First Subject: Young girl of seventeen, has slight spinal curvature from which there has not been any suffering and for which she has not received treatment. Plate 1 shows one of the most popular corsets of commerce advertised from one coast to the other as "the favorite of dressmakers." Arrows show the high tight line around base of thorax. This corset is loose across abdomen and the waist constriction is 3 inches, the normal waist measurement being 24 inches, while with the corset on, it is only 21 inches. Plate 2 shows the fitting of the normal corset, supporting the abdomen and widening the rib wall. Chest expansion was doubled in this corset, the first corset allowing an expansion of only 1½ inches; the second, an expansion of 3 inches. |
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