Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-02-27
HEALTHY OLE FORM
Classic Forms Were Wrought in Greek
Sculpture When the Body Had its Right
Cultivation.
Harper's Bazaar.

Iiarpers Bazaar
Beauty of the human form is to-day ex-
actly what it was IN ancient Greece; il is
the same through all the countries. how.
ever blind we are to its characteristics
! through ignorance. The consensus OF
ages is true verdict, the classic forms
become safe models Greek sculpture
was wrought when the body received its
! highest cultivation, and was so beautiful
as to be called deyine
This sculpture should be earthly and
continuously studied, as well as pictures
of good mud figures. They are to be made
! familiar that one may learn why they are
! good, why they deserve admiration. Most
| people fancy they admire these classic mod
! els, but it must be in imagination only,
! else why should they allow themselves to
| eXempify false standards of form, and
positively distort their own God-given
| bodies?
Searching for the highest standards of
| human form, we discover that manly beau
! ty and womanly beauty differ ESSENTIALLY
1t is agreed that the type of manly pro-
! portion includes a comparatively large
| head, wide shoulders rather square, a
toso tapering to contracted pelVis; while
| the whole may be seven and a half heads
| in height, or an additional half head add
| ed to the length of the legs giving a par
| tiCularly elegant figure.
| On the other hand. fine proportions for a
woman are a small head, shoulders rather
| sIoping and narrow. the torso full and
widest at the hips: while the front line
from the sternum over the abdomen should
show first gentle, and then a full out
ward curve,
The conventional figure of a lady is at
variance with this type. Every effort is
made to immitate mas culine characters
tics. The shoulders are thrust up high
| and square, CIR made to appear so; the tor
so is made to taper in; and everything I'M
der heaven is done to make the waist look
small. The front line is forced to take an
inward curve below the bust, and the side
lines to form an awkward angle, in the
hollow of which voluminous skirts are
hung.
One should study sculpture with a new
knowledge of these proportions most
thughtfully, till the rhythm of the lines
has fastened itself upon the memory.
Studying the pictures of the best artists OF
of every age, we shall find these principles
everywhere demonstrated.
The charm of womanly proportion is
In long curve from armpit to ankle which
is so different from the beauty of
manly figure. The depression at the So
called waist Iine-only the meeting of two
large muscles which in a beautiful woman
should be slight-would better be ignored
In the clothing, for the sake of the greater
beauty of the whole sweep.
1t is to be understood that the long
curves are made up of shorter contours one
gently melting into another. A form
made up of graceful sweeps alone would
be weak, nervless, inspired thing
These pro Dortions should be so under
be always in mind, else beautiful human
form will not be recognized. Use physi-
cal exercises to attain the perfection of
these curves. Hang pictures showing
them where they may grow into your
thoughts.
Two physicians of Havana are success
fully Inoculating new arrivals in Cuba
against yellow fever, through mosquitoes
that have contaminated themselves by
singing yellow fever patients Flfty-two
cases Of mosquito innoculation have been
followed up OF them only about eight
per cent. subsequently contracted the dis
ease, with mortality Of less than two
per cent.
Austrian census takers have discovered
a score or more persons IN the empire who
have passed their Tooth birthday The
oldest was the widow of Peter HaneI She
has a certificate of birth dated December
"a, 1716. OF her four living sons, the
youngest Is seventy years old. In Szegedin
a man named Isak showed a birth certif
cate los yesrs old.
IN Chicago Friday night, Mrs. Louisa
Bacon was terribly burned in the face by
nitric acid, thrown by her husband, who
had Just been released from The house Of
correction for beating her. Bacon was
arrested.