Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-11-11

k1S ASHIONS change I'm figures as well
As i'm garb. and the slender wo-
q man is in vogue today. But this
IS not the FIRST time the slender
woman has had her day. over
century ago the woman such al Botucelh
painted WAS the rage. but she was not oil
the tall type. She was much shorter ana
did not have the features Of today 5
feminine beauty.
Fifty years ago and even later a wo-
man who was tall and slender was often
spoken OF as being very lean and skin
ny" But that day has passed as the
fashions pass and the words are never
heard now. In those days woman had
10 be well rounded IN order 10 inspire
admiration. We would call her condition
fat" nowadays. All sorts OF devices
were invented for the purpose OF giving
the squat. plump appearance so Inach
desired. Now the devices are Of another
order-for the sole purpose Of making
woman slender, her lines graceful.
Fifty years ago huge bustles and over
skirts were the vogue With the fashion
sam women. and they were worn To give
the impression Of fulness and plumpness.
Ii is the change I'm fashions that nc
tates the figure styles. The dresses 1ehu
& great deal toward the Hgure STYLES. as
has been shown by the latest Partisan
models The tight skirts can be worn
only by slender women.
The woman Of today must grow up to
look as much like her brother. from a
figure standpoint, IT seems. as possible.
She must do away with her hips 10 a
certain extent. She must not even show
that she has any hips In her endeayor
II meet the demanded physique. Men
who made a study of the fashions and
the figure STYLES claim that the mascu-
line woman is the real American woman
to 4 certain extent. During the pioneer
days she was forced t. 10 much inascu-
line labor: therefore. encouraging the
manlike lines. This Is claimed 10 have
grown instead Of diminished until the
woman OF today usr lie along the slen-
der straight lines 81 the man in order 10
be in the latest fashion. Whether that IL
a fact or not 1t remains ;aat the straight
lines Nave come L. sax for awhile. at
least.
The taste for tall. strong women has
developed in France as II has in Amer
lea. This Is one Of the reasons that the
latest fashions are we'll suited 10 the
tail. slender women, for the majority Of
them come from Paris. The athletic
women have set the standard and the
dainty little romantic type Of years aSU
las disappeared. one hundred wears ago
the women were much the same III figure
as they are today Old prints show
them very tall and slender. and their
dresses were tiGht-ittinG. Lon. trains
were added to the skirts. but these have
not yet regained their old prestige
The tall, slender woman is said to have
found a portion Of the secret OF eternal
youth. Though IT is no disgrace to have
lost the charm OF youth. she can remain
youthful much longer than the short.
dilapled one.
Tor the woman who grows plump.
Nc Icing 4 decrease OF elasticity in her
movements and Il tendency toward feshi-
ness AT her hips. quick steps should b.
taken as a means of reducing the fieShineSs
No time should be lost In worrying over the
trouble. All tight clothing should he re-
InON ed arr gymnasium suit donned. \
bathing suit will answer the SAM pur-
pose Knead the abdomen and push the
flesh with one clenched hand. Offering re
sistance with the other. This exercise
should be repeated several times. regu-
larly shifting the position OF the hands
A rest should be taken for few min
utes and the massaGin@ tuken up again
Tor at least 10 inmates. This exercise
should be taken every morning and even
ing and within few weeks improvement
Ia the figure may be looked FOR The ex-
ercise is not complicated ons. and
neither IS IL expensive. but the results
are indeed surprising.
good exercise TO give spring To the
muscles and reduce the flesh OF the hips