Show lillian illian lf Russ an-Russ Russells Russell's ell s 's Beauty Hints Dints f MODERN MERMAIDS Copyright 1916 by Lillian Russell o 0 far f far r as I know no artist has ever pictured an ugly mermaid The artistic Idea seems to be that only the imaginary creatures of the watery H depths ns always possesses physical beauty If the tho the assumption that swimming try rp rv- rv is based upon di diving ing are productive of feminine grace and love love- kuam sham love rU-am rU sure It is correct Tell Tell TeU me I said to a friend whose figure is clas- clas do you attribute the wonderful lines of figure Her answer was Swimming She regularly during every season of the year and the water since her girlhood days In the tor ter she goes to a natatorium In the summer she the river ri near her home and recently she found a n. great deal of pleasure in an outdoor tank strutted by a a. a country club of which she is a memI mem- mem I Ilove love swimming and it has been good to me me she eluded I agreed with her since it gave her her such figure I also learned that she enjoyed ex- ex ant nt health Another girl I know credits her good health to turning Perhaps she does docs not attribute tho the sym- sym lines of her figure to the sport but she might This his friend when quite a young girl was in poor ith She was so slender that her condition worried family family- To introduce her to out- out JUte they the sent her to a camp for summer The first thing she did to learn to swim She enjoyed the much that she spent a large largo 1 of it each day in the water When left camp her limbs and body were rounded and she has not been ill ly her outdoor life has a teno tenly ten- ten ly to o improve her physical condi- condi but she found her chief Dimming She is a beautiful young tan and swims regularly newspaper woman who boasts that n never vCr misses a da day from her herr of- of 3 akon on account of illness credits tuning with her good fortune Such tents lents are numerous many of my friends have found sure and profit in swimming that or mend the sport to women who inT search of beneficial recreation my my women feel that they do not Jan an opportunity to enjoy swim- swim their real trouble is that they If failed ailed to look ook for their l and running streams make lle Bent Hent places for swimming and elf who live near an ocean or lake fortunate But in nearly all comities comities comities com com- there are indoor tanks These te taa desire for swimming in out- out pools and streams Officers of tr tg clubs lubs that are far from bodies at r are wise when the they construct O r. r tanks I have found such tanks P pools ls very popular and their cost prohibitive r u Ui lose an opportunity to acquire li n and beauty if you fail to swim ou have not been exercising or Acquired acquired a great deal of weight will be wise to go slow and not D t too much the first time you nto the refreshing water But Butu I u tare are young and in good physical you you will progress rapidly and in a at I t time can swim and dive like a I paid i i who swim become trim an and ful They are lithe and ad animated have hav good health and plenty of I and they take an interest in m ints ts that is absorbing The a tub bath are numerous and ands s of a shower are without number I t 1 plunge in cool running water and long graceful strokes that carry b body dY with the buoy buoyancy ncy of the mermaid stimulate and the the the body promoting body promoting promoting- beauty 9 and d charm |