The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-02
CALISTHENICS
BEFORE REST FOR
GOOD FIGURES.
Will Make Women Graceful. Re
!. ducing Hips and Waist
~ hand.

Tt Is Impossible FOR woman to have a
Srnod iiSurr and 70 bc graceful unless sho
exercise
Mo-sovc7'. the cxcrcirc mus; he intslli-
gent. br.nriH- into play those muscles
rha' -" acre-slTy 10 dcvelop. and giving
so sgrcrau t:is motion to those alrendy
-r7e in The wrong place. To I've her best
~sG~su EEzt give ea-ao thought to vhat
-! rrqairgs ari 'H..-. sie must so ahead
if'ri 90 .: Wit svstar,1 and thorongilncss
Fl Tha objection ,hat many haze 10 reGu-
tla- exercise .EGoorq is that gym suits
|"-' regs.rca a-d much tire is required In
- r"'tine n md out of r.
- - =, oSrt"T 10 :r!sn exercises that
- So iour ~ 80 va 7rer iu.t before y
i-07.a iirs Down f5r a rest. and there arc
s'r" ~r'.' :frc-cH wita n young girls
p 'he "AaTu@ * tac isle of Sp;cc'' that
= t'"D tho" g'.:s I'm and graceful
--' ~ wf'c,' k:-noro- may bc worn.
hey ma - initptcd h Women ~
80. FOR ;.tag 81" si-rTle IN execution. rc-
''''~iaE uorr;~ i.rRct'ce Then she who
'''- 20 lar" hips whose shoulders are
--l h-o'd r-ara'i or gs-no wishes TO reIu-"
'i-t i!ae rnay sccorlpiis any Of
go" 'f'ne- Il 49, VIII Only s;ick 10 Il:
--rpIssi-
= kimonp 'a comfortable and gives
','~fiv q rrr-l fnr free play of the body.
i~-.n ~ lynn ~ th" fpcr M one side.
, i',din- tfaf T.: .ilder IL She knee.
7's' ;nr hand "f the corresponding side
81 'ar ncnf and raiyo the -"eish' on IN"
:, -' .iud dcu'sIra lirih.
, i',c shat t.endcf li-1s as q pivo; auI
',g ovc-. i5e either foot. nakins steps
Il
"f-z over back ag far - possible Til"
tso feet novor leay.. the fopr and the mo-
Yea swings the body r,1stiy at the hips
;.rlrr a strenuous exercise That will re-
':se rhcm ~"oa if the motion IS gone
through rapidly.
1t e . curious thing that few women
J pay sufficient attention 10 their b1cks
and 50 are no: as graceful as may be.
motion that will aid this is extending
the arms and bending from the waist un-
I'll the fingers touch the floor In front
This is easily done. but the finish is more
difficult and very necessary 70 give good
taper TO the hips from the back.
With the arms still extended swing back.
bending only from the waist as far as
you can go.
At first that will be very little but az
greater distance can be reached. which
means increased play of muscles and
more grace. This exercise is particularly
good for promoting digestion.
Improperly developed hips are almost
as bad those too large. and she who
has mono should do this exercise
Stand on one foot, raise the other until
IL is well out behind. and then twist IL In
as much of a circle as possible, making
the motion come from the hip. not from
the knee. To accomplish this means a ro-
tating motion Of the body that will do
much toward reducing the waist line. as
the other strengthens the hips. II is a sim
pie exercise and one that does much
Igood
Aho that will reduce the waist line
"s II sgthens the back 10 bending side
why's sr as may be. with FIRST one arm
o fhths other uprsised. This bend
ing she be done so as to make a regu-
ar sire. without which no mucies arc
ever res taxed.
70 brIen the chest and give good
nouioerhe.e is nothing better than to
lend arms and raise and lower
.i.. em. biging on parallel line when at
ne ~ais Extend them with q backward
motion well.