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| Keywords: Science ofDress140.png en 140 The Science of Dress CHAP x CHAPTER X THE USE AND ABUSE OF CORSETS I HAVE sufficiently urged the use of woollen combinations and the question now arises What garments ought to be worn over these In answer I would say ”As few as possible I know I shall shock a good many of my readers when I say that I think that venerable and highly-respected article of female dress ”the chemise ”may advantageously be wholly dispensed with Every one is supposed to have a chemise to her back but that this supposition is not wholly true was proved to me some time ago When at the seaside last autumn two girls both friends of mine and whom I introduced to each other went one warm day with me to bathe One said to the other I am afraid you will be awfully shocked when you see me undress « Shocked Why « Well I hardly like to tell you ; but the fact is that I have so little on/' I don't wear much/' said the other All I have is combination stays and one petticoat under my dress Curiously enough both these girls were dressed in precisely the same way Science of Dress page 140 Ada S Ballin 1885 PD PD-old Science of Dress | ||||
