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Show Good Posture Major 'Must' In Essentials for Beauty Tnere Was never a proud beauty" who didn't bold her head high and her shoulders back. Good posture always has been a characteristic of world-famoua beauties. Two things will help you correct your own posture a good girdle and exercise. I A good girdle does for posture hvhat proper shoes do for ailing feet, says Miss Catherine Van Rensselaer, physical director at the American Woman's club in New I York. But. she adds, the wrong gir-j gir-j die is worse than none at all. for it is likely to accentuate the bad features fea-tures of your figure. A List of Symptoms ! Here sre the four common types of bad posture. Check up to see if you have any symptoms: Round back Shoulders thrown forward, chest flat and contracted, abdomen prominent, head jutting forward. Hollow back Weight of the body and head thrown too far forward. Round-hollow back Shoulders round, head bent forward, chest flat, back hollow, abdomen relaxed. Flat back Head and shoulders inclined forward, abdomen relaxed, no lumbar curve 'the curve in the middle of the back), weight thrown entirely on heels. If any of these defects are marked, specialized exercise ts recommended. But each defect will respond to general exercising. W hat to Do Check to see that: Knees and calves ars together, but not thrown back. Abdominal muscles are up and in. Head is raised, neck stretched up o that you stand "as tali as possible." pos-sible." Chest is up and out. Shoulders are thrown back, but aren't taut. Make a habit of checking those five points several times a day. You'ir be surprised at the improvement im-provement it will make in your pos- |