A handbook of obstetrical nursing for nurses, students, and mothers . Union Undergarment. Jenness-Miller Leglette. under-garment may be worn beneath the chemilette,or, the latter being dispensed with, the Jenness-Miller model bodice, or the Equipoise waist anddivided skirt, may be worn alone over the unionunder-garment.* *The Delsarte waist, more recently devised, has a similar object,in meeting the hygienic and artistic requirements of womans dress. 46 OBSTETRICAL NURSING. For winter wear, plain leglettes of flannel, cash-mere or silk, or the same material as the dress, maybe worn over the un
A handbook of obstetrical nursing for nurses, students, and mothers . Union Undergarment. Jenness-Miller Leglette. under-garment may be worn beneath the chemilette,or, the latter being dispensed with, the Jenness-Miller model bodice, or the Equipoise waist anddivided skirt, may be worn alone over the unionunder-garment.* *The Delsarte waist, more recently devised, has a similar object,in meeting the hygienic and artistic requirements of womans dress. 46 OBSTETRICAL NURSING. For winter wear, plain leglettes of flannel, cash-mere or silk, or the same material as the dress, maybe worn over the union under-garment and directlybeneath the dress. Thus under-skirts are entirelydispensed with and all the clothing is supportedfrom the shoulders. The skirts of winter dresses, being comparativelyheavy, should be fastened to a waist of their ownwhich has comfortably-cut armholes. Garters fastened to the waist are discountenanced,according to this system—as they should be, forthey produce too much dragging on the waist, andthe spiral-spring Duplex Ventilated garte
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