The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20

Written FOR the SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Let ne not lose my slender throat"
murmured a decayiug beauty, for with
on; ii l am nothing"
As we'll lose her head as the lines OF
her throat. the knowing belle VIII whisper
20 you: and. then. she will secretly admit
that. whatever portion OF her beauty she
: may allow to so 10 seed. she is exceeding
y careful OF her neck and shoulders.
The natural throat is very graceful and
well proportioned. On the thin woman
It is long and very slender. You may recall
the tall throat of the Duchess of MARI
borough On the woman of heavier build
the throat will be much thicker; so it is
Impossible to give one set of the true
measurements for thu throat that win fit
all.
1t is said that. at one time, the threats
Of the Japanese nation measured far too
little and that the men wore collars Of
only twelve and a half inches, while the
women were pipestem in the neck. But.
as physical culture was introduced in
Japan, the mems throats became bigger
around and the women's necks lost their
very fragile lines.
This goes TO prove that exercise will GER
tainly increase the size Of the throat,
making 1t strong and muscular, and the
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ia little danger that II can he too thin
Bat IL If should he hollow and have a
scraggy appearance. then there are reme-
dies for IT.
The shoulders. ON the other hand. can
not we'll be too fun. IL ia strange that.
with the shoulders exposed as they are
OIL all evening occasions. women should
pay so little heed to the care of them. They
ought TO be plump. if not actually fat.
very white and with skin OF yelyety tex
ture.
Distinction must be made at once between
the plump shoulders and shoulders thar are
baggy and saggy. There are those that
show great rolls Of flesh and these are nos
pretty. But usually the trouble is to make
the shoulders fat enough and cases In
which they are too plump for beauty are
rare indeed.
The first indication Of too-fat shoulders
Will DO their height. Tn fact that they
are fat raises them and they will Seem too
high for the standard OF beauty.
II you recall the spectacle of the fat wo-
man in low-neck dress you will remember
that the neck always looked very snort and
her shoulders very high. Her arms were
puny and her neck was cushiony. In a
high-necked gown she looked even worse.
In such cases as this there is too much
fat I'm the body. and II mus, be ,,tor or
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sAercise anu 'ne many methoos nowadays
AEesorted to for the reduction of fat.
bnS to make the shoulders fat enough.
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."e ho'io"s IN me neck, known as salt
eei'ers. are distressing and no one ever ad-
m'res them. Ii takes a very artistic eve to
Ike emaciation: and, though there ia !.
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nea'y neck the hish. Fat shoulders.
the awful double chin, and the throat
pouches can al be cured. as well as the