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The ad copy for this Warner's Perfection Waist read, "Buttons fastened with tapes. Buttonholes bound
with tape. Sizes 19 to 17 inches. Made of fine sateen jean, with
buttons in front and laced at the back; provided with attachments for
fastening the hose supporters at the hips. White and drab. $4.50 per
dozen."
This is labeled a "Miss's Waist"--that is, for girls from about 4 to
14. It buttons down the front but has lacings in the back for size
adjustment and has shoulder straps that button in front. This is what
would be referred to elsewhere as a "corset waist." There are two sets
of buttons at the sides for panties, additional underwear, and perhaps
skirts. The two tabs at the sides are equipped with tubes (probably
metal) for pinning on hose supporters. Corset waists were also worn
sometimes by boys, but this one seems specifically desgined for girls
because of lacing in back.
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