Show DEFENDS USE OF CORSETS french Sele SoNn atUt flit zue why otheya thy are by women in an article on Wo mene clothing and hygiene contributed to the re vue by M frantz ole gle nard the author controy erts popular ideas on tho the subject of tho the corset he lays down the following propositions 1 the corset has its ralson detre froni from the esthetic point of 0 view 2 esthetics and hygiene may be reconciled in clothing even in the corset 2 A ho he corset may be of uee use in certain maladies these hach he lie acknowledges are somewhat audacious on the part of a hygienist hyglen lat ho attempt attempts to in the course ot of hie ill arfele As to ahr first ho he re remark markit that tho the adoption of clothing clot clo binz by mad an is the result fer of modesty borot nor of a desiro desire to pro tc the body tho the weather it is it t result he asser tso wholly ot of a desire for adornment tho the name same that leads the to tattoo himself mens costume has ha berid ed more and more to straight lines signifying action to carted lines signifying according to the ao su thor that they are mado to please rigidity and strength for man ue says suppleness and fascination for woman the corset then ther la in eo an fit tempt to preserve and aacen accentuate bato tb cury curved ed outline of the waist |