The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-02-19
THE SPRINGY WALK
Coming in With The Eastern Hat
is The Newest Thing.

The new walk, the walk which will
come in with the Easter hat, Is the
springy walk. And to walk 1t as 1t
should be walked one must learn to
spring on the balls of the feet, which
are now to be used for bouncing pur.
poses only.
The advantages OF this walk are
found In it's exhilaratisn. 1t Is also
to be found in the splendid exercises
which it gives to the muscles OF the
egs and back, and, more than all, in
the very graceful effect which 1t has
upon pretty girls general bearing or
carriage.
In the springy walk the weight OF
the body Is divided up. The burden
is taken from the legs and is thrown
upon the back. Yet the back does
not become tired for the spring
comes partly upon the abdomen and
even the shoulders assist In the
springiness.
One can tell the minute one walks
with a woman wheather she has &C
quired the springy walk. Her steps
are of the bouncing kind, and her
body seems full of elasticity.
To get this walk one must owen
/ pair OF very nat shoulders. One can
not have the springy walk II ones
shoulders are round, or II ones body
is bent forward.
One must also have a slender body
for no fat woman was ever able to
make her footsteps elastic.
With fiat shoulders and a slender
figure any woman can learn the new
walk. And as soon as she has &C
quired it she will find that she has
acquired along with it a great many
other things.
She will find that she has obtained
long slender waist, and that this
long, slenderness is one of her chief
beauties. She will also find that she
has suddenly developed pair of very
wide sholiers and that the wide
shoulders are very muscular. She
has become a deep breather.
She will also find that she has sud
denly come into great strength OF
body, or the springy walk does a
great deal tor a woman. 1t is the
best developer that is known.
The r. are certain exercises which
the woman who wants a springy walk
should take. One OF these is the hip
pety-hop exercise. To get this to
perfection put on a gymnasium suit
and stand upright and then "hippety-
hop" as the children DO. This is
really greater exercise them bicy-
cling, for it brings more muscles into
play.
Health and beauty exercises are
five in number. The first is the righ
angle exercises and 1t is to reduce the
waist. Stand on one foot and let the
other extend out at right angles.
The second is the bicycle exercise,
and it is to strengthen the weak back
Lie on the floor and cross the arms.
Work the feet as though working the
pedals of bicycle.
The third is the kitten and ball ex-
ercises. Throw the hall and run al
ter 1t. Put on gymnasium suit and
chase the ball around the room.
Throw the ball and try to catch it as
it rolls. Keep on doing this until
out OF breath. This Is to assist the
heart and lungs.
The fourth Is an exercise which can |
be taken for slenderness. 1t Is the |
hippety hop exercise, which reduces
the weight. This exercise also make
the waist smaller; 1t also strengthens
the muscles of the limbs and back.
The filth exercise for health and |
beauty Is to sflatten the shoulders.
Lie on the floor and lift the body. u.s.
Ing the muscles only. Let the ab1o-
men and chest restIon tn floor. Kick
the feet in the air ;aud lift the head.
This Is thei best known thing to
strengthen round shoulders.