The sun., 1890-03-13
THE GOSPEL OF GRACE
Az InterestInG Lecture or New 20 WnIk.
stand, Sit, and Carry Yourself oener.
alIV-Let women Read aud Ponder.

| audience Of ladies' yesterday morning in Hard
man Hall on the subject OF Correct and Ele-
| gant carriage" One man interoper managed
| to find his way into this miniature Adamless
Eden. and was rewarded for his nudacity by
seeing faultlessly moulded. physically per-
iect specimen OF womanhood. with soul
above making absurd distinctions between tho
| different extrsmites with which divine Provi-
dcnce has endowed mankind, dressed in most
! charming gymnasium costume. The conven-
| tipnal dress devoted to athletic exercises is
so hidcous that one can easily appreciate the
| delicacy which women display about admitting
men to tho rites and ceremonies of their gym
nasiums. But this was an artistic and dainty
affair OF sottest silk in pink and gold little
accordion plated skirt hung in graceful iul-
| ness Just below tho knee, whore pink stock
ings and shoes OF cleaning golden leather
encased what Miss Jenness insists on calling
| legs and feet. instead of lower extremitios."
| in u most refreshing. engaging manner. A
| yoke OF gold surrounded tho throat. and from
| 1t fell q full gathered blouse, caught In at tho
waist with golden girdle tied in a bow. with
! long depending tassels at the side.
| A verbatim report OF the lecture would give
| only n faint notion OF It's interesting features.
| for it Is ono thing to hear u dry formula for a
correct and graceful attitude in walking and
another nnd quite different, thing to see Y
|
ankles done IN in ptnk hose and gold Shoes.
| show you how to take IT,. Still the simple
| attain it contained many inteiHsting ideas. and
| opened with u description oil the FIRST and most
| Tho heels OF thnso shining Shoes. Tor they
| had heel and buttoned over high archcd In
step, were close together, The toes well seru-
rated and turned outward, heabdomen drawn
| ip, tho hips thrown back he Ghost wei raise
the chin drawn in ami the heat proudly lifted.
| 10 hold it every muscle Of the body was on tho
alert and doing !ts share of the work cuerCcti
| icay and the weight resting on the balls OF
position so often seen ~ to need no descrip-
tion, and quite the reverse in every way OF the
one just GNraih9G. which 81 she called the ndo, 10,
cause OF half the woes and Ills the ilesh oi
wonlankind is heir to.
arrangement of organs at the waist and abdo-
mon ana the ialse nosition OF ,he hirs arc, IN
ierinG incident TO women, while throwing the
weight on the heels at every stop brings the
Nerebr'S Of the spine int & such GO s%nst1nt IT,; and
awkward position may women throw tIe
forward and the chin out, In what she called an
attitude Of r9mposity' which Ei many IeoEie
to even more awkwnrdncss and illness
than the former The keynote to the whole
performance OF easy wal king is in keeping the
mind on tho chest and continually lifting it,
which will bring about al the other requisite
relormations; The eNerctsfes 70 practice in
The The, boly and a a steady o,sS, They were very
slow. graceful motions. sttndy poise5 on one
foot with the body in much the attitude of tho
figure Of tho winged messenger Of the gods.
WITH the the GSmd"E VERY at the oo
without bending the knees. and the stiffness ut
the knees relaxed BY other motions deslGned
for them.
" | am not here to wage war on corsots,' the
lecturer said. but ! want 10 say this, that
grows larger on leaving of her corscts, Tor she
al.ows her body to sottIr and the muscles 10
& in hr0@G the aGdens who a
waist measure two inches since last August.
and AT tho same time increased her bust cas-
and raising her Ghost. or course; the se"sa-
tion is painful at first but speedily heG%mcs
first; too because you are conscious. No on"
can he graceful who is self-consciCu=. but once
and ynu will be graceful nj lunconsciously.'
Through the Kindness Of n round shoullered
lady III the audience she illustrated how prom
incnt shoulder blades aro reduced and fiat
tened. simply by holding up the chcSt and al-
lowing tho shoulders and arms 70 relax. She
sisted in stepping so that the heel should lall
upon the ground at nearly the SAM time A.
Tie to.c, and always in = line with toe t,e, bnI
and the chest leading SO prominently that a
i9e GropEed thence eta to the toe ,rW,nd wo.id
from tn" chest Of III" rcrson who walks in"or-
rectly would strike Tho insteEs .ASain. the dis
u
rcrson who stoois viii disappear by lifting tho
chest and drawing IN tn" chin. while another
o III. wnst in ee back Bnses @' are are ot
OF fashion. but Miss 1cnness has Il very notice.
able one. of which she is pardonabiy proud
and which sho cannot take of at the mandate
-" Gorrect going up stairs, she added, is
lifting the weight entirely with the chcst, with
encn muscle vitalizcd and active. ieariDG lis
own load. in the way women generally climb
stairs with BEN ho!les. 70 arrive bleathl",s at
n tt,D
not only bfm ne hurden hel3nginE to
then but rh The nt Of hs "Gt'a ct the Hoy
and more because Of the cramped position Of
the lungs, perhaps increased hy tight clothing.
In mounting or descending stairs. make every
muscle wake up and do proper duty, The chest
commanding aud leading. and tho task Is u
heathful exercise.
stinly upright; tiresome to yonrscfand to Your
friend as well, and denoraIizinE TO socinI AZ
10 the front of tho chair to rest on your back
bone with your shoulder bent against the chair
and your abdomen In prominence. spinal col
ums weren't made to sit on. bat 10 hold the
body Greet; In sitting relax every muscle eN
df GdS a s'SS yon lean 'SS St IN hs csr 1t 1t
n far back as possible. and bend from the
hins. whether y0n ican i.rwn, d. lack or side
and sit quietly. 1t wears ont your own
system by waste OF nervous, enerGG 10
extremely annoying o your friends as we'll for
nervousness is contagious rs well AS unAtrac- !
tlNr. u oSalnS me !eet - moi only lntl"gant. |
but also iuJurlous, as tho weight OF one leg |
hinIers tho c;r,ulation in the o'her a grace /
ful position Of tie feet is crossed easily on the
floor. but rot with one loot resting on the |
other. In rlsit make the chest lead and lift |
rs in going upstairs. In carrying parcels or |
an umbrella in tho street grasp them as lightly |
ms possible. Mover waste nervous force by do /
ing enerEaticaily what can be done easily as |
well, for You arc thus exhausted and ungrace- |
ful to 10 purpose. Keep your thought CON |
stan;ly on the, correct position OF ilIe chest.
and the rest will learn 10 fall in line and accom-
rlsh tho re Iuired result"
The speaker illustrated each awkward and !
graceful. correct and incOrrcctAttltude in such |
u way. as to keen her audience alternaIely !
III" pinE and gold figure bowed itself out and !
walked awar according to the highest rrinci. |
pes a. artistic motiun. lhc McNt lecture will |
10 delivered by Mrs Jeunese- MILLER on Wednts- |
day. March 70. Oh Tho Artistic Care Of the |
DCdy."
FARMER SMITH or CATT4RAUGUS.