Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1891 — Aristocratic Carriage. [ARTICLE]

Aristocratic Carriage.

Women who wish to preserve the' slimness and contour of their figure must begin by learning to stand well,; says Dress. That is explained to mean ; the throwing forward and upward of the chest, flattening of the back, with ‘ the shoulder-blades held in th«jir proper' places, and the definite curving in the email of the back, thus throwing the whole weight of the body upon the hips. No other women hold”themselves so well as the aristocratic Englishwomen. Much of their beauty lies in their proud carriage, the delicate erectness of their figures, and the flue poise of their heads. The same aristocratio carriage is within reach of any American girl who takes the paihs to ,have it; it is only the question of a few years of external vigilance, never relaxing her watchfulness over herself; ana, sitting, or standing, always preserving her erectness and pose, the result being that at the end of that time it has become second nature to her, and she never loses it. This in a great measure preserves the figure, because it keeps the piuscles fil m and well strung, and prevents the sinking down of the flesh around the waist and hips, so common in women over SO, and which is perfectly easy to escape. Another tiling to avoid is a bad habit of going up-stairs, which - most women do, bent forward with the chest contracted, which, as well as an idoledt, sloucby manner of walking is injurious to the heart and lungs.