Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-13
THE CORRECT GIRL
SHE IS OFTEN PLAIN And POOR
IN PURSE.
sut She Knows How to Stand, How
to Walk, How to Dress and How to
Carry HerseIf-Hence She Is Al.
ways Attractive.

70 walk, How to Dress and How TO
Carry HerseIf-Hence She Is Al.
ways Attractive.
The Smart" girl is one OF the most
interesting products OF the very tip
end Of this century. She is as tvpical
OF the times in a human way &c the
automobile is scientifically. She 10
the newest expression of the change
and growth Of her sex, saws the New
York Herald.
To many women and all men she ia
a mystery. Men confuse her charm
with beauty, and women-the nm.
groomed half who don't understand
put 1t down to a fat bank account.
while the truth is that the smart girl
is often plain, often in moderate cir.
cumstances, and even occasionally a
wage Garner, to whom a bank account
is poetical illusion.
The smart girl never round shoul.
dered or hollow chested and by stand.
ing properly she breathes properly
Every full, deep breath she draws
strengthens the muscles Of her sides
and abdomen. She is bound not to
grow into fat, ungainly woman who
can never catch her breath or a train.
for a proper poise Of the body means
good digestion and good health.
It is probably going too far to say
that a girl sets about being Smart
in order to be healthy, but it is alb
solutely true that she is quite likely to
grow stronger because Of her correct
way Of carrying her body.
How many women sink into a little
heap the moment they sit down
shoulders dropping. chest sunken. the
whole weight of the body thrown on
the end of the spine. The smart girl
sits in the same erect alert way that
she stands, and If she wishes to rest
she leans back against her shoulders.
and not in the middle of her back. In
bending, whether at a desk. or a dish
pan or a dinner table she bends from
her waist not from her shoulders. and
she not only looks well. but avoids
fatigue and the actual injuries that
come from any strain on misplaced
muscles.
Having learned the full value Of a
proper carriage, the smart girl sets
about to study and understand every
detail of her wardrobe, that she may
not mar fine effects by trihing defects.
It is not a question Of the newest fash
ions and the richest materials, but Of
the hang of a skirt that makes it seem
a part of the woman herself; of curv-
ing a waist over shoulders and bust
so skillfully that the material seems
to adapt itself to express the very per
sonality OF the wearer: of making q
garment whether it is loose or tight.
suggest the charm of the person. This
IS smartness in dressing and cannot
be accomplished over a slovenly body.
The smart girl may not own the
newest girdle. but whether her belt IS
@ bit Of ribbon. twist of silk or band
Of satin of one thing you may be sure.
she will put it on in such a way that
the pretty curve Of her waist will not
be disguised, for she knows that the
waist line of a woman who breathes
properly is n full inch lower In front
than in the back, and she recognize
the beauty of the curve
He neckwear is dear to the soul OF
an artist. Il never cramps the poise
Of her neck, and there are no cheap
frills or furbelows to spoil the grace
full line from head to shoulders. And,
above all else. it is always put on in
such fashion that the fastenings and
connections with the bodice are never
remotely suggested.
A skirt that gaps, a belt that sags
loosely in the back, a collar that in
itiates the beholder into the mysteries
Of the toilet, are all an unknown guam
tity in the equation Of the smart girl.
II she goes In" for severe effects
they are perfectly carried out. Her
linen is as fresh as her brothers. and
her neckties as swell and knotted al
ways in the approved fashion. In fact.
every detail of her dress is perfect.
Just as every muscle Of her body is
normal
She is well groomed. because silky
hair creamy skin and delicately mani
cured hands are just so many express
sions Of pleasure in physical perfec-
ton.
The smart girl carries her liking for
correct form into all the social de.
tails of life. She enters a room in
an alert fashion. She is sure to shake
hands in some pretty, new way. Awk-
ward or commonplace she will not be.
even in holding up her gown. Her
skirt must be lifted well from the
Ground; 1t must hang in graceful
folds and reveal Just a suspicion of a
dark silk frilled petticoat. A fraved
petticoat or a skirt grabbed up in some
clumsy fashion might not prove a
states prison offence but it would be
out Of harmony, and what could be
worse from the smart girls point Of
view?
And why isn't it a rather nice point
Of view that this twentieth century
girl has evolved for herself? It leads
to health, grace and charm. and In
any case, is the quality that goes to
make the tynical modern Amnrlnan