The Washington times., 1904-08-14
By MARIAN MARTINEAU.

LEO AIRY your head well" was
the admonition given by a
~ physical culture teacher to
a pupil, "and II you can
can, Carry it hight
Carrying the head well is one of the
things the successful society woman
must learn and it is a thing well worth
the knowing. BY its aid a woman can
transform her appearance completely.
Often she makes herself from a very
plain woman into a very attractive one.
Few women realize the Importance OF
the uplifted chin. For double chiuned
women there is little argument With
the head lowered there are from one TO
three chins visible. But, with the head
lifted, the chins melt away.
A Hard Problem.
Just why women will carry the chin
buried in the collar it is difficult TO say.
II is more a habit than anything else.
This habit once formed in childhood is
almost impossible TO break In later
years. The little girl who walks with
her chin dug into the front Of her dress
viii surely carry her head in this dis
agreeable manner all her life.
Learning 10 carry the head up in
childhood IS very important. The little
maid should be taught 10 hold her
throat high, and, as she grows up, II
will become second nature 10 her 10 do
so. She Will find it impossible TO walk
IN any other way.
Carrying the head up is best from a
hygicnic standpoint The forehead
should not be tipped forward. for il is
a well-known fact that the blood circu-
lates better and the brain can do best
work when the head is held back.
The woman who has formed the habit
OF dipping her chin should make study
Of herself In the glass. She should take
q hand glass or a set Of mirrors and
examine her profile. II she viii look
sharply she VIII see that she has a dOu-
BILE chin. She will see that her eyes do
not look bright and clear. She will dis
cover that her expression is stealthy
and catlike. and she will know for the
first time what II is 10 see herself IS
others see her
A Feminine Experiment.
Now, II you are making this expert
ment for yourself try the expedient OF
lifting your chin. Don't strain 1t and
don't try 70 be awkward. Simply lift
UP your chin until your head sets at the
proper angle upon your neck and
shoulders.
Now look al yourself. You will see
that your double chin has gone. Your
eyes look straight forth into the world
clearly Your face is possessed Of a
sweet expression which II did not have
before and you are, in other words, at
tractive.
The French women have a very neat
way OF lifting up the chin. II gives the
quality which-Jhey call Il chic. They
hold the head well and they never duck
the throat into the collar. They tilt the
head a little and throw II back proudly.
There is a great charm about a head
carried in this manner. II the throat be
nice II is lovely; and II the neck and
chin be Of soft contour the result iE
positively enhancing to one who has
an eye for feminine charm. You cannot
add 10 your attractiveness more quickly.
nor more decidedly. than by lifting the
chin
Have you never noticed women OF
proud, pretty bearing? These women
were what you called fascinating
though perhaps you could not tell why.
The secret Of their charm was. nine
times out Of ten, IN the carriage OF the
head. The pose gave them a certain
dignity which they could not have OBJ
tanned with the dropping chin.
Women who sew great ceai. who