The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
TYPICAL GIRL OF 1907
Artists Model Says She'll Be Tall,
e.. Slender and Simple.
kAD LANs for the 1907 girl have been an
nounced, - said New York artist Is model,
= - Ffand already the models TRYING tn con.

kkTA LANS Tor the 1907 girl have been ana
"and already the models are trying to con-
form to them.
"This being an artists model ism t all it is
cracked up to be. One year you are perfect; next
year you are out of style; the third year you areN
hopeessly behind. You must keep up with the
changes or you longer model.
every remembers when the blue-eyed model
was the style. She of the sweet country girl Il
type and everybody loved her.
Then came reaction and the languid longeyedE
Spanish girl was the rage. All the models had to I
have oval faces and long eyes there no call
for them. The little dimpled out Of job.
period. Gibson's girls not masculine by any !
means but his initators were and the models had to
wear nannish waists and comb their hair in the
style. 1t was awfuly trying to make the change
from one kind of girl to the other.
And now comes the ideal of 1907 She will be 1
different from the girl Of any other year. She viii
oe peautltul and she will sweep everything before
her.
''Her first requisite will be manner The minute
you look at her you will see that she has repose.
She can stand perfectly still without moving heS
Feet about. Her hands can lie in her lap, and her
feet can rest upon the ground She will be restful
girl.
"The girl of 1907 is going to be very simple. OF
she is going to look tho she were very simple
She must be absolutely perfect in the art Of
but artistic simplicity. cir
"a typical girl of 1907 stood inside of a drawing
room the other day. Her hair parted and allowed
bound two great fiat Dutch brads SO heavy that they
made great halo around her brown brow
"a great, beautiful bow Of ribbon crowned her
anything.
fThe girl of 1907 will be very tall She may
have to resort to Cuban heels and to stretching
cises and she may want to pile brads on top Of her
head and to her hair high She will be tall and
she will be slender. s"@~ a1.s
"Lving skeletons were the fashion last summer
IN London. They looked healthy and they acted as
1t happy, and while they lean, yet they swers
not angular To attain this art was combined
with science 49,. ~ "sH
''Ths best professional models are now taking q
double get Of lessons in massage. There are two
Kinds Of massage. One kind develops and the other
Kind reduces. Women who are wide awake prac-
1T costs professional model something to live
and keep her figure these days. She must have two
sets OF massage operators. She must have mas
seuse who understands the art Of pounding away the
hesh and another one who understands the art Of
putting #Gi it W on: WIN +.,.. ~ y. a..,
muscular She exercises the muscles until the
flesh is worn away.
.'To take off flesh by rubbing is an art. The
pert to know how to stroke quickly and heavily SO
as to make the muscles do their work. a.a
''Then for the development, and this is Important.
The woman who IS thin in her arms must have them
massagea. The strokes must be soft and regular and
there must be great deal Of massage cream
rubbed in. - ~. ,..s.~ >.s
''There is plenty Of work for a good masseuse,
The too thin and the neck Is too scrawny
in most women. .8, ...-.#
''Ths girl with the new figure has Some
sharply accentuated characteristics Her shoulders
are exceedingly broad
They are fully up to the requirements Of 90 70,
inch bust measure: In fact, the girl of 1907 will
wear 3S-inch waist 40, she may prefer. Her
shoulders will be broad enough for the latter
f'But she will have little hips Her waist will be
shoulders This gives her very handsome figure. II
is the figure OF man. but it is very attractive in
sfThere are Greek statues that show this figure,
a 8w Ork who insis
models shall have this characteristics Their Shout
ders must be broader than their hips.
'Stand in front Of the pier glass, if you are q
woman Of discernment, and note if you have this PEI
cuiarity Are your shoulders wider than your hipsf
# not you must make yourself over, If you going
to be girl Of 1907. - -
1'The artists model of 1eo7-for she sets the
style for the girl Of 1eo7-will be brownsh blonde
Her hair will be medium brown dark straw color.
"1t will not be pale blonde will it be black.
It will be a lovely medium brown with great many
blond lights in It, Hair of this kind is very pretty
'tArtsts have stopped painting the canary-haired
girl, and they have stopped painting the black
'They have taken up the browns and most Of the
girls exhibition have medium brown hair with
''The girl Of 1907 will not bleach, not by any
means; but If the color of her hair doesn't suit her
she will shampoo 1t. Then she will sun it and shake
it, and then she will wash it again.
"she will keep at it until she gets 1t the right
color. Color is sometimes only matter Of pinch
make your hair bloom easily.
tsThe girl Of 1907 will have several other points
which the models studying and viewing with
less dismay, and one Of these is her style.
"Style IL something few women learn. They
either have it or they have it not. How to be sty-
lish is something few women can find out
"Style consists largely in walking well. Tho
woman who carries her arms badly will never have
style. The woman who let's her chin sink into her
throat will never have STYLE
ttstyIe lies also In doing the hair becomingly and
in making it frame the face But these are only .
few points that come under the heading Of style.
sfThe woman Of 1907 win be very well dressed,
but she will not dress In black. Her complexion II
too glowing
ssshe viii choose white or the colors that come
pretty close to whitepale violet light blue, delicate
green and the softest OF She will bring out her
own high lights IL possible.
"The woman Of 1907 win have small feet. Per
haps ahe viii manage this by low zanps and high
stAnd she will have plump, little white hands,
which she win kesp white by daily bleachings. She
viii have other good points, but these enough for
a beginning
They win keep tho woman who IS going TO imt
80 tatA her husy for q long time But there are . No