The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-28
PHYSICAL CULTURE
Miss Elnora S. Rousseau Tells
the Woman's Club All
About Delsarteism.

Miss Elnora Stockton Rousseau gave
an illustrated talk on the Deisarte
System of Physical Culture to several
members of the Woman's CLUB at Tue
Club House, Belmont avenue. SATURDAY
afternoon. Miss Rousseau does not con-
fine herself to notes when lecturing, put
speaks of the divisions of Physical Cul-
ture which are most interesting to those
to whom she is speaking. She IS a oe-
lightful exponent of Delsarte as she ~
most graceful, and she wins many con-
verts to the system merely by the iofce
of example. TIC make the Delsarte Sys-
TEN perfectly clear Miss Rousseau pre-
faced her remarks by an outline sketch
of the life of Delsarte.
Delsare was a French dramatic singer
who early lost his voice and
ly his position on the stage. lie Ielt
that there must be some cause for his
loss and set to work to find it so that
others might be able to prevent such a
mishap to themselves. He began the
study of nature and right there is tne
principle of Delsarte from beginning TO
end. Everything mas its foundation, It's
results, in nature. As song IS closeiy
allied with dramatic art, Delsarte also
studied movements. He visited The parks
and watched the young chiloren a.
play. He saw that children pefore
reaching the -self-conscious state moved
in curves and spirals. After the sell
conscious period they moved IN plahes
and with jerks. He studied carefully an
that has since been so clearly given 70
the world, jotting his notes on the doors,
walls, windowsills of his room anu ~
scraps of paper. He made no consecu-
i've THE SYSTEM ELABORATED;
When Delsarte died his notes had not
been elaborated, there was no SpeIGaS
plan. Miss Geneyieye Stebplns. W y Pa naa
went to the widow of Delsarte ana pr9-
cured many of his notes. From the pnn-
%osophical notes she Worked OUT II a pbvsii lea
Culture, adding many things which she
had observed. The system has as its IN
from Which they get all the expressions
of life. Soul in this sense does NOT
mean Deity, but ones inner state Of coz If
| sciousness. These three, the trinity OF
Deisarteism are worked upon and I'M
Miss Rousseau earnestly impressed II
uDon the ladies that there are some WHO
| profess to teach the Delsarte Systen wig
have only had the rudiments. Sne saa9
there are only about twenty wno wffhn a
comnietion of the entire System of Del
Miss Rousseau said the most important
| rest. She said it should be done by
stretching out on something, the noor
is generally most handy. and breathllig
into all parts of the body. This can onIy
be lone by concentration. Before any
thing else one must surrender ones VIII
and that is generally the hardest thlng
a woman can do. Insomnia can pc pre-
vented by the proper manner OF sieep.
| ing-nervousness by breathing. MISE
| Rousseau sale when she first studled
beisarte she was an invalid whom every
one expected to die at any moment B ~
| she had too much energy to die, ana WIN
the help of the Delsarte System as now
| alive and perfectly well. as
| she does, what it has done for her, MISS
Rousseau is earnest in her advocacy
FLOWER DRILL AND MUSIC.
Mrs. Robert G. Lyle played some soIt,
slow music, and to its accompaniment
Miss Rousseau gave a flower drill, wh1cn
is an Illustration ofstatues, nymphs, ana
peasants. This drill begins with the toe
and works up through the entire 6ody,
| exercising all parts. 1t was exceedingly
| graceful. as Miss Rousseau gave 1T.
After the drill Miss Rousseau said she
| would answer any questions pertaining
to the system. Each lady had some
thing to ask about her special needs
and requirements and Miss Rousseau
| answered them all charmingly and eX-
| plicitly. A class for the study of the
| system will be formed next Thursday at