Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-12

I lind had them wide and horizontal but
l she. doubtless. rested her weary arm upon
| her pretty droop of Celias.
Viiton was for small shoulders. and all
| his successors in French literature. writing
| of the squarest women in the world write
| IN praise OF sloping shoulders.
| The Sir Joshua Type.
! The present fashion in shoulders Is a re-
turn to the Sir Joshua Reynolds type,
| which never varied from the long. gradual
| slope. 1t was the patrician line of the day,
| and lady was bound to have it. The Rey-
| nolds shoulders had deeper slope how
| ever. than that of the twentieth century
| belle, but no more beautiful or artistic
| curves.
| The willy beauty who owns a perfect pair
| or shoulders. and knows 1t to be one of her
| strong points. dscreetly makes the most
| of 1t, and IL she turns her back on you you
can easily forgive her. no matter how lovely
her face shoulders seem to have some
| hint Of the secret of eternal youth that
| escapes the lips and the eyes. Even after
| time has lined the face and throat Shout
ders retain their girlish freshness. smooth
| ness and fairness.
They need care and attention. of course,
| and often it is left to the owner TO de-
velop the shouIders-to make them beauti-
| full, firm and se1f-reliant.
| To be confronted with outstanding
| shoulder blades is hard fate. But once
| a woman comedies the point. and confesses
| to herself that she Is in danger of having
| small, angular and featherless- wings and
| that she would rather be a woman than
| an angel. there is little or nothing in the
| way of fattening that may not be accom-
| plished, and in a few weeks time. with the
| aid of a little patient intelligence. she may
| give herself the shoulders of perfect wo-
! manhood.
| The trouble all lies with three muscles.
| and that they are troublesome may be
| Judged from their names-trapezius and
| rhomboidei. The former is one large mus
| Gle which begins at the base of the skull
! and continues down the spine for some
| way. branching out en- route to the
| shoulder blades; the rhomboidei are the two
| muscles between One very good exercise
| for bringing them into subjugation. if they
| are refractory. is to move the arms In n
circle from the shoulders until the shoulders
| are so supple that the backs of the hands
| can be placed together behind at the wrist
| without any curve of the arms. The cir
| cling of the arm, from the shoulder inward
| not outward, is another aid for acquiring
| graceful contour.
| Another helpful exercise is to lie face
| downward, place the hands under the
| shoulders, and raise the body upon the
| the second movement raise the body up
| until the toes and hands are the only points
| of support.
Massage Helpful
| While lying face downward. if the aid Of
| q friend be invoked, massage should
| be applied. The muscles on each side Of
| the spine are taken between thumb and
| fingers and rolled then with the palms of
! the hands the rhomboidei muscles are
| kneaded by using the rotary movement all
! the way up and down the spine.
After the massage is over, turn upon the
! back, that the shoulders may lie perfectly
! fiat on the couch for five or ten minutes
| with the head but little inclined.
The shoulder movement forward and
| backward is very necessary to correct
| STOPPING carriage and bent back. With
the hands resting the hips. both
| shoulders are first moved forward evenly
| but vigorously, and then drawn backward.
| The elbows must also be moved forward
| and backward as far as possible, but the
| upper part of the body and head is held
| erect. With the backward movement of
| the shoulders fnhale, and with the forward
movement exhale.
A bent back may be Strengthened by
| manipulation, holows are also filed out in
| the same way and curves perfected.
| Almost every one has a low shoulder
This is caused in various ways: certain
| muscles are contracted when walking, or
| one shoulder Is held higher than the other
or the head is carried a little to side
| Often this -sidedness is the result of
/ seemingly trifing habits, like leaning to
| one side while sitting.
| To correct a want Of uniformity in the
shoulders, several times during the day.
| with the arm dropped by the side raise the
as possible Holding it there while count
ling ten. Then lower slowly. This will by
| degrees increase the height of the shoulder.
A shoulder may be too high as well as
| too low; in such case draw the high Shout
\ der down. keeping 1t so for a few moments.
| Practice this at intervals during the day.
II there is no inequality in the shoulders,
| it Is still a good exercise to raise and lower
the shoulders simultaneously. 1t not only
develops the muscles, Strengthening them
| if they are weak, but it lifts up the upper
| ribs. that the upper portion of the cavity
[ of the chest is enlarged, and activity of
respiration promoted.
Important Details.
She who has the interest of her shoulder
| blades at heart always keeps the following
| rules tucked away in her mind for imme-
| date reference:
! Try to push the shoulder blades together
many times during the day
| Roll the shoulder backward and forward
| Walk stand with the hands clasped
| behind the head and the elbows wide
apart.
| Stand now and again during the day. with
all the post erior parts of the body, 50 far
as possible. touching vertical wall
| Put the hands the hips with the ell
bows back and the fingers forward
TO make the skin Satiny in texture and
ivory white in color the shoulders need