St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-21
st. Paul Ladies Study Ease
and Grace for Society Eff
fectiveness.
Famous Groups Of Statuary
Studied as Models of EIe-
ganee.
How the Undulating Spirit
uelle Glide is Acquired .
by Beauties.
Harmonic Poises Practiced
for Effect Before Full
Length Mirrors.

"Don't you want to study the Del
sarte system of expression? 1t will
teach you to assume graceful attitudes
and train your voice for public speak
ing or acting" said girl friend with a
tantalizing CLEAN of sarcasm, in the
depths of her bright eyes. She knows
my lack of natural advantages, and
likes to make little suggestions of that
sort.
Haven't any ambition. was my calm
reply, ''for l don't believe those things
can be taught
"Oh, but Fye seen them taught; come
with me, and I'll prove that you have
some things yet to learn in this world"
said Sybil.
meekly assented that perhaps there
were few things that l didn't know,
but was always willing to learn. Sybil
explained that she had been studying,
and was convinced that the Delsarte
philosophy is the only true one for voice
work and the requirement of those
thousand other nameless graces that
make the finished orator or speaker.
Then she had found in ST. Paul teach
er of the genuine system. Not one who.
. taught airy figure Fights or constant I'M.
dulating movements of the hand and
forearm: but the real underlying princi-
pies of dramatic art, which make the
system SO popular in Eastern cities.
After short ride on ethe cable car,
we stopped at pretty residence near
Summit avenue. Sybil seemed to be
acquainted and led the way. l had
previously seen several teachers who
labeled their work ''DelSarte." Their
ari,if IVY rulQc and initatiua rocturaC
Wearied me. l was prepared to criticiSe,
but in this instance was agreeably sur
prised. The Delsartean who had
aroused my friends enthusiasm was
Miss Marion Lowell, a lady apparently
about twenty-eight years old. She
wore tea gown of old rose silk, bright
ened with CLEANS of abSinthe green and
brocade front. The gown showed to
good advantage creamy compleXIon;
large, liquid blue eyes and a mass of
real golden hair. Her walk and every
attitude was marvellously graceful.
The musical voice and variety of in
Election suggested culture and artistic
ira lining.
Sybil explained to her that l am one
of those intensely materialiStic beings
who have no faith in any theory that
cannot be demonstrated with mathe-
NAUTICAL accuracy. Would Miss Lowell
explain the philosophy, and give us
few lessons? Then [ would certainly
be convinced.
The lady said she had not yet opened
a public studio in st. Paul. but had
few private pupils. We could see some
lessons given by coming in the morning.
"Who was Delsarte?' | asked Sybif
on our way home. She looked at me in
plying manner, seeming surprised
that L didn't know all about him, then
explained that Delsarte was French
teacher who formulated the science of
expression with the same precision as
the laws of music, painting, natural
philosophy, Or any other sciences. Then
by the application of these laws en-
deavored to so train the physical facul-
ties that the mind would have the best
and most natural medium of expression.
"Why not buy book and study the
ScienceH' | asked.
Because you can't" said Sybil, i'm
preSsively. ''DelSarte died, leaving his
unpublished manuscripts and method
of training to his favorite pupil, Steele
Mackaye, who is unquestionably the
greatest exponent of the system in the
world. This Miss Lowell we called on
is one of the few who have Makaye's
genuine dictated formative process
and method"
ficiently paurician air to make me curl
Gus to see its applications; especially in
the hands of teacher who seemed so
different from the conventional in
structor in elocutIon.
Next morning we were on hand
promptly. The pupils we saw were
class of five well known society ladies'.
| wish they would let me publish their
names. But they are not anxious to be
known as disciples of DelSarte. They
are not training for the stage; but
merely to acquire those graceful atti-
tudeS and bewitching gestures which
look so natural. They want to stand i'll
that graceful pose which looks so charm
ing and easy. So it does; but let me
whisper that they practice it before the
mirror at least half-hour each day, and
those gestures are all learned by rule
and practiced so faithfully that they
seem quite impromptu.