The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-14

disposition
# in December. vel proportional.
fond of novelty, and extravagant.
A Unique Itea-
A thoroughly up to date piece of
sculpture is TO be one Of the principal
decorations of the Paris exposition Over
the main gateway IS to be a woman's
figure, symbOlical Of the city of Paris,
that Will be represented as dressed in L
the fashion of 1900.
A Few Beauty Hints.
That nature is cruelty partial in the
bestowing OF her gifts cannot be gain /
said. yet the reigning beauty Of today /
claims and holds her supremacy, nine i
times out of ten, not so much because /
of a perfect chin or profile, or a general 1
sum total of perfection, as from /
thoroughbred grace and the very es-
seuce Of cultivation which brings cut /
in its very best lights all her charms, /
and amelioratss if indeed not totally |
obliterates the points IN which a less |
clever woman might have met her
Waterloo.
Women are far too prone to rest early
upon their laurels. An easily acquired
court in the early twenties makes them
lose their heads, and that ultimately
means lose ground, and long before
forty is reached they have Waned, been
pushed out of sight, and are completely
eclipsed- Why, they cannot tell
Here is a secret of supremacy; A
woman over thirty is a success only If
she has her physical self completely IN
der her control
To control ones self-hOW simple IT
SOundSi how difficult an attainment 1t
means not only to be able 10 adjust
your gait, your attitudes gracefully, to
appear unconscious alike Of open adj
nIrati0n or covert sneers- 1t means
to be pleasant cordial even to your rival
when she haunts her power in your
very face: to hear unmoved a tale
which blights the fairest flower of hope
in your breast; to keep physical ia
tigue, pain and grief from your fea-
lures as from your conversation, and
to enter and leave the presence of all
with the serenity, pleasing interest and
graceful aIertness, reservIng all else for
the 1nnermOSt Sanctum OF your cnaTn-
Der, and even there but to sparingly in
dulge in mental storms; f9r be assured
that tears, anger and sorrow leave ugly
scars, more soaring than flames upon
your life and countenance-
A graceful carriage is the rarest gem,
the most dearly priced of the whole Of
beauty's coronet- The Greek women of
their actions and attitudes, thought a
hurried and sudden step a certain sign
of rusticity.
La Bruyere says a fool never comes in
or goes out of room, sits down or rises
up or stands upon his legs like a person
Of sense
A habit of walking stif1y frequently
/ comes from wearing excessively tight
very ugly way of stepping heavily is
| generally produced in children by their
/ nurses and other grown people not
! adapting their walk to the shorter steps
/ of infancy. A certain relaxation, as IL
| were-or abandon, as the French say
/ in each attitude, and a suppleness in
/ every movement, greatly increases the
/ intensity Of graceful form
/ A gait, easy, undulating, vigorous is
| an accomplishment which no pretty wo-
man can dispense with, but this is i'm
| possible unless the feet and ankles are
| allowed the utmost liberty Of motion.
/ Moderately high heels do not injure
the gait. the gracefuIness OF which is
/ most important
we have long acknowledged the grace
1 and dignity given by length of train,
but it IS to be desired that the graceful
walk were more sought after by our
women.
To attain it, the movement must be
| made from the hin. it will then not
| shake the garments. the waist being
| still, except from that gentle, willOxy
| swaying motion which accompanies the
| movement of the most graceful figures.
OF all forms Of exercise walking IS
| the best. because it acts on the whole
| body. and acts evenly. It is the best of
| doctors, for its sanitary influence is
! moral as well as physical Everybody
| should be in the open air at least two
| hours daily and if in ordinary health
should walk at least two miles daily
! not a dull rigid constitutional walk,
but a bright joyous. exhilarating walk,
and. if possible. a walk with an object
Be it understood that shopping is
not walking, nor is ''sauntering-" You
must use activity enough TO send the
4 blood faster through the veins, to bring
| a glow to the cheek. but you must stop
/ short of actual fatigue To realize the
best results from walking do not carry
parcels, as crOoking the arm impedes
| perfect circulation. If you must bear
1 something. divide your burden equally,
| and hold half in each hand allowing
the hands to fall at the sides rather
than be bent--New York Telegram
To CORRECT PHYSICAL DEFECTS.
Tt is not easy to see why so many peo-
young children bend in when they walk
and parents, thinking they viii outgrow
| this trouble. pay no attention TO it The
consequence IS that the turning in be-
comes a habit which is not corrected ir
later life Little children should have
| the ankles rubbed with alcohol if they
! show any signs of weakness.
Young children ought to wear shoes
without heels. and the condition of tbs
heels worn by older ones should be care
| fully watched When a heel is Worn oVel
on one side, the ankle Will naturally turf
over on that side Carelessness in The
fit of shoes. and in wearing shoes that ars
turned over, VIII cause the ankles TO turf
and make walking both uresOue and
awkward If the ankles habitually benz
either in or out in walking, it is a good
| plan when buying new shoes to have the
heels lowered a little on the opposite side
In the same way a habit Of turning tht
heels over on one side can be eOunteracteC
by lowering them on the other.
To strengthen the ankles and MAKE
them supple, thereby rendering wallzins
easier and more graceful, practise th'
following exercise
Bend the foot forward, backward, side
ways. Rotate it slowly at the ankle
Standing on one foot, shake the other les
from the thigh, letting the ankle joint b.
perfectly loose so that the foot move
freely. Rise on the toes, 50 that tn
weight is supported by the toes and tn
balls of the feet, with the heels lifted higl
from the floor.