The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-08
The Well Dressed Woman
Requires Several COrSets

A corset for every gown-this is the
extravassnt dietim of fashion which only
comparatively few Of her satellites will
heed. But IL is n fact that instead Of two
pairs of corsets-one for daytime and the
other for eyening-the well-dressed wom-
an of today requires at least five or six
dinerent kinds. She must have a pair for
daytime to wear under the tailored suit
another 10 wear with her silk afternoon
frocks, a third pair for her evening
gowns. four for dancing, a fifth for ex-
ercise. and sixth to wear when she is
revealing in the luxury Of a negligee.
And this Is conservative estimate; to
many well-dressed women It would seem
neager
For Morning. Wear. n
utility purposes and to wear in the morn
ing with her tailored costumes will be
ouiit from a firmer material than the
others, probably from coutil or a bro
caded fabric And IL win be more heay-
lily boned, though bonine in all corsets
mas been reduced to a minimum Few
women. at any rate the large Amazon
Ike Americap women, can wear corsets
without any bones under their suit Jack
cts To be sure. the street coats of to-
day are loose and baggy. more like
olouses than outer garments. but there
are traces of tailored lines. A tailored
Jacket demands trim, trig figure, and
few indeed are the women who possess
bodies sufficiently well built and with
firm enough flesh to discard entirely the
bones of the corsets. Front busks. side
bones, and the back steels are often
sufficient to give a well-set-up appear
ance to the figure. but this support. slight
as 1t Is, Is nearly always Necessary,
The bust line is likely to be cut a little
higher in this than in the other corsets,
though Few corsets extend more than
four inches above the waist line. while
the majority rise scarcely higher than
two.
The corset worn with the afternoon
frocks will probably be fashioned from
a more pliable material. a silk elastic,
SILK tricot, peau de suede or silk jer-
sey. Even in this corset comparatively
Few women feel that they can entirely
do away with bones, and a compromise is
effected by introducing elastic gussets, in
serts Of rubber cloth. or even by making
the front section, which carries the bones,
OF hrmer material.
There Is very little difference between
this corset and the corset worn under
the evening gown unless one adopts the
so-called slip-on corset for the evening,
and IL the figure will permit one will
the slip-on corset the front busks and |
clasps are eliminated: nothing is left to
give even a suggestion of rightly. One |
steps into the garment and draws Il UP |
on to the figure. to be laced into place |
by elastic cordings. either at the top or |
the bottom. sometimes both.
For the Tango.
In the tango corset the apron section
is being shortened. This not only makes |
the figure look more free and easy. but |
1t gives more freedom for the active
movements of the dancer. These corsets |
when ideally comfortable extend hardly |
more than an inch above the waistline.
the upper part of the toso being left /
perfectly free and supple. Some women
insist upon the rubber corsets, which
hitherto have been worn only for exer-
else, for tango corsets. In one Of the
tkw models recently imported a panel Of
silk Jersey is :-dded to the front Of a
rubber corset, the bones appearing at
either side of the lacings at the back
Both the afternoon and evening corsets
should be fashioned from a material in
iesh tone II one would heed the last
word in corsetry. To give the appearance
of being transparent is not enough. Not
'nly is the corset exploited in the flesh
tone, but the brassiere as well.
A brassiere Of ehsh-colored mousseiine
lie sole will blend so perfectly with the
skin that ii is almost invisible. One OF
the most practical of these brassieres Is
made Of two layers of the nesh-tinted
de sole. and is shaped by
means of seams and darts to mould the
1gure. Eacn seam is outlined with cat
and q slight amount OF extra
'ulness can be procured across the bust
BY means OF the ribbon lacing. The mar
'ow strips of chiffon over the shoulder :
ire practically invisible and need not
be removed when a decollete gown is
worm. 1,
Very often these fiesh-coiored brassieres
ire worn next to the skin<and when thus
adjusted the silk tricot has proved to bel
! very satisfactory material, clinging to l
he flesh and vet supporting 1t. A cord ,
the lower edge Of these bras Il
Heres makes them easy to adjust
Serve ~ Covers.
Many OF the most popular brassieres
erve as corset covers and supporters.
md for this reason are very decorative. |