The Washington times., 1914-09-22
Hints on Beauty
Sound Nerues
Shine Forth
hEasu Grace
By LUREZIA BORI.


Company.
THE secret of bodily grace lies
partly in nerve control When
your nerves show WEAKNESS you
lose animation, your chest sinks
and your shoulders droop. You walk
wearily and the muscles OF your race
sag and destroy lines Of beauty.
Sound nerves give vitality and the
power to endure. You feel relaxed and
delightfully."- rested. When you turn
to speak to a friend you sway grace
fully. as If there were always plenty OF
time. You do not jerk about as II you
were annoyed or had to rush away TO
catch train. Quick actions often show
ragged-edge nerves and have none of
the characteristics Of true grace.
Overdrafts On Strength.
Women are reckless spendthrifts of
strength. Your domestic and business
and social ambitions of today make
ruinous overdrafts on the nerves. Com
pare your nerve force to capital in
bank, and regulate your actions and
life so that you only spend the excess
interest, not the reserve capital itself.
Just as surely as you begin to make in
roads upon the capital, near friend is
going to die, or business reverses will
come. or you will have to undergo sick
ness. Then where will you find the
strong nerve capital which will meet
these revehses?
nerves which you may find within
yourself, and that is happiness. Ruskin
says:
The first duty to a girl is to secure
for her such physical training as may
confirm her health and perfect beauty:
the highest refinement of that beauty
being unattainable without splendor of
activity or strength. Her beauty cam
not be too powerful. or shed its sacred
light too far. All physical freedom is
vain to produce beauty without free
dom of heart
And freedom of heart means harpi-
ness, Fear chills the blood. contra cts
the chest and lungs. and retards the
action of the heart. You cannot possi
hly be graceful il your thoughts run to
fear and lack Of confidence. and your
movements are hesitating and uncer-
tain.
Happiness Shows In Beauty.
Love and hope warm the blood
thoughts are high and you feel a great
interest and love of life and people.
your chin will instinctively rise. your
lurgs will breathe deeply and your
erect figure will take on action of rur-
pose. which brings graceful mover ert.
Nerve vitality is both physical and
n.e ntal BY developing all parts of your
body YOU may keep it in fine equilibrium.
and dancing. especially the GreciaE.
teaches you how to make every muscle
Of the body graceful and natural m
movement. But besides the physical
You must not forget how important tho
mental attitude toward grace really is.
You can better understand 1t by watch
ing an amateur play. The actors show
lack of mental control over thfir nerves,
for they would not willingly allow thei'
hi a,,I .Ia,r tret1
bic. would they?
The actress of years experience may
be less physically efficient hut she has
the perfect nerve control ot confidence
and her actions are exactly what she
wants to make them. One must b.
able to will to he graceful and then
gather together sufficient nerve force
TO carry il out
Being sick at heart and soul hun
cry is largely matter Of weak nerves.
Philosophers say that the soul or ego
is always we'll II is the connecting
link between our vital strength and. life
itself. but when the nerves are weak
or the body unsound the real soul is
handicapped in its desire TO express
itself
The most graceful expression of bod
~ beauty is impelled By the thoughts
or noble soul Attain The mental at
trtude Of noble people by giving your
l'fc to those about you and grace OF
movement will follow quite uncon-
scioUslv.
Copyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature sArvice.l