South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-28
Small Waist
Returns to FAVOR
And Now Milady Must Exer-
else to Regain More
Slender Lines.

For several years women have been
spared the necessity of worrying about
a slim waist The woman Of willowy
lines. TO be sure. was especially in
vogue when fashions ran TO filmy folds
OF cloth draped clingingly To the figure.
But so long as there was a general
straightness 10 her figure. made Up Of
an absence OF curves. she was accept
able.
Behold, now. return 10 an enpha-
sis of figure. The fiaring skirt. 10 DE
sure. deals kindly with too large hips.
But few women today have too large
hips. These offenders have been train
ed into shape during the years Of hip
less styles.
Ii is the waists that are troublesome.
Behold them as little loath TO hide
their real size as the hips were I'VE or
six years ago. Those extra inches
about the waistline that thin women
sighed for a couple Of seasons ago are
now so many troublesome pounds of
flesh. They seem TO have come to
stay. And they are not wanted.
Posture IL Important.
AS the woman who reduced the size
of the hips a few years ago knows. il IL
only hard work that works reduction
in girth at either hips or waist. Exer-
else out of doors and indoors. proper
food. baths and a correct posture must
all be decided on and then persCvered
in.
Begin with posture. the way the
body is held while sitting and walking
great deal depends on an erect pos
ture. so far as the size of the waist is
concerned. If the figure is not held
erectly, control over the waist and
abdominal muscles is lost. and when
this occurs fat ensues. One reason Why
big waists came naturally as a result
of the styles of a couple of seasons
ago is that the relaxed posture-tne
"debutante SLOUGH" by whatever name
it was known-encouraged the ac-
emulation Of fat at the waistline.
When an upright posture is held the
muscles take up a natural and re-
straining position and the distribution
of such fat as does accumulate will be
more even, and will not all concen-
trate at the front of the waist.
By holding the body erect with all
sitting and walking, even for a single
week, the waist and hip lines are per.
ceptibly improved: so it stands to rea-
son that the regularity of the habit is
one Of the things required for SYM
metrical proportions.
Exercise After Eating.
After eating a hearty meal it is es-
pecially bad to Toll about in a log-like
way. for food itself is fattening and it's
first inclination must be nipped in the
bud with exercise. a brisk walk in
the open air Immediately after eating
corrects this tendency and breezily
lightens all the feeling Of the body.
A little wrestling with the garden hoe
and house broom will do the same
thing though not to the same extent as
will the outdoor walk. for fresh air is
needed for the lungs and the activity
of the blood and skin. Every function
counts in the reduction of fat. and the
very breath of the body is the most
important of all.
There are some splendid indoor ex-
ercises for reducing the waist and hips,
but all must be accompanied by deep
breathing. for good results to be per-
ceptible. Take these before breakfast
and on going to bed at night, in some
easy garment and in this way:
Raise the arms straight above the
head. palms together; take a deep
! breath rising upon the toes when do
| ing it and walking across the room;
| expel the breath as the arms are
| dropped and come down on the heels
| at the same instant. Repeat this eight
or l 0 times.
After this go through the waist
reducing movements of bending over
! with the knees held straight and
] touching the floor with the tips of the
! fingers. Do this six times. Then do the
/ "tree-top sway holding the arms
! above the head. elbows bent. anC
/ leaning far over at one side and ther
/ far over at the other. Follow this plaT
| the hands palm 10 palm as if for tn,
! ocean dip and swaying first forward
! and then backward.