The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-28
THE BEAUTY QUEST.
MORE SETTING UP EXERC CIsES.
THEY ARE MORE STRENUOUS THAN THE OTHERS, BUT FoE
 THAT REASON WILL GIVE BETTER HEALTH AND HENCE IN CREASED BEAUTY. @~ s.s
BY KATHERINE NORTON. Copyright, 1903. by T. c. McClure.)

of the body forward by rising on She ball of the right foot, advance and plant the left heel thirty inches from the right, arI advance the right leg quickly to the position of forward" Continue by re- beating ground: when the right and left legs are alternately in the position of forward" H s-a
 Sixteenth Exercise. the hands on til, hips as before. Raise the eft leg to the front bending and elevatipg the knee as sfmuch as possible, ,fleg' from knee t, instep vertical, toe depressed, Re- place the lef6 foot and raise the right leg as prescribed for the left. 's
 Execute slowly at first, them gradually increase to the cadence of double time. Continue by repeating ':up'' when the right and left legs are alternately in po- sition. ' js.5 {5et..t
 seventeenth Exercise Place the, hands on the hips as before. Raise the body upon tae toes, knees straight; heels to- gether. Lower the heels slowly to the ground. Continue by repeating "up' down" z 20 + ASs. ipt'af
 The commands given above are the form used in the. army. If you find it easier to count .'one, two,'' instead of saving front rear" do so, by all means. Perhaps you can give yourself the com mands in silence rnost easily of all. The object of any of these forms Is merely to keep the motions rhythmical. and whichever one, takes up least of yodr thought leaves you the greatest chance to think about the muscle work itself.
 If your, hips are too large to suit you or to small, the Ninth Exercise will prove q godsend. .- & F72Es
 Remember that an exercise often works both ways. It may build up needed tis- . AEl Kx, NA way. The point is that it brings you inearer to normal standard. fss
 By the way, know an honest physician who, preferring to keep her patients well rather than toilet them need her, ta ught this simple exercise to one who had a tendency to. pleurisy. 4 ItS prevented the adhesion whieh is so likely to- follow the disease. fm this season of raw winds some. of you. may like to make note of the fact. sa
 When you have accomplished the Elev- enth, you will be on the high road to be- coming a professional dancer or a con- tortionist. It takes long practice for the average person to bring the finger tips to the ground, to say nothing of the hands. When your palms touch, then you have done something to be proud of. To those of my correspondents who ask for a prescription to make them grow taller. let mo recommend this exercise. can't promise that 1t will really add a cubit unto your stature, but it vii; stretch out the cubits that you already possess as far as they can be stretched The last five exercises hold forth the promise of beautiful leg. More than that. theyswili help you to walk and dance gracefully. A nice balance is required to go through them properly. and balance is the secret of graceful motion. You must have 1t to do the most commonplace things well. A woman who is uncertain of her balance goes up and down stairs | with a certain tension, as if she were afraid of falling.