The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-03
THE CORRECT GIRL.

mOSt interesting prOduCtS OF the very
tip end of this century. She is as
typical of the times in human way
as the automobile is scientifically.
She is the newest expression of the
change and growth of her sex, says
the Wezv York Herald.
To many women and all men she
is mystery. Men confuse her charm
with beauty, and women-the un-
groomed half who don't understand
put it down to 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 girl never round shoul-
dered or hollow chested and byeNSaa;ndsrl
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 train,
for proper poise of the body means
good digestion and good health.
1t is probably going too far to say
that 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 cor
rect way of carrying her body.
How many women sink into a little
heap the moment they sit down
shoulders dropping, chest srnken,
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 Shout
ders, and not in the middle of her
back. In bending, whether at desk,
or dishpan or dinner table she
bends from her waists not from her
shoulders, and she not only looks
well, but avoids fatigue and the~ac-
tual injuries that come from any
strain on misplaced muscles.
Having learned the full value of a
proper carriage, the smart girl gets
about to study and understand every
detail of her wardrobe, that she may
not mar fine effects by trifing defects.
1t is not question of the newest fash
ions and the richest material, but of
the hang of a skirt that makes it seem
a part of the woman herself; of curv-
ing waist over shoulders and bust
so skillfully that the material seems
to adapt itself to express the very
personality of the wearer; Of making
garment, whether it is loose or tisl,e,
suggest the charm of the person.
This is smartness in dressing and can
not be accomplished over a slovenly
body.
The smart girl may .-.ts not ..t2H own Z! the! the
bit of ribbon, twist of silk or
of satin, of one thing you ma
sure, she will put it on in such way
that the pretty curve of her waist will
not be disguised, for she knows that
the waist line of woman who
breathes properly is a full inch lower
in front than in the back, and she
recognizes the beauty of the curve.
Her neckwear is dear to the soul
of an artist. 1t never cramps the
poise of her neck, and there are no
cheap frills or furbelows to spoil the
graceful line from head to shoulders.
And, above all else, it is always put
on in such fashion that the fasten-
ings and connections with the bodice
are never remotely suggested.
A skirt that gaps, belt that says
loosely in the back, collar that in
itiates the beholder into the mystic
ries of the toilet, are all an unknown
quantity in the equation of the smart
girl.
If 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 per-
feet, just as every muscle of her body
is normal.
She is we'll groomed, because silky
hair, creamy skin and delicately man
icured hands are just SO many ex
pressions of pleasure in physical per
fection.
The smart girl carries her liking
for correct form into all the social de-
tails Of life. She enters room in an
alert fashion. She is sure to shake
hands in some pretty, new way.
Awkward or commonplace she will
not be, even in holding up her gown.
Her skirt must be lifted we'll from the
ground it must hang in graceful
folds and reveal just suspicion Of
dark silk frilled petticoat. A frayed
petticoat or a skirt grabbed up in
some clumsy fashion might not prove
a state prison offence, but it would be
out of harmony, and what could be
worse from the smart girls point of
view1
And why isn'ti it rather nice point
of view that this twentieth century
girl has evolved for herself? 1t leads
to health, grace and charm, and, in
any case, is the quality that goes to
make the typical modern American
girl.
ABSOLUTELY N0THINGp