The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-01-26
BEAUTY AND HEALTH
(By Sarah Stacey.)

A magnetic personality is often more
I powerful than ability and is often,
very often, placed i'm tie balance
against Il. II is therefore advisable 10
1 exert onSelf TO the utmost 10 cultivate
that wonderful charm TO tie highest
degree. and she who has il is net So
much to be pitied as blamed. for ii is,
more or less. within the reach of all.
Nature intended every woman TO
! have a beautiful figure. It is IN TIC
chest. in the carriage Of the shoulders
and the Doise of the head that the
/ power Of personality lies. "Personali-
ty' is that subtle charm which it is
impossible to define. 1t is the mysta-
ricus something that makes your pres
cree noticeable and pleasure giving
! before you have even said a word. She
| who posses this charm of ''personali-
ty'' has a potent weapon with which to
1ighr the battles of life Whether her
| lines be cast in pleasant places CT
among those who are vulgarlV called
the great, or she be obliged TO earn
he" daily bread. her personality is the
chef weight which turns the scales for
or against her. An erect carriage is
the first quality to be sought for and
acquired. giving as it does the sensa-
ton of VigOr and good physical devel-
opment, which is always pleasing. A
good carriage" implies that the body
be held erect, but without stiffness
the abdomen be well drawn back. the
chin prevented from protruding and the
chest kept high. For each of these
points there is q special set of eXer-
cises, and the exercises are commend
Ell by standing with The palms of the
hands against a wall, the body being
Kept at arms length from the wall;
then, by bending the elbows, the body
IS carried slowly towards the wall as
II 10 bring the chest in contact with Il.
This action throws the shoulders back
and stimulates the circulation of the
/ blood. and sensation Of eXhilaration
is felt after ii has been done two or
three times. The exercise tones up the
muscles of the back and appeals direct
to the nerve centers. and there is no
better plan than this for resting The
body after fatigue.
A similar exercise that can be taken
frequently during the day if one but
give q little thought TO it is this Open
a door and stand in the center of the
threshold. with one hand on either side
of the easement. Lean through the
doorway, forward ana backward,
Srasping the woodwork all the time.
This is an excellent exercise. and at
first viii seem almost impossible ex-
StDI 10 the SpeCldllN aSlle, Dct perSe-
yerance will insure good results An
inevitable result of the proper develop
ment of the chest is the buryine. of the
shoulder blades, the prominence of
which will spoil any figure. They are
particularly unsightly in themselves,
but fattened in their proper position
and well covered with graceful lines
such as this beauty culture treatment
is sure to proyide-they may even De
termed aids to beauty
There are many movements demon
strating the method of arm exercise,
for the purpose of broadening the chest
and giving the lungs plenty of room
In one exercise the directions are to
stand firmly on both feet with as near
~ the upright position Of the body as
is possible. Place the palms of the
hands together, keeping the arms ex-
tended and down. Take a deep breath
and then, while holding the breath,
raise the arms over the head. When
the hands are high above the head it
is time to commence to exhale The
breath must be let out very slowly. |
and at the same time the arms are 10
be lowered towards the back with the |
palms of the hand turned out, and al
ways with the feeling that they are
seeking to meet again at the back. |
This keeps the shoulders back and the |
chest thrown forward. 1t is also A |
good plan to rise slowly on the toes
during the first half of this exercise |
and descend to the heels as the last
half is accomplished, giving particular |
attention TO the eathing.-McCalrs |
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