Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02

with these motions a bending forward Of
the head each time you "dive," the neck
will be given Its chance for development.
Make Art Of It.
Marching on the water can be practiced
while you balance on your back on the
stool. In this way you are supposed to be
in a floating position. The hands may be
crossed under the head or the arms folded
across the breast. Bend the knees and
draw up the legs alternately. When you
strafghten out the legs. do so forcihly.
1t Is this movement which Is supposed to
propei you in the water. If the piano
stool proves too wobbly. undertake this
style of swimming on the floor The gist
OF 1t is that you are walking while you are
lying on your back.
Swimming on the back involves move
ments very similar to those of the resula-
ton breast stroke. The knees are spread
farther apart. At the time that this
spreading takes place the arms are e%
tended beyond the head. When the legs
are brought together the arms are still
held beyond the head for an instant.
A Dry Float.
If you are nervous. try floating on your
couch. Stand at the foot OF the couch.
your back toward it. Relax and lot your
self fall back slowly, throwing the arms
up over the head as you do SO and filing
legs perfectly straight The swimmer
learns to keep his lungs partly inflated all
the time while floating, but you SHOULD iu-
hale and exhale In slow rhythm
There is nothing in the dry-tani s'",m-
mIuC lessons which cannot be APP. lied by
the girl who is fortunate enough to have
4 outing near the water.
Let her heed this warning, however, 1T is
much easier to overdO swimming in the
than house.
ambitious she will probably undertake the
Trudgeon stroke. the Australian crawl
stroke, running headers and racing dives
all In one day The strain upon nerves
and strength is much greater In real wa
ter: there chances of chill and crarlp
and vertigo when a swimmer is til I'd
beware.
Useful Suggestions.
A good skin food is made of four ounces
sweet almond oil. two ounces cocoanut Oil,
two ounces lanolin, one ounce white WAX
and one ounce spermaceti, melted together.
When melted. remove from stove and beat
until nearly cold. adding, gradually. three
drops tincture benZoin and finally two
ounces orange flower water.
Diet and exercise will reduce your weight
if you persist. Do you exercise until you
perspire profuseiy? And do you abstain
from all sweets, cereals, Starchy vegetables,
butter, cheese, milk and chocolate? Also
pork, veal, salmon and hearty soups! III
general, avoid fatty. starchy and sweet
foods. Don't be discouraged. You will
succeed unless there is some serious reason
for your StoutneSs-some disorder which d
physician should attend to.
The ordinary vaseline at 5 cents a bottle
will make your eyebrows thicken. Exer-
csc and massage will develop chest and
throat. and remember that deep breathing
must be your mainstay. Pulley weights or
an elastic exerciser. dumbbells and many OF
the setting-up exercises will help you
assage with the pure oil or with the fol-
lowing skin food: Four ounces oil of sweet
almonds, two ounces ianolin. two drachms
white wax. two drachms spermaceti, three
drachms Balsam of Mecca. ten drops oil of
roses (attar). Melt together. Vocal culture
will help you.
For the feet which seem to be water
soaked after your long swims. use talcun
powder prepared by some reliable chemist.
Sprinkle it all over the feet every morning.
1t will have drying tendency and heal the
annoying chatting
Nowadays gasoline is much used for
cleaning kid gloves: our mothers resorted to
turpentine. Whichever you use. wash the
gloves on your hands and let them hang in
a strong current of air for long time be-
fore you wear them. Nothing Is more agree
able than the odor of a cleaning fluid