Evening journal., 1908-10-09
WO MANKIND
Her POISE, TOO,
IS DIRECTOIRE
To Be MOdiSh Girls Must
Take the Rolling
Exercise

The woman who is having her new
frocA built on the models Of long lines
and hipless effects viii have TO go into
training 10 acquire the proportions. poise
and manner for the new fashions accord
ing to the New York Sun.
The new clothes are going 70 be hard for
the average woman to wear becomingly /
They certainly suggest carriage and bou. /
doir effects and are very different from
the trim street costumes generally adopted
in this country.
There are some styles of,dress that are
essentially luxurious and foreign IN
character while others are SHAPED IN their
designs by the ideas OF utility. neatness
and hygiene. and the average American
women has adopted the latter idea almost
to a fault. One can always pick her out
in a crowd in London or in Paris not only
by her straight back but also by her skirts
trinity hung and escaping the ground un-
frilled her washable waists and her hats
built on unextravagant lines. suitable
for all occasions rather than for particular
times and places.
The girl whofs endowed with any extra
flesh or with the energetic. quick manner
and frank. direct gaze typical Of the fem
inine American will have TO put ON anew
personality. II she wishes TO wear the
friIled neck ruche and the long lined
gowns and coats that appear in the FASH
ion illustrations this autumn.
In the first place. the new pettcoats do
not admit Of rapid locomouon and it is
necessary to wear them for a while before
the person used TO the delightful freedom
of the flare skirt can even walk with grace
in-them In the new plays put on the stage
this fall Il will be noticed that the gorge-
Gus gowns prove a serious handicap TO the
wearers as they enter walk about and.
above all as they sit down on or rise from
chairs.
Nor can the wearer lean back with any
degree of apparent comfort except on
chairs and couches that have many cush-
ions. The clinging sheath skirts are more
adopted for the half reclining position that
Nine. Recamier made famous in her noted
portrait The woman who is painted in
such a gown will always do well to have
a greyhound curled at her feet rather than
a French bull.
Before woman can wear them at all
TO advantage she must practice walking
in skirts that not only are extremely mar
row but rest upon the foor unstifeaed for
several inches in front and at the sides
while the back trails on the ground con-
siderably IT is no small feat to walk in
such skirt.
II the would-be Directoire girl has
waist and hips of extra girth she must
get rid of them. for the corset alone does
not solve the problem of the new gowns
| The very best manner IN which TO get
rid OF hips waist and heavy torso gem
orally is declared by some to be rolling
over and over in the manner Of a child
rolling down hill. Indeed il rolling down
hill were possible for grownups it would
cure this form Of obesity.
The rolling process. which must be
J done on the floor. looks difficult and un-
! pleasant and requires some determina-
tion on the part of the roller. After the
! first experiment no matter how slight. it
will be found that the joints ache and
thera is some stiffness. Therefore II is
best - do the rolling Immediately on rising
and before the bath or before a bath on
retiring.
Soon the first disagreeable symptoms
pass off, the flesh begins TO soften up and
after a month of the rolling exercises
even once a day. the girth OF the hips and
torso will have decreased noticeably While
a decided limberness will exist that is
the true requisite for the proper wearing
of a short wasted gown.
A large sheet is spread upon the floor
and the head may be bound in a towel to
protect the hair. A dark kimono bath
robe, or better yet pajamas. are the gar
ments for rolling.
The roller lies at full length upon the
sheet and rolls evenly and firmly but not
roughly over and over agin. turning COM
pletely. the hands over the head or in
whatever position Is most comforts able.
Half dozen turns are sufficient for the
first time After that the number may be
gradually increased.