Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-01-15


mrn Should Take ie 1ientt.
An En0lishmau romari,cd roconiiV.
with the fTaakneas of his nation. that
American women Looked aa u they did
not wash their inces. and chat thoy ravo
tbe iiarf iou of pushing thoir .onae.
before them
We may deny the aral charge. hne we
must acknowledge that thoso IS some
ground for the second No person with
ordinary powers Of observation can fail
70 notice tho way ia which many wom+
en cotTy themselves in this respect. oss
pecioliy in tlcso days 0f plain sklrts.
belts and ahirta. q costume which a IA.
niiraoly oaleDlaied 60 display 20 che
very grentest advantage every dafoct aud
ow.warilnoaa os the human nQnro. no
friendly dsapcsy hides iho uriy Ircs
aud Ia many cases they arc very ugly
Indeed
OF course il e often fhe fault Of th9
skirts Why a bnd drossmaker should
always insist On cutting q skirt short in
front and then lot it dip behind like Che
tail Of bird Is a mystery. but sho will
20 IA NOW. enc nvernge >yoman is hOi-
low IA the back: therefore her skirt
should Be cut shorter behind than bo-
fofci and a dros malEer who mniSes a
gown hoop UP IN front ahould Be impris.
oned on fined. Leaving the sins Of the
drossmnkers out Of tie question. how.
over, the blame rosts on tho women
themselves.
Look at them, standing about at amy
railroad station OF in any shop or pub
lie place, ordinary, respectable. middle
GLASS womcns clad Of course, four ilfths
Of thom, ia the prevailing unif0rnl Of
skirt and shirt waist They wenr this
regardless of shape and weight from
tho slender young girl 20 the heavy.
middle aged mother Of e family.
A survey Of them loads me to think
that tho Englishman was Justified ia
his opinion and that the American stonn-
ach Is really unduly conspicuous Thin
people are often the worst Ono can for
give stout mo.horly looking woman
for being ungainly, but when it comes
20 thin, angular eirl, al bone and
muscle, thin without a pound Of super.
huons flesh anywhere about her, It docs
seem unnecessary, and it ia
There IN no need Of &c nt all II Is
just as ensy 70 have a straight limo from
the waist down as not 60 have It II
the slouching sisters will only learn TO
throw the weight Of their bodies where
It belongs, there win be no cause for
criticism. Il Is a great deal easier when
you set used to il to stand IN the way
that nature intended than to stand with
your weight restingon your heels, your
backbone bent al out Of shape and your
chin stuck out at an anglo Of 45 de-
greea That is a great part Of the battle
to keep your chin back That rebollious
chin thrown forward brings your whole
body in an awkward position. Practice
before your looking glass. stand ia your
usual way and see Who're q sraight line
drawn from your head down wcsSd
come
Il ought 20 90 through the bali Of tho
foot Then the stomach viii retire into
proper perspective, the chest will come
ont properly, and the back will take
care Of itself It VIII not take many
trials 70 convince you Of tho advantages
Of this manner Of standing, nnd little
observation Of othors will show You
what you nnod. Everybody knows that
Queen Victoria Is dumpy. short and
plain. But yet she holds herself with
50 much dignity that she looks lilro q
queen. How would sho look II she lean-
Cd or her spine as II it were the back
Of a rocking chair, as MANY Of as doi
American women have much to learn
from thoir tight laced, fiat backed, high
headed English aistora