what are they for! queried
ON said Madame. with an airy
laugh. that is to give the new back.
Didn't YOU know that there Is a new
back nowadays? Really, 1 suppose that
II was the prncesse mode that brought 4
in: but all the corseticres are giving the
new back lou that In the very
revealing princesse mode, there being nc
fulness or sash or drapery below the
waist-iine In the back, IL the figure hap
pens TO be little Hat there. 1t needs
something 10 fill IL out. just TO give 4
Httle suggestion OF a graceful curve
Hence those fascinating little siiken frills
on the corset, that will afford just the
right amount of spring and curve there.
--Oh didn't ! tell you that a good COR
sefiere could give smart figure to even
q broomstick, and that without any
clothes on Ii, eitherf