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Newspaper
Hamilton Examiner
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1874
Page
6
A historic survey traces waist constriction from ancient corsets to 18th century French hoops and Victorian ladders of fashion. It notes rulers from Charles V to Joseph I opposing corsetry and documents the persistent appeal of a slim waist across civilizations, with reflections on health and social pressure shaping beauty standards.
A prose meditation on feminine attire traces how tight lacing and corsetry distort the figure, praising ease and comfort. It weaves through references from Duchess of Devonshire to Chaucer, noting recurring garment names and a global survey of silk, jewels, and dress in search of beauty and proportion across eras and regions.
A collage of brief items from a newspaper page touches on Abelard and Heloise graves, a Dallas bookseller anecdote, obituaries, a Japanese meat preservation recipe, political din in Connecticut, a domestic anecdote, a duck hunting quip, Turkey worm losses in California, and Ephraim Tewett’s late 17th century epitaph.
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