) before me—iiiv ll();itiii;i^-iibs pressiiii*- iiiLo my liver, my stom-ach crowded out of the roomy home its Creator had ^ivcu it,and endeavoring- to make aphice for itself in the room rigiitlybelongino- to the lungs and heart, and they in turn interferedwith, and protesting as best they could by… … But with the removal of tlie corset muscular anarchy en-sued. I felt as if my l)ack would break in two. In additionto tiiis, I became ])aiiifully aware of the weight of my skirtsover the abdomen, while every one of these seven bands cutits way into my weak and nn])rotected back. New conditions…
Clothing and dress
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from Champ fleury : au quel est contenu lart & science de la deue & vraye proportio[n] des lettres attiques, quo[n] dit autreme[n]t lettres antiques, & vulgairement lettres romaines proportionnes selon le corps & visage humain ... (1529)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-champfleuryauque00tory-63-42.webp)
