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beautifully less, when not knocked into holes, and are con- 

 verted into a species of felt. 



This fabric is a new departure in the manufacture of 

 cotton. From first to last it is treated as wool, is spun as 

 wool, and woven as wool, and in my opinion is the best 

 possible material for under wear in the tropics. It is cool, 

 wears well, washes well, is warranted not to shrink, does 

 not irritate the most sensitive skin, and, being woven on 

 circular knitting looms, is peculiarly adapted for close-fitting 

 riding-drawers and under-clothing generally. It has the 

 additional merits of having the appearance and colour of 

 silk — a soft cream colour, — is entirely free from dressing, 

 and is moderate in price. As this fabric (porous, knitted, 

 woven, ribbed, or double-ribbed) is sold by the yard as well 

 as made up into seamless pants, jersies, etc., it is admirably 

 suited to the make of flexible-hip and belt-band drawers 

 referred to above. I feel that in directing attention to this 

 " baumwoll " (tree wool) clothing, I am conferring a benefit 

 on all Europeans whose avocations keep them within 

 the tropics, and on those of them especially who are obliged 

 to take constant and prolonged horse exercise. It is to 

 be obtained at the Lahmann Agency, 15, Fore Street, 

 London, E.G. 



The question of corsage is an all-important one, as the 

 fit of a garment depends largely on the shape of the corset. 

 For growing girls, and especially for such as are at all 

 delicate and outgrowing their strength, the Invigoraior 

 corset is the least objectionable I have yet seen. That it 

 has the approval of the faculty is in its favour. It may be 

 described as a corset in combination with a chest-expanding 

 brace, and as such corrects the habit of stooping, and by ex- 

 panding the chest flattens the back and keeps the shoulder- 

 blades in their right place. Speaking as an ex-adjutant, who 



