1941-02-27 — Page 43

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 27, 1941.

Bringing Up Father

YOU MUST GO RIGHT IN AN' THANK UNCLE VICGS- HE BOUGHT YOU YOUR SCHOOL BOOKS AND IS

PAYING FOR YOUR PIANO LESSONS -

OH-GEE-DID MY UNCLE JIGGS DO THAT FOR ME?

YES-YOU MUST GO ÌM AN' SHOW HIM HOW MUCH YOU APPRECIATE IT-

THERE HE 13- OD RIGHT IN-

PELL WAI*** HEDE -

ALL RIGHT-

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK-

By George MacManus

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A PAGE FOR WOMEN

Slim Thighs For Summer Beauty

The the month to begin you figure refashioning programme il you want to look svelt in canly summer clothes and later, ravish- ing in a bathing suit! One cannot expect to whittle down inches in a week or two it requires dil- gent dady exercising and a stern will regarding one's foot.

While heavy thighs can often be drguised with clothes chosen to mimuse them, a bathing suit Inevitably reveals their true mea- surements! So begin now to work off that "thigh-bulge" which is so unlovely.

These exercises will. if prac- ticed daily without fail, reduce Your thighs and Will give you body greater flexibilty.

On The Mat You Get!

BACK LYING, ALTERNATE LEG CIRCLING

on

Holding onto the sides of her exercising mat, this young lady is SWINGING EXERCISE, de- your practising the ALTERNATE LEG

back, arm, a sides. Raise right scribed in to day's column. She desires slim hips for a new tailleur

Jeg and curle it out to the right seven times. in a wide circle. Bring it back to original position and raise left leg. Circle it out Keeping knees straight swing right lie flat on the flour on your back toward the lent in a wide circle leg back and forward as a clock and rest a moment or two before

You will find | beginning the next exercise. several times. Alternate legs in pendulum swings.

toward the right this fashion five times each. Rest that you twist and repeat, or du another exercise ul your

Swing your and then repeat this one.

leg as high as possible in each di- Rest for a moment. Then STANDING, ALTERNATE LEG | twist toward the left and swing SWINGING:

the same manner. Stand erect grasping the left leg in the back of straight chair. Five times for each leg, and then swing

a

rection.

waist.

Dowager's Hump

When someone called that pad¦eircular movement-keeping your of flesh which forms at the base of hands on shoulder bones. You the neck, if one's posture is poor, should feel a great release of ten-

the

of base

neck a dowager's hump, it was rightlysion at

named.

For nothing can age it

woman's appearance so much as

that

. it adds ten years to any woman's agu.

A dowager's hump comes pri- marily from poor posture. Very young girls acquire one if they

slump when they walk and sit. It doesn't take long for a roll of flesh to form high on the shoulders, but it takes ages for it to be massaged away or exercised away!

The business woman is very likely to acquire a dowager's hump unwittingly, by sitting long hours ] over a desk or typewriter in a cramped position. To prevent it from forming one should get up several times a day and go through a few simple corrective movements to relieve the tenseness around the neck and shoulders. If you work in an office or factory, you could practice these movements in the ladies roomör during your lunch hour. Housewives should practice them about the middle of the morning.

These Correct Poor Posture

Try this simple movement right now. Drop your paper, sit erectly in your chair, draw in your ab- domen which automatically raises your chest. Now place your hands on your shoulder bones and raise elbows to shoulder level. Stretch neck upward and push head back so it is even with spine (not bent forward). Holding this position, force your elbows back as far as possible and then forward in

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and

This diligent beauty demon. strates tho ARM SWINGING ARM BENDING EXERCISE

*** described to-day-as

THE FAMOUS SCISSORS, Lie on your exercising on your side mat. (If you have no mat use a mattress on the floor or hang on to a heavy bit of furniture as you Your head your legs). should be resting on your left arm. Your left hand should grasp the top of the mattress or a piece of heavy furniture. Then raise both legs in the air and scissor them backward and forward as rapidly in rhythm as you can. Keep them in the air until you feel strained, then rest them on the floor, turn over on your other side and re- peat exercise.

This scissor movement is one of the best for thigh reducing and It is dificult to leg refashioning. do if you are not limber, so take it easy at first.

around your shoulder blade area. This one exercise may be done while you sit at your desk or table without attracting too much eom- ment!

The three following movements are the fifth of the series pre- sented through the courtesy of the American Woman's Associa- tion:

ARM CIRCLING: Sits on edge of straight chair. Raise arms to shoulder level, hands at chest, palms down as if ready to do the breast stroke in swimming. Make a small circle with arms, forward, up and back. 5 to 10 times; rest and repeat.

ARM SWINGING AND ARM BENDING: Stand erect with feet slightly apart, arms hanging with hands crossed in front of body. This exercise is done to 4 counts. Count 1 - fling arms up and back Count 2—bring arms down to first position. Count 3 - raise arms to bent bent position at chest. Count 4 -lower arms to original crossed position. Repeat slowly until you' get rhythm then do rapidly 15 or 20 times..

PRONE LYING. HEAD AND SHOULDER RAISING: Lio face downward, hands clasped behind back. Raise head and shoulders off floor pulling hands toward heels, keeping head straight, chin in. Relax and repeat 15 to 20 umes..

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