The morning times., 1895-07-04
Delsarte
In Open Rfr
FRENCH PHYSICAL PHILOSO-
PIER IN SUMMER VOGUE.
This Seasons Merry Maids Will
Pose Artfully and Artistic
ally Scientific Flirts.
A volume of Delsaste win be among the

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her belongings this summer, preIaralor ;,
to her departure for seaside hotel or noun
tain cottage. The numerous "parlor lee
lures and morning readings" OF the sea
son past have borne ffgIt amid up-to-date
girldom, and this summer will show the
wonderful results that haTe been attained
The creed OF the Delsatcan preacher be
came popular because it was easier than
the others. ephysicdIcditurstd dem anded
unpleasant calisthenirs before breakfast;
the compleXinnst prescribed greasy lotions
Tor the face, bat the Delsarte cult only re-
quiTed plis bility ard curve: education of
the muscles and cultare OF the limbs
The girl who has decided on this fad as
part of her summer outfit will not have a
thinking part TO play. She cannot forget
for il moment that her eyelasnes must be
raised and lowered at exactly the proper
altitude, and her hands clasped effectively
in herlap must not lose their unseen tension
ii she wishes TO captvate re summer man.
and make him think she Is all her expressive
shoulders would lead him to believe There
may be moments when alone in her room
She can drop her pose and let her carefully
controlled muscles run riot in relaxed
decentralization, but while outdoors. as she
VIII be EoSt OF the time, whether dining
walking, hammocking, or inthes SURF ,shewilI
obSeryethe rdlas laid dp1nlor the followers
ot thh Frenr1!n 10, e" 40 discovered that pose
ana position express feelings and emotions
OF the Delsartea n-Summer girl bewarei
Beware! She is Il charming humbug a
delicate little fraud, more devastating
than any other type OF that SHIRT wasted,
SaiiOr-hatted, ruSset-boOted maiden who
owns the earth between June and October,
and then Vanishes into nothingncss after
gathering III her harvest OF hearts.
You may recognize this young person
II she sits near you al the hotel break
fast by the fact tnat she takes no
sugar in her coffee aud spoons up her
berries with eyes fastened on some dis
tanl pointin the ceiling. Thiswillhy pnoIize
your attention, while the glrl who sits right
across from you Ell ' be eBa utiful asa or, am
but the act tnat siIeta kes sthFeclumps inhcrs
and eats breakfast as though Oh purpose
makes her 6ee!n tame ana commonplace
in comparison 10 this aubrey Bcardsiey
damSei who swallows her food as though
it were all a dreadful bore
On the p.azza duriEs that digestive luil
that always follows the morning meal the
D2Isarte maid viii seek some shady corner
OF the piazza, under palm, il possible.
and VIII 90 nothing aru6tically She has
practiced this aud KNOWS how 10 90 II well
Y You Will notice other women reading letters.
Eossiping, eXcha nSiDg patterns in fancy
work, bat not Co this tousled-hairCd maiden
i'll the queer gown.
For tie girl who aspires to assume
this diiilcIlt part rs not like other girls
even in dress. She wears long, baggy
waicts without a hint OF whaleb0ne in
their construction; her hair is always in
| Brown Pottery confusion, and her skirts
tran just q bit in the back In ntTaGiCtion
to the prevailing Fashion
When the hour for the morning dip ar
rives the DclsGrtc maiden walks across
the saEd with slow, graceful steps she
enters tile surf with the air OF a martyr
going to the stake, and she disdaius the
| lifeline. Although she must be a WINNER
| To perform the difficult fcats necessary for
her marine posing, she is Hevcr guilty OF
striking out in the ordinary fashion, but
! poiscs on the crest of q wave, with her
face turned toward the shore.
! When hi: wave Cngulfs every one else
/ in the vicinity and thr air is filled with
! shrieks of laughter, shr appears calmly
! floating on the other side OF whore the
wave broke, looking as though nothing had
! happened She gets herself diSliked in
/ this way, and the otter bathcTs wait in
4 veia to see her topplcd over by he surf
Bat engage her in conversation on pla-
/ loil's or bnS otlieE suDJeCl " ith which IlFta-
I ti0as are began at yolrperil. You VIII find
/ that the old-fashioned summer Girl is an
amateur at the game or hearts in compare
/ son With this DelS8rte girl, who Will ask
you, with mnHrnful dToOp at the corner
! Of her mouth, why yog wear your hair in
that particular way with such eyes
And when yOI arc simply par1lyzed with
delight to discover tha; she has Noticed
that you have eyes al all she will lift one
! flower like hand and, pointing TO the
moOnlt path across the water, Will inquire
if YOU have ever thought that you woulC
| like to sail on forever in It's beams.
That is the soTi or talk YOU VIII get from
! the Delssrte summer girl. II locks pail
and cold in prirt, hut Just experience /
once and you win understand 1t Better.