. The well-dressed woman: a study in the practical application to dress of the laws of health, art, and morals . e amount of vital force is exhaustedin the mere effort of carrying this load, and everyactivity of life is made difficult. Skirts should bemodified or abolished, as will be described here-after. Sanitarians have been divided as to how muchof the weight of clothing should be borne bythe shoulders, and how much by the pelvic is now taught that there should be very littleweight to carry, and that this weight should bedistributed over the entire body. The shouldersbear their pa
. The well-dressed woman: a study in the practical application to dress of the laws of health, art, and morals . e amount of vital force is exhaustedin the mere effort of carrying this load, and everyactivity of life is made difficult. Skirts should bemodified or abolished, as will be described here-after. Sanitarians have been divided as to how muchof the weight of clothing should be borne bythe shoulders, and how much by the pelvic is now taught that there should be very littleweight to carry, and that this weight should bedistributed over the entire body. The shouldersbear their part, the arms bear their part, the sides,hips, and legs their part. In abnormal cases,where there is weakness of lungs and spine, thegreater weight must sometimes be put on thepelvic bones; and when the organs of the pelvis areweak, the shoulders must take the greater are, however, exceptional cases. On thematter of uniform support there must be no com-promise. Shoulder-straps are a compromise. Theyconcentrate the weight of clothing on the shoul-ders, pull them over, and contract the chest. Sus-. DESIGN FOR ITOrSE OR STREET DRESS. The characteristic feature is the parallel ism of the lines of the neck andginlle. The sleeves follow the lines of the waist. PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS. 135 penders are an objectionable feature in the cloth-ing of men ; yet shoulder-straps cannot with skirtsserve the purpose which suspenders do with trous-ers, because trousers are partially supported by thelegs and consequently less weight comes on Neither is there any way of fasteningskirts to the bodice by large hooks and eyes,as mantua-inakers would have us believe. Uniformsupport can only be secured by having nethergarments continuous with upper garments. The hrst garment to be worn is the unionsuit, of elastic weave, which the market furnishesin every grade, texture, and price. The union suitreaches from neck to ankle, clothing each leg sepa-rately, and clings to the body w
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