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The Corset and the Crinoline
William Barry Lord
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"The bridal dress of a princess or Jewish lady of rank, whose parents possessed sufficient means, was of the most sumptuous description, as may be seen from the account given of that worn by the bride of Solomon in the Canticles, and the various articles enumerated show the additions which feminine taste had already made to the toilet. The body was now clothed in a bodice ascending to the network which inclosed, rather than concealed, the swelling bust; and jewelled clasps and earrings, with strings of pearls and chains of gold, gave a dazzling effect to Oriental beauty. In Solomon's reign silk is said to have been added to the resources of the toilet, and the sex owe to a sister, Pamphyla, the daughter of Patous, the discovery of this exquisite m. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
This book was written in 1868 and the things I found most interesting were:
(1) The assumption that women had basically always worn some form of corset and always would
(2) The many, many reprinted letters from both men and women extolling the virtues of "tight-lacing." It seems that doctors were warn