A thin waisted young woman poses for her portrait at the Abbott Photographic Art studio in Little Falls, New York. She is flashing a sweet smile and holds a tennis racquet behind her back. I wonder if she is wearing her tennis outfit. She seems to be wearing a corset and I am guessing that running around a tennis court in a corset can’t be exactly comfortable. I don’t think it would help her game either. I’ve never seen Venus or Serena Williams wearing such a contraption while competing for a major title. William H. Abbott operated his studio at 545, 547, and 549 Main Street in Little Falls. The copyright on the reverse of the cabinet card is 1889. SOLD
THE CABINET CARD GALLERY 
My goodness she has a hourglass shape..I cannot imagine:(
Actually, at this period women nearly always wore corsets during sporting activities. There were special corsets marketed towards different sports. To see some advertisement for sports-specific corsets, check out my website: http://www.thisvictorianlife.com/corset-advertisements.html Furthermore, I know for a fact that activity in a corset is actually quite easy since last year I completed two 130-mile cycling tours, a 90-mile and an 80-mile bike tour, all while corseted! When a corset is an everyday item, a woman can do whatever she likes in it—it’s all about being accustomed to it.