WATCH HOW SHE SITS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 3 January 1924, Page 3

WATCH HOW SHE SITS.

A CHAIIACTEII TEST

Have you ever noticed the niannei in whicii vaiiouii types ol girls dispose of their legs when they bib down:' says a wiu-er man exchange. It tells you even more about them than tiie kind of shoes they wear; for footwear uepenus lai-geiy upon tlie state of one's peic^onai e^.cnt:4u«r —wueieas legs are legs whether y'uu're rich or poor, and much is .siiov.n by the placing or them (states a writer in an English exchange). Look at that woman with her leo-s tucked in almost out of sight—knees •lose together, feet drawn back side by side. She's a timid little soul, pathetically anxious not to give trouble and apt to think less of herself than anyone should. ' She s kindness itself, but inclined to be morbid. The woman next to her also has her legs drawn backwards, but her ankles are crossed comfortably somewhere under the seat. She, too, is a retiring personality, but she gets a good deal of quiet pleasure out of life, and has more self-confidence than you'd think. She's easy-go*ing, and it takes little to please her. Farther along sits someone with both legs stretched out luxuriously in front of her. Don't trouble to study her face. I can tell you just what "she's like. A lover of comfort, but thoughtless of other people's convenience so. long as her own ease is assured. A jolly pal, for she has no affectation, and is, always ready for an adventure of not too energetic a kind; but you'll often find her selfish with the selfishness that comes from sheer lack of appreciation of the other person s point of view. I Here's a girl .sitting with knees well apart and feet turned in anyhow, fane's one of those almost uncannily unself-conscious people who attract by their refreshing spontaneity and good humour. But, oh, she can hurt your feelings dreadfully, never meaning to do so—for she's not a bit sensitive herself, and she makes the most tactless remarks from time to time. She's *. good sound friend, but you mustn't expect from her too much sympathy in your "finer" feelings—she's not a bit artistic or poetical, only honest and unaffected. In comes the girl who sits down and immediately crosses her knees in c. perfectly uncompromising fashion. She doesn't give a downward glance to see if she's showing too much stocking— she doesn't care if she is, for she has boundless self-confidence and "cheek." You may find her self-assertive if you're a nice girl—hut for ,men she keeps her nicest side, and those who like her, like her very, very much—the rest say she's "not their style." If she had shown the smallest compunction as to exhibiting her calves— given a hitch to her skirt, or altered her position slightly—l should say that she was a rather different type of girl—a girl with natural tact, reasoning power, just the right amount of self-consciousness, and with a genuine desire to please. People who cross ' their knees are generally good company, being broad-minded, rather argumentative, and fond of fun. They aren't hyper-sensitive, and will readily join in a joke against themselves. What about the woman with crossed ankles so neatly disposed in front of her? She is orderly, precise, and not easily roused. Her temper is excellent, but she's a little too restrained and conventional to be much fun. I rather prefer the woman who twists her ankles one around the other; she's a whimsical, emotional, rather unreliable soul, but not easily shocked, and ' very anxious to make things smooth for everybody. j You may say, "Well, I sit in all I those different positions at different times, so there can't be anything in '.t really.' 0 But we're such mixtures, t.h«i.t I tbivik you'll agree with me that it's possible to reflect ahnost all the characteristics I've described in certain moods —and- still remain only one person. And, according to the meod, so I think you'll place your feet.