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Show THE1 FALSE MUSCLE INDUSTRY. Shapely Calves . Made to Order For EJ-cyclibts EJ-cyclibts In Velsb Factories. There is one department of industry which, by the general admission ol those engaged in it, is exempt from tha stagnation which so largely prevails. Indeed it is in a remarkably flourishing state, and the men and women employed employ-ed at it are kept busy from morning to eight It is that which deals with the supply of artificial sinews and musclei in order to give to limbs the plumpness and symmetry which nature has denied. The great demand at the present tim is for well shaped calves foi' the legs, and for some time the purveyors ol these embellishments could not makt out wby so many of them were wanted, because the requirements of the ladies of the ballet and burlesque actresses are piitty much the same all the year round, and there was nothing going on to occasion an unusual request fr the articles. But they have now found out the reason. rea-son. They are required by lady cyclists who wear knickerbockers, and who, naturally enough, desire to exhibit to mankind the limbs which are not covered cov-ered by these bulky garments in aa shapely and attractive a form as possible. possi-ble. The stuffing required for this purpose pur-pose must be of the best kind, and it is also necessary that the mold should be well fitting; otherwise the lady cyclist would become a kind of scarecrow on wheels instead of a thing e veauty The articles, therefore, cost more than th ordinary calves, and it may accordingly accord-ingly be said that the latest fashion among women not ouly encourages cycle making, but also aids the artistic upholstery up-holstery of the human figure in the highest farm. Cardiff (Wales) Mail |