THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 24, 1913. i
HOW TO ACQUIRE POISE AND BEAUTY OF FIGURE IS SHOWN
Mile. Pavlowa Tells How to Develop Back and Shoulders Being the Fourth of a Series of Articles by the Famous Russian Dancer Now Running in The Sunday Oregonian
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Thl, la the fourth of a series of articles
written br the famous Russian dancer, MUle.
Psviows, telllns how to be srncerul and
beautiful. Pavlowa has been ths dancing
Idol of Europe for five yesra. and she has
created fully as bl( a sensation In the
I'nlted Ststes. In today's article she de
scribes exerctaoa for the development of the
back and ahouldara.
BY MLLE. ASSA PAVLOWA
IK THE first three articles of this
series we have confined our atten
tion to developing; good lines In the
torso, the legs and the' arms. No one
can gainsay the importance of this and
yet. with the demands for decollete cos
tumes now quite as popular In Sum
mer as during the Winter season the
need for a symmetrical back and grace
ful shoulders Is self-evident. In point
of fact. I know particular women prom
inent In European society who consider
a "good back" a pre-eminent require
ment. What is more, those who haven't
one of those backs work very hard in
efforts to develop what Is desired.
Some folks are born with well cut
shoulders and nicely rounded backs;
others manage to grow into those pos
sessions In the course of time, quite a
respectable number Join their sisters
through the medium of exercise. Per
sonally, I was not fortunate until I
commenced to study proper movements
that would impart to the upper part of
my shoulders that firm plumpness so
eagerly sought. And let me state that
It was not forthcoming in a moment
or a few weeks.
I confess that It seems discouraging
to prepare to don a low cut gown when
one's shoulders are humpy with too
much flesh or thin to the point of
scrawnineiSB. It takes the pleasure
away from the approaching function.
. whatever it may be. From my own ex
perience, as well as that of other wo
men who were not born fortunate in
this matter of a lovely back and a fine
pair of shoulders, I can unhesitatingly
say that perseverance with the correct
: exercises will accomplish wonders for
those who have a minimum of shapeli
ness In these respects.
Those who have read the previous
articles appearing In this newspaper
devoted to cultivating a graceful fig
, ure and who have gone faithfully about
practising the various exercises I have
prescribed, will have succeeded by this
time in obtaining a fair amount of
bodily endurance. That being the case,
I now wish to advise the dally ful
filling of the movements devoted to
the torso, the legs and the arms1 each
In that order.
System la Exercises).
The aim is to give the body about 10
to 30 minutes of right exertion every
day, and w hen this series of articles is
completed it will be found wise to take
two or three sets of movements for
one day and the remainder for the one
following. In this manner there is al
teration that should bring the best re
sults possible. Again, it will afford
sufficient variety to hold the interest,
an all important factor where exertion
Is put forth in search of a definite
something.
Whether or not other exercises pre
cede those for the shoulders and back
which are about to be presented, makes
no difference, but if that method is
adopted it will be found to be a wise
procedure. After opening the windows
of the room in which the movements
are to be practiced and filling the
lungs several times with fresh air. the
work may then be started. Be sure,
however, that a loose robe is worn,
that no corset binds the figure and that
soft shoes without heels have been
donned.
Beginning with Exercise 1, stand
firmly on the flat of both feet, heels
together, body held erect with should
ers thrown back easily, without stiff
ness of any kind. Extend both arms
and hands directly in front slightly
below the level of the shoulder line.
Carry them back on an even sweep in
a physically smart manner, but not too
abruptly, and do not permit any mus
cular opposition to be exerted. When
both arms have reached a point slightly
beyond the sides of the body, the move
ment is completed as shown in Pose
1 of th- photographs accompanying
this article.
Extreme care should be maintained
to perform this exercise with grace and
freedom, for the benefit accrues from
the quick repetition of it as many times
as can be comfortably performed with
out fatigue. Some women can accom
plish the movement 60 to 60 times
without stopping, but SB is enough at
the start. Help will be found if the
head Is inclined slightly to one side as
the arms pass the body, and it can be
moved either to the right or the left,
or alternated at the pleasure of who
ever is doing the exercise.
This particular movement brings into
play the muscles on the upper portion
of the shoulders the long muscle
which gives most of the line and it
also develops all the muscles that run
on both sides of the torso upon which
we depend for easy support of the bod
ily carriage. The value of this exer
cise will be discovered after a few mo
ments of exertion, the sensations In the
several parts of the torso indicating
clearly what muscles are called into
use.
In Exercise S a table la necessary.
Stand before it in the same ereneral po
sition, assumed at the beginning of the
preceding exercise, with both hands
resting upon the upper portion. Twist
the body and left shoulder toward the
left, slowly and with a sort of effort
like that one uses In the morning while
stretching. If you can imagine that
you are gathering all the muscles up
In a bunch so to speak the muscles
on the left side above the waist line, it
will assist. Do not raise the' left arm,
but merely allow it to follow the body
naturally, and turn the head as far to
the left as possible.
This movement can be performed 10
to a dosen timeB at first, always slow
ly, with a great deliberation. After
completing the turn to the left in
which, please, remember, the neck
must also turn repeat the same exer
cise in the opposite direction in pre
cisely the same general fashion in the
first turn to the left. Naturally, in go
ing through the movement for the
benefit of the right shoulder and side.
the body is twisted in that. direction,
and the head and neck as well.
It will be noticed after a few exer
cises of the sort Just described that
the shoulders and the neck will tingle.
and a feeling of renewed -vitality will
ensue throughout the region of the
back from the tip of the spine to the
small of the back. There is nothing
like right exercise to awaken slumber
ing muscles that need such exercise for.
as I have remarked in a previous arti
cle, exercise builds firm flesh for the
thin person and tears off fat that is a
hindrance to beauty and bodily com
fort.
Exercises for Grace.
I am now about to take up for your
consideration two exercises designed
expressly to impart grace to the move
ment of the shoulders and back, and
which will be almost as helpful to an
easy use of the arms. Let us begin
with Exercise S in this particular set.
While standing In a' natural position,
with arms and hands at the sides, feet
together, raise the arms in a half
sweeping motion and bring them al
most directly over the face.
By noticing carefully the sensation at
both shoulder points where the upper
arm is Joined to the body you will dis
cover that there is a decided action of
the muscles. The arms should be par
tially curved, and as the hands meet
overhead as shown in Pose 3 of the
photographs on this page the head
may be dropped a trifle and the face
elevated, the latter action tending to
give slight exercise to the muscles at
the base of the neck.
Although there Is marked benefit to
be derived from this movement, which
may be repeated without stopping for
from 25 to 60 times, the principal aim
should be for grace. Do not worry
about the muscular helps to come
through the movement, but try to con
centrate on the ease with which the
arms are handled, and the free move
ment of the head and neck.
Some women will not experience as
much difficulty in performing this ex
ercise as 'others, but I am Inclined to
think that nearly all. at the early trials.
are certain to feel more or less awk
ward. One of the reasons for such
feeling comes from the fact that as a
rule women do not raise their arms
above the shoulder line. Aside from
adjusting one's hair, I doubt If three
women in every 10 give the muscles flo
uring in a good, free overhead stretch
anything like a fair chance. Therefore
It is high time to turn the attention to
this Important matter.
After finishing with this exercise
there remains to be practiced yet an
other also expressly worked out to
cultivate grace of movement. Assum
ing a quiet,- erect bodily position be
gin by raising the right arm from the
side, turning the palm upwards and
dropping the head backwards, which
will tilt the face toward the celling
and to the right. At the same time the
left arm and hand should be carried
over the head, with the palm down, as
may be seen by the photograph in
Pose 4 on this page.
Work Before) m Mirror.
This movement as well as the one
immediately preceding should be per
formed before a half or full-length
mirror because one can observe Just
how successfully each is accomplished.
If during early trials there seems to
be a degree of uncertainty, or stiffness
do not be in the least discouraged.
Considerable) practice is necessary to
straighten out the kinks In the muscles
and to Impart a freedom of gesture and
a graceful attitude that are impera
tive. .
Try this fourth exercise repeatedly,
for several minutes, and do not mind
if it appears that little satisfactory
progress is made. Then go through
the same exercise reversed that la,
with the left arm elevated in the man
ner the right was and the right arm
curving over the head which Is thus
Inclined to the left. Continue in this
fashion for several minutes before fin!
ally bringing this series of exercises
to a close.
Once again I would admonish who
ever goes through one set, or more
Stand Behind a Table and Twist the Body aad Left "honlder to the Left. Do Kot Raise tbe Left Arm, Bnt Allow
It to Follow the Body .NatnmllT, and Tors tbe Head as Far Back aa Possible. (Cepyrigit. 19J3, Max Rablnolf .
2. Mile. Anna Pavlowa. (Copyright, 1013, by Schneider, Berlin.) S. To Impart Grace to the Shoulders and Bark.
Stand la a Xatural Position and HaUe the Amu In a Half Sweeping Motion and Brian Them Almost Ulrectly Over
the Fnee. (Copyright, 1813, Max Rablnoff.) 4. Ia Another Grace-Cnltlvatlasr Exercise, Raise the Right Arm
From the Side, Taralas the Palm Toward the Head and Dropping the Hend Backwards. Which Will Tilt the
Fnee Toward, tbe l elllnsr, at the Same Time Carry the Lett Arm Over the Head With the Palm Down. (Conr
right, 113, Max Rablnoff.) li. Te Develop) the Shanldera, Extend Both Arms Directly ia Front and Slightly Be
low the Shoulders. Thea Move Them Backwards, Oae sa Each Side, to the Position Shown la This Pose. (Copy
right, 1S13, Max Rablnoff.)
than a set. of these exercises to con
clude with a. bath of warm water
to be finished with a cold shower If
the reaction from the shock is prompt.
Then a brisk rubbing with a coarse
towel will start the circulation and a
10-mlnute rest on a couch will restore
the body to Its normal state,, reinvlg
orated. '
I have received several communica
tions asking the proper time of the
day for these exercises. As I have al
ready stated In another article, it all
depends upon the physical peculiarities
of the person who exercises. For some
the morning Is an excellent time, while
others find that their vitality Is not up
to physical exertion until much later
in the day. The best way to discovet
the proper hour for exercise is through
trial but never exercise until at least
an hour and a half after a meal.
The next article will give exerelsen
for a ahapelr neck.
(Copyright. 1913, McClure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
CHEAP PLACES GAIN
BY "WAR" ON GRILLS
Gaynor'a Order Already Proves Costly to Big Cafes in New York "The
Lure" Is Flay That Needs Censor's Eye, Apparently.
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BY LLOYD F. LONT7RGAN.
EW YORK, Aug. 23. (Special.)
Have the police a right to close
up any business at a certain hour.
when there is no state law or city ordi
nance to that effect?
iayor Gaynor says they have, which
Is why the police have been rough
housing the various restaurants, and
the proprietors of these resorts say to
the contrary. Now the matter has gone
to the courts, and in tbe course of a
year or so there may be a decision on
the matter. In tbe meantime the police
have won out, for after the warfare at
Healy'a, restaurant men believe it is
best to bow to the police, even while
saying that the bluecoats are acting the
parts of oppressors, rather than that of
guardians of the law.
During the first few days when Hcaly
"defied" the police, he bad plenty of
customers, who dropped In to see the
fun. It rather palled upon them, how
ever, when the police used force. It Is
not "fun" to be kicked out of a restau
rant by a full-grown patrolman, and
custom fell off to a decided degree. In
addition to this, large quantities of
valuable china and glassware were de
stroyed nightly, and the loss to Healy
became a matter of interest.
Cheap Lnnch Rooms Beaeflt.
Gaynor'a contention is that every
place that sells liquor must close
promptly at 1 P. M. Tbe restaurant
men allege that so long as they shut
up the bar at the specified hour they1
are entitled to run the food end of this
business as late or as early as they see
fit. The Judges of Special Sessions, a
minor tribunal, hold with the restau
rant men. The police hold with Mayor
Qaynor, for the highly practical reason I
that unless they do they will be haled
up on charges and lOBe their Jobs. No
one can reasonably blame the police.
but many persons blame either Oaynor
or the restaurant proprietors, depend
ing upon with which faction tbey are in
sympathy. The Judges of Special Ses
sions are particularly exercised. They
want to know what good it does them
to make decisions if no one pays any
attention to them, to which Gaynor
practically replies that their idea of
law ia foolish, and that the higher
courts will overrule them.
In the meantime it is practically Im
possible to get anything to eat late at
night unless one goes to a cheap lunch
room, and many night workers are well
paid and have discriminating appetites.
A number of policemen have been
brought up on charges of oppression,
assault, etc, and It would not be sur
prising if some of them went to Jail
because they have obeyed the orders of
their superiors.
Play Censor Apparent Need.
From the way the present theatrical
season is starting out. our playhouses
need a censor much more than do the
moving picture places. The first of
tbe season's attractions Is "The Lure,"
a dainty trifle by George Scarborough,
once a newspaper roan, and later a
United States Secret Service agent.
Compared with It, "The Easiest Way"
Is an Elsie book. The theme Is the
white slave traffic, and the characters
include the mother, the doctor, the girl,
the special agent, the madame, the
cadet and the other glrL Mother is
poor and sick and $100 is needed.
Daughter, on her a week in a de
partment store, cannot accumulate such
an amount. The madame has met ber,
in the stores, lures her to the house,
where her clothing is taken away and'
replaced by a scanty gown, and she Is
made a prisoner. The special agent
enters the house in search of another
glrL and meets mother's daughter with
whom he Is in love. Her story con
vinces him that she has done no wrong,
and he determines to rescue her. Then
occurs the "big scene," the fight with
the "cadet," in which practically every
thing in the house is wrecked.
Our reviewer says "The play is a
splendid object lesson to parents and
their young daughters, and will doubt
less serve a good purpose." All the
same, it Is a nasty. Indecent exhibition,
and if a moving picture along these
lines was made, the maker would prob
ably go to prison, and it certainly would
never pass any of the various censors.
Big Episode Overlooked.
' All the newspapers printed long
obituaries of General Edward F. Jones,
Civil War hero and former Lieutenant,
Governor, the man who commanded the
Sixth Massachusetts when the first
blood of the great war was shed at
Baltimore. They all. however, over
looked one interesting episode in his
life, the disappointed political ambi
tion which started him on the down
ward financial path.
Jones' served as Lieutenant Governor
with David B. H11L when the latter
was the Democratic boss of the state.
At that time Jones was politically pow
erful in the Mohawk Valley counties,
and It is said that Hill had promised
him that he should be given the next
nomination for Governor. In the last
year of his term Hill was elected United
States Senator. Jones expected that
Hill would resign as Governor, per
mitting Jones to hold office for the
better part of the year, from March 4
to December JL Hill was not anxious
to have a rival, and feared that if
Jones held sway at Albany he might
be formidable at tbe next convention,
and -Hill' had already made a promise
to nominate Roawell P. Flower for
Governor. To curb Jones. Hill held on
as Governor, explaining that as Con
gress did not meet until December his
services at Washington were not need
ed. Jones protested, but was over
ruled. The convention met and named
Flower, Jones, who was a candidate In
defiance of the organization, receiving
only a few scattering votes. His in
surgency angered Hill Just the same,
and he told his intimates that he would
not give Jones the satisfaction of being
Governor, even for a day. Then Hill
held onto the two offices, and inci
dentally the two salaries, until Flower
qualified. It was a bitter blow to
Jones, and he neglected business for
politics, trying vainly to undermine
Hill. His efforts did not meet with
success, but the resulting neglect of
business led to heavy financial losses
from which he never recovered.
Garden's Pnsalna Evident.
' The passing of Madison Square Gar
den is made evident by the announce
ment that the National Automobile
Show will be staged at the Grand Cen.
tral Palace during the week of Jan
uary 1 next. It will be under the
auspices of the Automobile Chamber of
Commerce. The exhibits will occupy
four floors in the big building.
Automobiles will occupy the first and
second floors, and such of tbe third
floor as la not needed for the display
of cars, while the fourth floor will be
devoted to the needs of the Motor and
Accessory Association.
Financiers show satisfaction in the
August dividend checks, which show a
marked increase over the amount
handed out a year ago.
A total of 19,608.908 has been dis
bursed by 37 railroad, industrial and
public utility corporations. The total
payments are $727,353 in excess of
those distributed on the same day last
year.
It is pointed out, however, that these
are only a few selected companies. Dur
ing the entire month of August about
$110,000,000 is scheduled for payment in
interest and payment, and no compari
sons with last year have been made on
this amount. In a number of cases, it
Is said, there have been big declines.
Still It is best to be cheerful over some
things, and Wall Street grasps at any
hopeful straws these gloomy days.
The New Zealand Farmers' Union asks
government aid tor procuring more laborers,
more than 6000 workera blng needed.
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