Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-04
OwvER]RE55ING IS
FATAL TO BEi.UjY,
SAY NUDE 0DELL
Big Hats Most HARMFUL, Declares
American Music Hall Star
in Own Article.
BY MAupE opELL.

SOhtoCiI piy SltdiiS w ldl i 9Ohi
personal ideas for the betterment Of
health, your pet theories? II you will
tell them to me, addressing me at the
American Music Hall, Newark, your
letter viii receive careful consideration
among those that are submitted in the
prize contest. I have offered for the
best letter on the above subjects a
course. free of expense, at the physical
culture school I am planning to open
In New York city next January. Your
ideas on the subject stand q good
chance of winning the prize. Jot them
of, n send them in to me.
The clothing OF the modern woman
is one of the most important elements
of her life, n upon it depends to a
great extent her health. Many women
imagine that to wear healthy clothing
means to be out of style. To be in
style they afiiiet themselves with the
LATEST creations OF the Paris and Lon
don tailors. True style consists not in
the most eccentric and "up-to-the-see-
ond" clothing, but in the most comfort
able and the most becoming clothing of
those that are in use.
One of the most OBJECTIONABLE of the
lllOQt1I1 QTtbS cN1lS 10 Tic OfCi0oiAO w.
set. Against this evil 1 cannot say too
much. Everywhere women are prone
10 thirk that tight corsets are an abso-
lutte necessity. This is decidedly not
so. A loose, natural corset serves its
purpose with no loss to ones figure.
Even with the best of corse.s, how
ever. there is much good to be derived
prom an hours relaxation every day. II
# is within ones means to do So BY
this l mean taking off the corset and
resting in a kimono.
Too much clothing is bad. In the
first place it destroys the symmetry
of the figure, and in the second place,
nature intended that we should rely
upon our circulation for bodily heat.
Wool when worn next the skin chafes
and irritates, and tends to keep the
body at an unnatural heat. Remember
a normal person should always keep
at an even temperature.
Another thing that I have noticed,
especially in America, is the excessive
use of the linen collar. They are
usually worn too tight, and e to
keep the neck scrawny and to dis
color it.
And hats. How I rave marveled at
the enormous creations women wear
nowadays. They overburden their
heads, tire the muscles of their necks,
and, by o~verdeveloping certain muscles,
d~isfigure them as we'll. Headaches,
and "neckacaes'' are becoming a COM
non thing. Surely nature made ones
EecArbeautiful enough, in its narurai
csntolir, without such abnormal crea-
ttonssasawe are wearing
Then there are the rats 100. q
more abominable thing than this artf-
fetal hair wearing is not practised 10y
women of today. The heat produced
by wearing this mass OF halr upon
ones head eventually makes the hair
dry up and drop off the VS.
rats ~irritate the scalp. and, In some
cases | have heard of, have caused
serious trouble.
AS a final word. good exercise, taken
regularly and in q form suited 10 ohe 5
individual needs. together with care IN
eating and selection in what n wears
will give nature inestimabie aiu III
making the woman. Beautiful.
If children are encouraged to take
exercise while the body Is young ana
pliable better results will be OBTAINED
THIN by waiting until maturity.
Now, wien ! say physical culture, ]
do not mean to indulge in hcrsepack
riding or football and expect results.
Physical culture is the educating Oh
each muscle, and the making healtny
of zach organ. Sports that develop ohis
certain sets of muscles cannot rigntiui-
~ be called physical culture unless
Used in conjunction with other devices
for exercising all the other muscles.
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