Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26

form is a very far-reaching one
Il and one that should not be hast
lily dealt with, in my opinion. The
figure of the Greek statue Is the most
perfect of all and the woman who most
nearly resembles this has reached
point of natural perfection.
L entirely agree with the convention
which advocated the natural rather
than the artificial figure. 1 think tnat
no woman should wear corsets, ana IL
proper physical exercise were taken
and sufficient attention were paid to
the development of the muscles there
would be absolutely no need OF them.
/ implore the women of these days
not to lace tightly. 1 implore them
rather to obtain good figures by rid
ing, walking, fencing and playing
games, Woman in her capacity as
mother of nations should hesitate be-
fore COMPRISING her body into steer
case which not only deforms ana dls-
figures her, but by cramping her be-
comes a menace to the future gener-
alton. Besides producing unnatural
curves the corset is contrary to the
laws of hygiene, as 1t prevents deep
breathing, the filling of the lungs Wltn
oxygen, thereby fortifying one against
tuberculosis, causes indigestion ana IN
terferes with the hearts action.
cannot appeal too strongly Tor the
adoption of dresses which allow the
body full play. This style, may men
tion. is favored above all others py
me, and is one that occupies the at
tention of the foremost OF Parlslah
oressmakers, Trepe and Callot OF Parls:
The firm makes a study of the lines Oh
the natural figure and creates dresses
which more nearly approach the an
cient Greek costumes. -.
This summer l had the pleasure Oh
meeting your great and Famous couh
trywoman, Mary Anderson. Iouno
her a perfect woman and mother' WIN
a figure and form of a Greek godoess.
IT will be remembered how pertect
picture she made in the Greek robes
OF Galatea Parthenia and Herminone,
in which characters she triumphed al
was acclaimed in both this country
and England. She has cast ASIDE tne
Greek draperies. but has retained al
the beauty of form and development
which are perfect. Sne is lnueeu
thing of beauty and JOY forever.
do not hesitate to say that Mary An
derson is the perfect form of woman.
AS an English woman 1t Is hard Tor
me to have to own that my country
women are far behind their American
cousins, both in smartness OF dress ano
in general department. The form ano
carriage of the American woman is fast
approaching perfection, and she Is
fine example to the woman of other
nations. The bent back and hollow
chest are almost unknown In TINS
country. I think that the dry goods
stores, in supplying such dainty and
fashionable costumes at prices within
the reach of the working woman's
purse, are greatly responsible for the
women of America.
But over and above this Is her love
of the beautiful and her desire to reach
the perfect state OF womanhood.
There is another race whose women
carry themselves with that natural
grace and ease which shows to the best
advantage in the human form. re-
fer to the Basques, a race almost for
gotten, 1t is so old. The Basques we
now find inhabiting the Pyrennees
mountains. They can boast Of the
fact that one of their race helped to
discover America, one Jose de Navarro,
who was with Christopher Columbus
on his eventful journey across the At
lantic. And, by the by, this same
Jose de Navarro is an ancestor of
Antino de Navarro, the fortunate man
who won the heart and hand of your
own beautiful Mary Anderson.