Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-22


I'll perhaps YOU are the mother OF
the victim. In either case you
will be Interested in a delightful way to
bridge the period OF troublesome arms.
aud legs. aud neck and hands; and that
way is the csthctic way. Dancing, all
sorts oi 1t, is 4 tremendous help in &C
Quiriug grace and poisc, but usually so
much more attention is given the tcct
aud legs that the other members more
lacking in balance and grace receive lit
tie OF no benefit For that reason | am
specializing with The hands. arms,
shoulders, neck and head today.
Before attempting the poses illusitat-
ed make yourself "ht" TO derive just az
much bcnch, in the way of Increased
grace and poisc as possible. Learn, first
of all. the ar, Of complete relaxation.
Let So all over. mind and all. Drop
The arms and hands until they hang loose
al the sides Drop the head until il
tails limp OH the chest, And then as"
sllrcd that Nou have reasonably soft
surface beneath you grow limp at tho
knees. so limp that you finally fall into
little heap Practice this very bcnc,
hcial method Of complete relax alton u,-
I'll you make yourself quite plastic
If YOU would cultivate an enviabla
carriage. don't start out by squirting
Nonr shoulders and thristing out your
chest until YOU more nearly resemble
tin soldier than delightfully."- poised
graceful stretch given in the full length
picture. Here the chest is raised, and
that in itself insurcs a natural position
oi the shoulders The head is thrown
back and the arms stretched forward.
aud upward with tho palms Up. Prac-
tcc The position. raising each leg all
tcrnaicly. and slowly bending the back
Note that the head is held high. the
chest up, the shoulders back and tho
abdomen IN all the features Of the cor
rect carriage Practice the position I'M
III YOU achieve perfect balance. And
When YOU arc no longer wohbly 80 on
10 the next
Did you ever feel as il your arms
were perfectly useless appcndagesf In
all probability they weren't occupied
whcn the though, occurred 10 YOU; Tor
that very reason they seemed terribly III
tho way, unduly long aud heavy perhaps.
SAY suppose YOU consider your hands
aud arms from another viewpoint for u
while Get it out of your head that they
arc either useless or appendaGes; sor.
ry-lookng sight you'd be without these
aforementioned appcndages, nov
wouldn't your Induce . curve INTO
them, wrist, elbow, fingers and all. Prac
'icc curving ouc arm over the head. the
o,her across the body Note the droop
~ the fingers in the illustration OF the
d. raised arm llcrc The head is lowered
aud turned slightly To The side; the body,
too, inolncs with The turned head.
Once in while you see a wcll-poiscd
h,,I. "a Il. IIar,,,l,l,g ~ fut .tr,l,t
too The head is held high, but not too
high aud the shoulders appear to give
able support. There is certain dig
nifty impaired by the erect head But
when il is consciously thrust up it gives
the unpleasant cifWt Of undue lIantcur.
Try tho side position Of the body with
arms raised and chin mp. StIaightcn the
body bending hack at the waist line,
raise the arms slowly with wrists lead
ing and follow the iinscrIips with the
eyes. Thus will the head be induced
into natural erect position.
Hands prove even more troublesome
Than arms, don't they? And tho more
ungainly they feel The more ungainy
they are going to appear Again |
would advise You to think OF your
fingers and wrists in terms OF curves"
else they will be The most woodcny of
things. In the pose Tor nngracciul
hands, The very troublesome members
droop from Taxed wrists, The fingers
falling into natural curves. If your
fingers Just won't curve naturally. well,
train them so that they will II ncccs
sary, take hold Of them and deliberate
ly make them describe a scmi-crcle from
knuckles 10 tip Practice The pose with
head up. back and waist line curved,
arms curved and wrists linn.
And then il you would he supple all
over practice the last pose until it be-
comes almost second nature for you to
bend yourself into a series OF curves at
will Note the crouching position
achieved by bending head and shoulders
along with back. The supporting foot
remains perfectly FAT while the other is
raised at thigh and knee. BE careful TO
point the toes.