A strange September 9, 1916 advertisement in Stead’s Review, Melbourne, was headed HOW AUSTRALIAN WOMEN ARE HELPING THE ENEMY. It said our gals were weakening the Empire’s battle against the Hun by buying American corsets! This meant there was less “gold” left in the coffers to fight in Europe. Patriotic women , it said, should buy English made corsets like the “Nautilus” Non-Rustible. Australian women , it continued , will support the English corset makers as against the Foreign or Neutral makers.
