The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-21


IA crowds flock 10 gee her and every
IN critic has something to say atout
A "a the extraordinary youtlfulness OF
this great French actress. Yet
Sarah Bernhardt's face is lined
and often baggard and her eyes arc
unnpeakably weary. but there are two
things that keep this woman young; two
things which preserve the semblanee of
youth; two things which ago cannot de-
stroy. The first is her marvellous facial
expression; the second and most impor-
tant In the wny she carries herself--the
way sho walks. Sarah Bernhnrdt walks
with the glide or stride of young girl.
Every movement + the Rersoneati 10 90, o,
chief attractions, just as IL should be
one of the greatest charms OF every wo-
pn-. but It p dfs women VIII ens fpnna
forgetting that in torder to show 1t OFF
well they must wink well
To walk well is necessary accomplish
be- me9 bca i Woman p tan " a sns
in her hair OF the latest lidold powder
For grace of body and perfect carriage-
the Fascination and poetry of motion. All
persons show their CHARACTERISTICS to a |
walk, You could never, mistake the
shrinking step OF the tirnid woman for the |
seif-assertiyse stride Of the girl who Is 60
Ing TO get there. My shoe maker tells me !
there is a meaning in the way people wear
out their shoes.
when / SEQ a woman" says the man
of boots. with slipshod shoes worn down
at the side of the heel, and with the toe
of the shoe wrtnkled and turned UP, no
my opinion of the woman who wears 1t.
She is slovenly to begin With .1,o and nnde
steps steps out IN firmly. striking the BAN Of the
foot first and wearing u hole there IN the
centre. too. in the course of time. mat q
where the saying comes, from that II
means money to wear hole out in the
middle OF the shoe. for n person with
sure, firm trend has q decided character
md c n
the negligent. shiftless kind whose wobbly |
gait wears down the side of the heel
The manner in which woman walks
denotes the state of her health. as well |
as the state of her mind Walking is
the best and easiest exercise, and prob
ably for that reason We see SO few peo-
pie pay. any attention to the way In
In order TO know how It IS done. a beau-
tiful girl in handsome tailor suit. with
every appointment perfect, will stride
down the street. swinging her arms Ike
mill wheels. and the looks bestowed upon
her are not those of admiration as she
fondly irnagines. She may make an un-
dulatng movement of the hips only
meant for the dance. Again. she may
hold the upper pare of the body too far
back. or two far FORWARD IN the fashion
called the Grecan bend of two years ago,
death
None OF the fads in walking are to
be fHr the young a girl Who
~
The kangaroo, the Hockey and the Col
lege walk are only for the girl who
strives to hide her natural awhwardness
under aGectatlon To walk correctly,
BEAUTIFULLY. gracefully, the body should
be free. and no structure of any kind
should be allowed, neither tight corsets.
tight collars, tight bands or even tight
armholes. They should be comfortable
and last of all. ones shoes should be
amply large and fit easily and natural
l
sense shoe has given place to shoe built
on a better plan with a heel at least an
inch high, and an arch that is fitted to
support the arch OF the foot No woman
can be graceful If she plunges along or
walks ierkily. Nor good results fol-
low walking against time, as we are only
too prone to do in these strenuous times
Again, many women take short. choppy
steps. These make. the gait awkward
besides being a strain on the nerve power
OF the walker. The ideal step is fairly
long. just long enough to be comfortable,
never long enough 10 give the ide of
nanniSf or stacy stride. The leg should
swing freely from the hip. but without
holding the knees stiff. AS soon as the
knee is stiff, just so soon the walk be-
comes military, and when the leg is moved
without elasticity from the hip the walk
Is termed old or inflexible In walking