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There were dramatic changes in women's dress during the first decade of the 20th century. ... Women's fashions changed considerably between 1900 and 1910. The fashion of 1900 was characterized by an S-shaped silhouette that was achieved mainly by a boned corset that was long and rigid in front and shorter at the rear.
http://www.polytechpanthers.com/ourpages/auto/2012/1/24/45532409/ItalyandGermanyafterWWI.pdf
A because he married Rebecca Burney.
