Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-18

- f there exists woman perfectly salts
fed with her figure, L should like TO
meet her. l have seen some women
who were quite satisfied with any,
that was fortunate enough to belong
to them and who would tell you SO a'
once but in the privacy of their own you
DORIS they were anything but satlsheo win
their appearance, once the pacing, stays
ruffies and other articles were remover
which permitted them TO face the worio
with so much self-assurance. Artists VIII
tell you that a perfect fema'e ngufe Is as
hard to find as the philosophers stone, ana
we have only TO look around us to see how
few women come anywhere near being III
proportion relatively, and even If they nave
the correct measurements only small per
centage show the natural curves of beauty
and grace. To be the right size woman
height should be exactly the same as the
distance from right to left fingertp "heh
the arms are widely extended. 1t Is
matter of trifiing Importance how tail OF
how short woman is. As have said, I've
never seen one who was satisfied with her
proportions. The tall ones usually want to
shrink an inch or two and the short ones
go through all kinds of gymnastics in their
frenzied attempt to gain those coveted
by dressing artistically, avoiding high heels,
high hats and long striped materials and
trimmings on their frocks they can make
themselves look shorter. There IS more
hope for the small girl, particularly If she
is under twenty-three. BY exercising with
stretching apparatus, by practicing hang
ing from the hands on horizontal bar, the
height has been increased from one-haf
inch to two inches in the course of a year.
x
Tho school Dir WIN wis IN grow must
sleep with her limbs outstretched. never in
a cramped or huddled up position. She
should also avoid high pillows and very soft
mattresses. With plenty of simple food ex-
ercise in the open air, every small girl can
increase her height and, incidentally, i'm
prove her health as well, but physical grow
ing is slow work, so don't expect immediate
results. Try to be satisfied when you have,
In your own estimation, too few or too
many inches, providing you are neither an
gular nor undeveloped and In right proper
ton to your height and If with this you
have achieved perfect bodily freedom, which
means grace, you are fit TO rank with
beauty. The child who is happy, healthy,
high spirited, who lives much in the fresh
air, whose lessons are an interest, not a
source of tears to her, stands good chance
of growing into a healthy, well-deyeloped
girl. The child who misses most of the
delight and fun of outdoor play who is
look like one of the many flat-chested
young women whom we see on every side.
Beauty culture begins, most properly
speaking. in the cradle, but as we cannot
go back TO nursery days, we must do the
best we can now for the girl whose ap-
pearance is ruined by STOPPING shoulders
and a fiat, undeveloped chest. I am con-
xinced that every girl should go through a
course of dictlon lessons in order to learn,
not only to speak. but to breathe and to
hold herself correctly. The beauty of the
voice depends on the breadth, and the
breadth depends on the attitude of the body.
Watch the great singers and actresses.
Look how they hold their chests up. No
wonder they have sonorous and beautiful
voices No wonder they have lovely necks
and well-covered shoulders. We cannot
hope to be physically perfect in any respect
while one part of the body IS unframed
and undeveloped. The human body is so
wonderfully and beautifully constructed
that each part responds to all the other
parts, and perfect beauty means an equal