St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-08-23

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II You Wstched the dress parade On
Connections or Massachusetts, ayeuus
any Of these aiternoons you wosld
very likely notice that the swell giRla
have adopted fresh style Of walking =
their chests thrown out - far - possi-
bic. without any throwing back Of the
shoulders. however, and . certain In.
describable spring In their gait Upon
inquirin9 - 70 the meaning Of this,
you would be informed that Il repre-.
sents only . small part Of the now sys-
tenn Of physical grace. introduced frOm
abroad BY . lady who 10 now giving
lessons ON the subject to tho daughters
and wives Of the richest and most dis
tinguished personagcs in Warrington.
A class OF young women meets at the
Wanamakers twice . week to learn
how to walk, to 90 mp and down stairs.
70 stand. to bow, to smile. to mako
eyes and to dispose Of the hands II
need excite no surprise now to SEQ three
or four pretty girls In the dressing
room. upon their arrival ct . party.
wringing their, hands frantically, - ~
in violent grief All 1t signifies Is that
they arc making those members uncon-
sci0us. 20 that they will be at ease II
company. This Is portion Of the new
method. II you don't know what to do
with. your hands. you have only to let
them hang at your side and wiring them
vigorously for about i've minutes before
making your appearance in the draw
ing-roGm; at tho end Of that time they
will b deprived Of consciousness to
such an extent that you will have no
trouble with them for an hour or
% anyway. Do this oooe or
moro every day, and you will
hnd yourself become much moro
easy about your paws. through the
habit Of the thing. Tho effect u said TO
Be really wonderful; for. you see, IL 10
simply that the hands arc 80 highly ed
ucated in this mechanical ago that they
may almost bo said to have brains Of
their own. 1t is dinicult not to b con-
scious Of them. therefore, and that i'm
plies aWkwardness. But woman's chosen
weapon is the eye. and an important
feature OF this new system from abroad
Is education in tho use Of that lovely
organ. Within certain range the fe-
male Of our species has On instructive
perception Of the manner In which her
optical apparatus should be employed
upon her complimentary creature in
but science has reduced the
subject to exact terms Charts have
been prcpared-Washington girls are
studying them-showing that thb eye
has TO distinct expressions, con-
vcying ~ many different shades
q meaning. The proper thing
70 do is 10 procure one Of these
charts. and reproduce with your own
eyes tho 10 expressions before Q
mirror. When you have mastered then |
al. try them ON other people and $50
how they work. It Is popularity i'm
lgined that the eyeball itself IL IN ex.
pressive thing, but - matter Of fact
The ball Of the eye has scarce any ex.
preston 1t ALL That all depends upon |
The lids and browA Tho upper lid does |
he intellectual; its position T. rega-
ated by the sort Of thinking you srs |
loing. The lower lid expresses, BY it, /
lrswing up or otherwise, the senses. |
The eyebrows are emotional. and % on |
AL this. however. is only the beginning. |
Certain it would appear that young
adies Of the future. trained to make
yes on exact principles. will b much
moro seductive creatures than hitherto |
sut you must not be surprised a
hooked il you hnd . Washingtoa girl
1t you; It IL ten to ono that
he IL merely practicing the novel
'cisnce Of ocular sxpressioa.-Wssh-
ngton Cor. Boston Transcript