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clastic steps of the older
people of the day can be
attributed in a measure
at least to their partici
pation in the dancing
furor which is attract
ing so much attention
and comment. Fresh complexions and ani
mated bodies and minds can be credited to
the same cause.
That dancing is most beneficial cannot be
denied. It promotes health and- happiness
to every one from 6 years of age to 60. I
have asked the oldest and the youngest why '
they danced and the replies are always the
same- "Because I love it."
There is no question as to the benefits de
rived from dancing the modern dances when
moderation is exercised. All must gain in
suppleness, firmness of muscle and strength
of hone. Certainly grace of carriage follows
the dancing habit.
I have known women suffering from in
somnia who were cured in a week by dancing
an hour -or two in the afternoon and an hour
in the evening.
They will point out to you the virtues of
dancing from that point of view. Men and
women who sit in offices all day can find more
pleasure and exercise in dancing a few hours
in tlTe evening than in trapping the streets.
The social part othe game appeals to every
one alike. That is exemplified by the strange
couples one sees dancing in every ballroom.
Where one sees half a dozen perfectly
matched couples dancing in harmony of size,
weight and appearance one sees hundreds
who are ill-matched.
There is the fat old lady who is guided
around the floor by a stripling of a boy, prob
ably her solicitous grandson. You will see a
couple wlvo have taken lessons from the local
teacher and can only dance a few steps,
laboriously stalking around the room audibly
counting "One, two, one, two, three." You may
see a verv fat. perspiring man violently flying
around with a slip of a girl. An overtall man
invariably picks out the tiniest and pudgiest
of girls, so that when he dances he looks like
a crescent. You will see the couple who al
ways dance together do astonishing steps,
all out of their own heads, and others who
mistake exaggeration for grace. There it al
ways the sweet-natured woman who denies
herself good partners to make some stiff
legged man think he can be a dancer, and last
but not least there is the worst dancer in the
room, who insists upon dancing every dance
and wants to teach each partner he has the
latest steps in his own peculiar way of danc
ing them. And they are all happy.
The happiness derived from dancing is
sufficient reward in itself, aside from the ben
efits received physically. Like everything
that becomes a popular fad, it is overdone in
manv cases. The rules are all alike, but the
abuses are what cause prejudice and con
demnation. m
Moderation is one of the most important
rules for life and happiness, and should be
exercised at all times. But "you cannot put
old heads upon young shoulders," nor sensible
heads upon old shoulders in many cases. The
good in things must suffer for the bad or the
ignorance of a few persons.
Dancing was never intended to be other
than enjoyable and beneficial to the senses
in their highest refinement.
It will continue to remain in vogue for
years to come, for the pleasure it gives as
well as the benefits. Anything that carries
so much grace of movement and diverting
.interest cannot be obliterated by unreason
able prejudice.
If a man knows he is young enough to
dance he feels he is young enough to be
active in other directions. And when a
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A HERE is no question as to
the benefits derived from
dancing the modern dances
when moderation is exercised.
All must gain in suppleness,
firmness of muscle and grace of
carriage
woman reaches the same conviction she se
cures a new lease of life and usefulness.
Dancing is putting elasticity into the step
of the older men and women. It is coloring
their cheeks with the tints of youth. It is
sending new red blood coursing through
their veins. It is making them happy and
adding to the happiness of others.
Mothers and fathers, grandmothers and
grandfathers need no longer timidly ap
proach the subject of dancing. They are
proving that age has not settled on them
and they are welcomed back to youth.
The eyes should sparkle and the cheeks
JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19, WIS.
TOE,
V Vl Lillian Russell's
V v Beauty Answers
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glow with color until death. It is not neces
sary to wither away, dry up and become a
wall flower. Be up with the times, keep
active and you keep young in thought and
deed.
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ANNETTE You probably refer to the
French eyebrow tonic, which is made
from one ounce of yellow vaseline and eight
drops each of oils of lavender and rosemary.
Place a drop of this on an eyebj-ow brush
and apply to the brows after washing the
face, smoothing them carefully: Do not use
this upon the lashes. Melted yellow vase
line applied at night with a tiny camel's-hair
brush is best for them.
SUZANNE Try taking a teaspoonful of
the best olive oil half an hour before
breakfast each morning and the same amount
hah' an hour after the la-t meal you eat in the
day This you will find effective for the
liver spots on the face, but you must le very
persistent in the treatment. After a few
months your liver will begin to act properK .
your skin will be clear and your health other
wise improved. You will also find beneficial
the unsweetened juice of a lemon taken in a
glass of water every morning before break
fast. Drink quantities of cooi-w ater between
meals.
IRENE D. Steep one ounce of tea in a cup
of boiling water, then let it 6ttle and
strain ; add one dram borax, two ounces rose
water, one and one-halt ounces glycerin, one
pint bay rum and one-quarter ounce canthar
ides. Mix thoroughly and use daily.
Copyright 1915, by Lillian Roell.
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