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Show THE PATHWAY" OF BEAUTY. flRobel Dolarcy In Tho Pilgrim.) ! In response to several Inquiries as to the artistic standard measurements of the perfect woman, these founded on the classic Ideal arc clven: height should be five feet and five Inches, and when arms arc extended she should measure exactly her height from the tip of one middle finger to the other. Waist should measure twenty-seven inches, bust thirty-four Inches, arm at the shoulder, thirteen Inches. Over the arms the bust measurement should be forty-thrco inches. The wrist should measure six Inches and tho length of the hand Hhould be one-tenth of the height. From elbow to middle finger, the length should be the same as from elbow to the middle of the chest. The height of the head should bo Just four times the length of the nose and from the toD of the head to the chin the measure should equal the length of the foot. The stretch of tho thumb and second linger should just measure the face while the stretch of thumbs and first fingers should exactly circle the throat. From temple to temple, the measurement should equal the length of tho face. The thigh should measure twenty-five twenty-five inches, calf of the leg fourteen and one-half Inches, and the ankle eight inches For such proportions the weight should be 13S pounds. The young woman who wishes to expand ex-pand her lungs and add Inches to her height and limbs, can by practicing in a gymnasium half an hour a day four times a week for six months Increase her chest from three-quarters of an Inch to one and -a half inches: her height about one-quarter of an inch-girth inch-girth of upper arm one-half an Inch-girth Inch-girth of forearm one-quarter of an inch and girth of hip one and a half Inches. An addition of three Inches to the circumference cir-cumference of the chest Implies that the lungs are capable of containing nearly fifty cubic inches more of air than they did before their functional activity was exalted. An anthropometric chart Is a necessity neces-sity If one Is to keep an accurate record rec-ord of gain or loss from exercises practiced, prac-ticed, and it Is Important to take each measurement with the body In the i same position and In the same way. A steel tape measure Is preferable with a breadth stick and height stick. The height may be taken with or without the shoes, standing erect olose to a wall. To record the chest's power of expansion, take as full a breath as possible pos-sible and measure close under the arms. Tho natural chest measure is taken in the same position. Measure the waist at the smallest part, and tho upper arm around Its largest part when tho arm is bent until the hand nearly touches the shoulder. The forearm should be measured around Its largest part with the arm extended and fist closed. Hips, thigh nnd calf are measured meas-ured at the largest part of each. For the breadth of shoulders, let the arms rest at the sides and run tho tape two Inches above the ends of the shoulder blades. |
