How to Sleep Gracefnlly.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 92, 7 March 1885, Page 5

How to Sleep Gracefnlly.

In Cincinnati there is an academy in which among other accomplishments, young ladies are taught the art of sleeping gracefully. One of the fair professors explained the course of instruction to a reporter as follows : — "Did you ever consider that one third of your time is, or ought to be, spent in sleep ? And if you did, it is highly improbable that you have had a thought as to how you looked when sleeping. Well, it doesn't make so much difference in a man, perhaps, but a girl owes it to herself to be at all times as handsome as she can, irrespective of her natural expectation to becoming a wife. Therefore I have introduced the study of slumbrous comeliness. The main fault to be corrected is that of sleeping with the mouth open. Very many girls do it. It is a habit carelessly acquired but often hard to eradicate. Dreadfully unfeminine snoring is a consequence, I teach my girls to close their lips snugly before dropping asleep, and to avoid throwing their heads too far back on the pillow, so that their mouths won't fall open as soon as the muscles are relaxed. I conjure them, too, to prepare a toilet for the bed as careful, though less elaborate than that for the day. Their night-clothes should be neat well-fitting and adapted to their individuality. They should regard a nightcap with horror. Their hair should not be unbecomingly done up in a tight knot, but adjusted with a view to both comfort and presentability. Their poses on their couch should no more be awkward than those of their waking hours, and I instruct them to so habituate themselves to gracefulness in bed that it will become instinctive. That's about all there is of the system.