The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-16
WHAT CORSET TO {. WEAR AND HOW TO.
 WEAR 1T SHOWN
Living Models at Reads Give Interesting and Instructive Demonstration to Many Lo- cal Women. = Performance
 Will Be Repeated Tomorrow.


 How to adjust the corset properly and how not to adjust it were most effectively demonstrated on living models at the D. M. Read Co.'s store this morning ahd afternoon by Mme E5ammond who has recently completed world tour 1n the interests of the Bon Ton and Royal worcester cor sets
 The seating capacity of that portion of the store which had been fitted up for the demonstration was taxed and many women stood. during the inter esting talk.
 Mrs Perron who Illustrated the stout figure, and Miss La France who was the medium figure model, are considered perfectly portioned figures and are the models for all the corsets made by this firm. They have just completed a, tour through th3 western states in which thousands of women were shown the proper corset for their hgure and the proper way of adjust ing it.
 The makers Of the Bon Ton and Royal Worcester corsets consider that they have at last discovered the per feet fitting front lacing corset.
 In all my broad experience in this business. said Mime. Hammond, q had never found perfect Hitting front lace corset--they all seemed to bulge in the front-untiI returned from my. world tour last December, and was shown our latest models in these. I srealized then that the secret had at last been discovered"
 In Illustrating the right and wrong way to adjust the corset, Mime. Ham mona first adjusted it on Mrs. Perron until it fitted perfectly The beautifTdl lines of her figure were accentuated and all superf1uous flesh seemed to disappear under careful Iacing. In no ff--x.. s- lss al She then unlaced the corset and ad- justed 1t the way which the majority of women adjust theirs The figure which resulted in comparison with the one which was properly fitted was so ridiculous that 1t provoked a great deal of laughter among the audience. The demon stration was not at all ex- aggerated, however.
 An interesting corset was the ''Tricos' design. for slender figures It Is per- feet fitting and is made of soft web bling which is guaranteed not to stretch more than will be made up in the laundering of the corset. sCorsetEs" said Mime. Hammond s'need as much care and attention as a gown. They should be Iaundered as well as any underwear is laundered and a woman should be as careful to put her corset on properly as she is to put her hat on correctly. 1nS Ire or the corset salS0 .Q9pSuQk upon this careful adjustment, as the tugging and straining to adjust a cor set which is laced soon breaks the bones and NpuIls 1t out Of shape.''
 A great deal Of elastic is being used in corsets today as the extremely low bust and long back are the most pops1. lar models, and the elastic inserts ars necessary for the perfect fit and fo1 the comfort of the wearer One fea, ture of these corsets is that they mar. l row from the hip down.
 Mrs. Perron and Miss La Franc. ] dennonstrasted a number of beautffu models in both expensive and cheaper l qualities The makers of these cor sets are proud Of the fact-that, un1fk, most manufacturers. they have 8. COT set for every figure, which is designet to show that particular figure to it I best adyantage. l The deInoIstration VIII be repeated 1 tomorrow between the hours of 1o:3l l and 2 a, m. and 2:30 and s4:3o D. m I and no doubt another large delegation i Of women who are interested in prop
 CT corseting will visit the demonstra
 ton department which is on the thir, floor of D. M. Read company's larg department store.