The Jersey City news., 1905-10-28
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Do you know how to seat yourself
prettily? That is a question which You
must be able to answer with the word
yes if you want to be admired; if you
wantpeepl to think you are pretty; if
you aim to be called graceful woman.
When you sit down don't double your
self up as though you were a jackknife,
says the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Don't sit in chair too low for you.
Don't perch on one too high for you.
Don't sit down. in such a way that
yur clothes look as though they didn't
belong to you.
Don't buy gowns that are too small
for you; have them big enough to sit
down in. Then study the art of arrang
ing them right. Too many women sit
down as though their clothes were too
tight
There is a certain school of elocution
which deyotes certain amount of time
every day to teach its pupils how to sit
down.
when you have learned the art of
seating yourself prettily.' says the in
structor, "you have mastered the art of
being graceful Being seated upon a
chair in a graceful manner includes three
very necessary lessons.
First, the art of body poise. Unless
you balance yourself upon one foot you
cannot seat yourself well. When you
sit down all your weight rests, when you
bend, upon one leg.
Second, the art of bending the knees
Slowly and we'll. When you sit down you
should rest all your weight upon one
foot; both knees must bend at once and
bend together. One leg acts as support
to the body the other acts as a pivot.
Third, the art of composing yourself
gracefully. The woman who sits down
in chair in such a way that she looks
uncomfortable will never be success,
either as hostess or caller, nor any
thing but an uncomfortable person.
Here are some of the rules for the
| woman who is seafed.
Don't rock, not even in rocking
chair. It is trying to the other person,
the one who is talking to you.
Don't stick out your feet, and don't
tuck them in under you. Try to act as
though they belonged to you, and as
though you were proud of them.
Learn how to hold up your head"
One of the main points in seating your
self is the disposal Of your hands. If
you have been shopping and and are
wearing gloves or are making call, the
matter of hands generally takes care of
itself. One hand holds the card case or
purse, the other rests quietly in the lap.
Both are gloved
But when it comes to bare hands and
particularly to bear hands and arms, the
situation becomes complicated. You must
study the etiquette Of the hands and
arms; you must learn how to hold them;
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how to rest them; what to do with them,
and what not to do with them.
Drawing rooms in small houses are
more or less difficult to decorate. The
most restful color for an apartment of
this kind is a soft green with ivory
woodwork. With a duh green filler over
laid with one or two Oriental rugs quite
a charming color note is struck. Green
! goes with so many different shades that
you can afford to be original in uphol-
/ stering- Pink as contrast is rather
hackneyed, but mauyes. darker greens
and golden browns are all effective as
| contrasts
For the dining room red is a favorite
!! color. but delft blue is equally pleasing
| With this color the furniture should not
| be of dark wood, as the contrast is too
| sudden Llght oak is best. In all rooms
cozy corners and window seats help out
the decorative effect wonderfully at
small expense Above all. never let the
scheme Of the hall and stairway be other
| wise than artistic as ones first impress
| sion Of the house is a lasting one and if
| the hall be inartistic no room decoration
| will ever remove the first jar to ones
! artistic sense.
/ The living room should be the coziest
| ararilseDt lii fhe house There is M
| necessity to sacrifice comfort to appear
! ancf. as IS done in many drawing rooms.