The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22

 this week am taking special pains with my breathing. and don't you think my cheeks have gained some color? Why, know they have. I suppose spend twen- ty minutes every morning, and some- times as much every evening, with my correct breathing exercises.'
 Last week devoted myself especially to exercising. walked two miles daily, and did stunts with wands and dumb bells. rather think it has helped to straighten out my neck and lift up my chin, because when was walking im- agined was a market woman with Q th-s little trick with another equally as good. tried to look over ,he tops oi all the carriages I passed.
 T came near overriding this little fad however.
 This week I am making a business of taking eat maps every afternoon.
 'If you want to know how to really rest, take lesson from your cat. Watch her settle herself for her forty winks. Is not every muscle relaxed in utter rest fitness and repose? So I let pussy be my bright and shining example and phy- sical director for my relaxation exerci- ses."
 'she lounges and is lovely" is one wo-
 
 be beautiful you must understand the art of relaxation, or have spells of absolute repose.
 Resign yourself to kmona for at least half an hour daily. Or if you prefer a more elaborate negligee, revel in pillows of chiffon and tissue-like silks.
 In one society womans wardrobe is a delicious costume of seashell pink silk. It has all the grace of a Grecian robe, whose severity has been softened by the art of a Parisian designer. The sleeves. built on the old-fashioned angel type, sweep almost to the ground.
 Let the brunette choose a delightful combination in black and gold and crlm- son, and the pale blonde silver and green. Any one can rest thousand times bet ter if she knows that she Is making a picture of herself.
 Resting exercises of a more vigorous kind are also to be commended. After the relaxation on lounge or chair, stand up. take an erect position, and then make a complete circle of the body from the waist up. With the hands on the hips, circle right, left, forward and back Keep the feet firm. and make the circle free and even. It is the one movement to rest and free and also to strngthen the waist muscles
  only must women breathe for beauty, but for health. Eminent authorities declare that one generation of correct breathers would regenerate the race, and disease would be so rare as to be looked upon as curiosity.
 With the building up of the lungs through proper breathing there is meta bolism-this is the doctors word for it. of all the tissues and organs
 Not only the lungs, but all the internal organs are brought into play by correct breathing. It develops the heart, stomach, liver and kidneys, directly and indirectly, and nourishes all these organs as they should be nourished by more blood and better blood in constant and regular cir culation.
 The breathing exercise Is to slowly raise both arms, as if they were lifted up by the breath while inhaling. Inhale until the arms are nearly on level with the shoulders. where they are held for a few seconds.
 Now exhale slowly and gradually, at the same time lowering the arms Breathe out until the lungs are empty.
 Inhale again. holding the breath for a longer time than before. With each inhalation and exhalation slowly raise and lower the arms. which movements help to regulate the length of the in- and exhalation.
 For another exercise carry the arms back and forth, with a swinging notion from the shoulders only. inhaling at the same time. While holding the breath, describe two or three circles, exhaling as you bring both arms back to the shoul- ders.
 Another way to infiate the lungs is by whistling.
 Every girl can whistle If she is prop erly trained. The first requisite is to ind the whistle. for in Its cultivation lies the road to beapty.
 After that Title instrument, way back Il your throat. which is operated by the tongue and the lips, and a certain amount of brain force. is found. the next thing to do is to get your big brother or some other girls brother. to whistle for you. Study the way he puckers his lips
 Your first attempt at whistling won't be very musical. but never mind; the thing to be striven for is a sound, Of no matter what tone, so long as it is powerful.
 Strike a note on the piano-say middle C-and send forth the note first with your voice, then with your whistle. Don't try the next note until you have conquered the first. Make 1t ring full and clear, and endeavor to bring it out with a force that can be heard.
 Run slowly up the scale, taking each note with precision, first with the voice, then with the whistle.
 One form of the whistling exercise is to pucker up the lips as if for whistle. but do not swell out the cheeks. then ex hale a little air through the lips with vlgor. Then stop for a mo- ment, retainin gthe air, and then exhale a little more air.
 Repeat until the air is completely ex- haled. Considerable vigor is to be used In exhaling the air through opening in the lips. After devoting one week 60 resting and another to breathing. exercising must next receive its sha4 O. attention.
 There are. of course, forty ways. more pr less, of taking exercise. Set up A | chest weight in your room, toss balloons lbout with the tips of the fingers, throw | grace hoops, walk tight rope. dance | oss discus. strike the cymbals, do any me or all of these things in turn.