"Another serious evil is the wearing of skirts so that their weight must be sustained by the hips. This heavy weight, pressing upon the internal organs, drags them downward and causes weakness of the stomach and a feeling of lassitude, inclining the wearer to stoop, which further cramps the lungs, making correct breathing more difficult. MH 292.1"
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?"
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of caring for the body as the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19). It argues against wearing clothing that harms the body's health and function.
"Of late years the dangers resulting from compression of the waist have been so fully discussed that few can be ignorant in regard to them; yet so great is the power of fashion that the evil continues. By this practice, women and young girls are doing themselves untold harm. It is essential to health that the chest have room to expand to its fullest extent in order that the lungs may be enabled to take full inspiration. When the lungs are restricted, the quantity of oxygen received into them is lessened. The blood is not properly vitalized, and the waste, poisonous matter which should be thrown off through the lungs is retained. In addition to this the circulation is hindered, and the internal organs are so cramped and crowded out of place that they cannot perform their work properly. MH 292.2"
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?"
This verse emphasizes the importance of taking care of one's body, which aligns with the passage's concern about the harmful effects of restrictive clothing.
"Tight lacing does not improve the form. One of the chief elements in physical beauty is symmetry, the harmonious proportion of parts. And the correct model for physical development is to be found, not in the figures displayed by French modistes, but in the human form as developed according to the laws of God in nature. God is the author of all beauty, and only as we conform to His ideal shall we approach the standard of true beauty. MH 292.3"
"And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day."
The EGW passage emphasizes God as the author of beauty and the importance of conforming to His ideal, which aligns with Genesis 1:31's declaration that everything God created was 'very good.' The connection highlights God's role in creation and beauty.