A New Substitute for Corsets.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 22, 2 June 1906, Page 61

A New Substitute for Corsets.

Those women who are tempted to take the advice of health-wishers, and discard corsets, always have one little drawback. “We don’t want our clothes to hang from our shoulders” (as advised). “ We don’t want those big flat waists, and we won't have them: we’ll suffer badly rather.” There’s not a doubt corsets are injurious: we all know that. This is an excellent plan to minimise the difficulty of the lack of support for the skirts to the corsetless woman: Purchase 14yd of Petersham (silk) belting. which is slightly elastic, firm, and strong, and will not crease. Cut in halves (Jyd lengths), join neatly together. The easiest way is to overlap the edge about one-eighth of an inch, and run along with the sewing machine twice, making a firm band Syd long and about 4in or sin wide. This you simply pin round the waist with an ordinary strong safety pin. thus having a good comfortable support for even heavy skirts. which ean be fastened on b'v either buttons or safety pins, as preferred. This plan obviates the discomfort of tight waistbands of skirts and many tears in slip bodices through the temptingly ever-ready pins, in the attempt to keep things all taut at the back without the support of corsets.