super-straight

Updated: May 27, 2025

Neave had come into a fortune two or three million dollars, amassed by an uncle who had a corset-factory, and who had attained wealth as the creator of the Mystic Super-straight. The uncle had a son, and Neave had never dreamed of seeing a penny of the money; but the son died suddenly, and the father followed, leaving a codicil that gave everything to our friend.

Edith Wharton - Tales of Men and Ghosts