The Corset Saleswoman of a Different Age Frontispiece
- A Cretan Snake Goddess of the Recently Excavated Minoan Civilization 8
- A Woman of Ancient Greece winds her Bandelette under her Breasts 10
- An Oriental Venus of the Classical Age 10
- A Corset of Thin Steel of the Time of Catherine de Medici in France
and Elizabeth in England 13
- A Tight-laced Corset of Puritan Days 14
- A Corset with Sleeves which is Part of the Dress 15
- The First "Health Corset" 17
- The Gibson Girl Figure with its Extraordinary Bend at the Waist 17
- The "Cigarette Girl" Figure of the 1920's 19
- Free at last! Elastic Revolutionizes Corsetry 19
- An All-elastic Corset is Like a New Layer of Muscle 20
- One-piece Foundation, or Corselette 24
- A Side-hooking Girdle 25
- A Busk-front Corset 25
- A Semi-step-in 25
- The Pantie-girdle 26
- The Roll-on 26
- A Front-lacing Corset with Busk Fastening 26
- A Back-lacing Corset 27
- The Brassiere 27
- Brassiere for an Off-the-shoulder Line in Dress 27
- The Guêpière of the Late Nineteen-forties 28
- Another Piece of Fashion Corsetry from the Late Nineteen-forties 28
- The Position of the Organs in the Body 30
- Good Posture and Bad Posture 31
- The Muscles of the Body 34
- Nine Different Figure Types 39
- How to Measure Correctly. 43-5
[28(a), 28(b), 28(c)]
- Hookside Front-lacing Corset 50
- Adjusting the Laces of a Front-lacing Corset 52
- How to Fasten a Hookside Girdle 57
- Pulling the Garment down with a Long, Steady Pull 57
- Fitting a Corselette 58
- Test for Bone-length with the Customer Sitting 58
- Pull the Garment well up over the Hips 64
- Getting into a Boneless Garment 64
- The Knack of Doing up a Busk Fastening 67
- Correct Way to undo a Busk Fastening 68
- Types of Breasts, and the Brassiere Shapes to Fit Them 71
- Fitting on a Brassiere 77
- The Position and Shape of the Uterus as Pregnancy Develops 88
- Three Styles in Maternity Belts 89
- How to Lace a Maternity Belt 90
- Type of Nursing Brassiere 91
- Washing and Drying 100
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