Figure Facts for the Fair Ones

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

199

Date Released

26 Mar 1925

Length of issue (in feet)

890

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

Pathe Intertitles - "A new method of bringing home to students the necessity for care of the figure is being used in certain girls’ Colleges in America - Contrasts are shown -"
"On entering College a "tracing" of the Student’s general posture is made -"
"These outline "records" induce the Student to recognize bad habits in posture and carriage -"
"Other faults are pointed out -"
"Mind you, Adam is just as bad - crouching positions bring rounded shoulders for him as well as Eve -"
"Frequently, the so-called "fashionable" pose is neither graceful nor heathful -"
"If only Eve removed the camouflage -"
"When she is 40 she’ll look like this -"
"So let us sit up straight, stand up straight and look the world straight in the eye!"

Researcher Comments

A short handwritten shot list is present in the Pathé boxfile.

Keywords

Women; Physical fitness and training

Written sources

J. Hammerton ‘For Ladies Only?' (Hastings, 2001) p126.
Pathe Eve 170-210 Boxfile Issue sheet

Credits:

Production Co.: British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

220

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