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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 24, 1987

Your Figure Through The Looking Glass

Roman Stripes

So popular are stripes that love- ly Diana Gibson selects this charm- ing sports dress made of heavy white sports silk with a wide band of the bright stripes joining the blouse and the skirt. The actress' blouse fastens with colourful strip- ed buttons.

The average the best way figure proble weighing brow, really la look

grim

to step on to with

there is

exercise

will tend to tone up the muscles and ed disperse the fat. For a neck that is shertoo fat or inclined to be scraggy do

the following exercise.

Lean the head over to the right aside and place the left hand against Bethe left side of the head to the left veral essential foods out of her diet side, and lift it against pressure of She wearies herself with exercises the hand. Reverse, bending the that she loathes; starves until her head to the left side, and lift it nerves are in rags and tatters, and against the pressure of the right finally, when she becomes unbear hand. Do this ten times each side. able to herself and everyone around Next, bend the head forward. her, she succranbe to the pangs of clasp the hands behind the head and indulges in an orgy of car raise the head against the pressure rates and decides that her of the hands. Then bend the head ises. more tiresome

than backwards, place the hands under are fective The trouble then starts the chin and bend the head forward all over again.

against the pressure of the hands. This exercise is preceded by a good massage with almond off or skin food containing almonds.

Study Your Points

AN.

Straight Backed Chair

►

The most sensible way of dealing steer with figure problems is to clear of the weighing machine and tape measure, but to study yourself

An exercise for the bust that will carefully at every angle in a good improve the upper arms. Clasp the full-length mirror. Make a note of hands in front of the chest, holding the following points: Is your posthe elbows as high as possible and ture good; do you stand well; do interlacing the fingers, and press the you walk gracefully, do you hold palms together as tightly as pos your head well, or does it poke for sible, relax, keeping the elbows quite ward; is your neck too thin or too high all the time. Do this for two fat, is there a lump on the back of minutes.

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your neck, are your shoulders For the stomach and abdomen, sit rounded or fiat; is your bust as you fon a stool or hard rather low chair, would like it; is your waist too fat shoulders well back, head erect is your tummy flat, does your spine Turn the body as far to the left as curve in and give you a sway-back possible and bend, turn back as far figure, or are you too plump round to the right as possible and bend the hips; are the

shapely, too thighs too phup Do this twenty times each way.

ar thin; are arms and legs For legs and thighs do the follow-

or too thin?

ing exercise. Sit in a straight case, backed chair with your right leg

the crossed over your left knee, keeping, Con-

your foot straight out in front of If

you, and rotate your foot to right

Having diagnosed your own the next thing is to discover best treatment for yourself. sider the question of exercises. any given exercise is so strenuous and left. that it tires you, then more harm than good is done. If the exercise bores you, then you are doing it badly and it is useless.

The S. S. President Hoover will arrive in Hong Kong at 7 am. ont Thursday, August 26, and is schedul- ed-to sail for Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, San Francisco and Los Angeles at 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 28.

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BANISHES SKIN

Breathing Most Important

proves

Clever Ideas

·· Blande – screen -> Grable takes - advantag bolere fashions- to black linen over a white lines sports frock The little rounded bolero is lined with white. The sleeves of the dress are ent-on the bigs so they fall in casual puffs in peasant style.

with the hammer. It will cut its own way cleanly through the wood without a chance of a-split-

FOR NEW BAKING-TINS: Be- The most important exercise and TO POLISH TABLES: Did you one which every woman should prae- know that vinegar and olive oil put fore using the new baking-tie, place This im-ja splendid shine on table-tops? Apit in the oven with a layer of bran tise is correct breathing.

the posture, develops the ply the vinegar all over the top on a Leave until the bran is dry, and you bust, makes you hold your shoulders soft cloth, then rub in olive oil along will Ind thereafter that the contents

This also preserves the of the tin will not stick. back and keep the stomach and ab-the grain. domen flat, and keeps the waist wood, and ensures against warping slim, as well as preventing the ten-and cracking. dency to hollow back. The best breathing exercise is one recom-

The S. S. President McKinley will arrive in Hong Kong from

HAMMERING HINT: If you are Manila at 7 2.m on Saturday,

mended by a famous specialist. It can hammering a nail into a

be done lying in bed or on the floor. wood that seems liable to Mece of Augtist 28, and wil sail for Shang-

split,

In either case there should be en-blunt the point of the nail a ough cushions to support the body

at an angle of 45 degrees.

Lie straight, with your shoulders

well back, hands placed on the sides of your lower ribs Breathe through your nose, and you will feel the low-

TROUBLES!er ribs expanding strongly. Keep

first hai, Japan, Victoria and Seattle little) 4,30 pm the same day,

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leighteen times.

She-ko is an aromatic, antiseptic, Next breathe in three : distinct curative ointment of the

ficacy.

movements, expanding hte lower She-ko is equally good for skin ribs with each breath. troubles, eczema, ringworm, itch, get breath out by contracting the abdo- and dry sores, piles, or for injuries, minal wall- Do this eighteen times. cuts, burns, scratches, scalds brui

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muscles

by the

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Once you have learnt to do this you will find yourself automatically breathing correctly all the time.

For The Neckline

y carried out,