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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 56

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,Jfr*^lA\A\\C DRESS FOR SCHOOL-GIRL, WITH VARIATIONS FOR THE NECK. The student will observe that the round finish of the neck is very generallyd by artists. THE PRESSURE OF THE CORSET. 45 is bent forward, as is necessary in many sedentaryoccupations. The man bending forward relaxeshis abdominal… … Fig. 14.—The spine of the corset wearer. the opposite effect. In some cases the pressureover the navel is about double that in the erectposition, notwithstanding the abdominal relaxation.Fig. 11, by Dr. O. E. Stillman of Albany, is asketch of the natural belt line. It was made bycareful measurement…

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