1946-12-21 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1946.

• THE WORLD OF WOMEN Helena Rubinstein

CULTIVATE a 'HEALTH SENSE' You're

HOW NOT TO STAND

and

By PRUNELLA STACK

(Lady David Douglas-Hamilton).

Director of the Women's League of Health and Beauty TRUE health demands a har-from difcuties and restrictions mony of mind, body and But such depression is intensified if we adopt a negative rather than a spirit. This, in its turn, pollive attitude to life. entails a well-balanced life, Mind and body are so closely freedom for self-development inter-related that a cheerful outloui dally habits. s casential for permanent good sensible None of these is easy to th. The cultivation of the right

dally hablis an encourage such a achieve under modern civilised outlook and can become a trule conditions. But where there is which gives an added Interest and | develops un increased sense of well- a will there is a way.

being and happiness. Effort The whole trend of enlightened needed, of course, but effort which modern medlclue to-day is towards is well worth while in that it brings a positive health policy. It aims at about a reward in improved health the constructive cultivation of health and lestity, rather than the mere negative com-f batting of disease.

GOOD POSTURE

The success of this "positive health ONE of the most important of there policy" depends on a number of

man

daily habits which we should factors. Among the most Important: strive to attain is good posture. Unter-. are the provision of an adequate tutely modern urban life inilitates number of Health Centres, beter the artinetal sodium in compare

conditions under facilities for spórt and recreation of

the freedom with

of all kinds throughout the country; we live

in his natural more playing fields, swimming the comfure of an African native if he

state.

Picture the dis-

were called upon suddenly to breather the smoky fog of our cities, com- press his feet inta tight shoes, crouch all day at a desk.

gymnasia and so on.

HUMAN FACTOR

Can

bo

BUT

PUT the most vital element of all

Is the human factor. Until the Yet; in spite of unfavourable ordinary man or woman becomes conditions, right posture truly health conselous-that is, de-taught and bad posture altered, even velops a "health sense" which relies, fate in life, by the formation of to keep it, not un patent medicines correct daily habits. And children, but on the latent powers of a well-whose (race la n natural heritage trained and co-ordinated physique which should never be allowed to u truly healthy nation will never be delerinente, can be prevented from nchieved.

falling into the habits of faully

Many of us to-day are inclined to posture, which will Inter show them- be Jaded, depressed and continually selves in round shoulders, pleuri tired. This is the very natural re-chest, flat feet and their attendant sult of the strain of the war years,

Hils. and the disappointment when peace

DAILY PRACTICE

failed to bring plenty and a respite PELOW is advice on how to stand

AS

correctly. This should be practised every day until it becomes second nature. Waiting for the bus or queueing for the day's shopping are good opportunities.

AMERICAN GIRLS

ARE

ALL ALIKE

By Screen Star IDA LUPINO

Alt American girls, I

once

Conscious daily correction is the only sure way to improve posture, and at first it does

require self- discipline and determination. The

HOW TO STAND

slipping

if

YOU SAY TO YOUR CHILDREN. Mother knows best Stop asking questions Because

tell you....Ask Daddy... You'll know

when you're older.... You treat this house like a hotel.

YOU SAY TO YOUR HUSBAND.. You're Inle....You weren't like this when we first married.... For heaven's sake put that paper down...

It's such a fag getting into evening dreRN... - Don't mind me. I wish you

wouldn't sit there keeping calm.

YOU SAY TO YOUR BOSS 1 was held up in a traffle jam....I couldn't care less.... It's not my job to do that.

ANYONE SAYS TO YOU

I've always liked you in that.. Won't you miss your nap?.... You do remind me of my mother

Black is so slimming.....That does look comfortable....You must remember Clara Bow?

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BAC if bracelets best way is to try to remember it it away already cleaned; or clean it strengthen the armhole stitching.

Have. "I cleaned it you didn't put watches have for their Haing, and all through the day, and to pull one-yourself, removing greasy marke self up whenever one finds a ten-

dency to slouch or top. At first, to from the inside of the collar in part- stand correctly will seem a strain culnr-with tetrachloride. and wil

if the locar to be tiring,

but

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re-

of practice each day is gradually increased it will quire no effort of will. The body the bottom so

It's worth undoing the lining at will have got the "feel" of correct straight on to the wrong side of the that you can press pasture, and an important step along material. the road to fitness and most o pressing the elbows. They may That is one reason I make every valuable "healthy habit" will have be a bit baggy and shiny.

Give particular attention That was more than 10 years ago. effort when I was still in England. Then Recently I appeared

to vary

roles. been attained. my screen

in a period I came to America-specifienlly tv

Bronte

HOW TO STAND CORRECTLY picture ay

in Hollywood-to

Emily for sce

myself,Devotion." Then I was a among other things, whether it was club singer in "The Man I Love,"

night | TART at the foundation. First Next tackle the hip region-the true that every girl in America

study the photographs shown most important centre of control and currently 1 am looked like every other

a dowdy with this; then stand girl In and

before balance in the body. The "tummy" America. The

In B fact that

mountain girl in "Deep Valley.""

mirror with I was between, to be

no shoes

on should be slightly drawn in, and the clutching a fat movie contract

sure, I've played and observe your feet. Pince "tail" tucked under. Now lift the roles in which I conformed to the them hands

together and trembling

have my

the ribs out of the waist-line, which Was only

nccepted impression of the American weight evenly divided between them gives a feeling of poise to the whole incidental.

And no help me! It was true.

over the broadest part of the foot. body. Next flatten the shoulder- Next observe your should look straight forward, not wards

knees. They blades, pulling them down and to- towards each other, and the calves stretch the back of the neck and feel each other. And anally of the legs should meet. If

you have as though the crown of the head a tendency towards

bandy legs

were being pulled up to the c practise pulling your knees out wards and pressing your calves to gether. The muscles of the leg and font must become trained to this correct position. This can only be

in

movie star.

Well, now, if you'll excuse me I'll slip into my Lana Turner freck What's more, a few months Inter, and into my Myrna Loy slippers I looked in my mirror more closely fix my hair in an Ingrid Bergman than usual one gray morning and coiffure-and become Ida Lupino on made the disconcerting discovery the screen.--Associated Press, that I had become what is cheerily known as "the typical American girl."

had conformed. I guess it was inevitable.

The motion picture is a wonderful thing. Honestly it is. But I point an accusing finger (with red polish on the nail, of course) at the films for having made me and every other girl in America-either on or off screen-it the cinema standard of what an American girl to like.

SCARF FOR done by daily practice.

RIGHT-MINDED LITTLE GIRLS

Little girls in Britain have had a scarf created entirely for them this I applaud the standard all right, Christmas. On af white square with but I deplore the lock of indivi- border of bright blue or scarlet duality. And 1 don't blame the are tumbling all the things that movies entirely. It is the copying children

with-blocks play

and trait of the girls who sit in the alphabets and numbers; and inter- movie theatres that lends them to spersed with these designs, children do their hair like Ann Sheridan, are depleted-running, riding bicy- paint their lips like Joan Crawford.cles. rolling hoops, bouncing blr of balloons along an imaginary street

alled with tempting shops.

and requiro

Bette Davis.

the

mannerisms

the

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the other hand, there will doubtless tragedy of a race of attractive, in-be the occasional small girl who is telligent women moulding into one born to be a dramatic critic, like the glamorous pattern that ought to be child who, being offered recently one broken by the Individuatistic ex-cf these acurves, scathingly. 145 pression

that

actually exists in haven't got a bicycle and I think American women.

hoops are allly. However, her Furthermore, with tho far-mother bought it for herself and reaching influence of the pictures, reports that her own contemporaries which are shown in virtually, every. think it churning..

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