Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15
Our Corset
Story
TOLD EACH WEEK BY ONE WHO
KNOWS
The "Jersey" Scare
-HE makers of the real corset

HE makers OF tne IedI CURSE O"
actually trembling in their
boots tor. rather. in their OK
ford ties) for very fear that
the Jersey" corset will gain some head
way.
II Is true that the material with
meshes, the goods with breathing
space made in the weave. has had some
run 1t has been done into linen unoer-
wear for men. into a cotton SUBSTITUTE
for men and women and into panta-
LOWEST combination for women, In
true Irish linen. The brassiere made OF
an open mesh stuff has served its pur-
nose. and the petticoat with the soft
elastic jersey yoke. the only type or
petticoat that really fits, has been the
success it promised. They all have en-
flowed deserved popularity. and so will
the tricot corset. but not to the dis
credit of the 5oned coutil.
have made mention of the elastic
garment with many other oddities In the
corset world, but have not gone deep
" into this last sensation because 1t IS
Just now coming to the fore. 1t Is. to
begin with. just a trif1e too heavy
tricot STUFF is really thck-for this sea-
son. but 1t is to be pushed in the au-
tumn we are told. Our friend the
maker need have no fears. however,
because the boned corset. which is mere
to stay, is figure builder, and. more
over, it is the continuous builder OF
the human form. whereas the delightful
tricot garment is but in reality band
age for the perfect figure.
Let me tell YOU moro about this crea-
ton In woven cotton. 1t Is made OF
heavyweight. creamy colored cotton
Jersey material looking like some Of
the more expensive porous facecloths
purchasable at the drug stores. Each
half Of the corset is woven in sizes. and
while it Is termed homeless there Is a
back bone and a front stay. The small
balance OF boning consists Of either two
bones of fair length on each side or
else one bone on the hip. with three
short thin bones which branch out
from the 'front.'. back and side stays.
All Of the castings are made OF heavy
satin sewn by machine to the under
eide of the garment. The four hose
supporters depend from V-shaped pieces
knitted as a part OF the garment. While
not a reducer. 1t is more particularly
a confiner Of the hips than bust cor
set. Two-thirds OF the corset ffts
around the figure below the waist line.
while one-third of 1t represents an ex-
ceedingly low-busted model above the
waist line. 1t is the dream corset Of
the wearer of the neglige.
Paris promises a bright future for the
tricot. and is even enthusiastic over its
hut tie vi 10 oil ~
defined as theatrical favorite for ac-
tresses of the type Of Sara Bernhard.
whose art and ease OF movement mean
more than their modernity of figure and
their costumes. 1t is a corset for the
dancer. who makes her grace a pro-
fession. for the sporting woman and for
the convalescent.
Here, at last is a garment for the re-
former. for the woman with a borrowed
masculine aversion to the corset. Here
10 something that need scarcely be called
by the odious name OF corset" Its
make it the long-desired-a mere band
age for the comfort OF woman, made
with single side bone to obviate the
pressure of bands against the figure.
We need the tricot corset, and the
generous maker of other wares will
grant it the place that his own corset
does not fill. There is room for all. or
hundreds of them would. have gone to
the wall years ago-the corsets, / mean.
and, incidentally, their makers.
The recent entry of this hating nov
city has been brought about by a sud
den rage for things jersey. This grew
out of the fitted cuirass gown, which
suggests moulded garment on top and
clinging bandage beneath. We will
gladly accept the tricot bandaSe to wear
under the loosely fitted moyen-age
gown al the end of a busy day: but.
shades OF the black wooden Jersey of
other days. defend us from its midnight
darkness and its unpleasant outline.
They haunt lis still