The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22

n UST about the meanest trick
~ nature can play a woman
Is to give her thin
scrawny neck. One Of the
kind that refuses to wear a
low evening frock and that
even objects to dainty trans
parent yoke. Heavens! What
a bugbear these necks and
shoulders are and how many
an unfortunate possessor Of one
has cried herself to sleep be-
cause she could not go as other Y
girls and look as fetching or "a
whoIesomely sweet.
And there is no use denying
that low gowns are by far the
prettiest for evenings. The girl who
looks well In the glare Of artificial
light is q great deal more attractive
when her head is set on a satisfactory
looking neck that can bear the closest
scrutiny. At all times she may be
pretty, but in the ballroom she is radi-
ant and positively exhales a it-is-good-
to-be-alive feeling.
Judging from the number Of letters
that come in 1t would seem that thin
ness causes more woe than almost any
thing else, yet 1t is grievance that
can be routed with work. but mind you,
1t must be systematic hard work and
It cannot be accomplished in the twin
king of an eye.
There are three rules to carefully fol-
low. and they are, first exercise, second
exercise and third exercise. It is no
unusual thing to see q man or woman
with q splendid head connected to the
body by q weak, slender neck, and
never do you fail to wonder why so
good a head accomplishes 80 little, and
there is always a tinge Of regret at the
lack Of the eternal fitness of things.
Begin by using the tape measure. for
ycu Will be able to tell then of your in
creasing power. Do not despise this in
significant looking little tape, for 1t pos
sesses a marvellous eloquence and, more
than this, 1t possesses the secret Of
vour advancement.
There are two methods used to de-
velop the neck and ! will give them
both, for sometimes too much Of a good
thing IL distinctly tiresome and it may
be as well to alleviate them now and
then.
Fashion bag Of some description
and try to balance and carry. it on your
head. bag Of sand, for instance, or
some other rather yielding substance.
OF course, you cannot expect to make
any great headway with 1t at once, but
tramp about the house or room with it
for a certain time a day and see what
will happen to the muscles Of your
neck. At first they will rebel most de-
cidedly and cry out Justify In their in
dignation at being so unceremoniously
and i'll treated, but In a remarkably
short time they will settle down to
work and will respond very quickly.
And let me tell you a secret right
here--professional trainers say that nc
part of the body answers as readily
and satisfactorily and that SIX weeks or
two months will put on enough weight
and muscle to make a goodly showing
II you doubt the weight system look
at the womei- of Southern Europe and
see what q splendid example they set
Every day the fruit venders carry a
heavy weight on their heads and with
ease too, and certainly no one could
say they had other than fine, shapely
well-made necks.
The other system Is rotary one and
q very simple, effective one at that
Turn your head slowly as far arount
as you can. Then do it the other way
and do. It many, many times every
day. Next tip your head backward
slowly. Just as far as you possibly can
and as often as you can, and whel
you are tired Of this movement draw
your chin in hundreds Of times il yo,
have the patience, for this is one o
the best exercises you can find for th
neck, and 1t has one more good poin
In its favor, too, for 1t will aid won
derfuIly in giving you a splendid car
riage.
There Is one more exercise that ma.
be taken with profit, but somehow 0
other 1t never seems to find much favo
with feminine would-be athletes
Every morning and night ana an