The Osceola times., 1881-07-23
AN OFFSPRING OF THE UTTER.
The Latest Fashion in Gait for Girls, and
What Doctor says oft.

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The fashionable gait of the utter young
girl at this season is an importation, like
most OF her articles Of clothing. 1t is
supposed to be an offspring Of the utter
ly utter manners of the London as-
thetics, who have set the fashion for
languid, willowy, weary wabples, now
the rage Of many fashionable gatherings
among young women, who in spirit OF
intense unutterableness, gaze into the
depths OF a new-blown lily or rose or
silently study the heart of field daisy.
Upon the avenues, however. the great
public sees the aesthetic walk undimmed
by the mellow light of a drawing room,
and unameliorated by the rich colors of
Persian portieres and Daghestan rugs.
When the aesthetic appears upon the
front doorstep with her Langtry hat she
shakes out the bangles on her bracelets,
pushes into better position the Jacdue-
minot roses at her belt or the field dali
sites in her fourth buttonhole, then
shakes out the pulfings of her polonaise,
raises a balloon parasol with its ivory
handle carved like Gala lily, and pre-.
pares to get into shape for the fashions
able gait. For the space OF a minute her
body seems to work upon eccentrics.
Her insteps go in with jerk, her hips
fly back, her spinal column shoots for
ward at an angle of about As degrees and
remains rigid, her neck lifts, her chin
goes about an inch and five eights above
its normal line, her nose naturally fol-
lows and perhaps improves upon the in
cline, her arms to the elbow points hug
her sides like the wings OF a duck, and
the toreaIms hang like willow branches,
while the hand that does not engage it.
self with the parasol, hangs LIMP and
languid. 1t requires two teeters to give
the shape inertia, and off the aesthetic
goes. Her progress defes accurate des-
cription. It has been compared to the
amble of the kangaroo, but the natural
lists insist that the kangeroo's moves
ments have some element of grace.
Others say it is very like duck which
flaps its wings, but the duck does not
have French heels. A man of science
says that there is nothing like it in the
animal kingdom. although the sea gulls
on the Pacific islands have similar mo-
ton in their walk.
81 can only take medical view of IT,"
said physician. 81 look upon it as
much more dangerous than tight lac
ing"
Il what way does il injure?"
an the first place it throws the
diaphragm upon the liver, and that
tends through its pressure upon that
organ to devitalize one of the most i'm
portant parts of the human BODY. 1t
produces atrophy, and IN time the liver
becomes lndurated, as hard as board,
and loses the spongy character which
naturally belongs TO it. 1t ceases TO
perform its functions. Then miserable
complexion ensues. The eyes t1rn to a
color of lemon. The flesh wastes away
and the hair begins to fall out"
as there any danger to the spinner"
Eyes, that terrible disease, curvature
of the spine, may ensue. The curving Of
the spine causes pressure upon the
renal veins, and that produces high
state of congestion of the kidneys.
Structural changes are apt to follow in
these organs, and death may be the re-
suit. The attitude produced by bending
forward not only does the injury | have
indicated. but it also enlarges the thora
cic cavity, and 50 disarranges the lungs
and heart as to Tetard the free eXer Use
of their functions. This may lead to
quick consumption or heart disease in
its worst form. An average constitution
may be wrecked in from ten to twelve
months, il its owner diligently follows
this fashion. have heard Of one case
out West that proved fatal, and | hear
that in another city young girl is sup
posed to be dying from too much devo-
ton to this new style of walk, The
strong and robust will survive it, DOUBT
less. with but a moderate impairment OF
health. but / would advise all the girls
to discard the ridiculous gait at once,
and straighten up. Let them walk erect,
throw their shoulders back. give their
lungs a chance to expand, and drink in
the pure air OF spring and they will be
happy and pretty. We are not trying to
raise a race of kanglroos inthis country.
No man can walk Broadway and see the
mass of weak and enieebled young men
without feeling anxious for the future of
his country, If these are to be the fathers
Of the next generation"
"Has this unnatural gait any tendency
to impair the intellect?'
at is a fair presumption" said the
Doctor, that the mind of the young
woman who assumes this gait is, in the
first place, somewhat impaired. When
the important functions Of the body are
so deranged as to affect the blood, the
latter, which is the proper nutriment OF
the brain, ceases also to do its share,
and this IN time brings about"
"What does 1t bring about?'
"Why, imbecility, of course"