The corset and the crinoline : a book of modes and costumes from remote periods to the present time (1868)
Lord, William Barry · London : Ward, Lock, and Tyler · leaf 207
d—The narrow bands used as substitutes for Corsets injurious to thefigure—Remarks on the proper application of the Corset with the view to theproduction of a graceful figure—Thomsons Zephyrina Crinoline—Costume of thepresent season—The claims of Nature and Art considered—The belle of DamaraLand. TT… … Common Cheap Stat, Fastened. The accompanying illustrations accurately represent it, and those whohave written on the subject have much reason on their side when they THE CORSET AND THE CRINOLINE. 203 insist that it neither aids in the formation of a good figure nor helps tomaintain the proportions…
Corsets · Costume
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