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Show i1 - LACKING IN GRACE FEW WOMEN SEEM TO STAND OR WALK CORRECTLY. Here Are a Few Hints on the Subject of the Proper Carriage of the ody Illustrations of Ungraceful Un-graceful Attitudes. Anyono who will tnke the troublo to watch a crowd of girls or women ivalk together will gain somo vnluablo 3Xcrlcnce on tho posslblo varieties f ungraceful cnrrlagc. Not two women out of every hundred hun-dred seem to bo nblo to achlovo graco. Thoro Is tho girl, for Instance, with tho "turkey-toed" stride Hor feet emulate In position thoso of tho nwk-wnrd nwk-wnrd bird who graces our nutumn tables, and Inovltnbly sho cannot lift her feet properly, but lota them Blldu nnd shufllo In an oxtromoly ugly manner. man-ner. Just as bad la tho equally ungraco-ful ungraco-ful pigeon-toed habit. Hero tho feet turn In so much that It Is sometimes a wonder that their owner does not fall headlong over them! The old dancing master, whoso In-vnrlablo In-vnrlablo rulo waa, "Turn your toes out," had sound soiibo back of tho adjuration. ad-juration. Tho only euro for turning tho toes In Is to turn them out ngajn, and keep thorn thnt way. Straddling Is aa harmful as It Is unpleaslng. A good rulo la to wnlk with tho feet Just tho dlstunco of ono tout apart. Thus straddling and knock-ucednoss knock-ucednoss aro ullko avoided. Whon ono walks correctly there Is a itrnlght lino from tho cars, through :ho shoulders nnd hips, to tho feet, 'ust ua when ono sits correctly thoro a a straight lino from tho ears to tho icntcr of tho sides of tho chair. Tho most Important of ull rules la to vulk always on tho halls cf tho feet. To locnto tho ball, put n box or largo )ook on tho Moor, nnd placo your foot n It, with tho heel free. Thon rnlso ho toes and tho remaining portion is ho ball. Walking on tho heela Jars tho entire )ody; walking on tho toes glvea a Mincing nnd affected appearance Tho Mil Is tho cushioned part of tho foot, uid Is tho part Intended for locomo-.Ion. locomo-.Ion. For correct nnd graceful walking .ho chin should bo in, tho abdomen ttrulght and erect and tho chest woll jut. To acqulro correct carriage of tho iliest practice walking with a book on ;lio head, or plum a broomstick or :nne across tho back undor tho arms. Concct position In standing and sitting sit-ting Is n corollary of correct position lu walking. |