The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, February 16, 1904, Image 3
CONCERNING THE
FESISLE FIGURE
SOME HINTS ON PRESERVING THE
“FORM DIVINE.'’
Taking Care of the Body, by Proper
Exercise—Feeding an d Dressing
Choice of the Corset.
There is no excuse for a woman’s
having a poor figure. It may give her
some trouble to got a good one but it
is worth the effort.
Some women begin life without
figures worthy of the name. While
they are young girls they are scraggy
and Hat, or lumqy and shapeless.
These peculiarities do nut les on with
age and when u> their natural draw
backs the owners add utter careless
ness, it is no wonder if by the time
they have reached middle age they are
a trial to the eyes of their friends.
As a matter of course, it is easier
to let oneself go and not take the
pains that the care of a figure de
mands. But no woman with the least
particle of vanity in her makeup—
aikd it is a very poor sort of woman
who lacks it—Can help feeling a
thrill of pleasure when she beholds
the improvement wrought in her ap-
•earence by a good corset, properly
worn.
For the corset is the first essential
in the making of the figure. A num
ber of other tilings go with it. The
woman must cary herself properly, but
the corset helps her to do that. She
must pay attention to her outer dress,
and to this, too, the corset will stimu
late her. Her diet cannot he entirely
negkjcted, if she wishes to have her
forr'ireduced from ultra stoutness, but
with the corset as a foundation for
her efforts she will bo encouraged in
the work of regulating her food.
unall price
pay
the
Even in this day there are plenty of
people w'ho find nothing bad enough to
say about the corset. I have seen one
matron give way to tears while ad
dressing a woman’s club on the evils
that had been w’rought by corsets. And
she was not a hysterical woman
either. She had known the corset as
it was in earlier years, before common
sense and science went to its making
and she knew the harm it had done
those who regarded it as an instru
ment for the compression of the waist
into a smaller compass than Nature
had intended for it .
The new corset—the “straight
front” with which fashion papers and
comic columns have made everyone
familiar—is built on a different plan.
It does not squeeze a woman’s organs
out of shape, but holds them in place.
As I have said before, it must be prop
erly made and properly worn. The
ideal corset is one that is made to
order and adapted to the needs of the
individual body, but for those who
cannot afford this there are substi
tutes in plenty. A woman should seek
until she finds what she wants.
The new corset increases the size
of the waist line, thereby giving room
for play .of the lungs and diaphragm.
There is no difficulty in deep breath
ing with the woman who wears a well
made edrset of the present style. That
is, if she puts it on properly.
To do this she must loosen the laces.
Gone are—or should be—the days
when a woman kept her corset laced
for days and weeks at a time. Now
the woman loosens the laces at night
and tightens thm in the morning.
When she puts on the corset it is so
loose that it hangs upon her like a bag.
She clasps the garters that are at
tached to the front and if she be of
stout figure, to the sides, settles the
corset down over her hips and abdo
men, drawing a long breath after this
is done, and then proceeds to tighten
the laces. She does this carefully,
drawing the lower ones first and then
those above the belt line. Never must
she make them too tight for comfort.
As soon as she does this she Injures
her figure as well as her feelings When
the laces are tight enough, she should
cross them in the back, bring them to
the front, pass them under the garter
on the left side and tie them there.
The great advantage of thus tight
ening the corset laces every day is
that the flgur.e can be humored. There
are days when a woman feels that a
tight corset is more than she can bear.
Then she leaves the laces loose at
first, and draws them up later in the
day when she has reached the point
where a little closer compression will
be* grateful to her.
I can hear the protests of busy wo
men over the time it will take to go to
this trouble. But it really takes less
time than one would think. At first,
before one Is accustomed to the pro
cess, it may require a few minutes
more than one has been in the habit
of granting to one’s toilet, but as the
habit grows upon one of lacing the
corst dally, It will be done more quick
ly and become a matter ol course. And
even if it <ioes take a few minutes
more, is not the game worth the can
dle? When one sees the good figures
that have been evolved from shapeless
forms by the use of a good corset, does
it not seem that a little extra care is
a very
game?
The eoiset once on, the woman must
P'-occed to live up to it. She will find
that it helps her to keep her shoulder.-,
straight and her body erect. She must
learn to poise herself properly, throw
ing the weight on the halls of her feet
it ml resisting the temptation to sway
backwards. That is a tendency which
grows upon women as thev advance In
vears and flesh. If they do not “stand
[ so straight that they lean the other
■vay ” t''ry let their shoulders droop
1 until the middle of the back is like a
j hump. All about the country one may
see v.'omn in the late fifties who have
! bent their shouldrs until they look
almost deformed. This could have
been spared them if they had taken
a little pains early In life. And even
an elderly woman can do much to cor
net such a stoop if she is willing to
give herself trouble about it.
To stand straight is neither to bend
backwards nor to drdop forwards. The
prominent abdomen is as unsightly as
the humped shoulders. The woman
with a trend towards iiher should ex-
prei * herself every day standing in
front of a mirror. She is wise it she
follows the advice of one sensible
housekeeper and hangs a looking glass
in her kitchen where she can see her
self as she steps back and forth about
her work and bring herself up with a
round turn if she slips into any slov
enly trick of carriage.
The corset will give a good figure
for a time, but a woman must work
to keep it. If she is too thin for beau-
tv the task will he simpler for her than
flesh. The latter has her work ahead
for the woman inclined to put on
rtf her. The thin woman may have to
take exercise, as the stout one must
do, but she has less to carry about
with her while she is doing it. For
both It is essential that exercise
should he taken in doors and out. The
latter is vastly preferable, for obvious
reasons. Rut the exercise indoors is
far better than nothing.
One woman who would be called old
if her years were known has never, for
fifteen years, failed to go through a
certain course of what she calls her
gymnastics,” on rising in the morn
ing. For ten minutes daily she bends
and twists her body, stooping until she
sits on her heels and rising without
laying hold of anything to asist her.
She leans forward until she can touch
the floor with her finger tips, without
bonding the knees, and backward until
her forehead is in contact with the
wall. She swings her arms about,
kicks the air vigorously and in every
way she can brings all her muscles
into play. As a result of this she is
as brisk and agile as women many
years her junior and asseits that, she
never means to gr v old but to keep
her strength and vigor to the end. As
she probably will.
When such exercises as this are ta
ken it Should be with the window open,
even in cold wather. Thre is no
use in inflating the lungs unless you
fill them with fresh air. For this rea
son as well as for many others, out
door exercise is preferable to that ta
ken in a gymnasium, no matter how
well equipped this may be. At the
best, it is only a substitute. I-ong
walks, horseback rides, bicycle spins,
golf or tennis, all do their share in
developing the muscles, reducing adi
pose tissue or strengthening the body
to gain flesh. One at least of these is
needed to keep the figure in shape, or
failing this, one must follow the exer
cises I have outlined. These may be
aided by such appliances as a lifting
machine, dumb-bells, Indian clubs, and
the like. Because of the many mus
cles called into play by it, ping-pong
is one of the best house games known.
It encourages bending and stooping
and reaching and stretching, and by
all these means develops the figure.
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Gaffney, S. C.. February K
Editor of Tlio Ledger,
City.
My dear fir:—I see frequent notices
in the papers and magazines of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, which
will be held during this year in St.
Louis. It occurred to mo that in view
of the splendid mineral resource:: of
mis count", that it ’vouM he wise lor
our people to have an exhibition of
Cherokee county's mineral resources.
First of all is the discovery of Captain
Ross’ tin mine, which will, perhaps, he
the biggest advertisement, to Gaffney
and Cherokee county of anything else
that could possibly be. The Iron ors
< f our county would add much to the . .. . » , • , n- . ■
colloction of minerals: the lime veins ^ I
of our county being the finest in the
South: the monazit 1 deposits of our
county being, perhf is. the largest of
any in the United States; the-marble,
corundum, and numerous other metals
and minerals which could be found
here would, I am sure, if properly col
lected and properly put on exhibition,
give Cherokee county the lead over
any county in the United States.
It Would, perhaps, cost three or four j
hundred dollars to gdt this collection
in proper shape and installed in a
prominent place at the exposition. Of :
the amount that is necessary to be |
paid for incurring such an expense, I
think that our town council should pay ,
one-half, and the county board the
other half; because it would inure to
the benefit of the people of the whole ^
county.
Even if our State does not see prop
er to make an exhibit at the exposi
tion. it would make the exhibit of
Cherokee county that much more con
spicuous. And again, after the expo
sition in St. Louis, this collection could
be kept intact and sent to the various
fairs and public gatherings over the
country, and, in this way, would con
tinue to be a lasting benefit to our
people, as there is nothing that will
advertise our town and county so
highly.
I would be glad to hear from some
of the people of the town and county
as to this suggestion..
Yours very truly,
J. C. Jefferies.
A Wonderful Remedy
for fire Drink Habit.
But, says some one, “How can
this be done in the long, straight front
corset pictured everywhere?” It can
not. But there are corsets which
come to be worn on such occasions.
The ribbon girdle corset, made either
in heavy satin ribbon or in wide tape,
or the short equestrian corset is
adapted to all sorts of vigorous exer
cise. It is also excellent for the wo
men who do a good deal of honseworl
which requires bending over and
stooping. While it does not, hold in
the over-plump figure as a lieavier.
longer corset would do, it is far better
to yield a little restriction /than to
break corset steels and suffer discom
fort at the same time.
A woman can never allow herself to
become careless about her corset.
Having gone to the expense and pains
of procuring one and learning how to
wear it she should not let the gain slip
away from her. When her corset be
comes old and out of shape she should
have it re-boned, as it is wqrth while
to do with a good corset. Naser should
she relax her vigilance ovojBwr figure
and her way of carrying herself. Per
haps for a while it will seem a good
deal of a burden, but after a time the
well carried form, with the back
straight, the head up, the shoulders
properly poised, will become instinct
ive, so that the trouble would be to
bear herself in the wrong way.
It is a woman’s duty to keep her
good looks as long as she can and a
good figure Is a most important part
of them. A pretty face is all very well
—there are few women who would not
be willing to yield a virtue or two to
possess a charming counter ance,—but
it loses a great deal If it is set on top
of a badly cared for, badly carried fig
ure. When a woman gets toward the
point where youthful charms are for
saking her, it Is a boon to her and to
those about her if she has a well made,
well borne form. And the possession
of this is within her own power.
Nearly 100.000 People in the United
States Have Been Cured of
Intemperance by
O R R I N E.
For ages the curse of intemper
ance has affleted mankind, claiming its
millions of victims every year and
causing more untimely deaths than all
the wars of history.
In days gone by the drunkard was
an object of contempt, spurned and
loathed by all, because it was the com
monly accepted theory that to cure
his drinking habit was a mater of ex
ercise of will power alone.
Physicians, however, have long since
recognized that drunkenness is a
physical disease,, requiring physical
treatment. The diseased condition of
the nerves o f the stomach and the
nllamed stomach linings and mem
branes, produced by over- indulgence
in alcoholic stimulants, in the vast ma
jority of cases require medical treat
ment to effect a cure.
To permanently remove the craving
for liquor by restoring the stomach
and digestive organs to their normal
conditions, a wonderful preparation
called ORRINE has been placed upon
the market, and is now sold all over
the United States, recommended and
endorsed by the leading druggists and
by thoilsands of physicians, nearly one
hundred thousand cured inebriates and
many members of the W. C. T. U.
and Y. M. C. A., as well as many
clergymen, temperance lecturers, etc.
ORRINE is sold in Gaffney, S. C., by
ORRINE is slid in Gaffney, S. C., by
Cherokee Drug Co., corner Limestone
and Frederick Sts., and in Blacksburg
C., by Blacksburg Drug Co.
The price is $1 per box, or six boxes
for $5. In every package there is a
registered guarantee to return the
money if ORRINE fails to do all that
is claimed for it . The remedy is sim
ple, harmless and sure, contains no
opiates or narcotics of any kind or
description, will cure the drink habit
without leaving any had effects and
can be given secretly without the pa
tient’s knowledge, if desired. The
remedy can be taken at home, thereby
rendering sanitarium treatment un
necessary.
If ORRINE will do for those ad
dicted to the drink habit what nearly
one hundred thousand people all over
the Unitd States say it has
done for them, surely it is worth many
times its price and is a very wonderful
remedy indeed. The medical princi
ples upon which ORRINE is founded
would warrant its use as a stomach
tonic, and as the money will be re
funded if it fails of its purpose surely
those who have need for such a remedy
run no risk whatever in giving it a
fair trial.
Special!
MBESMmmaaaBBm
C. C. Humphries having en
gaged in other business, which
throws the entire work of carry ing
on the business of the Acme Fur
niture Co. upon the present mana
ger, who, on account of his present
state of health, does not feel able
to perform it, it was decided at a
recent meeting of the stockholders
to make prices that will sell the
stock as rapidly as possible. This
includes everything now in stock
and goods bought to arrive.
If you need
FURNITURE, STOVES,
CROCKERY, GLASSWARE,
LAMPS, TRUNKS,
SEWING MACHINES,
or anything in |our line, can you
make your cash count.
Yours truly,
The Acme Furniture Go.
One Dozen
Pfiotos, 50c.
showing four positions, all
nicely mounted and well
finished.
In response to a popular
demand we ar£ offering the
above for a limited time.
Our platino photographs are un
excelled for beauty, perma
nency and fine finish. From
$1.25 to $10.00 per dozen.
June H. Carr,
625 Limestone St.
A Scientific Cure for Drunkenness.
Absolutely Safe, Sure and Harmless.
Will Cure Forever the Craving for
• Whiskey, Beer or Wine.
ORRINE will Restore r.ny Drunkard to Manhood and Health.
A Simple Home Treatment; Can be Given Secretly if Desired.
Cure Effected or Money Refunded.
Ask ymirdru gist rohom you Anmuvthat bethinks of ORRINE; he will indorse
our statements as truthful in every respect. If OK KINE fails to cure we will refund
you every pt-nnv paid for it as cheerfully as we took it.
Mothers wive ; and sisters, you cannot cure those who are afflicted with this moit
terrible of all disc.^es by your fervent prayers, or eyes red with tears, no** by your
hope tint they may stop drinking. It can be done only with OKRINE. You have
the remedy—-will you use it ? If you desire to cure without the knowledge of the patient,
l"'v ORRINE No. 1; if th^ patient desires to be cured of his own free will, buy
ORRINE No. 2. Full directions found in each package. Price $ I per box.
A!! Corrcspondonce Confidential.
Fo* fre-* !■ ) ■' ' r rr -t i e on Drunkenness and how to Cure it—write to
the . Washington, d. c , or call on
Cherokee Drug Co., cornner Limestone and Frederick Sts., Gaffney, S. C.
Blacksburg Drug Co., Blacksburg, S. C.
Commercial Printing
Of every description executed with neatness and dispatch
at Thk Lkdokr office, Gaffney, S. 0. New Type, New
Presses, the finest quality of Ink and Paper, and Compe
tent Workmen. Send us your orders.
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Phone 176.
Residence 171.
Hardware Co.
We have just received a car
load of Barb Wire, Wire and
Cut Nails ; also a big lot Gar
den Wire and all kinds Farm
Tools. We stand ready to
serve you when you come.
R. M. Wilkins Hardware Co.
January 28th, 1004.
Watches!
Poor repair work will injure your deli
cate watch. WESTROPb takes care of
the mechanism so that it will do reliable
work. WESTROPE don’t do cheap
work,[but the work he does gives him the
reputation for being skillful. WEST-
ROPE wants to put your timepiece in
good order for you. SUZI
Nice Line of Jewelry,
Watches, Rings and Chinaware always
on hand.
Thos. R Westrope.
Special Notice
High-Priced Cotton
has not affected my prices on
Cloth
I carry a full line of Men’s, Youth’s and Children’s Suits UP
STAIRS at old prices. Also have all shapes and sizes in
Trunks, Dress Suit Cases, Telescopes»and Satchels UP STAIRS.
All these goods will be sold at very close prices.
Have moved my entire stock of Hats UP STAIRS where I
have more room and better light. Can save you money on any
thing in headgear.
On first floor we handle Shoes of all kinds, sizes and prices—
to fit and please everybody.
Red, white and blue Flannels from 15c to 40c per yd.
Nice line Dress and Waist Goods.
Blankets from 60c to $3.50 per pair.
Quilts from $1.00 to $1.50.
Lap Robes at all prices.
Horse Blankets from $1.00 to $2.50.
“Warmoth” Saddles from $6.00 to $8.50.
A few Buggies to be sold at cost for cash.
I. S JS. re R T T.
Elberta Peach Trees,
Barred Plymouth Rocks,
Red Raspberry Plants.
Eggs for hutcbitiff a specialty. AM inquirle:
promptly answered. Write for Circulars.
GEO. F. MONTGOMERY,
MARIETf A, OA.
Dr. S. H. Griffith,
PHYSICAN - SURGEON - OCULIST.
Former pupil of the celebra
ted Oculist, Dr. Julian J.
Chisolm, of Baltimore. Has
also taken special post-grad
uate course in the Kye, Ear,
lose and Throat Hospital of
Baltimore.
Glasses Fitted Accurately and
Scientifically. J* J*
•9"Oifice in Cherokee Drug Co. B’ldg.
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to all Bicycle Riders
and those who have Bicycles to repair. I
am now moved up town in the old barber
stand; next door to Beer Saloon, and am
prepared to do all kinds of Bicycle re
pairing and building to order; so come,
fioys, and bring your old wheels and have
them repaired and made good as new.
Don’t let your old Bicycles lie around in
the house in the way; bring them to E
H. Durham and have them fixed so you
can ride to dinner and enjoy yourself
with a long ride through the season of
1904. If you don’t want them repaired,
bring them to me and I will buy them at
a reasonable price. I keep all kinds of
Bicycle Supplies at low prices, I also re
pair Sewing Machines and do a general
repair business. Don’t forget the place—
next door to Beer Saloon. Come and
give me a trial.
THE RACKET CYCLE SHOP,
E. H. DURHAM, Prop.
Southern Railway
THIS GREAT RAILWAY RUNS THROUGH A
GREAT COUNTRY
CONVENIENTLY UNITING ALL THE BEST SECTIONS
OF THE SOUTH.
W. A. TURK. S. H. HARDWICK,
Passenger Traffic Manager, General Passsnger Agent,
Washington, D. C.
W. H. TAYLOE, Ass't Gen'l Pass. Agent, Atlanta, Ga.
GAFFNEY SAVINGS BANK.
Statement at the close of business January 28th, 1904 :
resources:
Loans and discounts $58.i'<57 21
Cash on hand l ikM 45
liabilities:
Total $60,325 68
Capital stock paid in, $30,000 00
Undivided profits, I.WC 91
Deposits, 28,442 77
Total •....$60,325 68-
We pay 4 per cent, interest on ALL deposits
If you are not already a patron of this bank we would be
pleased to have you open an account with us.
The RIGHT time to do so is NOW.
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D. C. ROSS, Cahhier.
F. G. STACY, President.