Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-08
Helpful Beauty Hints.

Inc ungracetul way many women
sit is frequently the cause Of ungain.
" figures, for unless the weight IS
properly poised the lower organs are
thrown out of gear and shapeliness
Is impossible
To avoid running the figure every
woman should regard her spine as an
upright post the shoulders being a
| cross piece. And this structure she
must guard so it will not bend, end
as soon as bend is permitted the
/ balance is destroyed.
Sitting in a chair seems a simple
matter. yet rarely Is it done properly.
do not nov mean crossed feet and
other ungraceful positions, bat the
fact that the spine is usually bent
Let the woman who is reading this
see, Al the moment, II she cannot push
further back into the seat--not with
her shoulders, but so the end OF her
spine is nearer the chair bao't. 4
she can accomplish this she viii fad
herself inyountarily sitting straight
er. because kiak has been removed
from her vertebrate.
In my opinion no one position does
more TO make or present a good hs.
ire than to practice correct sitting
for at least five minutes three times
a day. For this would use a chair
with straight back and get on to it,
leaning forward little and pushing
hn NH %
inches from the tip. feels the chair
back Then. with the shoulders
thrown back, position is attained
which is best for all proportions and
will soon be held unconscionsly When
this is accomplished the danger OF
protruding abdomen and large hips is
greatly lessened
Besides this stra ght spine move
ment chest expansion should be cul-
tiyated. This is difficult for an oder
woman, yet worth any effort. One
such exercise is to try repeatedly 10
make the elbows touch each other
behind the back
The longer one tries and the more
strength put into the muscular cxer.
ton the better will the figure be-
come incidentally. one must take
care to stand straight while eXercis.
ing in this way or she will simply in
crease any stopped shoulders"
Another good and by no means diff
cult movement is to straightcn the
arms out at the sides and, without
bending the elbows, put them back
as far as they can be made to go.
Deep breathing has much to do with
having good figure If the chest is
fiat and contracted as must be if the
lungs are not filed. woman cannot
make a good appearance.
It is astonishing that, with wearing
very tight stays, the daphram may be
expanded when the lungs are filled to-
The lowest depth. That is, in spite OF /
acing. there is still room for the
unSs 10 be inflated. To breathe deep J
y does not mean large waist line.
md such practice may reduce the hin
measure, The lower lungs cannot be
hNated unless one is standing cor
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think that each night before go.
ng to bed a woman should try to ,
ouch the floor with her finger tips
Without bending the knees, II she
an accomplish this the exercise wiz
.ocp her supple and If she cannot h,
she certainly needs practice. tNr
his movement the hands are held
ipL glrvn +Ia hand ord hrn,,ob4 dn,,,.
,ith a sweeping motion while the
.nees are kept stiff Should they
end there IS no benefit to be derived.
By their remaining rigid pun Is made
rom the waist and hips and long and
onstant practice will reduce the
Measurement there. The work must
ever be done while wearing tight