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Show Women May Become Mature Without Being 'Middle-Aged' ' Correct posture h drtceued by Alkie Hart ie this, the Teerth is e specially spe-cially wrfHea, series of 12 articles ee hew womea cee reteta their beawty tfcrouo.li the years. By ALICIA HART As a woman growa older, correct posture becomes even more important im-portant One who carries her head high, shoulders square, hips forward, and doesn't depend entirely en-tirely on a corset to keep her atomach flat may look mature-but mature-but never middle-aged! - Every woman should do at least one posture exercise a day. Fortunately, For-tunately, one of the best routines takes only about two minutes. Simply stand about 12 inches away from a wall, then lean backward back-ward until the center of your backbone touches it Press body flat against the hard surface until all of the spinal column, except three or four vertebrae at the base of it la touching. The base of the aptne ahould be held up and forward, away from the walL Shoulders should touch lightly. Notice how this pulls your stomach In, that there ia no exaggerated exag-gerated hollow In the middle of your back, and how much more slender your hips look. Get into r the habit of walking and standing this way. Never ait on the edge of a chair and don't try to flatten your shoulders against it Let the j lower half of your spine touch the back of the chair. i When you stand, imagine you are suspended by a shining silver thread from the sky. That It ia pulling you gently upward, making mak-ing your feet barely touch the ground aa you walk along. See that the muscles at the sides j of your neck support your head. j Don't pull chin hi, or, worse yet 1 thrust it forward. Hold your head correctly, then forget entirely j about your Jawbone. Learn to hold your hands quiet- , ry in your tap. Hande that flutter flut-ter and fidget detract from charm and poise . . . two characteristics characteris-tics which become increasingly Important as you get older. j |