The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-24
For the Women to Think About
Written Especially for The Reformer

stand and sit sitter, straighter; Their
clothes AZ closer; and their air oil soigneus
ment h too apparent for French TASTE
i Also they often seem TO have preconceN'
ed notions as TO what is becoming 70
4 them, and they search new clothes accord
ingly. A mistake. a woman shoulu CIV
tireiy set aside and forget what was ps,
coming last season, and, with sehsln'o
/ notifications demanded by her age, posi-
lion rolorinr. and figure, order new cloths
! according TO the modes OF the moment
The new, artistically adapted, Is most h''
Ribbons were never more artistic than
they are at present, and there Is every
evidence that as a result Of their dalntl'
ness and richness they will be greatly
worn. Already tea gowns are being en-
tirely built of lace and ribbon, and gauzy
evening coaks are poems composed OF
the same airy stuff.
Classic simplicity will mark the majority
of the new evening gowns, the extremely
short waistline being one OF its CHIEF char
acterstics.
High buttoned shoes of black satin are
used for dressy occasions.
A new wrinkle is the silk covered hair.
pin to match every color OF hair.
Steel hair ornaments are distinctly good
IN fashion,
The short skirt continues in favor. The
proper length OF the walking skirt is be-
low the tops of ones boots.
Large black and white checks will be
fashionable for spring.
Simple exercise without stays will do
much to keep youthful figure. However
successful stays may be in giving a woman
the correct figure now, she must make pro-
vision for the future for II she is stout
and flesh is compressed under the strong
stays she later may find that the compress
sion may cause muscles and cords to lose
their natural elasticity. 1t stands TO rea-
son that ii they are never used, and much
of the time are compressed under tight
stays, they will grow fabby. Ten minutes
given in the morning to muscular work be.
fore putting on stays is certainly worth
trying. An excellent movement is to try
to bend from the waist, going low while
keeping the knees straight. Under no cir
cumstances are the knees TO bend, for then
there is no work done by the hips. Bending
over 'front.' back and sideways is timber
ing Any woman who has seen skirt dane
ing will understand that the beautiful pos
ing of the dancer is done entirely from the
waist line, and the flexibility Of muscles
there enables the dancer to be graceful, |
and at the same time it keeps her slender. !
All so-called "kicking" of professional
skirt dancers is done from the hips. Wo. |
men unframed in physical culture do not |
begin to work the muscles and cords about |
their hips and waist as much as they |
should, and in that fact lies the cause of
large figures as middle age
comes on.
Scientific research has disclosed that
Cleopatra was the first woman to wear
4 hobble skirt Hieroglyphs on newly ex-
awaited building blocks in Egypt show the
famous queen in a gown drawn so tightly |
lbout her ankles that one wonders how
the walked at ALL Come to think of it,
cleopatra didn't do much walking She ac-
most of her jouneying in
barge, with rugs strewn carelessly over
he deck and attendants lolling about in
loses. She chided the attendants, perhaps,
or taking advantage of every opportunity
o loll, for Antony's sweetheart was
housekeeper, and generally
,ept Charmion and her other attendants
m the jump. The theory that Cleopatra
ommitted suicide because Octavia sported
hobble skirt tighter than hers is open
o debate. Anyway, Cleo created the role
f the hobbler.