Evening journal., 1904-10-28
STRAIGHT Front

The vast majority of women wish
first to be pretty then fashionable. and
Ito be the latter these days one must
have the straight front line. the line ex-
tending downward and inward from
the bust, which must be full. This line
used to be (and is still in England) call
ed the busk-not bust-line.
There is a change. however. i'm the line
of few years ago as then the bust
was not permissible whereas today the
fuu chest is the aim Of every woman.
A The straight front depends largely on
the correct way Of standing and proper
carriage Of the shoulders and head. Lift
the chin high and throw back the
1 shoulders; as they say to the children
r in school these days-"be talr'-and un-
4 consciously the chest win expand and
/ the head be raised Sinking back on the
heels with the shoulders sagged brings
the stomach high and makes the bust
4 seem small-a position that will ruin
any figure If persistentIy INDUCED in.
"A flat bust detracts from the symmetry
of the figure and If the abdomen and
hips are larger than the bust equalize
the figure by wearing heart-shaped
pad over the bust or secure a full effect
by having rufles on the corset cover.
Abdominal breathing will broaden the
chest and develop the lungs and bust
/ more speedily than any exercise SO it
is in the power of any woman to ac-
4 quire a correct figure and carriage II
she will.
There must be no flabby muscles in
arms. chest or shoulders and a very
Simple exercise for broadening the
chest is to stand in the doorway placing
the hands (even with the shoulders)
on the side castings and walk through
the door without removing the hands
/ 1t may seem impossible at first. but af-
ter while it viii be easy. Try this
twenty-five times every night And
morning taking a deep inhalation and
long eXhalation each time. After such
! an exercise, place big sponge in very
cold salt water, take it up with the fin.
ger tips and apply to the throat and
chest-even the resultant gasping /.
good for rounding out the throat.
When not talking. the lips should b,
closed and breathing be entire,
through the nostrlls. the air beins
taken into the lungs slowly and deeply
The DR.. Vaucaire remedy for an unde
Neloped figure used in connection will
exercises viii soon develop the form s,
pads and rufiles can be dispensed with
SO long as a woman does not lool
bulky and ungraceful it is not serious
matter IL she has ten pounds too mucl
flesh but woe to even a slender woman
n she has not a proper carriage.
I Comparatively few persons walk cor
Fectly and a bright. intelligent persoi
can appear idiotic by the position as
sumed when standing To stand cor
fectly the knees should be firm in DO
sition, shoulders back. with shoulde
blades close. The feet should rest firm
~ with one foot slightly in advance o
the other with the weight of the bod
i carried below the hips. Shoulder. hi
and ankle joint should be in line, tn
chest held high and head erect but no
Hped back. In walking. the leg shoul
held straight, but not stiff, and tn
Bih Of the foot and the heel touch tn
round almost simultaneously. To wal
n zap and down stairs correctly will Civ
A Zone graceful carriage and the fash
ionable straight front figure.