Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-19
Attention
ToPOsture
Necessary
Perfect Figure May
Be Achieved by
Right Method.
BY LOIS LEEDS.

TN FORMER years, when milady's
voluminous clothes hid everything
below her chin except hands and
feet, only girls with pretty faces had
a chance to be considered beauties.
Nowadays a good figure is just as i'm
portant as an attractive face. The
girl with a graceful neck and shoulders
or a nice pair of legs has good claim
TO beauty, even though her features
be ill-assorted.
Although you cannot change the
actual length Of your neck nor the
breadth Of your shoulders, it is your
own fault II you allow poor posture
habits to give awkward lines to this
part Of your anatomy. Round shout
ders and turtle neck can be concealed
or minimized by Winter clothing, but
modern bathing suits and sun suits
are pitiless in their exposure of such
defects. Today's fashions demand
well-formed, well-poised neck and
shoulders. II your figure cannot
qualify on these points It Is time to
make 1t do SO.
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ting Is the main cause of unlovely
neck and shoulder contours. It is
SO easy to let the chin sag forward
and the chest contract when one is
leaning over a desk or doing house
work. The habit of perching on the
edge of your chair. weight on the end
of your spine, feet tucked under the
chair and elbows resting on the table
is fatal to good posture and good looks.
1t is more trying than correct posture,
too. The right way to sit at a table is
seated well back with spine touching
the back of the chair, weight on
thighs, feet placed firmly on the floor,
chin level and neck erect.
Weak muscles often cause poor pos
ture so that special exercises are
needed to strengthen them and help
establish correct habits. Here are
two for the purpose: First, stand erect
with hands clasped behind your head
just above the back of your neck
Tense your neck muscles and pull for
ward with your claSped hands, thus
forcing your chin to your chest against
resistance from muscles of the upper
back and neck. Rest. Repeat four
times. Do this twice a day Neck
exercises are apt to make stiff necks
if done too often at first. For another
exercise, lie on your back on the floor
Arch your chest so that your weight
is on the back of your head and your
hips. Contract the back muscles so
that you can raise your shoulders of
the floor. Hold moment, then relax
Repeat several times.
When neck and shoulders are too
bony it is necessary to put on more
weight all over besides doing exercises
to stimulate circulation and build
muscles locally. Those with excess
fat about these parts who also are
overweight may need to reduce their
weight besides taking neck exercises.
The skin on neck and shoulders
should receive the same regular care
as your face. To keep the skin smooth
and prevent sallowneSs, scrub with q
flesh brush, soap and water once a
day. Rinse thoroughly in cool water.
Dry and massage with q softening
skin lotion or use skin bleach if you
need it. Girls with very fair skin
will become badly burned or freckled
if they expose their backs and Shout
ders too long to strong sunshine. They
should not only use sun-tan lotion to
protect their delicate skins, but should
put q beach cape or jacket or large
bandana around their shoulders after
8 short exposure to the sun. When
the skin begins to redden q little, it
Is time to cover 1t.
Copyright, 1887