The San Francisco call., 1901-12-29
Copyright. 1901. by F. smith1

HHE erect. svelte form with its ex
Quis.te curves of 1.-THE and shapeIy
limbs has charm TO which 4
beautiful complexion Iimpid eyes
lay claim.
1t is the sweet attractive kind of
grace, Of which the poets sang. and she
who Possesses il. wherever she stands
or moves or leaves shadow on the wall.
confers favor on the world Many
women, although beautiful Of feature. arc
not creatures Of curve and grace. and
they fail to charm. while comparatively
plain woman. with an erect. supple fig
IRE. has great power Of attractiveneSs.
The first move in the direction of acquir-
ing 1.-the form. melodious movements
and poetry of gesture is to gain physical
buo5-arcy- To id. this one must learn
how 10 pOise the body. which can only be-
done correctly when one has, given up the
nouoE that the center Of gravity of the
human BODY is over the heels: ii is over
me balls OF the feet When the expert
ment OF balancing I'm The correct way is
first tired the sensation is very much that
or tumblinS over. but after a few days
one eXclaims. ''Oh. 1 feel so much lighter
and younger than when my weight rested
on my heels" It is indeed the easiest
position possible and worth taking some
trouble TO acquire. The preliminary step
IN l6aEllnS the art or true balancing Is 10
raise the heels quickly from the ground
ans stand as high on tip-tOe as possible,
then lower the heels with moderate speed
without tipping the weight of the body
backward Again. keep the heels on the
ground and lift alternately the balls of
the feet and put them down with a slight
pressure.
Having learned how 10 balance the body.
10 stand correctly is an easy matter
Have the weight evenly balanced upon
the feet. though ii is not necessary to
stand with the heels together. Draw the
knees in firmly. but do not hold them
tensely draw the hips well back and con-
tract the abdominal muscles. The chest
must be thrown out and then the shOul-
ders will drop down and back as they
should
When told 10 throw your chest out
says one who speaks with authorits-
Imagine a handle is there and that you
are being pulled forward by It," The
next step Is to raise the head slightly.
and after that draw the chin in. If the
body can now sway easily back and
forth from the feet up the posture is cor
rect. Swaying back and forth does not
mean bending at the waist. but to main
tain the standing position and ina gine
that one is q lily swayed back and forth
by the wind. The weight Of the body is
well OF the heels. and one is really stand
ing on the balls of the feet.
Tipping the shoulders from side to side
when walking is very ungracefuI To
correct this habit walk about on tip-toe
occasionally. keeping the shoulders level
In this way pOise Of head as well as
shoulders is gained. To toss a toy bal
loon about with the tips of the fingers
viii also aid in bringing about this result
and is not altogether such childish sport
as might be ina agined: indeed. there is
method in this mode Of developing ex-
ouisfte curves. The balloon is tossed
about in a score Of different poses, and
so expert may a person become that she
can keep three balloons in motion at once.
Every muscle Of head. neck, shoulder
arm and waist is brought into play
Throwing the balloon aside. the next
movement is TO stOOp suddenly and sweep
the floor with one hand while the other is
waved triumphantly aloft. The woman
who can do this need have 10 fears of