Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-12-26
How TO be Beautiful.
frrom the CINCINNATI Enquirer ]

rHere comes a model remarked
a well-known physician while
staining for a moment at the
corner of Fourth and Race streets
one afternoon last week. 'NOtlce
this Young lady's erect carriage,
her firm and graceful walk; see
the bloom of her complexion, such
as can not pos sibly be initiated by
artificial aids, and then when she
comes nearer notice how calmly
she will meet your gaze, without
dinching, Olushing, or exhibiting
the slightest awkwarduess.
The writer was not in the habit
of gazing at young ladies in the
manner idicated., but he made an
exception to his general rule in
favor of the superb creature APP
preaching.
There is health and beauty
worth looking at whispered the
doctor.
'One Of you patients, | suppose
"a monumen to your skill, and
all that sort OF thing. Let me con-
gratulate you.
Not at al I, not all. She has
never been uDt Ter my hands; but my
delight in her appearance Is pro-
fessional all he same. She is
living embodil nent of a course OF
treatment wh ich | would like to
see adopted by every lady in
Cincinnati. One year ago she was
like any one OF these
He p ointed ont a group OF ladies
on th opposite pavement who
were struggling along in tight
shoes, taking short, mincing steps;
bent forward at angles ranging
from twenty to forty-fve degrees,
and without exception sallow or
art ifcially blooming.
'She took a journey to England
to some point in DevoDshire, ]
b elieve-stayed there for SIX
months, and came back as you see
her now
NO doubt every lady in CInclu'
natl, would like to adopt that
course of treatment
But you do not understand me.
The trip to England, in itself, was
valueless. 1t was the knowledge
which this young lady gained there
that showed her the way to ber
present health and beauty. The
whole secret is contained in two
words; they are
JUDICIOUS EXERCISE.
The young woman in England
rides, walks, rows, plays lawn ten
mis-, botanizes, rides the tricycle.,
goes through a course of calithen-
les every morning-in short, is on
the Jump from morning TIL nIgnt'
and the result is she is generally
as healthy and hearty as her broth
ers. In the present state OF society
in this country, all these things
can not be mdulged in by our
girls. without more or less incon-
venience and expense; but no one
is so circumstanced that she can
not take all the exercise that is re-
ouired to give her sound mind IN
, a sound body
, Suppose you tell me what you
consider judlcious exercise ior a
, lady
q can do that in few words.
. Round shoulders, stopping galI
: and fat chest are the rule IN
stead of the exception. They can
be cured in a very short time by
fifteen minutes exercise night and
morning in the open air Or a we'll
ventilated room. The morning
=, exercise had best be taken im-
mediately after rising, before dress
ing for the day, as tight clothing
will interfere with the free move
ments required.
The first thing to be done IS to
, stand erect, with the heels together
:, the head thrown back, the chest
out and the hands hanging loosely
= at the side. Then the lungs should
be thoroughly filed with air and
. slowly exhausted, perhaps half a
dozen times. The arms should
now be brought forward at iui
, length in front, on level with the
- shoulders, the palms of the hands
" in contract. Keeping the arms
" extended, the hands should b'
. . forcibly thrown backward until th'
- hacks of the hands touch behind
% the shoulders, while the palms
come together before the chest
- Let this motion be gone through
- with rapidly some thirty times.
= Ip the next move hold the arms
" - straight above the head, with thu
= palms of the hands forw ard; now
- bending the hips, bring the arm
down in front, keeping then
:" straight all the time, until tn
~ ~ fingers touch the toes then re
~ ~ turn the arms to their origlna
~ ~ nosition above the head. TLl'
:, - motion should be performed yer.
" slowly twenty or thirty times. A
first it will be almost impossible t
touch the floor with the finger-tlp
ii' without bending the knees, but i
20 tbe course of time it will be pei
- formed readily.
W, GYMNASTICS.