The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-13
BY MARIAN

LAWS OF health-law= which IN this land
would be called laws Of hygiene. but
which over thee are part OF the religious
C.eeC?
The girl who sets out TO be attractive
ard vro considers an attractive body an
essential for a woman begins by making
herself healthy.
'rstsad NJ working upon her complexion
she works Gp-n he- digestion. knowing
tat. rs soon as the digestive organs are
IN good share. the complexion will take
care Or i,seif.
rs soon rs the stomach Is properly fed
the blood will lie healthier and the skin
WI glow with the hrlli!ancy of youth.
Tits uirl IS not content with the eating
CT good substantial FOODS, but she regu-
la.cs the matter Of drink as well, and she
takes Cn,y these drinks which agree with
L~er-gbod h~yGienic drinks, which do not
make The liver torpid nor the head dizzy.
This girl. instead OF bleaching and dye
irs and brushing her hair, treats the
Ecrlp.
She puts IT IN good condition and IN a
short time She is rewarded by a healthy,
smooth and glossy head OF hair. an attrac-
tion which she did not possess when the
scalp was in poor condition.
The girl who is searching and striving
10 make the best Of herself will find
fCirelf early in her career DESTROYS Of
possessing a nice, trim little waist.
She will want a waist which, while not
Of the wasp order, is. nevertheless, well
proportiCned-not large and swelling. but
syT II ~etrical.
II she lie an up-to-date girl. she VIII
want a waist with the slightly elongated
point in front-one Of those long, low
fronts which are the pride Of the woman
OF the day, and the delight OF the artist
who paints her picture.
LONG WAIST LINE.
r girl who wants to be beautiful in
figure Is clever enough 10 know that she
cannot get this long. low. neat waist line
by tight lacing.
This course OF action will only crowd
The fat from one spot TO another. and
what the girl loses around tho waist she
will gain in the matter Of abdomen
4 weIl-shaped CORSET Is all very well.
But the woman whose waist Is big and
high and swelled out cannot expect a
miracle ey en- from so wel-planned an ar
ticle as the modern CORSET.
The girl whose waist line does not suit
her will find 1t necessary to make II small
or by systematic exercise, and by the right
kind Of dieting. It very often happens
that the waist is trim enough, but appears
very much larger than II L.
The girl who has indigestion VIII nearly
always ave a waist too large in proper
ton to her body.
The fact that she has Indigestion makes
her body and flesh tender and she cannot
bear the slightest pressure. Her waist
bands must bs worn very loose.
Again, IL her indigestion be very pro-
nounced. she will bloat, and this always
throws the waist line out of gear, or,
worst Of all, she may not be able to wear
a corset at all. and IL there Is a feminine
misfortune It Is certainly this, for the
figure looks go terribly straight up and
down.
It is all very well to talk about eonven-
t~ionality and to profess to despiss the mod
ern figure.
But it is a fact tina the most admired
women are those who wear corBets and
who have trim little waists. and the pref
test women are those who follow out the
couventionalities to the letter.
II may not be perfectly natural to make
use OF hair pins. high stockS corseta, belts
and bands, swishy petticoats and high
heeled shoes. Yet who among Us but ad-
mires them and likes to appear in them
now and then?
The girl who Is what is called the girl of
the period wears one or all OF these things
nll Of the time.
She dresses in pretty and conventional
fashion. and her attire, instead OF Distress
ing her, Is quite comfortable.
SHE is A HEALTHY GIRL
In spite of her ~corsets, her hairpins, and
her conventional dress. this healthy girl of
the period does not have headaches. Sho
does not have trouble with her neck and
IS not bothered with thai awful 'crick."
which IS the bane OF the life Of so many
women
She is strong as TO her back and can
walk miles and miles every day. She Is
likewise strong OF lung capacity, and
can walk up hill rapidly. dance and run
u~~stairs without suffering from the asth-
matte shortness Of breath which afnicts
too many.
The girl Of the period is not an old girl
ard never will be old. True. she may have |
passed the fifty mark, but her skin is nice |
end peachy. She may have Travelled nearly
10 three score, yet her hands are beauu-
fully kept.
She may be a ~grandmother. yet her hair
IS soft and Of good tone. and is carefully
dressed each day, not gathered into q hor-
rlble knob on top OF her head.
This girl" nc matter how aged she
may be, from a consultation OF the family
bible, has a nice trim figure. She has the
Lady CurIon waist. which is q model of
neatness; she has the Queen Elizabeth of
Austria shoulders, which were beautifully
sloping-the ideal 1890 shoulders. She has
the full Sips OF the Gibsonian models and
her ankles are not of the spreading vari-
ETY..
There are women Of 90 who are really
eellghtful.
True, they are not numerous, and, among
your acquaintance you may not number
more than half a dozen. But, when you
60 find them, you Will discover women
who do not suggest the age of so IN any
way, and who are as ready for a good
time as any girl OF 1s.
The woman who is always ready for q
good time is not OF the kittenish type,
by any means, nor the woman who is friv-
olous. Kittenish actions are pretty only
in the very young and f~rivolity Is not ad-
mired at any time. Ready for a good time
means 4 state Of health which Is such
that one can enjoy ones food. can take
exercise can be bright and happy and can
enjoy the musements of the young.
TRYING TO IMPROVE.
Activity il one OF the secrets of beauty.
Tho woman who IS always on the 70 is
usually the slender type OF woman who
looks young for her age.
The woman who Is active upon her feet.
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