New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-08
DELSARTE AT CHAUTAUQUA.
MRS. COLEMAN Z. BISHOP on PHYSICAL
CULTURE FOR WOMEN.
PROFESSOR II. D. ADAMS TRACES THE CHAU-
Its RELATION TO THE
FOLK NOTE.
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Chautauqua, n ", July I'm New-York women
Of fashion 20 to Miss Jcnness Miller to learn
how be graceful, and at Chautauqua they come to
Mrs. Coleman f. Bishop. of Washington Mrs. Bishop
is one Of the foremost opponents the Dcsarc sys-
TEN in this country and her popularity was atested
in striking by the Overlooking audience that
hstcned TO her preliminary lecture in the Temple this
afternoon on the principles she teaches Herself a
conspicuous example OF the poetry OF gesture and
expression, she maintains that now that brain tissue
is proved to be sexlcSs. the only thing wanting to
make this the womans century is care and develop
ment Of the feminine physique
Physical culture is in the air." she told her
hearers, yet most people don't know how to breathe
| The American Nation wastes its force carelessly In
| almost every way 1t wastes effort in talking, walk
| ing moving about and in sitting down. Now
Francois Delsarte has shown that this all arises from
inability to control relax the nerves and muscles
We remedy this by teaching men and women not to
hold themselves; to make themselves plastic like
babies one of my new pupils said to the other day
: You have just revealed me to myself l never knew
what stiff creature was before
"Deisarsm won't give flesh muscle. II may
reduce flesh and will teach you to govern muscle
but it will also insomnia and influenza and, if
you to the dentist, it will teach YOU have teeth
extracted without pain. but without exhaustion"
Il have tried that cried lady in the audience,
but it didn't work ! felt more at the dentist
mercy. wasn't guard
That's Just it, replied Mrs. Bishop. "lou are
in the habit of calling on your Will to protect you that
you can't it for other purposes. We should make
the viii the governing valve for shutting oil well
putting on steam. Mrs. Dombcy died because she
wouldn't make all effort. Many people die nowadays
because they don't their will to relax their
There is fear of doing enough in this age.
Desarte work approaches nearer than anything else
to spencer's gospel Of relaxation"
Mrs. Bishop proceeded give practical demonstra-
ton Of some of the simpler exercises Of the system.
such as arIn-stretchng, finger shaking and posing.
Dcsare's harmonic poise, she declared induced
IIogarths line of beauty. prevented ladies from being
short wasted IN front and longwaisted in the back,
and supplied them with natures hustle.
We must have physical reform she added. before
VIC have dress reform. When that comes. our
own bones Will enable us 10 dispense with any
other. but the Dcsarte work is helping this, It
j. helping 10 make growing old Questionable. There
Is no reason why backs should not be As straight at
A. showing The power Of rhythmical gesture. Mrs.
Bishop told a story Of "A Dclsartc teacher who wa.
able throw snakes into fury and quiet them Will
She has recently lecturcd at the >anltarum at Dams
movements have been formally prescribed there part
Of the regular system of treatment for ncrVOu, patients
Or. H. Is. Adams, OF Johns Hopkins University.
professor Of history at CAautduqua ana one If the
lr mover In the university extension work ectured
this afternoon on Classical and Mediacval schools
lie prcaccd Ms address with reference 10 the ancient
,anona Iaca NV inftr"st in me h,.try
OF oducatiOn.' he said Quickened. first
boy my connection with The Bureau Of Education. and
secondly 10y NV experience here az ChautaUqua
During three Administrations at Washington, the
bureau has been publishing monographs OF
the history OF education in the difcrcn,
American states The origin Of Chaatauqu0
las been traced 10 the most ancient historic iusiitu
ton Of Germanic Aryan race. the Folk mote.
The history Of The process Of It's development j. really
a wonderful phenomenon, 80 much SO that the
Commissioner OF Edo alton Or. Harris. has himself
expressed a desire that there should be history
II ChautauQua included IN the overnmcnt sare,
Chautauqua has not grown up in night. 1t is based
NJ Of
the best experience in the world and embrace,
the best ideas Of a. Gent ana modern university teach
ing" other exercises 10 dan organ recital
by J. V. Flager and readings by Professor Il. l..
Cumnock.