Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08
A Beautiful Figure and
How to Obtain 1t

" F the question. (which would you
rather have. a pretty face or
beautiful flgure2" wero put to
dozen women. think that at least
ten out of that number would choose
the latter. for. however lovely face
may be- the effect is marred If the
figure be awkward, and. while nothing
can be done to alter or improve the
features. much can be accomplished In
the matter OF figure culture
The first consideration for the wo-
man who wants to improve her figure
is to decide whether she be too fat or
too thin, for either extreme is equally
fatal to beauty Having settled this all
important point. then start her course
of treatment with due attention to 1t.
For the woman who suffers from
too. too solid flesh" two things are
primarily necessary-careful dieting
and exercise. The general Idea about
dieting seems to be to institute sort
of SEMI starvation regime. This Is a
decided mistake. Such course lowers
the system without achieving any sat
isfactory results. A plain. wholesome
diet with sweets carefully eschewed
| anu Il course OIL regular. benlle exercise
Will be all that is required.
For those who can afford 1t there is
no exercise so eff1cacious In reducing
weight as riding. a short canter in
the morning will work wonders In a
few months Next to this exercise
walking is best but neither of these
should be in6ulged In to excess or
harm will result
Ac ,,,rch tIp,a no poosi,~,o oto,ta l. .
spent In the open air, and on no ac-
count should the woman who IS reduc-
ing flesh sleep more than seven hours.
All the year round the bedroom WIN
dow should be left open at least a foot
both night and day for the regular
breathing of fresh air is absolutely es-
sential to every one who wishes to be
beautiful. whether it be of face or
| figure.
For the thin woman a generous diet
of milk. cream, fruit and green vege-
tables, with potatoes and sweets of all
kinds, will be found beneficial Also a
course OF dumbbell exercise is recon-
mended
! 1t may seem strange that what will
benefit the stout woman will also as
siSt her thin sister. but a moments re-
! Election Will remove all doubt on the
| subject In both cases 1t is the ac-
quisition of sound. plump flesh that Is
desired, and while the thin woman
lacks flesh of any kind the stout one is
only nabby and fat Her muscles stand
as much in need of bracing as those
of the thin woman.
| Extreme thinne5s is usually caused
by one of two reasons-a week circula-
tion or a very highly strung nervous
temperament. Exercise. when properly
performed is good in both cases
The thin woman should get eight or
nine hours sleep. She should take a
systematic course of breathing exer-
cises night and morning and when
possible once or twice during the day.
For this she shnuld stsnd befo-o -
open window. her corset and collar re-
moved. and inhale long brcaths drawn
in slowly through the nose. held for at
least two seconds and thew slowly az
PEELED through t1t mc1tT, The num-
Der OF these breaths taken sho-Js =,
In accordance with the strength of the
patient Delicate women may begin by
taking two OF three at a time and In
| crease the number as they feel strong
er. but in any case five or six seconds
rest should DO allowed between each
breath.
The value of correct breathing is lit
tie understood. and yet 1t is OF great
Importance both as regards health and
beauty The breathing exercise rec
commended Will do much not only to
improve the figure. but to brighten the