The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
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emphasize is oftentimes lost sight OF be-
cause those stccls are placed tritle too
far forwards or back.
Certain lines OF figure take certain
lines of belt, and that as emphatically
as that certain compilations and colorings
take certain tints and are compelled to
leave some others severely alone.
The waistline that is decrecd the fash
ionabe one at the moment is long and
slender-we are speaking Of belts, be it
remembered, and not of empire or prin-
ccssr gowns, which do not require this
adjunct-and 10 such one almost any
thing in the line of belt, save and e1-
ccpt the narrow half-inch strap, is pos
sible. Indeed, for just this type OF fs-
ure the corselet belt was invented. But
there are few who can cut this with the
elan and grace that it demands, and an
for finding it among the rcady-tnades, that
were n hopeless task.
Those elastic belts that are in such high
esteem among clever drcssers will solve
the belt problem for many. Not that they
are at all cheap, those forcgn-made cein-
tures-not at all. They come now in all
coiors, some Of them eXquisitely embossed;
others with Dresden and shadow print
ings that are really artistic, while Still
others are studded with cabochons in
steel, jet and mock jewels. Perhaps the
most flattering shape Is that which repre-
sents a deep point both top and bottom
at the back, extending 70. several inches
both above and below the waistline-the
latter TO lesser extent, however-and
then slope gently around the sides TO
meet in a fancy clasp in the front that
shall display but few inches of sur.
face These cling to the figure delight
fully yield with its every motion and,
best of all, come in such Il wide variety
of color, size, shape and design that it is
quite possible to crafty every conceivable
taste.
The new corset models that are arriv-
Ing daily from France, and upon which
the spring and summer output of our
ready-made articles will be modelled, dis
play quite some little difference from
those that Immediately preceded them.
For one thing, the hip line is a tribe more
in evidence than it used to be, and fashion
seems not to be quite so strenuously cry
ing Hips in'' rs she used to do.
And, there Is not Il single doubt of 1t,
the hustle has actually arrived! 1t is a
small and unobstrusiye affair Mt present,
and is really meant only to ill ont sucn
figures as sink below the waistline in
lue DaCh. II ~ NIsSlluCNly IL COTSet iC-
cessory at present, and an integral part
OF the garment for such figures. III Its
best presentations 1t is made of talfetas
or delicatcly tinted orkedo. The usual
half-cireie outline is followed. with a
scoop cut out of the top. This, then Is
covered with little silken rutles, the edges
pinked out instead of hemmed, and q
trte OF narrow Yalenciennes tackled be-
meath The piRkine for dainty effect.
Permanently attached to one side of the
back of the corset, the other side is pro
yided with a snap hook upon the little
hustle, and a couple of buttonholed rings
upon the corset, so that when the garment
Is laced the little hustle is snapped into
place and 30 stays put"
Thls of course refers to the corset that
races up the back. Where the front
facing model is tolowed-7-and they are far
anu away the most comfortable--thc little
siken hustle is se~ed into place at the
| start and does not need TO be removed
amy more than do the several sets OF Jar.
| ietelles that are still Il sine qua non to
the good corset ana the fastidIous dresser,