The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-23
WOMEN NEEDN'T SEEM SHORT
SIMPLE TRICkS THlr ADD To
ONES APPARENT HEIGHT.
Dent stand NeHt to . Tail Person ar ST
In Tall chair Tive nuIss Grace
Prom Outdoor IIfe -S'uIiIN aIIng I.ong
Hines On Dress Tue HSIr and Walk.

Prom Outdoor IIfe 4 'ultiN aIIng I.ang
Hines In Dress- Tue HAIR and walk
she's a little person. vet vOI always
think Of her as being tall. said a physical
cilturiSt % an act ress. she j.. m.as,Ir-
INK by the rule. below normal. Yet she
manages by study aud art 10 look fully
mp to the average. Their" IL sonnet hing
IN this that might he applied to drawing
room Use This actress who manages TO
look tall in spite Of the fact that she Is
short has a few rules which she observes
from year To year. no matter what the
style.
: she never stands next 20 an eNt remedy
tall person; this dwarfs any woman
should IL be necessary { hold conversa-
ton with a man or a woman Of greater
height than hers she either makes he talk
brief or moves on a little. trying to keep
some object between her and he person.
such a. a chair or a table.
She never seats herself ON a very tall
chair. When she il seated she does not
cross her knees. This il a general rule
81 behavior taught in the home and IN the
raining schools. But women forget IL
after they have been away from school a
few yeara
She tries always To keep her arms hang
ing at her sides. This il difficult thing
To accomplish gracefully. The woman
who can let her arms hang without
swinging them or twisting them in some
unseemly fashion - rarely found The
trick Is simply to lct them dangle: Ada
lsehan did this To perfect ion
She IL particular about her walk She
never walks with the quick. snappy little
steps ~ the short person. She has
tread that - rather long and stately. She
does not stride. but rhe never trots along
after the style 81 most short women
There are society women who have
mastered the art Of showing their beauty
on To best advantage They do not do IL
50 much by makeup a. by culture Among
, their acqunements IL the art OF putting on
their gowns 50 as to get all the height pos
sIble out Of them. One New York woman
said one day 70 circle Of friends that she
attributed much Of her social success to
her figure.
had a poor form to begin with. said
she, because | was 80 short But I took
lessons and now everybody speaks OF me
as tall woman. Tell you some q my
sec retsp wei, | will
Some OF her secrets were these rules:
your throat n you are wearing a gown
which shows the neck. very we'll other
wise let your stock tit high and tight
around your neck. To have the stock i'm
perfect takes just so much on your height
If you are wearing a belt be sure that
your blouse fits snugly into II: nothing
shortens a woman more han baggy belt
line Few women realize thus. and the
short woman will pull out her shirtwaist
To get the baggy effect, little knowing that
she has cut on two inches from her appar-
ent length.
Take plenty Of outdoor exercise This
IL not 80 much for the sake Of the good
the fresh air will do you a. TO acquire
grace. Learn To wear long lines. This Is
what every dressmaker will tell you. but
the hest modesto ia the world will fa,l To
make you graceful II you are not willing
Ia help little yourself
Long strings Of beads make the short
woman look tail IL IL well known tina,
leads are becoming. that IN why they are
40 popular. but Il isn't every woman who
understands why
There 10 something TO he said about
shoes In the street the short woman
should wear comfortable shoes II she in
going 90 acquire grace. They should be
rather long and very slim. A little short
fat foot makes a woman look dumpy In
the hous. the short woman can wear high
heels She can wear a tram. but 10 should
never he very long A tram one-siXth 81
her height ia length should be the maxi
mum.
Her hair IL always q problem with the
short woman. IL she puts " down low
she looks As though she were trying 20
pose a. - girl; IL she does IL high she
looks topheavy. There IN one certain spot
where she can wear ~ effectively. but IL
often requires the eye Of an artist Ia dis
cover lust whore this spot ~.
4 advise women 20 wear the hair So
thar IL looks a. II u were in Proportion o.
the head The small headed woman can
put her hair rather high on top of her
head but the woman whose head IL larg,.
should twist her hair around u rather fiat
So a. not To- make the head look any
bigger.
Ribbons wound around the top of the
couture increase the height. Tan combs
add 10 the inches 4 bow stood smArtlv ,
upright makes u woman look taller and
fancy pins II placed 80 that they tower a I
little above the hair. are good a. hei ght
increaser.
Herr arr some 81 the trifias that make
for height. 4 string or chain that will
hang around the neck and fall say a.
low a. the foot II the tunic. Ribbons.
sash ends. trimmings OF whatever yo,i /
please that fall from the belt line. The |