Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-02

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We mig drayth nrsl ohalra tpt wo
muae acknowledge ihat there is nonae
nsound feg 1ho seao06 No porron with
cgtinaff reUtE1 o. observation tnn fail
% notice en- way GA whioh many WON.
IN carry themselves in this KtanocA el.
r~ecnily N ehase dngn o. plata nkifta
baIt1 and ablrt8 b costume which @ a.
mirahiy calculated ~ display 20 the
very Ngealeet udvnntng every deioot and
aWkWatdnoaa o. the human figure No
nfiondly drnrery hides the ugly iInea
and % many cases they ere vofy ugly
indeed
OF course a e. often ihe fault 81 tho
shirta Why q bad ~dronaakor should
alwaya insist on cutting q skirt short IA
front and then lol e dip behind like che
eail Of q bird Is . mystery. but chg will
DO 10 Now, the average w0mnn 81 hOl-
low IA the back; therefore her skirt
should Re cut shorter behind than be-
fore, and q dreasmakor who makes q
gown hoop up 50 frontshould be impris.
med o- fned Leaving the eins Of TIE
arassmakars ous q she question, how
ever, the blame rests on Che women
themselves
Look AZ them, standing about a. my
rniiroad station o. ia any shop or pub
lie place, ordinary, respectable niddlo
class women, clad, Of COARSE fcur-afths
Of them, IN the prevailing uniform Of
skirt and shirt Waist They wear this
regardless az ahape aud weight from
the slender young girl 70 the heavy,
middle aged mother Of q family.
a survey q thom leads nc e. think
that the Engiishmnu was justified in
his opinion and that the American stom-
aoh 81 really unduly conspicuous Thin
people are often the worst One can for
give q stout motherly looking woman
for being ungainly, but when e comes
20 q thin, angular girl all bone and
muscle, CHA without q pound Of super
huous heah anywhere about hen, IL docs
Seem unnecessary aud it Is.
There In no need Of Il &C all 70 20
Just as easy to have a straight line from
the waist down as not to have it II
the alouching sisters win only learn 10
throw the weight Of their bodies where
it belongs there viii be 30 cause Tor
criticism. II IL q great deal easier when
you get used 70 it to stand In the way
that nature intended than to stand with
your weight resting on your heels. your
backbone bent all out Of shape and your
chin stuck ont at an angle Of 45 Do
greea That ia a great part Of the battle
to keep your chin back That rebellious
chin thrown forward brings your whole
body In an awkward position Practice
before your looking glass. stand IN your
usual way and see whore @ sraight line
drawn from your head down would
come.
II ought to 60 through the bali cf the
foot Then the stomach will retire into
proper perspective, the chest will come
out properly, and the back will take
care Of itself. It will not take many
trials to convince you ef the advantages
Of this manner Of stan ding, and q little
observation Of othegA will show you
what You need Everybody knows thai
Queen Victoria Is dumpy, short and
plain. But yet abe holds herself with
90 much dignity that abe looks like 9
queen. How would she look Il che lean
cd on her spine as II Il were the bach
Of . rocking chair, as many Of as do
American women have mach % Learn
from thoix tight laced, aat backed, high
headed English sisteEA