The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-10-03
NECK AND THROAT IN
THE SCHEME OF BEAUTY

marion Martineau in Chicago Tribune
A certain woman who had taken up
public singing as a profession found
jhat, when not singing, she had way
oc letting her head fall forward in a
most ungra ceful manner. Try as she
would she could not break herself OF
the trick Of letting her chin droop.
One day she hit upon an expedient.
Taking a stiff white linen collar, she
hooked it around her neck. 1t was
loose, so that it did not bind the throat,
but it was tall and sufficiently firm to
support the neck. Putting this on, the
woman read, sang, practiced walking.
and went through with her rehearsals,
taking care always to have the back
of the neck rest against the back of
the linen collar. The result was that
she soon had acquired the trick of
holding up her head.
Another woman, anxious to hold up
her head. wore pair of eyeglass
frames. putting them low on her nose
and forcing herself to look through
them.
She wore them a couple of hours a
day in her own room. There were no
glasses in these spectacles. but the
frames answered the purpose. In order
to look through them she was obliged
to hold up her head, to lift her chin,
and the effect was excellent, for it got
l1er into the habit Of doing so.
Another woman who had habit of
digging her chin into her chest held
up her head in such a way as to force
herself to look down. She really for 4
time looked at all things over her
chin" as she said, and the result was
that soon she had acquired the habit
Of holding UP her head.
The neck and throat are important
in the scheme of beauty, for it is inn
possible to take course in the phys
ical culture Of the chin without also
improving the throat The throat and
neck should be large though it should
not look too heavy for the head. The
fat thin neck is not pretty, but the
neck that is round and columnesque is
the one that is regarded as nearer the
ideals Of beauty.
To get such a neck. begin by follow
Jig few rules of physical culture
Throw the head back and keep it
back
DO not strain the cords. but practice
standing with the head up and the chin
tilted
For fifteen minutes daily take head
swinging exercises. letting the head lie
as far back as possible, then slowly
lifting it.
aSlant. for this. besides ihiuring the I
eyes will also make the neck stiff, thus 1
preventing any further physical culture |
movements.
Do not wear a tight. airproof collar. |
but try the ventilated neckwear. The |
lace stocks and all things that will |
give air and freedom to the neck and |
throat.
Try not to let the throat get into |
creases. for it takes time and patience. |
massage and exercise to get them out. !
Part of the day. If possible. let the !
throat be free and during this time let 1
the air play upon il, even if only for a !
few hours in the evening.
Cultivate the habit of holding the (
head not only erect. but straight not /
tilted toward either shoulder.
And strive daily and all the time to
Jet the throat support the head When
the neck is tired. instead of letting il
sag upon the chest. place the head back
upon pillow and rest it in an easy
manner.
The practice of holding up the heal
grows upon one At first it seems n T
bit difficult. and the neck Will ache
and the position become strained but
soon ii gets to be second nature. so
much so that it is difficult to walk with
ti' Nllii 'aSl toNH. holu up Ile
chin when taking your daily exercise.
and the result viii be beneficial. not
only 10 the looks. but to the health
for one gets better air in that manner
and the lungs are capable of deeper
breathing.
But for the young woman the beauty
seeker. it should not be hard, and it is
certainly as quick and as sure an aid
TO beauty as anything that could be
invented in the way of physical Gull
ture.