The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-10-08
THE NEW MoDIsH
WALK FOR WOMEN
(New York SUM

WIN take women until the dawn %
4S0o TO become perfect in it.
III is different from any other walk
mat was ever seen, though in certain
ways it resembles the Grecian benz,
which was the ambition Of our motn-
ers and grandmothers in 1870. 1t re-
quires these things Wide shoulder;
and little waist, high heeled shoes
with wide soles. big hips and u nal
back, and the military carriage.
The girl who is getting the 1905 Walk
Would Go well to visit some nearby
military station and study the soldiers.
IT she can get West Point cadet 20
teach her, so much the better. The
new walk is the military walk with
certain improvements and changes.
To get ready to walk, stand erect and
throw back the shoulders. Now eX-
pand the chest. Next square the ell
bows, holding them down to your sides,
not out. Now draw in the abdomen,
lit the feet high and walk.
The first time you try it you will feel
like a trussed chicken. The second
time it Will not be quite so bad. After
awhile you will get the hang of it, just
as you got the hang of the bicycle,
and you Will be able to do it correctly.
Here are briefly the cardinal rules,
according to one who is teaching the
new Grccian bend:
Chest out, hips back, abdomen in,
chin up, back straight and feet we'll
lifted. The knees must have a de-
cided action and the arms must be held
in TO the body.
The walk Of 1905 is a very graceful
thing after you have learned it. But
the first attempts are not encourage
ing. Few women can assume the Gree
ian bend with any approach TO grace
or beauty until they have practiced Ii
and failed upon it few times.
There are objections to this walk,
But it has it's good points. 1t is fash
ionable and it forces one to expand the
chest and breathe deeply.
1T makes one carry the shoulders
straight and it compels one TO draw in
the abdomen. The girl who learns the
walk Of 1905 will walk we'll all the rest
of her life.
Learn TO carry yourself well, is an
admonition for every girl. a good car
riage is a fine thing in a woman. Often
that which passes for style and beauty
and a good figure is nothing more nor
less than good carriage.
Two sisters will go out to walk to-
gether. The one~looks trim and styI-
ish. The other looks dowdy. Every
body recognizes the difference, but few
can tell just why.
Mine times out of ten it all lies in
the carriage. One sister walks well.
Her belt ia low in. the front and trim
in the back. Her shoulders are held
ba OK, her chin is lifted, her skirt hangs
well and she walks with sprightly
step.
The other one moves along slouchily
and gets there in any old way
"Suppleness is q great aid to the
walker of 1905. The girl who would DC
supple must practice little every
day.
Pruning on all tours is not usually
considered a grac,fu feat yet this IS
just what was advised for a woman
who complained of awkwardness.
Il feel said she, "as though my
arms and legs were hinged. When 1
walk l step on my skirt. and when |
20 through a room I knock the brtc-a-
brac down. How can | be graceful:
The physical culture teacher said TO
her:
Madam. learn to walk on all fours.
There is nothing in the world that will
make YOU as graceful as this.
The woman took his advice, got down
OH all tours and started off. 1t was
slow walk at first, for the blood rushed
10 her head. her arms ached, her knees
gave out and she had to get up and
rest. But she practiced it five minutes
a dav for six months and became
graceful.
In q gymnasium class which meets
weekly just off Fifth avenue one of the
,egular tasks is walking upon the
lands and feet. Ii is an odd sight to
behold twenty beautiful women, all
lad in gymnasium suits, walking
around the room on all fours; but IL
s splendid exercise for the muscles
and the pupils grow in grace as they
grow in strength.
Walking on high heels is not the best |
hing in the world for gymnasium pu-
bills. But the instructor in a gymna-
SUM devoted to society women adj
Uses his pupils to wear the heels they |
vore during the day, and it is a fact
hat nine out of ten come in high
leeled shoes. They go through their |
asks in this manner and practice their |
Walking exercises on their high heels. |
Walking erect with both arms out T,
stretched as though one were saving |
he air. is one of the best exercises in
Il
rect. stretch out both arms at your
.ide and walk. Walk up and down the
DOM. getting all the exercise you can.
There is a rule for walking as you
should walk Stand properly and walk
With a swing The step should be Ions
md the carriage full and free.
The Grecian bend lies more in the
vav the form is held than in anything
Use. If you stand square and holG
our shoulders right and walk with Il
ong step and a swing you will come
pretty near to getting a natural Gre
ian bend
To get the 1905 walk it will be neces- !
iary to do many things besides walk,
or the muscles must be supple, and an
part of their suppleness Is !
he aromatic bath. The woman who
,athes daily in four gallons of water |
o which has been added pint of bath |
.lnegar will be in much better condf- |
ion than the woman who takes only |
he plain water bath.
The aromatic bath can be prepared in |
everal ways There is the bath made |
,f aromatic rose leaves, a delicious
The rose leaves are TAX |
N from the rose jars in handfuls and |
re plunged in vinegar. Take hand !
ul of rose leaves and cover them with |
pint Of vinegar. Let IT stand over |
light. Drain well and add to a bath |
ub Of water.
Another excellent bath is made by |
touring spirits of cologne upon rose
caves and letting it stand three days. |
Drain off and add to the bath
And there is what was once called !
he bath of the aristocracy. 1t consists |
f orange flower water, made milky !
With benzoin, and the whole added TO !
he bath.
And there is the perfumed bath, |
which is made by adding a specially |
prepared toilet water to a tub of hot |
water To make the toilet water take |