Evening journal., 1900-02-21
THE CORRECT GIRL
SHE is OFTEN PLAIN AND POOR
~ PURSE.

ways Attractive.
Tho Smart firl is one Of tho mo
interesting products OF the very tip
end Of this century She is as typical
OF the times In n human way as the
automobile Is scientifically. She Is
the newest expression OF the change
and growth of her sex, says the New
York Herald
TO many women aud all men she Is
a mystery. Men confuse her charm
with beauty and women-the un-
groomed half who don't understand--
put it down 20 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 bank account
is a poetical Illusion
The smart gin S never round shout
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 10
grow into fat ungainly woman. who
can never catch her breath or train,
for q proper poise Of the body means
good digestion and good health.
Il is probably going too far to say
that a girl sets about being smart
an order to be healthy but II Is abs
solutely true that she Is quite likely 10
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 sungcn. 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 II she wishes to rect
she leans back against her shoulders
and not in the middle of her back. IN
bending. whether at desk. or a dish.
pan or q dinner table she bends from
her waist not from her shoulders. and
she not only looks we'll 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.
lt Is not question of the newest fash.
ions and the richest materials but OF
the hang of a skirt that makes Il seem
a part of the woman herself. OF curry
ing q waist over shoulders and bust
so skillfully that the material seems
TO adapt itself TO express the very per
sonallty of the wearer; of making a
garment whether IL rs loose or tight.
suggest the charm OF the person. This
Is amartness in dressing aud 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
F Of satin. of one thing you may De sure
she win put It on IN snch way that
the pretty curve Of her waist will not
/ be disguised. for she knows that the
waist line of n woman who hreatheg
properly Is a full inch lower in front
than in the back, and she recognize.
/ the beauty Of the curve.
He necl1wear is dear TO the soul o
an artist It never cramps the pois,
of her neck. and there are no cheaI
frills or furbelows TO spoil the grace
ful 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 aags
loosely in the back. q collar that in
itiates the boholder into the mysteries
of the toilet, are all an unknown guam
tity in the equation of the smart girl
IL she goes in for severe effects
they are perfectly carried out Hei
linen Is as fresh as her brothers. and
her neckties as swell and lmotted al
ways in the approved fashion. I'm fact
every detail of her dress is perfect
just as every muscle Of her body u
normal.
She is well groomed. because silky
hair, creamy skin and delicately mani
cured hands are just so many expires
sions Of pleasure in physical perfec
ton.
The smart girl carries her liking foi
correct form into all the social de
tails of life. She enters q room n
an alert fashion. She Is sure 20 shak,
hands IN some pretty new way Avn,
ward or commonplace she will not be
even i'm holding up her gown. He
skirt must be lifted well from the
ground; it must hang In graceful
folds and reveal just a suspicion of I
dark silk frilled petticoat A frayeg
petticoat or a skirt grabbed up In soml
clumsy fashion might not prove
states prison offence but it would bl
out OF harmony. and what could bl
worse from the smart girls point o
view?
And why isn't it a rather nice poin
Of view that this twentieth centur!
girl has evolved for herself? II lead
70 health, grace and charm. and. il
any case, is the quality that goes Il
make the typical modern American
girl