Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-20

pretty sister, and the chain, meant to fit
closely, had sagged low, bwhile the locket
fell into a miserable little hollow at the
base of her throat. Yet the sister was by
no means stout.
my neck is fright. said this painful
ly honest little woman. She vowed great
vow to give up evening dress.
But when the neck strap in the gymna-
stun suggested her own invention, she
plucked up courage and went to work TO
adapt her neck to the evening dress IN
stead of the dress to the neck.
1T has been hard work to develop my
neck" she says but it has paid. In
fact l think pretty neck would pay Tor
double the amount of effort
Curves for Angles.
AS pretty a one as hers certainly would
The side line where the neck runs into the
shoulder is now a graceful curve instead
of a right angle. The three hollows in
front, which her small brother had once
dubbed the giant caves, are now only DELI
cately rounded depressions. The neck IS
firm and smooth.
She is proud of her little invention, ana
has spread the news of it among her
friends. She has started small fad Tor
what the brother rreverently calls Sis
ters Rubber Neck System"
When she began her neck exercises she
took them alone, mailing one end OF the
elastic to the wall. but she afterward de-
veloped a double harness. In this she and
a girl friend are practicing together.
To make exerciser for two. a loop
must be made at ch-end of the elastic.
little more than a foot of the elastic
is used for each loop. The loops Will not
be large enough to pass over the head
easily, but must be fastened with pin or
a knot. A still neater device is to make
buttonhole in each end of the elastic, sew
a button about twelve or fifteen lnches
fl ON each end. then button each girl into
her harness.
of two feet or more between the persons.
This band will give resistance While you
werk.
Face to Face.
For the first exercise stand face to face,
just far enough apart to let the band be
stretched without straining. Place the
heels together Hands on hips, thumbs
meeting at the back. Throw the chest for
ward. raise the head erect. BY way Of
preliminary take five long breaths, 1nh al
ing with the mouth closed and exhallhg
with it open.
One of you must count, for If you do not
work in harmony there will be some sorry
Juggling and jerking. At count one throw
the head back as far possible; at two,
bring it back to an erect position twenty
counts of this will be enough for the be-
ginner. You should feel it a decided effort
to stretch the elastic, and if not, you must
stand farther apart. The neck muscles
iIiuol IeSi tlidt liiey are WI hiiio he'i -
Now, turn back to back, taking the same
position as before. You will find that the
ribbon loops adjust themselves naturally
as you shift. Go through the same prelim-
mary breathing as before. Now, counting
in the same way. bend the head forward
until the chin touches and raise the head
to an erect position.
In this, as in all similar exercises. be sure
that your neck does all the work. Don't al
low any bending at the waist,
The Outward Bend.
Next. stand so that you both face in the
same direction. Bend the head outward.
Count as above while you bend away from
each other. Now, turn about so that your
positions will be reversed and the one who
before bent to the right will now be bend
ing to the left. These sideward bends will
exercise the muscles at each side, as the
other exercises used those in the back and
front.
If you have no partner in your exercise, |
make the wall do the work of the other girl
In this case there will be loop in only |
one end of the ribbon The other end is to
be nailed securely to the wall.
You can go through the same exercises
in this way. with equally good results, al
though far less fun
This work can be combined with other |
exercises so as to break the monotony.
For instance, when the two Of you are |
standing back to back, you may place the
ii5lS on the shoulders, PACKS OF Inc nluuS /
upward and elbows out at the side. Then, |
on the first count, while the head is bend |
ing forward, extend the hands and arms
together until they reach outward hori- |
zontally, making a long, level stretch from
shoulder to finger tip. At count two while |
the head is becoming erect again, curl the |
hands into fists, at the same time bringing |
them back to the shoulders If you are in /
genious. you will think of many other foot |
and arm exercises to combine with neck /
work.