Dear Mr. Editor, – Correspondents in your splendid paper are continuously advocating a return to Victorian fashions and the hour-glass waist.While I admire a trim figure and keep one myself, I cannot think that anyone would voluntarily suffer as we used to prior to 1914 in our endeavour to keep an 18 inch waist, or … Continue reading Tortures of Tight Waist Training
Dear Sir, – Vanity and excessive devotion to fashion are two of the charges levelled at the head of the modern girl. I contend that the Victorian Miss could have given points to her modern sister in both respects.I send you an extract from a letter written to me by a highly fashionable lady, thirty … Continue reading The Toilet of a Victorian Venus
To the Editor, London Life.Dear Sir,“R. S.” of China need not be surprised that “The girl with the tiny waist showed no signs of distress.” Any girl with a slender plastic figure can be quite happy laced to 16 inches.The whole secret is in commencing young enough, and always doing it. Tight lacing becomes pleasant … Continue reading Happy When Tight-Laced
Dear Sir,- As a regular reader of “London Life” I should like to air one or two opinions regarding various correspondence which appear in your pages from time to time relating to the fashions of the fair sex.It appears that there are many people still existent in these enlightened times who would deprive the modern … Continue reading The Blessings of Modern Dress
Dear Sir, – In a recent number you asked your correspondents to be a little novel in the New Year, so perhaps a short account of a novel party we had about Christmas time may be of interest to you.To begin with there were to be only girls there, as we felt that gave us … Continue reading Dressing for a Girl’s Party
The heels are high on Hilda’s shoes.She always knows which sort to chooseTo show her small and dainty feet,When tripping lightly down the street. From childhood’s days she’s had idealsTo wear the very highest heels –The ones which make it hard to walk,But make the other women talk. Her mother’s helped her great desire,Every year … Continue reading High Heeled Hilda
Dear Sir, – I do hope you don’t think I write too often, but your correspondence columns contain so much that is interesting that I am always feeling that I must butt in. Now what about “F. M. C.” who condemns the wearing of corsets? “Let’s be natural,” she says, yet to carry this to … Continue reading Miss Hildago
Dear Sir, – I was very interested to see in your issue of Dec. 11th, a drawing on the fashion page a new small-waisted Paris creation in black satin. Since seeing it my friend wore a similar dress at a fancy dance recently. She wished to wear something different from the usual dance frock and … Continue reading The Small-Waisted Paris Creation
Dear Mr. Editor – I have only recently made the acquaintance of your charming little paper, but I must confess myself completely captivated by it. I thought it might interest you to know that fired by tiny waists and high heels of so many of your correspondents, I am just starting a course of tight-lacing … Continue reading Experiences of Waist Training
To “The Dresser.” Dear Madam. – I noted with interest your intimation, accompanied by a design on the Fashion page, of an attempt by the Paris modistes to reintroduce the hour-glass vogue. I recently returned from a visit to my sister who resides in St. Nazaire, and during my stay there I had many opportunities … Continue reading The Hour Glass Vogue