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Show ' Y J ' ?;$ ? .By MISS MANHATTAN. "frfl New Yof'k, July -. 'a j Women, as a rule, have a rooted ob- fly i Jection to donning gymnasium suits or, WW ' f for that matter, any looso garments C : Intended to facllltato the practlco o J i physical culturo exercises, and for this ' vcry reason tbo bathlner hour at the ' Hi ' beach Is suggested as the vcry best 'm t tllue t0 Bo through a few little "stunts" 'm I or tn0 development of muscles and tho ; improvement of contour of limbs, "M This idea -will not appeal to tho woman ?S i f who Insists upon doing herself up In rm ij ' corsets exactly as though sho were low ' dressing for the street - She couldn't Tit1 go through a few free movements of fl arms and legs In a bathing suit any more than sho could turn a somersault J9 down Broadway, but for the really jm jfc senslblo bather, tho ono who goes In for 4 tno cnJ'iricnt of lbe healthful rccrca- 0'Wj tlon, t in . looso bathing suit and the "U 01cn stretch of sandy beach aro irrc- B & slstlble combinations designed partlcu- J , larly. It would seem, for her benefit. Ij Beforo tho swim Is tho best tlmo to JM ', practice exorcises, and then. If tho body "n becomes heated, the cold plunge will bo S j ' not only agreeable, but invigorating. It vers ' Isn't every woman who can stand tho 3 s : physical exertion of both exorcises and "'m : 1 a Bw!m' and not a few mui dlfllculty i i In getting accustomed to tho tempcrn- ,-j J lure of tjie water, but In a little whllo -q-5 ! the ono seems to be required after tho ; otlicr. J T i There aro somo constitutions that 5 qual1 bcforo 1,10 b,K breakers, and surf fitted bathing has no attractions for such as lecti 5$ these, though many of them lon0 to erfeHj ;f possess the physical Btrength that M br'ngs physical courage. Both may be T fll acquired In a small part of the summer ft season If ono seta about It In the right way aud ncrslsls ,n tlle effort regularly jj;; and conscientiously. Sot 6 J, What tho beach exercises shall bo dc- iAtfsj? pendB entirely on tho physical constltu- ' ou 01 cacb woman: 30 only a few that ihooA4 su,t nearly all classes can bo fully rUSBj described, and these suggestions should ! 1 1,0 suIJP,cmenlei1 l)V ? curoful study of ?TS movements that aro adapted to the In- evcltfj 1 dividual needa. What will help to mako CIl f1, & n W0,I,an's ll,P3 tn,n wU1 not nut fat erevff1 m " another's, but, at tho samo tlmo, ns ti thero aro a few exercises that women orft"1 f 0110 Pniollco without fear of doing tho torejj g. wrong thing. aJI f There Is nothing better than an arm JJJuiit 1 movement that Is calculated to broaden is? tlio chest and shoulders In a rcmark- Glvj f. al)ly abort time, and this alone, repeated o exP a llozcn times - or so beforo going into exr.e ? B tho water will not bo without good rc- ln BUltS at lho c,)d of a fow weeks. TaWri; Standing perfectly straight, with the j I licola together and tho chest thrown ut, the arms should bo raised above P-N'T! i hctld t0 U,clr ful1 ,eneth. the flats ntsUflmi "blcd up and tho thumbs together. ment(iK tll "rma navo bcea raised at the s'des t0 this uplifted position, they o dfiH n i,d brouKl't out at the sides . aflj3HI. a n ana dwn so that the elbows arc k nffJR the torso 'and tho fists doubled P iH iLahna tov'ard tho cheat and resting IB tho body. When tho lungs aro If expanded and the hands and arms rigid through each movement of tho exercises, exer-cises, ono can almost feel tho 3houldcr3 and chest grow broader. The next part of this excrclso makes tho arms and hands drop and meet nt tho back, whero the arms aro stretched downward their full length, and the fists, still rigidly gripping themselves, aro reversed so that Uic doubled palms aro turned outward, l'rom this position the exerciser comes back to the first one described, and then goes on through tho thrco in tho order given, until tho series has been gdno through with as many times as possible or desired. de-sired. In tho experience of a crack athlete who devoted considerable tlmo to training society young men, thero Is no belter method of gaining a greater chest measurement and lung power than this. It Is wonderfully slmplo and can bo practiced at almost any tlmo and placo, requiring only that ono should havo on a costume that allows tho freest movement of tho arms. In this day of comfortable shirtwaists It Is not so difficult to find opportunities for such recreation and physical Improvement', and the great charm about this vory . movement lies In Its easy accomplishment. accomplish-ment. Tho more raising of the arms above the head and lowering them with forco and precision Is enough to dovelop the muscles of the back and chest, two things that tlm up-to-dalo girl must take pains to secure If naturo hasn't blessed her with tho fashionable breadth In this particular part of her figure. Old and j'oung can practlco tho "setting "set-ting up" exercises of the army with great advantage. There is nothing better to keep the limbs snpplo and graceful. Ono hasn't the least Idea how stiff even active limbs will becomo If they aro not put through somo iiuch movement dally. To provo the truth of this statomcnt It Is only necessary to break off tho "sotting "sot-ting up" practlco for a few days and then start In again. It's astonishing how soon tho muscles will stiffen up. And tho vcry fact that certain ones do not respond readily after leaving on.' tho physical movements for awhile proves conclusively that tho "setting up" acts aro wonderfully beneficial. Not only do they Umber the legs and give tho body balance, but they rcduco the hips nnd abdomen and Impart a certain llthcncss and llssomencss that is tho one thing abovo all others that tho femlnlno portion por-tion of tho world seoks to secure. For ono of these exercises tho hands should be placed on the hips and then, with tho torso held up and always In the samo perpendicular, tho knees should be bent until the body assumes a sitting posture. Naturally tho weight of tho body shifts from lho cntlro foot to tho toes and tho heola rlso from tho lloor. At first this Is very dlfllcult to do for tho body Iobcs Its balanco and pitches forward or sideways, but after a few attempts it comes easier and In a short-period short-period ono Is ablo to drop qulto to the lloor and como up again without toppling top-pling over or even swaying tho body. When this feat Is successfully accomplished accom-plished It Is well to start tho same exercise exer-cise by raising up on tho toes and then slowly squatting. Few women balanco their bodies properly. prop-erly. They lack tho polso that characterizes char-acterizes young women, and If they only knew that by their elasticity aro their ages revealed I think they would tako a little more tlmo and energy In tho practice of such oxcrclsos as aro recommended recom-mended for the culturo of this particular quality. Svelte figures aro secured, gradually to bo sure, by carefully going through motions which call for tho bending of tho torso at tho hips. Unless one Is naturally rather llmbor It la almost Impossible Im-possible to gain any great amount of lilhcncss, but certainly this attribute can bo materially Improved. It la always al-ways a good plan to try bending the body sideways at the hips and, still keeping this part of the trunk in as nearly near-ly a horizontal position as possible, turn It or swing it around from ono sldo to lho other as though It were on a pivot. Tho real trial comes when an attempt Is made to bend backward from the waist, but porsoveranco counts here Just as much as It does In anything else. In conjunction with this bending exorcise, exor-cise, which glvc3 slenderncsa to tho waist and reduces the size of tho hips, thero is a vcry good breathing routine to go through with to Increase chest expansion and glvo ono greater staying power of the lung3. No finer place on earth could bo found In which to practice this than at the seashore, where the air is fresh. Invigorating and pure. ISvcn If ono doesn't care to go through a set of gymnastics on tho sand, there Is no reason why these breathing rulea should not bo followed without the slightest embarrassment or hesitation. In order to have them most beneficial. It tween tho arms and the chest from tho upper part of tho bust to tho abdomen touches tho door. This will bo extremely extreme-ly dlfllcult to do at first and for sovcral times, perhaps, ono will not bo ablo to touch tho abdomen to tho door, or, at least, do so and keep tho feet flat on tho floor. Tho heels seem to rlso unconsciously. uncon-sciously. In so many of tho exercises recommended for reducing tho hips and abdomen there is apt to bo some strain on tho muscles or organs, but In this there lBn't tho slightest danger of hurting hurt-ing oneself. To get tho best possible results It is recommended that this one exercise bo practiced no less than 20 times each morning after ono has becomo be-como accustomed to it. The' stretching sensation that one experiences ex-periences at tho first trial of tho exercise exer-cise is different from that of any other. It almost seems as though ono could feel tho muscles lengthening out and getting thinner and at tho samo tlmo firmer and harder. Any fat that has formed around tho waist or over tho abdomen ab-domen will soon disappear after a course of this treatment. In a group of 30 women probably not moro than two would bo found who could touch tho tips of their Angers to i n.IM.iMi hrnr1lncr tho kllCCS. inu uwu.ii " It seems such a slmplo thing to do that no doubt my statement will bo disbelieved, disbe-lieved, but an actual test will prove mo right, or, at least, nearly so. Thin women, It would be supposed, could do the act much more easily than their stout sister; but tho trouble with thorn Is that their bones and muscles aro apt to be stiff and rigid. Stout ones find that their avoirdupois is in tho way and that leaves only tho perfectly built femlnlno feml-nlno creature as ono who ought to accomplish ac-complish the exercise. Even sho may find that her knees aro inclined to bond forwards or out at tho sides, and In her effort to keep them rigid sho will discover dis-cover tho day following her first attempt at-tempt at this act, and possibly for sov-. oral days after, that tho muscles covering cover-ing the front of her legs, between tho hips and knees, arc soro and lame, whllo . JJTGiJiiLniN tzk jRzsjTiar? Jazz is advisablo to take a good standing position, po-sition, with tho body erect, shoulders thrown well back, chest out and tho body balanced on tho balls of the feet, with tho toes out. Tho hands should rest lightly on tho hlp3 and then, when all is in roadlncss, tho lungs should oxpol as much air as possible, whllo tho torso In bent slowly forward -until It assumes an almost horizontal position, with tho head hold in lino and uot v dropped, as Inclination prompts ono to do. When the luncs aro well emptied, the torso should bo lifted deliberately, while a long, full breath Is taken In, so that by the time tho body is erect once moro tho lungs aro expanded as much a-s possible At first It will bo found no easy task to cither cxhalo or Inhale to any great degree or for any long period, but as the exercise Is porslstcd In tho lungs becomo more and more capable of doing ono's bidding, and bo-sides bo-sides producing an Increased breadth across tho chest It will Boon be noticed, that one Is ablo to run or walk rapidly without getting out of breath. Tho good accomplished through this slmplo exor-clso exor-clso Is almost marvellous, and tho wonder won-der Is that moro women do not practise It, but as all well know, most of thcra aro too lazy to try It. By starting In with twenty deep, salt-alr salt-alr breaths each day. tho number can vcrv soon be increased to twlco that, or even a hundred and fifty without tho slightest discomfort. Beforo leaving one's bathhouse. If ono likes, there Is an cxerclso which can bo gono through with to great advantage, and It Is ono of tho very fow that re-qulro re-qulro a llmltod space. For this reason It is rccjjmmondcd to thoso who are a llttlo dlffldont about doing "stunts" whero they may havo an audience Primarily, Pri-marily, It Is for tho benefit and Improvement Im-provement of lho atout woman's fig ure, but tho thin woman will find It of no small value In giving her ngth of waist from the throat down, and In developing de-veloping tho abdominal muscles. Few women rcallzo how much good Is derived from having sound and strong muscles' covering this part of their torso, but all tho preaching in tho world will not encourago them to practlco exorcises. Tho only way to appeal to them Is to point out tho Improvements to bo mado In their figures, for every woman likes to mako horsclf attractive, and If sho has any claim to physical beauty it 13 In this way that her prldo can be touched and her ambition spurred. Closo tho bathhouso door and then stand facing It armslongth away. Stretch tho hands out till they aro horizontal hori-zontal with the body and lay the palms firmly against tho door, lingers pointing upwards Tho hands should bo placed far enough apart so that tho head will go between them. Now, standing so, with the elbows straightened, bend forward so that tho head and shoulders como bc- tho underoldo of her knees will feel as though thoy had been given a bad wrench. Now, any and every woman, oxcept tho abnormally stout, should bo ablo to go through this particular movement move-ment without tho least dlfllculty, and thoso who cannot ought to consider thcmsolvcH on tho samo plane as tho women who aro too old to possess elasticity. elas-ticity. Elasticity, as I said boforo, la a sign of youth, and tho keenly obsorvant V knows at a glance when a woman has BH passed beyond tho years of youthfulncss BBV by her movements. BBJ It Is such a comfort for thoso who like iBBj sea bathing, and especially surf bathing, IH to be physically ablo to stand tho buffet- iBBV lng of wave and tho splashing of surf. BBb AH tho exercises described hero help toward that end, and with a perfect iBBV gymnasium such as tho scashoro offers and air that cannot bo bettered thero is BVI really no excuse for any woman neglect- lng to improve hcrllgure and, at tho same iH tlmo benefiting her general health. She BBV ought to come back to town at least BBb four inches greater in chest measure-mont measure-mont and with muscles that uro firm, solid and woll developed, not in a mns- BBb cullno way, but In a delicate feminine ono that shows strength as well as BBb beauty. |
