Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-21
TO WALK CORRECTLY.
1t Should be Learned Early In Life to
be NaturaI-All Children
TauGht to Dance.

From the Chicago Record.
To walk well is an art that should be
learned by every woman when she is young
and then as she grows older will walk
gracefully as a matter of course, and there
will be no effort at all In the way that she
does 1t. For though a woman can learn to
walk perfectly graceful when she Is Older.
there is never the unconscious grace o.
motion that there is if she Is taught how to
walk as child The training Of child in
walking correctly should begin at its very
earliest years. AS soon as 1t Is old enough
to be taught to walk ii should lie taught
how to do it correctly. Very many children
are really never taught TO walk at all.
and allowed to run about anyhow, and
little faults. that may grow into large
ones go utterly unchecked. All children
should be taught to dance when they are
between and s: this will make them walk
better and hold themselves better than any
thing else.
When you walk yon should put the foot
firmly and lightly on the ground Never
walk as though your feet were of lead. and
yet do not vince and go along as IL you
were overcome with atfectation; either eX-
treme is very bad style. You should hold
your body erect and your head up and the
always LOOK well and preserve ycur heaith
and avoid any kind of lung or chest troubie.
The effect of walking is to exercise the mus
cles, quicken the breathing. improve the
digestion and keep the body In perfect
health IT, however the shoulders and head
are bent forward the good effect is entirely
lost sight of, and there Will pe no sooo
whatever come from the walk.
For a walk to do good you should. II
possible, always have companion WIN
YOU as when you are talking the 6iood
cjrculates more freely in the brain. and the
benefit that you derive from the open all
is very greatly increased. And also the Walh
should be a bona fide one. not merely an
idle saunter up and down a road with nc
special object in view. And always nave
before you the wish 10 appear at your hes'
as YOU walk, rot merely to try 20 get over
the ground as quickly as possible IN Any
kind of a way. Women who ScuTry aioHs
like rabbits or hens lose ali idea OF grace
full carriage and look more aosura thaN
anything else. :. :.
To learn to have an erect carriage 1t IS &
! capttal thing to make a girl hotd very
light burden on the head; such as M T.iu.
| del coil of rope or a thin light book. 9hey
will then hold the head erect and walk per
| fectly upright And yet they viii not de-
tract from graceful, pretty carriage; as
| irving to carry too heavy weight H!gh'
be apt to make them have. Great care
| should be taken also that the BOOTS arc
f! shoes worn should be perfectly easy anc
| comfortable to the foot. On no account
= should too small a shoe be chosen OF IN,
| foot will be cramped. and walking, lHs.eas
F., Of being straight, will be most awkward
| ON the other Eand, too large q shoe
| nearly as bad, as then the foot slips about
| from side to side ard instead OF WALKING
| firmly and gracefully you are apt 10 shei!Ie
along all the world like a fiat-footed person
! and look most inelegant.