Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 149, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1918 — CORSET AND GRACE [ARTICLE]

CORSET AND GRACE

Provides the Foundation for Well Fitting Garments. Season of Vests and Vestees Is Further Demand for Service of Corsets That are Right. - You wouldn’t expect to stand firm if the foundation were faulty. That Is the first thought in building a house —a good foundation which is intended not only to preserve the unity of the building that is to come, but also to be the means, of holding it in place. Later, all the finishing touches can be added to make the house beautiful. What is true of the house should also be true of your costuming. Be sure that the foundation—-the corset—-is right. This is the beginning, afterward you can add toit beautiful Clothes for usefulness and adornment. Correct corsets are even more important this year than ever before, asserts an authority. If you have any desire to look atractive, and every woman should have a keen sense of the value of always looking her best, not only does the silhouette demand that there be a good figure beneath, but the accessories also demamt that the corset be well fitting, for this Is a season of vests and vestees, which will not and cannot look smart or fit well unless the underneath fits well. There is no need these days for any woman to buy a corset at random or to wear a corset that is in any way uncomfortable, for there is such a variety of shapes, sizes and measurements I hat,, no matter what your need may be, therd is a corset made to fill your requirements. Just buying a corset, because it is made of pretty material is not being dohe by women who wish to be well gowned and comfortable. Such women appreciate the fact that it is impossible to pick up a corset from the counter and by holding it in the hand decide that the corset has the correct lines for her figure. The time spent in the retail shop, having a corset tried on to determine if it is the right one for you, repays a hundredfold, and every shop nowadays would far rather go to the trouble of trying qn corsets in order to have the customer content. . It is Also a great aid in overcoming the return goods trouble. Certain it is that if the start isn’t right the finish can’t be what you desire for no mater how good looking your clothes may be the foundation must be well fitting.