Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-10
WOMEN'S EFFORTS TO J.
BE BEAUTIFUL
Are the Causes of Their
Shortcomings.

| VI SANlIiAdIIOH duN dtC0. LII. Head
land, who has recently returned from
China, where his wife, also a physi-
clan, attended professionally the la
dies of the royal household, was start
ed upon the arraignment of the corset
| by a dispatch from Cincinnati which
told of Miss Elsie Gasser, daughter of
Attorney Gasser, of McMicken avenue,
having died from the effects of tight
lacing The young woman died some
days ago
''Corsets of any kind are unnecessa-
ry and many kinds are injurious, re-
marked Dr. Headland All of wo-
mans shortcomings are caused by her
efforts to appear beautiful.
All of mans shortcomings are
caused by his efforts to satisfy his
grosser instincts"
But what causes our women to i'm
agine that small waist is beautiful"
was asked.
"A woman's chest and hips form the
lines of her body that differ most
from the lines of a man For that
reason they are supposed to be most
greatly admired by men, The sim
plest way to make the hips and chest
of woman prominent is to compress
her waist.
american and European women
have reasoned that this is alluring,
and they are willing to sacrifice the
human race that they may attract the
cheapest form of admiration"
And do men really admire the alb
normally small waist?"
Originated With the French.
'Unthinkingly, yes, l suppose they
do" admitted Dr. Headland. "To the
masculine mind the small waist sug-
gests certain daintiness. 1t makes
the form seem more supple; seems to
emphasize the femininity of it. High
heels and small shoes give the same
impression as do the small gloves
1t is the desire for that small and
dainty effect which | fancy origin
ated with the French"
But would you have women go
without cOrsets?'
Il realize that if American and Eu-
rOpean women were to continue their
present fashions they could not dis
card their corsets,' granted DR.. Head
| land.
But why not the Grecian or Chi
nese style of dress? Both are exceed
ingly modest, comfortable and beauti-
full"
But the Chinese women bind their
feet" he was reminded why do they
do that?'
q have translated a little poem
from the Chinese that explains that
custom" said DR.. Headland. ut is
| like this
Have you ever heard the reason
For the binding of your feet?
'Tis from fear that twill be easy
To go out upon the street
1T is not that they are handsome
When they take a crooked bow
That ten thousand straps and bind
ings
Are thus bound around them So
There you are. That is the real
reason for the CUSTOM resumed DR..
Headland I'm the first place, it was
done because one of their Princesses
was born clubfooted, and her subjects
tried to emulate her. Afterward the
Chinese women kept it up because it
prevented them from walking any dis
lance. They could not go on the
streets. This is in accord with their
ideas of propriety. Chinese women
are very carefully guarded.
Japanese Women Immoral.
I'm my opinion the Chinese women
are the most virtuous in the world.
The Japanese women are the most
immoral women in the world
The Japanese are the lowest type
of Oriental women, just as the French
woman is the lowest type of the white
races.
To a great extent the clothing Of
the women of various nationalities in
dicates their standards of morality"
continued DR. Headland.
That is why the Americana Euro
pean corset, outlining and emphasiz-
ing woman's figure as it does, places
its wearer on a lower plane mentally
and morally than the Chinese woman
''In the dress of the Chinese woman
there is absolutely nothing to suggest
the lines of her form. Every garment
hangs straight and full from her
shoulders and is securely fastened at
one side. On the other hand, the Jap
anese woman, whom l regard as the
least moral woman in the world, dis
plays her contour with a frankness
that is shocking even to a nation that
accepted the sheath gown. Usually
the Japanese woman wears but a sin
gle garment and this is seldom fas-
tened in any way. She will walk on
the street holding her clothing loose
ly together in one hand The breeze
will catch her skirt and display her
short stockings, that are about the
length of an American mans socks"
And you think that American and
European women, with their corsets
are almost as bad as that?" was ask
ed.
Il do said DR.. Headland, with
finality Sometimes l think the Jap
anese women are scarcely to blame,
for they do not know any better The