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Show 1 , ROUND SHOULDERS. H Round shoulders are indicative of 1i either sluggish health or character. They may arouse pity and perhaps sympathy, but never admiration. No- Ef body who has any strength of char- Iacter welcomes pity, even when sympathy sym-pathy Is acceptable. Even when girls and boys, who are governed by a passing fancy, drop into a negligent and careless attitude, round shoulders detract from their appearance. ap-pearance. II is really impossible to assume a H proper posture and poise when the H shoulders are thrown out of their nat- H , ural position. f There Is a sort of languid grace that H some women can successfully exhi- bit under certain conditions, but they H are adepts at posing. These women H never permit their bearing to even H suggest round shoulders. H Of course if a person Is in ill health M it takes a special effort to sit and B stand erect. Sickness is the enemy B of beauty, and this especially applies B to those ' ailments which sap the m strength and leave the body void of B vigor, natural to health. It can be B readllv understood that those peop e who hold their shoulders properly while enjoying good health will have less difficulty in doing the same B while ill than those who are accus-B accus-B tomod to slouching. B Drooping shoulders distort at east one-half of the body. When the shou -B ders fall out of place, so do the shoui-I shoui-I -dcr bones and blades. The abdomen BR and waist line are affected to a no-Bfc, no-Bfc, ticeable degree. It is really not neces-8 neces-8 sary to mention the ill effects of round shoulders. You will see them H5 about you. , , Bfl Unfortunately it Is natural for peo- B Pie to brighten up when thoy are be- B fore a mirror. They assume their Bj best expression and pose Ihoy re- H fleet their best; that Is the reason why so many are unaware of their natural expression. They do not al-B al-B ways see themselves as others see B them. B If vou will stand before a mirror B with your shoulders rounded and drop B into positions of relaxation, think or B a few disagreeable and unpleasant things, regarding -yourself in the mirror mir-ror at the same time, make even a U summary of the ill effects, vou iii rind excellent reasons for sitting and standing erect and guarding your facial expression. If either your health or your character char-acter is so sluggish that your shoulders shoul-ders become stooped, you are In. need or exercise and pure air. and possibly possi-bly a change of diet. There Is no condition of facial and bodily formation forma-tion that cannot be improved by exercise exer-cise and diet. Of course there "are some people whose physical condition will not permit exercise, but these are few in number. The general run . of round shouldered shoul-dered people come by their deformitv (it really Is a deformity) through neglect ne-glect or laziness. The exercises that will straighten the figure will, at the same time, strongthen the character and add to the health. Remember: It is inconsistent to Pity or sympathize with the person whose spine is crooked and theu go about with your own shoulders hunched. NEW IN THE REALM OF FASHION A white chiffon dancing dress has flying bands of black velvet hanging from the waist and held down around the foot by roses The resemblance of monej fur to fringe Is one of the reasons for its popularity. The preference continues for black velvet neck bands fastened with some sort of decorative neck ornament: orna-ment: Negligees in mandarin style are coming more and more to the front Novelty bird effects made of jet are well liked Monkey fur and ostrich are combined com-bined in millinery ornaments. Cape collars of fur with standing ruches are a feature of the new neck fixings. Small fur collars are best chosen to go with the medium sized muffs. One of the prettiest velvet blouses is a straight sleeveless cassock meant to be worn outside the skirt and girdled with a heavy silk cord. Princess" slips are coming in again Crepe de chine undergarments continue con-tinue to increase in popularity. Black lace waists over white are making a big hit. For dressy wear, blouse effects arc retained to a certain extent. SEWING MACHINE AIDS. ' An ordinary three-arm towel rack screwed to the Tight-hand end of the sewing machine will be found convenient conven-ient to hold pieces of the work close at hand. If small casters are placed on the legs of the char used at the sewing machine, it is much easier to move to and from the machine, and one is not so likely to leave the chair standing too far from the machine, ma-chine, and sit perched on the edge of it instead of sitting squarely on the seat. BACON AND APPLES. Peel and quarter tart apples, leaving leav-ing on at least half the peeling. Fry several slices of bacon nice and crisp; drop the apples into smoking hot fat and cover closely until they begin to soften; carefully turn once with a pancake turner. Sprinkle sugar over all and turn again, leaving cover off to brown nicely. Serve on a hot platter plat-ter with the crisp bacon. |