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 50
7 and 8. Dr. Dickinson callsespecial attention to the close approximation of thebelly-wall to the spinal column and to the bulgingof the stomach (Fig. 7). Without the corset the THE PRESSURE OF THE CORSET. 41 breasts project beyond the abdomen, . . . whereaswhen the corset has raised the bust and… … Figs. 7 and 8.—Anteroposterior section; shape of cavities with and without corsets. pressure on the abdominal wall. The adiposetissue is thinned under the region constricted, andthe fat accumulates below the umbilicus. Thatthis is not normal is proved by the fact that, in 42 THE WELL-DRESSED WOMAN.…
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