The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-04-20
WALKING FOR BEAUTY

Mere physical beauty without q cor.
responding harmony of form and motion
q, crude and incomplete. An easy and
unconscious walk. combined with per.
feet grace of movement, lends the
GROWING touch Of loVclincss ~ that
girl of womnu who desires to win the
love and admiration of those around her.
\ good walk is n thing Of beauty. \
bad walk - a pain 10 the hcholdrr \
bird balancing "U the end Of % tVig is
the best model I have ever seen for
walking lie seem Wcigltlcss. lie vi.
hrutcs with the joy Of motion. bid Won
know the best walkers IN the world are
the spanish women They move with n
slight undulaiion that Is exquisite.
\ clever writer in describing q good
valk said. "Movc ~ though Won lynl
altogether In the upper story. - The up
per story, In this case. H. that part 81
the bod, above tho waist. The remain.
der is clas,cd as the lower story. This
is nm Admirable hint. The upper half
Of thu body should be evident in tho
walk. The lower should bc merely =
means to the end or walking
The walk should invite attention only
90 the fine poi,c 90 the head. the per
I''l fNIflNAf N1 1At futNI ana fNf
7 straightncss of the back The limbs
should be forgotten entirely. Because
any walk which attracts attention 20
them is always an awkward walk.
Remember the upper part of the body
should Ice free IS though II turned il.
self on a pivot, The lower par, should
be- regarded and ut.ilcd merely as a
pedestal for holding the upper. In walk.
ing, as in standing, the weight should
rest ON the hallS Of the feet,
The toes should be- turned absolutely
az right angles 20 the body and mo-,
pointed slightly outward. as So many
do. The knee joints should move easily.
and the movement of the whole of the
lower rort of the body should be ,
stately aud apparently unconscious NO.
tion.
II you will learn a. walk well, then
YOU VIII come 20 -it wcll. Some woIncr
there ARE, ot course. who stand well and
walk well. but sat badly. Indeed, they
do not ~ii ~ Oh. They merely lounge
The same law of balance should hold m
/. nll. That Is, the weight should b" even
~ distributed, no pntt Of the body hov
ing 20 bear the lion's share OF the bur
den.
~ q rule. the comfortable attitude %
the correct one in sitting, thong, thi'
Is not true of the lazy person who hates
20 walk and who likes 20 SIT with CHR
lowered upon the breast and carries hcl
abdomen thrust forward. such q pcr
son may think she has the correct de-
! butnuto SLOUGH I" but she really is nothing
but q cnricaturc IT the human form.
Let me give you a suggestion. ~
I ways st with your feet resting upon M,
floor or upon q footstuol. Never lcI
them swing without support. HOLD
/ your shoulders straight in the erect mil
itorv position and sir straight, NJ res.
against a straight backed chair with ia,
lower part of the body pushed clos,
against the chair bnck.
The correct position Cor walking, ana
one IN which the balance 81 all parts O'
the body is perfectly preserved, D.. al
most, but not quite. erect. II should I'm
81. very slightly forward above IA,
b T. The weight Of the body SHOULD
) rest very firmly upon he sulrs ~ m.
feet, and the ankles should he close Ga
gcthcr, and yet walk side by side liz,
good ncighhors, without I'm the least In
trrfcring with each other. And no maj
ter how fast You walk, never swing you
arms. They should hang straight a. IA.
sides, with the elbows pressed close q
tho body Lima Cpvaleiri.