New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-04
THE ART or W1IkTNG.

A GRACEFUL. AND BEAUTIFUL CARRIAGE.
The art Of walking gracefully Is seldom n ever
laugh. with any method or success; and yet 1t
should be an essential part OF girls physical train
ing More less attention Is supposed 10 be given
TO gait and carriage OF the body at the dancing
echoos where the pupils put In line and made
70 march to music. but natural. easy walking. such
as would be required for the street or moving
about the house Is rarely II ever taught To BE-
sure the pupil is told 10 turn ont ana point her
toes and hold mp her head but mat IL about an
and what causes the difference between a light or
heavy tread. the correct hip movement on which
SO much deucnds or the position Of the arms. are
seldom criticised or explained. Hardly one person
in a hundred carries the body in n correct position
while walking or standing, ana ~ the laws when
uroduce grace in either are very simple ana easy
70 acquire The figure In walking or In reposc
shouh incline slightly forward bending the body
, mn. AZ the hips There should be no bend of The
knees or rolling motion II the body. \ celebrated
professor Of physical culture, who teaches ordinary
walking among other exercises. recommends me
following easy exercises for daily practice these he
rro,nIses will insure grace in rcpose and m"'ion.
In the first place correct posture sh"nid DE "c-
oulred while standing Put both feet together.
draw the hips well back holding the stomach in.
troioct the chest forward. draw "a" sh'uIcis pack
hold the head crco. with eyes looking StiaiFht
ahead and draw the chin In. To get an hb7'iut'V
correct pose t. good plan 10 iaSt'h u coup' o'
/ I'D
=, come exactly at the height Of the hips. ana an
,,r four inches thick 10 come at the height of III"
,n r,bor s,oud with the chest touching the wall
Tho chit, and abdomen being held back by the
blocks al the proper distance, with The point OF the
toes two inches from che bas"boati. II y"" WIN
assume this posture and keep 1t whiie "aih"B you
can never 80 wrong ,, !,
/ TO uractlce walking, first tako the poa'''o" "
| or,.d. tben Get the right foot back about twelve
inches a little to one side Of the lett loot win
tho hall OF the foot only pressing the ioor lEh'ly
then raise on the bail Of the LETT foot' anu 1T ''c
came time swing the right lex forward Keeping ''e
Lroe nearly straight, and pitching the body FORWARD
., ,h. came time Then perform the same move
mon, with the left eg The idea of practising 'h'S
ro,so ia IN accus,om n girl to rise easily ana
oo,,,,v an m. ball Of the foot at each sep ~
that the leg which is passing forward VIII ho' D'
| made f., bend much at the Knee VIM" -
! graceful particularly In a woman Inc ioo' ~
should be set squarely on the "oor "' 49,, 80,
,ouch,ne # first with the heels. by pracuslhs ',''
I' ,u,, and very slowly. as to glide IN
,ri,ire, along n graceful walk, IL IS as
serted will soon be acquired ,, ,,aa,,
r,,,a ,bere are unsupported physical defects
/ however which give an a"h"a'u e'', ..
/ Due, discovered" exclaimed young kli' INC o''.,
dav who had recently joined Il iiI''' avn" a,a,
cl,,h q" "v,hy my shoes always run uo"" va v"1 n.y.
oI"p, a r,hv / have always walked badly
- -" ,,ha, thew call knock-kneed' ana he',h''
am ".' a,,sr s,apectei IT. 1t IL quite curab!e
however they say by cmminr graceful after all
nave srls are knock kneed without beng sh@pq'
Many 81 sr, II IS when the knees are 80 s'np, ,
Of the fhct' lt,,1ro or running they come IN con
tn e With each other this a 1nl sF "a
on the insiue euT I remedy this defect, says on
shout" Gdr s%pd po IN nS WITH
ready US. w" ao oh other and the toes turner ou'
%ow %Sy" Ev the f iSS %SsS a
separate VII mart Repeat this movement VIII,
omi stirring the feet uhi an, ~, cventually n
.,r.fghten ~ legs.