The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-03
ny ALL MEANS BIZ
SLENDER EVEN If
YOU HAVE TO STOP
EATING ENTIRELY

TN OR some tine it he's been, the
fashion to be slim if one
wishes to be smart. To some
of us nature has been kind in the
matter Of swan hecks and slender
ankles, but has been over generous
in other directions from the stand
point of the present fashion. Nova
days the figure must defy nature and
be as fat as founder, as straight
as lead pencil and homeless and as
strilgleas as a string bean, that is,
if one wishes to be in fashion.
Youthful Lines.
The ideal figure today is the one
that suggests extreme youth by the
slender, Immature, undeveloped lines.
To do this woiGen must curb their
appetite5 and take to exercise. They
must also corset themselves to keep
from growing heavier, and straighten
out the curves, AID do it skillfully
that they preserve tae supple, fluent
lines of tho uuc3rseted figure.
The general ruleA which is recog-
nized by ccrsetieres today is to wear
as slight and erhameral ccrset as one
can, BIZ not to so beycnl the point
where to IigLten the corset will en-
large the figure. Very slight and
youthful figures can CD with corset
that is little more than girile, al
most unboned, brief le19th Of satin
or brocade. Pound for pound as tae
figure develops tie corset lergtheLs
below the waist line and sufficient
bones are added to keep it straight
The corset is topless and the upper
part of the figure is taken care Of by
the brassiere, which grows longer as
the top of the corset shortens. Of
course this is not done in the case IF
heavy Figures.
Rubber Much USED.
One corsetiere told me that they
have several problems to cope with
today. One of the most important,
due to the narrow tube styles, is the
question of flattening the lower back.
A back section of material instead of
rubber webbing, has Strengthening
effect and back garters help hold
down both the corset and the figure.
Bias side cores that take downward
line toward the back are used in
some corsets and give a very nice
line. -
A new ard most unwelcome dev9l-
opment that has come FROM wearic3
topless corsets or going without c or+
sets altogether is known as the
diaphragm. Many of the new Cor
sets are cut higher, to take care OF
diaphragm, while ot3ers have
specific diaphragm Selt t''et has
corrective effect. Even b-assieres
are being rlanns1 to take care of the
diaphragm, and those with a elastic
belt that covers top CT corset and has
restraining eject.
The hrccacc- ar6-rut t2- cors It
holds the figure nicely ard y1t has
sufficient elasticity to give 2 ccft,
flexible look to the figure. Practical
ly all corsets, even the inexpensive
ly all corSets even the inexpensive
ones, use rubber ct some roiat that
gives when you cit dawn.
Very full figures, o9 course, require
a laced corset.
The non-lacing corset, the corset
which wraps around the figure and
clasps on by virtue of its elastic
cores, is steadily growing in popu-
l&rity. 1t must he the right size.
Tho Gowns Themselves.
And just word about the gowns
that are causing such panic ever
superf1uous pounds. Fortunately the
lines of the new lnodels and aid us N
achieving the slerd that they
demand. Trimming, whethtr it takes
the form of frills, pleating. braid, or
even tucks, is applied in accordance
with the slsinde-izing principle.
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