Evening star., 1902-03-15
Beauty Of Neck Increased by Exercise

Beauty Of Neck Increased by Exercise.
time place the palms Of the hands against
the forehead. near the top; press the head
forward strongly, at the same time press
up lightly with the hands. but not SO hard
but that the contraction Of the muscles will
overcome the resistance of the hands and
the head come forward and downward, 50
that the chin will touch the collarbone.,
For the back of the neck, interlace the
fingers and put the palms of the hands
against the back of the head, high up: and
then drop the head forward, press it back
ward, and at the same time pull forward
with the hands. but not hard but that
the muscles on the back of the neck will be
able to straighten the head up and carry It
ba ckward as far as 1t can go.
In all these movements take care to allow
the muscular contraction to overcome the
resistance, or the muscles will not get the
full contraction necessary for rapid develop
ment.
To fill in the hollows Of the neck above the
collarbone. raise the arms at the side Of the
body on a level with the shoulder; stretch
as far as possible, then move in q small
circle. never dipping below the level Of the
shoulder. the circle not to be more than six
or eight inches in diameter.
Let the arms hang relaxed at the side;
raise the shoulders as high as possible,
then forward, down and backward until
circle Is formed. Continue this for a time,
then reverse the motion.
For the next movement draw the arms
from the front horizontally, palms up until
the elbows are as far past the sides as pos
sible, but kept down close to the body. Re-
peat these movements three or four times.
The last time, when the elbows are back,
beat the chest lightly and quickly fifteen or
twenty minutes.
For these movements one must stand per-
fectly erect and take deep breaths For
what is called the sde-sweep arm exercise,
by which all the muscles of the throat and
neck are exercised and invigorated and the
joints of the vertebrae of the neck made
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the sides, then lift them up vertically, in
f1ating the lungs as the arms ascend. With
the arms in vertical position raise up on
the tiptoes and throw the head back. touch
ing at the same time the backs Of the
hands overhead AS the arms slowly de-
scend exhale from the lungs.
For the front sweep initiate the lungs as
you bring your arms to a vertical position,
look up and raise on the tiptoes. keep the
elbows straight and touch the thumbs when
the arms are raised above the head. Ex-
hale as the hands are returned to the sides.
Another good exercise which one can prac-
tfce at almost any time-even when riding
| in the cars or when walking: Turn the
head slowly to the right as far as possible.
Do not raise or lower the chin. Keep the
body perfectly quiet. Avoid turning the
shoulders. Turn the head back to position;
then turn to the left in same way: any
movement of the shoulders while turning
the head is to be avoided.
Few women realize how much cold water
throat and neck. Even those who cannot
| stand the shock of an entire cold bath each
morning would do we'll to accustom them
selves to taking one to the waist. II warm
| water is preferred finish off with a dash Of
cold water. Rub briskly. The cold water
and brisk rubbing make the flesh hard and
firm, improve the texture. of, the skin and
often have wonderful effect in removing
the blotchy appearance of the skin, which
| Is such an affliction to a girl with an other
wise pretty neck s5a
Swan Throats.
There is a variety of opinions about the
beauty of long neck. Its advocates in
| sist that 1t gives grace and an aristocratic
bearing, and that the decadence of necks
since the time Of Joshua Reynolds marks
| falling off in feminine loveliness.
Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough,
brought long necks, or "swan threats,"
into fashionable favor in London. and when
she first appeared in her famous pearl
necklace of seven strings, buttoned. at the
| back with seven big diamonds set! on
band OF gold exactly four and one-fourth
inches long, every smart woman in May
| fair longed to possess a throat like 1t.
Making the head look very tall by the
style of hat or mode Of hairdressing the
throat apparently elongates remarkably: a
proper poise of head also adds to the illu-
sion; by these means London women passed
| for long-throated beauties of the time OF
Romney or Reynolds.
A lovely neck and shoulders should be
left to speak for themselves Oddly enough,
women with really fine necks have the no.
tion that by ornament or trinketry they in
crease or at the least call attention to
their beauty. This is mistake. The gra-
cious lines Of the shoulders and the sweep
from the nape of the neck down the back
are broken and have their value utterly
destroyed by a necklace.
There are no more gracious curves In a
woman's body than those which start from
the nape OF the neck. and a woman's skin
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Just above the shoulder blades Under the
sharp. shadowed brilliance OF artificial