Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-10
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hope, on the folly and wickedness of
wearing corsets
But l am told it Is Of absolutely no
use to preach against the corset in
America. What the American woman
will she will, l am informed. She has
not that grace of submission OF the
women Of the East. If she must have
her stays to be happy will not gainsay
them. l will only plead that they be as
light, as nearly homeless and as abbre-
waited above the waist as possible.
But do plead for STOPPING as one OF
the chief means of beauty-culture.
I adopted the dances OF the East be-
cause | admired the brown bodies of tho
women of the East Their bodies are as
1.-THE as that Of serpent. They are as
supple as willow Dough. They are as
flexible as rubber. AS adaptable as a
cats body. They are the perfection OF
resiliency. Trained flexbilty Is grace
The more nearly homeless yoL appear the
more graceful are you. You would
swear did you not know anatomy and
from 1t had learned the necessity OF the
osseous framework that the women Of
the East are homeless.
Moreover, they never become fat.
That TO women or America should be a
valuable hint. For you are addicted, are
you not, TO unevcnly distributed fat?
or all the cures for fat. STOPPING is the
best. STOPPING not at the shoulders but
the waist
The best examples of what the habit
Of much bending Of the body at the mid
die will do for the figuro are the Bur
mese women. They attain their ideal OF
the female figure which is the straight
line. 4 wand is the Burmese woman's
symbol Of beauty. We become like what
we think most about. Wherefore the
Burmese woman is bustless and to all
appearances hiplcss.
The Burmese womans ideal Of all
movement is to rise nutteringly and
futteringly TO sink back 10 her original
posture, at rest upon the floor. II is
characteristic Of her that she chooses as
an emblem the butterfly, which is nearly
weightless--for the woman of Burmah
abominates weight. The thinner the
lovelier is the motto of the Burmese
women, Numerically opposed to the
rule OF the Turkish harem: THE fatter
the more attractive
Most earnestly would I advise the
American women TO follow the customs
OF the exquisite Burmese. Nor need YOU
feel that in initiating her you are des-
cendng in the scale Of cndeavor She Is
the most intelligent OF the women OF the
Orient, as are you among the women Of
the New World. IN I3urmah women dom.
mate. which. l understand, YOU are in a
fair way to do. They have the supreme
wisdom of cheerfulness. Which YOU
have. 1t is very noticeable among the
women of Burmah that they meet fate
with a smile. They are the women un-
afraid. They are Buddhists. and no fol-
lower of Buddha knows fear.
Let me suggest that you follow certain
definite habits and movements Of the
Burmese women, that You may acquire
something of their delightful slimness
and superb grace.
Dress upon the floor. as they do.
They sit upon the floor. their feet under
them or spread behind or beside them
and with the mirror resting on the floor
before them, perform their toilettes. And
ravishing those toilettes are when fin
ished. And quickly they are done. Do.
dear lady OF increasing and vexattous
embonpoint, try dressing upon the floor.
Arrange the articles on towels or sheets
Of tissue paper about you and when you
need them reach for them. Reach far,
as | show you in this picture. | have
stretched my arm to its greatest length
to reach the heap Of Oriental bracelets
] wish to wear. shall stretch my other
arm as far to secure my slippers And
when I adjust my scarf It will require
that I reach as far backward. The Bur-
mese woman, knowing that her dressing
will he a. stretching of her muscles,