Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-09
BY EDNA. EGAN.

III lOU'VE heard of crusades and
more crusades to tryIto induce
VI women to give up those "shackles
of fashion," corsets. About the
only thing which such campaigns have
accomplished Is the manufacture OF
sensible corsets, and even this move
may have had more to do with fashion
than with hygiene. While there are
isolated cases Of women who are ap-
parently comfortable and slightly with
out the corset, the majority of womah-
kind feel that. they cannot exist With
out the support which the well-dtted
corset gives.
It would be almost too much to
hope that this generation as 9 whole
could give up the corset, but there u
no q why the natural armor Of
muscles cannot be developed to inc
betterment of womankind generally
and to make the corset not an abso-
y lutte necessity. Younger girls VINO nave
not accumulated the fat and unsnape-
. illness of age are very apt to 40 VIII
out>corsets nowadays when styles IKE
chemise frocks are kind to the unlaced
figure. Theylshould be encouraged 10
develop the muscular corset SO tnd.
thew will not need the support anu
rigid shaping of corsets Whlcn tne.t
mothers need now.
Woman. as nature intended her.
does not need a corset, but, genera.
ions of abuse have made the corset
NECESSARY. These same generations
have nlayed havoc with the vital or
PANS. especially those of the abdomen.
Normally the abdomen should not pro-
trude. O should it lie fiat, but should
rave a convexity which in the wei
deve,oped figure is net noticeable. BE-
cause the corset has BEEF but an artl.
fcial support to the abdominal
muscles. its removal means q sagglng
of these muscles, a consequent accu-
mutation of fat, a %protruding abdomen,
and TINS the necessity for more rlgio
corseting in the future. Thus does
90 Tho corset mean q continued wearing
of the corset
Now, the building up of the so
called muscular corset not only makes
he wearing of artificial support an-
necessary, but it reacts on the nsure
generally, giving it correct posture, y
general strong physique, better neai.a
and the happiness1that goes with gooa
health and proper bearing. Even II
YOU have no intention OF dlscardlne
the corset permanently you wlli no,
regret the cultivation OF the na1ura
corset in your body. Instead OF q rlglt
cage, your outer corset, after musciel
have been strengthened, Will be Dut :
gentle moulding agency upon which =
hang your clothes. You Will ne aDl;
4 to indulge in all sorts OF athletlc
without a corset when the IA Is hos
or it's pressure annoys you Wltnou
feeling tired without 1t. Try = exer
else at least once a day, n II yo'
don't feel an entirely different woman
one who can hold herself as natur
intended she should, you are surel
beyond all hope Of human aid.
,sOf course, the exercises are take
corsetless, preferably before break
fast. and in q room where there
plenty of fresh air.
Z. For the standing exercise, fe.
should be together, body well-poiset
shoulders back. chest out, abodme
slirhtly drawn In. The first exercis
calls for hands clasped behind tp
head. The body is bent slowly first t
one side, then to the other, the'breat;
ing being deep and regular while thj
is being done.
" Secondly. extend the arms in q lin
narallel with the shoulders: The
swing the body so that the left arm
straight in front and the right bac'
Raverse the exercise, right arm from
etc. Be sure to breath. deeply and 81
ercise slowly It is ths resistance i,
the body muscles which means the
development.
with hands on hips, raise the che
and expand 1t as high as possible 4
the same time arch. the small Of u
back, You will feelfthe tension ar