St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-12

erS. eager for information OH every
topic connected with right dressing ana
right living. The amazing part or TINS
course of lectures Is the numoer OF
wOmeni it has unearthed, who are lgnor
ant of the first principles OF physical
culture. as well as the simplest rules OF
logic, as related to cause and eHect III
matters pertaining 10 the care or the
body.
Now, Mrs. Miller has never hung out
her single as n physician, yet she was
intPrrogated on subjects that lie ell
tirely within the province of that pro
fessiOn, and her replies were lnVarlaoly
sensible ones, fitted to the case under
consideration: although she was obliged
frequently to remind her auditors tiat
a change of dress will in no instance
rure local ills OF the body, that require
scientific treatment. but only those
abuses that arise directly from improper
and hurtful restriction IN dress. be-
ginning with
The Charm OF individuality,
which no woman of her time possesses
more absolutely than the fair teacher
herself. Mrs. Miller showed how 1t was
possible for even plain woman TO De-
come more attractive than her more
favored sister by cultivating some par
ticular gift or grace that shall set her
apart and pertain to her individuality
alone. This was instanced in the life of
close friend of the relatOr, who was
short, fat woman. possessed of not one
charm of cOuntenance, but OF original
ity and indomitaOle perseverance.
She felt keenly her lack, and very
sensibly set herself to replace 1t
by steady system Of self-culture, that
has resulted in making one of the most
charming cOnVerSatiOnaliStS of her time.
So perfectly has her art taken the place
OF the charms denied by nature that her
wonderful charm of manner and the
music OF her voice will attract the most
desirable acquaintance IN any social
thrOng. She has accomplished this all
by herself. in her own home, solely
through her determination to possess
some distinctive qualities that no other
woman could quite equal through nat
ural endowment. She spoke of the ma
tiOnal tendency to
EsTaIk Through the NOSe."
tendency that we have recognized
more clearly since our English cOus-
ms" have taken our tourists TO task for
it, and very properly, too. Nasal
sounds can never be aught but disagree
able 70 the refined ear; and although
there is national tendency also toward
catarrhal difficulties, there is not, and
cannot be any excuse for thin, high
pitched voices that veX the tympanum
as well as the soul of the nearer. The
American woman should study the
proper use of the vocal organs. just as
she should study grace and the laws
OF health. She must likewise study
her children, beginning at the
impressiOnable years, and cultivate. in
stead of crushing out, the individuality
of their natures. Nc parent has the
right to force his child into disagreed
bic trade or profession. because he, him
self, has followed it and found iteXactly
suited to his needs. Every soul born
into the world has certain inalienable
rights, and OF these, originality and in
diYiduality are among the least. 1ndl-
Viduality of manner may be acquired
without hint Of what we call man
nerism," which is q most disagreeable
as well as utterly different thing from
''manner." Good manners mark the
woman quite as effeetually as the man,
TO whom the old saw is most ofteu ap-
piled. In
Laying Aside the Corset
and the petticoats and the bands upon
bands that have made women SO StOOp-
shoudered, small-waiSted and generally
deformed, that it must be hard for their
Creator to recognize His own work, Mrs.
Miller recommends them to wear the
boned waist, at first, until they have
learned to take the necessary exercises
to strengthen the trunk, and enable
them to stand erect in all the strength
and grace of their womanhood, and in
the shape in which they were created.
She also recommends the sitZ bath as
greatly beneficial in giving strength to
The abdominal parts that have been
weakened by long repression. So much
regret was expressed that the course
could not be heightened at this time,
that Mrs. Miller consented to try and
arrange her lecture engagements so that
she may return daring the first week of
June. if The ladies still wish her to do so
at that date.