How Some Girls Walk.
Why is it that our young ladies do not know how to walk ? Look ! here comes one with her head pitched forward, her hands swinging ungracefully by her side, her feet scuffling the walk, and altogether presenting an appearance quite unbecoming one of America's lovely daughters, charming in all else, perhaps, but oh, such a gait ! The next one walks with a jerk, her feet and lower part of her body having started on a race with her head to see which will get there first. The consequence is that for every step forward she comes part way back with a jerk. Her sister follows twitching ungracefully from side to side, rolling from one foot to the other like a sailor in mid-ocean, only he has some excuse and she has not. The arms usually follow, but in opposite directions. The body of the next one makes a perfect how, baok bent, head forward, and head trying to catch up. Not one with the firm, graceful step, erect head, straight shoulders, easy arms and hands, to be acquired by sufficient ambition and determination to present a dignified carriage. When will de- ' portment be taught in our schools ?—Kingston Freeman.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 932, 10 January 1890, Page 5
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