The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-25

touch the floor
This will give any woman q back that
will not ache at the burden Ct clothes. "
She takes the posture Of the winged Mer-
curry, one arm raised one foot thrown out
She turns the whole body on the hips,
twisting around as far as one may without
lifting the feet. 1t is the popularity OF her
physical culture system that she has made
a detailed study of all the muscles with re-
gard the special movements required to
give life and vigor to different parts OF the
body, the result being what she calls "ges-
ture drill, which is really an intelligent ap.
plication aud extension Of light gymnastics
without apparatus 10 the cultivation OF
bodily strength and pleasing proportions.
Can any thug be d ne, y asks somebody
in the background, "for girl whose throat
is n scrawny lot OF bones and hollowsp
"Ah, you have an eye, have you, to
pretty evening gowusl Do this ten minutes
in the morning and ten minutes In the
afternoon
Slowly she bends the head back as far as
it will 20, slowly she lifts its up again. Then
she let's it droD on the right shoulder, then
on the left. Then she bends it diagonally
back award and forward. Then she bends it
forward on the chest and lifts it lelsurely
to place. Finally she makes it describe a
circle, turning it repeatedly around and
around on the cervical vertebr@. BY and
by she draws n full breath and holds it in
the throat, putting it out just where plump
fullneSs is thin woman's despair.
what would YOU do if you had lank,
bad-looking armsN
This, and she lifted the two full. round,
white columns above her head and swung
them with an Indian club movement.
This, she vas extending them. contract
| ing the muscles and bringing them slowly
to the chest in tense condition. This she
held them straight in front OF her and
turned them with muscular vigor, palms
up, then backs of the hands up and so once
and again.
What would you do if you were all
angles, ugly in shape, awka ard in motion
and distressiugly thin"
There wa, a mercy little laugh.
just what | have done, for 1 have been
all these. | would eat coarse bread, grains,
fruit and l would drink fresh sweet milk
every night before retiring. Then | would
gain control of my motions this way and
standing on ono foot the o5her leg was
| swung slowly in circle. revolving on the
hip. without bending the knee That
would help to take the stiffness out of my
| motions, give me poi and make me supple.
| would exercise al the musc 8 of the body
| freely and without heavy apparatus. !
| would go to bed early, get up early and take
a SUI bath every day. | would add to
every motion for strength another for
| grace, this way and throwing out the
| arms with a free vigorous movement, the
muscles we're then gradually relaxed, the
limbs devitalized and allowed to drop like
things without life, hanging from the
| shoulders.
And if you were too feshy, if you
weighed 220 pounds"
"In the first place / wouldn't do it, there
is no excuse for obesity but cnrelessness.
When was % or "a years old and perfectly
DEVELOPED | would measure my waist d
then physical culture and muscle exercise
should keep it as exactly right as the fasn-
i1Gable woman's St es and bandages aim 60
do tut usually fail of accomplishing. OF
course If / gained flesh that was firm,
strong flesh | might still maintain a figure
that would lie perfect in Its proportions,
for there is no immu able law to regulate
size A Brobdingnagian may be as beauti-
full as a Liliputian as long as the law Of
harmonious development is sustained The
Venus OF Milo is n very big woman but we
forget her size 10 admiring her proportions.
Soft habby flesh that needs to be supported
Is a different thing and a sign Of malassimi-
ton. If | were obese, instead Of binding
my waist in to curve out below | would
learn t. carry myself and so disguise my
flesh partially until | could get rid Of it,
| You womb b lieve i'll would IT myself if
had not seen til have known woman
whose abdomen was thrown out till she
looked as If she mad tumor. in a week 5
time just by correct Standing make herself
as fial a. | am. Then | would battle 10 salt
water, two or three handfuls Of rock salt
being put into the water over night to dis
solve, rub my body vigorously, eat coarse
bread crosses, lettuces and jellies, and take
just the same exercises rs if were too
tnIn. | would make myself strong, and
That would bring the body into manageable
and pleasing proper ions"
as u it my turnN asked n girl who
was sallow aud whose eyes looked little
dull.
ooh, forgot to tell you that those waist
exercises, bending and sHaying and circliug
on the hips, will stop your dyspep ia. They
quicken the circulation in the stomach and
digestive organs and you'll soon have bet
ter complexion"
"Does one have to adopt any special
style Of dressing TO practice these exer
else y
"Of course | wear the Jenness Miller leg
lets and the gown form, but a loose dress
with no bandages about the waist and the
weight suppo ted from the shoulders is all
that is Necessary.
"Do you advocate any special system Of
die or bathlngp
"IdoA't believe in what is commonly
known as dosing. You can say you saw
noe eat two chops for my lunch and enjoy
them both heartily j believe In eating
whatever ones likes, and as much as salts
fies the appetite, except Of course, in sDs-
cial cases And as for bathing. for plunge
baths or cold baths or warm baths, every
thing depends on the individual"
"How can you accomplish 80 much by
such light exercisesp
Gone here; feelr' The girls bounced on
the tall and stately woman and patted her
sloping shoulders and full, firm Ghost to soc
If she were all real. THAT arm is 10
inches in circumference, isn't It strougl Ono
can't change ones featui o. but hygiene eau
give any woman perfectly healthy, grace
ful body, bright color and a sparkling
eye. don't know whether to pity or feel
provoked with "A woman who does ~ possess
such attractio =. Olly thoughtlessness or
ignorance causes her n 20 without them,n
and Miss Jenuess suffered herself to be
smoothed and pulled this WY aud that by
the chattering magpies conscious Of being
herself a beautiful and gracious example
OF the truth Of her doctrines In June shs
goes abroad 10 lecture on physical culture
in England, aud young girl whose enthu-
siastic parents have taken uer out or Well
esly college 10 be under her training will
travel with the party.
ELIZA PUTNAM HKAToN.
Sugar Prices Raised.
SAN FRAEsCtgCO March 24-The Amor