The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-18
a GRACEFuL MoMAN

American Queen; Triles continually
give us away" The things we do de-
E%berately and OF intention we may do
well, but II Is the Involuntary motions
we make-those leading on 10 acts and
not continued as acts In themselves
that betray our limitations.
a perfectly graceful woman is grace
full In everything she does--ln the pose
Of her head. the unfolding OF her hands.
in her walk. In the way she rises and
eits. AS 10 the last little can be Haid
and q pretty way Ia easily demonstrn-
ted. What not to do ls to fall heavily
onto n seat like O badly jointed doll
without nerves. A sensitive woman
feels her way daintily, unbending with
a smooth. slow motion until she appears
tc have settled down safely as u cloud
sinks into the bosom OF a lake. Such q
one will know how 10 rise also. and can
make the difficult transition between
her chair and the doorway without one
OF thuso awkward Jerks and starts that
render half OF feminine creation laugh
ing stocks upon public thoroushfareS,
and especially. IN public conveyances,
Probably nine women out Of ten in
rising from p chair shift their weight
from one foot 10 another In the act Of
getting up. and starr of upon the wrong
foot The proper war Is TO rest the
weight upon n foot while still sitting,
holding the other lightly upon the floor.
Now rise by pressing down hard upon
the foot that has previously been bear
ing the weight, stand erect and still for
u mere second 10 get poise. and start OF
lightly upon the free foot.
II there IL to be n turn In the walk.
stop with oil the weight upon the foot
that Is in advance. rest only the toe Of
the rear foot on the ground. then turn
around smoothly by transferring the
free foot, making the turn entirely upon
the balls Of the feet with the heels
scarcely touching the floor. A turn like
this Is us rare as It Is graceful, yet II can
be acquired in half an hours practice.
DIETING FOR THE COMPLEXION.
Strange to say, there Is more oxide
Of iron contained in vegetables than in
meat, and It Is iron which makes rosy
cheeks and rapid courslng of blood
through the veins, which gives the
clearing complexion. The potash In
vegetables also aids in purifying the
blood. driving away equity tendencies.
The beautiful teeth Of the Italian peas
AultI utE GdAN " We uhe W NAAGAA mat
caroni diet and the polenta (muAh)
which America has taught them to use.
Beauty-seekers. however, in the dlrec-
ton OF attractive months. should take
their oatmeal In baked biscuit form, as
the teeth need moro exercise on this
grain than the mere swallowing OF soft
porridge. unchewed, can give.
II Is amusing to note that there Is
even a vegetation bicycle club In Lon
don, though how these would compare
with the b~eef-eaters in n century run IL
rot stated When a man is ordered by
hlH physician to eat meat only once q
day and not red meat, at that, he finds
amusement, n not satisfaction, In the
astonishing list OF things served at
these London restaurants. from oyster
plant c%roduettes to the mince pie made
or apples, ~ralsins, c%urrants. lernons,clt-
ronS and lemon peel. The shaddock or
grape fruit, to begin n breakfast with,
IA ms good as a dose OF qulnine; and
fiR-bread. containing a generous supply
Of chopped figs in the household bread,
Is very appetlzlug The cartoons make
the boiled celery which all travellers In
Italy learn 10 like exceedingly: nnd eel
cry in every form. IL excellent for the
nerves. SO. between complexion and
comfort the fruit diet and vegetable va
rictiss otfer a larger choice than one
would think for a large proportion OF
the meal