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 92
s ; while the tight-ness of waist and sleeves prevents the free use ofthe arms and waist muscles. The muscles of theback, loins, and abdomen are used only by labor-ing women. Muscles which are not used neverdevelop. If restraint comes in adult life, themuscle degenerates and returns to infantile… … DESIGNED BY E. T. JEWETT. A house-dress, showing the beauty of unbroken lines. LOSS OF MUSCULAli POWER. 77 an index of the strength of the body. Upon theirvigor depends the vigor and health of the organslying beneath. Tight dress causes also unnecessaryfriction in every movement of the muscles.…
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