The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-22
TRY THIS FOR DAINTY ANKLES!
All Women Desire Neatly
Turned Legs and Here's
Authoritative Method OF
Acquiring Them Sensible
Reducing Exercises That
Are Effective If Consist.
emily Tried
by NINON
For NEA Service

New York, Jan. 22.-Beauty may be-
gin with the face, but it does not
end there-Miss Americas ankles are
as critically considered as her nose
when it comes to handing out the
title to the beauty champion.
Some defects of the figure can be
reduced totthe minimum BY a deft
manipulation of stripes and drapcs,
cape backs or short or long WASTED
effects. But every ankle, in these
short-skirted days has to stand on
it own merits.
We admire peasant hobs. peasant
embroideries and color effects, but
the peasant ankle has never made
the grade-and it never will. The
world is sold on the slender ankle.
II you are one of many handi-
capped with too generous ankle, it
will be worth your while to fight it
off il it takes all summer.
Thin Arms, Thick Legs
The ample ankle does not always
accompany the overweight body.
Overweight women often have deli
cate ankles, and slender bodies and
skinny arms are apt to pair up with
thick ankle. This particular beau
ty defect plays no favorites.
The remedy is exercise.
OF general exercise, dancing, swim
ming and hiking are most beneficial.
By dancing. I mean classical. dane
ing, not the ballroom type or the
Charleston. This gives you the grace
ishes heavy ankles. But for an ag-
.rons<so
are advisable. You have to concen-
tratc right on the particular region
One consideration mitigatcs the
curse. You can exercise your ankles
any time, while riding on the street
cars, attending the thcater, or while
performing rhapsody on the type.
writer. You may look bit agonized
but think how marvellous you will
look when the reducing days are
over.
Here is one all the chorus girls
swear by: Sit comfortably in .
STRAIGHTFORWARD chair, which means
that you nestle your back in it.
back, and cross your legs in the pres.
ent-day approved fashion. Their
stretch out the raised foot and de.
scribe a circle with one foot, unit
your ankle is tired; then reverse
your position and give the under foo
its chance. You can vary this some
times by pointing instead Of making
q circle-peint as far out and at eacl
side as you can. The point is to fee
the stretch and pull.
Exercise in Bedroom
As you lie in bed, hating to get vi
and put down the window, stretcl
your foot as far as you can, ant
then stretch out your toes. Clencl
your foot into as compact Il ball a
you can. This is not only good TO
your ankles, but for your arches q
well. Your feet were really intended
to do much more scrambling an
clutching than they get a chance I
in Shoes on even pavcments. 1t j
better for them il you keep some o
their old resistance in them.
Incidentally badly fitted shoe:
particularly those that are too shor
or too high-heeled contribute to tn
heavy ankle because they make ]
impossible for the foot to be easy an,
comfortable, so it avoids all exertion
The next step is for it to thicken.
One reason We dislike the thicl
ankle is because it suggests maturit
and inactivity and that settling
process that all women under hun
dred years Of age like to avoid. TIL
little kindergartener who runs an
scampers in a carefree natural wa
has slender ankles. It is only whe
she stops running and jumping i
her hoydenish fashion that flesh in
trudes.
So. if you can keep up your tom
boy activities, you will probably kee
your ankles slim. Otherwise, the ez
ercise system may be your salvation