Haweis, Mary Eliza Joy, 1852-1898 · London : Chatto & Windus · leaf 89
ts, before the modern stays had come intobeing. But a box that stiffens the whole figure un-naturally, draws the waist into the shape of a V, whenthe female figure is much more like an H, is a detestableinvention, and, indeed, only a kind of coffin ; while, asfor the bodice fitting it, any garment… … riC.I.FPONT riQ.2.BACK. FIG.3 ^^ F,CA-
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