The well-dressed woman: a study in the practical application to dress of the laws of health, art, and morals (1893)
Ecob, Helen Gilbert · New York, Fowler & Wells co. · leaf 148
fore putting on the bodice ofyour dress ? The clothing is too tight. Can you, by taking a deep inspiration, expand thechest more than one quarter or one half an inch ?You ought to be able to expand it from three tofive inches. A young woman who was formerlyaddicted to tight lacing, after laying… … This study is for the benefit of the round-shouldered, and every convention-ally dressed woman is more or less round-shouldered. Drapery falling fromthe point indicated in the illustration lessens the appearance of spinal curva-ture. The model may serve as a basis for varied applications.…
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