The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02
EXERCISES FOR cAlt.oREN.


The Body ~ Well "a the Mird should Re-
ceive Especial Training.
Growing girls OF twelve to sixteen
are apt to be very awkward both in
their movements and gestures Some
times they outgrow these shuffiing,
ugly habits of carriage and department
without any especial effort on the part
of their instructors; but it is dangerous
experiment to trust to time as the only
cure for these evils. Besides, 1t is moi
only grace that is Of chief Importance,
but tho much more vital question oi
health. How is it possible for body
to grow and develop without the neces.
sary amount OF pure air to feed the
lungs; and how can a crampcd up, flat
chest and narrow shoulders give the
requisite supply? In arranging, there
fore, for o child's winter curriculum, dc
not forget the body while providing foi
the mind; and besides the daily walks
see that the children have some form OF
regular exercise particularly adapted
to expand the chest and improve the
carriage. There are SO many excellent
methods now that one can hardly
go astrny, but perhaps combina.
ton of the Delsartean movements
with simple dumb-bell exercise would
be the best The former Ger.
tainly gives grace and suppleness,
and there is no better medium than the
latter for developing muscle and inflat-
ing the chest There is no need to give
much time to these exercises, and in no
case should gymnasium work take the
place of long walks in the open air;
fifteen or twenty minutes regular and
daily practice is all that IL necessary,
and 1t will be found in every case to be
of incalculable advantage. A breathing
exercise should always accompany the
manual performance. Physicians tell
us that the lower part of the lungs are
seldom brought into play, and that
diseases both Of the lungs and the
stomach would be less frequent If each
function of the body received continual.
ly Its full share of oxygen. After the
fifteen minutes bodily exercise is over,
therefore give ten minutes to a breath.
ing exercise by initiating the lungs slow
ly for fifteen seconds, and then eXpell.
ing the air for another fifteen seconds.
During this exercise there should be no
corsets or stays to confiue the figure.
and the teacher should see that the
air enters properly the lower part OF
the lungs N. Y. Tribune.
Party Frocks.
The more modern French dress with
full short skirt falling just over the
knee, rather long round waist. and
large puffed sleeves is preferred for the
party :rochs of the little daughters OF
fashion able mothers. These dresses are
most becoming to plump girls from four
to twelve years of age They are made
Of pompadour silks, of crepe de chine,
and Henrietta cloth or crepon of very
light co,ors, with half-high waist and q
little bolero jacket of velvet, or else
wide velvet girdle half covering the
waist Short puffed sleeves of velvet
are added, and the guimpe is of silk or
lace, or fine nainsook much trimmed
with lace. In many cases guimpe is
not needed, as the waist is nearly high,
and has velvet twist around the neck
The sleeves in such waists have fall
of lace below the puff. The skirt has
four and half or five breadths of silk,
and presents the appearance of being
worn over n full petticoat Directoire
revers of velvet, and lace epaulettes or
bretelles of great width also trim such
skirts. A (,elt of folds ending in o
-nsette or bow is more in keeping thar
sashcs with hunging ends---Itarper'a
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