Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-25
Exercises For
Peop|eWh0Caif
Avoid Crowds

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~ curve? Can you reach vacant seat in the middle
Of feature without tripping
ehoving heads the spectators you?
you skfu enough carry loaded cafeteria tray through
a rush hour crowd without taking involuntary soup
bath? II you're probably up your tempo exercises
and able TO get through the day with a minimum Of
trouble 10 yourself and MANY dirty looks from your neigh
bors and acquaintance.
exercises it should be explained are designed
enable person adapt himself herself gracefully
the tempo and emergencies Of modern life and the
invention Gertrude Mayer, former model for Paul
ToIet and head of school for mannekns in New
York
1T seemed only few months ago when the average
young who could balance telephone book her
head walk gracefully up and down flight of stairs
could be in any drawing room any company"
says Mayer. in these days the drawing room
has disappeared along with the antimaccassar, finger
bowls and china painting
What she has to be able to do is get undressed
upper berth when she goes on skiing trip grab
when goes a and balance her tray when
her date takes her to the corner cafeteria"
These many similar everyday problems which
confront young people today been solved with what
Miss Mayer calls signs of the times tempo exercises
There cafeteria movement" for example, which
designed to give person adepness in rounding up the
may be pracced in the privacy Of ones
own home follows Take dozen drinking glasses or
small plates and arrange them 20foot course to
simulate people, tables chairs and other objects They
should be placed in series of twos leaving path II
inches wide between each pair.
Now place two dishes full of a tray and
try to walk along the path without either sping the
water touching any of the obstacles with your foot
while this may seem difficult at first" says Miss
OF
in the average during rush hour The trick is
TO keep your body and head erect and look well the
tray the are going to follow Many per-
sons actual practice are indecsive They don't know
whether they going yield the right of way to the
other person If they show the proper de-
termination and know exactly where they headed,
this problem will solve itself almost automatically"
Miss Mayer also advocates what she calls get the
seat exercise which she says viii give person such
proficiency that may pass successfully row of
obstinate movie spectators who refuse to stand up TO
let her through
TO practice this exercise" she says draw chalk
line about ten feet in length fold your right
arm 10 simulate the garment you would probably take to
the theatre. This should be bent at right angle
firmly the chest.
toes place your weight well forward with your head and
upper part your body bent slightly forward and move
your lot Shift your weight to your lett
foot bring your right foot TO IT. Now repeat and
continue until you have walked the entire length OF me
chalk line.
After YOU have done this times you VIII be
SURPRISED how adrotly do il under actual c'3l
tons iu and neither trip over the f'c 81
the seated audience walop the heads of p'od' IN
Mss MAYER thinks that most Of tho frantic swayng
~ carr young straFhangcrs subway trains IS unnoces
s4rv Let's realistic about it, she advises Al Of
ua pathetic s-aylug IN front OF Inc average '''' IS
t.. nY avail The man who's sitting is probably moe
tired Than you won't yield his seat IN any event
30 matter how good the act.
"I.-t Try hanging a looped belt convenient height
O. sIufiat. suhway strap Grasp IL firmly With the
rh hand place the feet about is inches apart with
ti, toes pointed outward for nt.imIn stability SO
try shifting your weight from ONE foot 20 another -
,.tsasttc for the movement your imaginary tram.
Your hips are STABILITY and guide your shift
from .r, foot 90 auoh, Try THIS few and youN
Dr. amazed easily you viii bc able 20 cope with
any curve ulf.o strarrarGrs
As f.r getting ready for bed n am upper berth Miss
Mayer firmly believes thai tho difficulty OF tins typical
Au,r.an ACTIVITY is gre. IS. ovorratcd
.hr,r.r, uho has uutIc this respect greatly IN
need ~ .s.,.. .u, .alf q, out 'Wrrn pupils toll
tiaI Nt4A,y5 .s..a aUai1'y " Favc them sit or the
floor and i.ril ai bonding AND stretching When pupil
t.t,I4 and ftrlt Ifr lf,o yIfb ltr chi N
undressing an upper berth becomes pleasure instead
Of "a problem