The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-03-19
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"SUCH A GAIT"


Girls did you ever hear the saying
''that scarcely one lady in ten could
walk gracefully" A sweeping assertion
it seems at first, but when we consider
that very little attention is paid to the
gait child is forming, but all other ac-
oomplishments are taught in the best
manner, it seems too true.
The question is then, ''Since so few
ladies walk gracefully, must be one of
many, to whom there is no Poetry in
Motion, and how can I become grace
full pedestrian. In the first place you
may overcome the faults of which you
are conscious. One may be stoop of
the shoulders, if not too bad, perseyer-
ance, and determination win soon correct
that, and what change it makes in the
appearance. For one towalk gracefully
must have an erect carriage.
But often this is carried to excess.
Perfectly prim, precise and proper, the
appearance of such lady, reminds one
of those large dolls, 30 arranged as to
walk certain distance. However prop
er such gait, it is not elegant.
Then one lady steps too long, another
too short, and, one walks too fast,
another too slow; and often we meet one
who seems not to see straight, but goes
from one side of the walk to the other
It is amusing to meet one Of this class,
on account of the lodging one has to do
in order to pass.
Then many ladies wear their dresses
too long in front, CA strait dress should
clear the foor), which causes the ewearer
to step on it every few minutes, and
compels said wearer to shuttle along in
manner anything but stylish. Then
again, there is the hard stopper, this is
generally light person, but to hear her
pound along, one must need think her
weight ton. But it would take too
much time to describe the many things
to be avoided in walking.
One thing necessary in order to be
truly graceful, is perfect self possession.
Don't hurry and worry 50, and above al
things, enter church or lecture room
moderately. If you must stop moment
at the door to compose yourself, do 81
by all means, before you will permit
yourself to rush up the aisle, boil
through the pew door, and drop int
your seat, out of breath, very glad yot
are there no doubt, but much doubling
the grace of your entrance. I have beei
tempted many times to whisper to m,
neighbor in church 'I wonder whats
after that girl. "
Don't fling open the door Of store
and rush up to the clerk, just as thougl
it was fourth of July and some littl
boys we're after you with fre-cracker
and torpedoes. It is not at all pretty
and will not only confne rhe clerk, bu
yourself also.
When You enter the Post-offioe AM
find a crowd of loungers there, don
mind the half dozen steps, to be take
into ten, nor lengthen them into foul
But take the half dozen steps, naturally
eomposedly, never let embarrassmer
force you to appaer ungraeeful or uni,
dylike.
II has been truly said that one is 81
TO forget. and carry ''home habitsg int
society.
Itwould be wen therefore not TO pc
nit ntyle Of gait At home, not inten'
"a for The street. II you are in hurl
% ct tile ''supper dishes" done, don
take just two steps from the kitohe
table % the sink, when It needs four. ns