The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

mysteries and has practiced long and pri-
/ vately.
My advice to any society girl is to begin
at once upon the military dip. SO that she
may learn to do it in the poetry of motion
while her inexperienced sisters are still 60
= ing through the first stages of learning it.
The striking contrast between her perfect
| art and the experimental bIunders of the
| other girls will do wonders for her popular
| tty, for there is nothing so convincing as q
favorable contrast.
Let me give you a suggestion or so
about learning the dip. After you learn
the step, which is a long. gliding one, you
must learn to be perfectly pllable at the
knee. and allow the whole body to sway
from side to side as the knee gives and
the downright motion. or dit, is taken.
The slightest stiffness OF motion from the
shoulder to the foot mars tho whole effect
Of the dance. and prevents ypu from thor
ouShly enjoying it.
EXERCISE THE KNEE.
The military dip is by no means a 6ance
confined to the feet and legs. as most dances
are.
1t demands a perfect sympathetic play of
all the muscles of the body, but. above ELL.
one must gain strength at the knee and
complete control over the muscles of the
knee and leg.
The best possible exercise for this end is
to stand perfectly erect. with heels together
ana arms lelQ dpONe the nedu.
Then allow the whole body to bend slow
ly forward from the hips. the arms and
hands coming forward and dropping slowly
to the floor as the body bends.
Bend at the hips until the points Of your
fingers touch the tips of your toes, and
try to hold this position until you are sensi-
BILE of the strain upon the calf OF YOU
legs.
Should you find it Is difficult to keep your
knees from giving and bending forward
you may be sure that you are greatly in
need Of this exercise for strengthening the
knee and you should be all the more indie |
fatigable in practicing it.
You will be aston.shed 20 see how soon
you will overcome your difficulties in TAX
ing the exercise, and you will soon note the
improvement in your dip In consequence Of
the strength you have gained at tho knee.
The knee, however. is not the whole thing.
by any means, for unless you add pliability
of muscles to the strength you have gained
for your knees your dip still remains I'M
perfected.
NO ROYAL ROAD TO GRACE.
Believe me, and have faith in carrying \
out what I am going TO tell you. and /
promise you you shall become an expert
clipper and one whose grace of motion
will not fail to charm
Stand on your left foot squarely, with
toes straight in front; place your left hand
upon your hip lightly. and hold your right
arm straight above your head.
Then poise your right foot well to tho
side, swing your body from the waist and
as far as you can to the left, letting
your head, arm and shoulders droop and
fall as far. to the left as possible without
your equilibrium.
This will probably be very fatiguing and
difficult for you at first. but by patient eff
fort and persistence you will get it.
Be sure to go gently when you are first
trying 1t, and do not attempt to sway too
far to the side upon your first trials of the
for fear of overstraining your
but gradually increase the exercise
as your ease in doing 1t increases.
You will soon gain great suppleness, and
you will, without being conscious of it, get
charming. sweeping movement in your
dip which is now the coveted accomplish
ment OF every girl who aspires to popu-
larity..
PENCILING THE EYEBROWS.
The matter of attention to the eyebrows
comes last: and here the English woman :
treats herself literally to tho cosmetic PEN
and she runs little lines Of black through
he browa
She also slightly deepens the hadows
longer. But she does not line them under
meath. for this is sure to be evident to the
most casual observer.
Nothing moro vulgar could be seen than
the eye with its line underneath, and 30 is
the American beauty, with the line at the
corner OF the eye.
TIL hair for evening should BE- rather
fifty arranged and there should be q me-
hodical exactness about It.