The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-10
cnsd Kx. RaaY Cheeks.

"Just take good look at thai lady COM
ips out Cfths sTug htore." said q we'll
known shyalciRu 10 q reporter, at the same
time attracting HE attention to = beautiful
young lady OF Il or thTsabouts, as plump
aud rosy checked NJ only proper mode OF
living could make her. 5ha was the very
u cturs Of health, her proportions were ~ m
N stricsl from head 30 foot, and at glance
tha reporter Judged shs weighed about loo
p,uuds. She carried 6 small package in
her ssnd, and ~ che disappeared, The ply
stefan, continuing said: That girl IL NJ
pretty and .4,Ddsome Sc spy in town, her
paIcutS are aulcrg Tho vcaIthiest, all her
sshes fulfilled, ahc wants for uethins,
e-4d Jet she is ss miserable and unhappy ID
the soore;t WOMAN is the city,"
"S;me. love affair, of courps?" said the 70
porter.
"Ear irsn Il :" replied tbs N. D.; "she /,
engages sGG about 10 bscoms the wife to
the MAN Of her choice; but tho fact OF her
beirY slave 10 fashion renders her uo'
III 1t in as you say, she must surely
have nioaey enough TO move along WIN
the world 81 'a.aionH'
lyon don't mean to say. said the doctor,
"that you hyen't heard Of the lstest TANK
and lean cr,.zs row existing among fssh.
ionablr isdies7 No, Well, thsp. I'll tell
ven A great rumbsr OF the fair sex nova.
days, thole who ara as fnsly proportionsd
as the young lady have Just pointed cat
TO you, and with tbs Rush of hsalth upsn
their cheeks, consider themsslYes ont OF
fashion, for 10 be fa'hionaSls nowadays enc
must wegr 'lssn aud hungry look look
pale aud interesting. Those approaching
a reasonable degree Of svoidupOis. or tho
possessors Of rosy checks, are looked upon
az beipg vulgar aud not entitled to
tho honor and the distinction Of moving
IN the fashionable world. But to ro-
turn to the you1K lady who has inst LETT
the drug etor0. You must have noticed
the package she carried In her hand. The.
pound Of drugs put up for the purpose OF
reducing persona weight, at the ssme
time undermining the heath OF tbs brain-
less idiots foolish enough to take 1t. Ths
lady called at nay offics last week and
blsndiy asked me 70 wise her what course
she should pursu- mad what means sas
should employ 10 reduce her weight and
re- q owe the color OF roses from her checks
had Nerioua conversation with her.
yeinly snaesvoriBg to dissuads her from
the foolish courss she was shout to yutsue;
but il WAS Of 10 avail. Shs left my Office
highly Indignant, and said that she would
ncyOr consult me Again. then C. Led upga
the Young lady'a fa'hcr, who tried ~ talk
seriously to hia daughter, but l
hsvs 8iDcs asoertstntu thak Fnc
sitcd other physlciGus who gave her .he
necessary prescription, kuo" 81 sGmg
ladies il the city, married and single, who
don't stop at anything. Eating arse ic 8
40 old filling among the fair sex, but il has
lately been revived st fearful rate, Tor TO
gain their ends II is not necessary to DO tnin,
but pale. How long spch u craze generally
lasts there is no telling, it may coniRnefor
a season or two, and then the ~recka result
ing therefrom will sndeavor TO build theoa-
seiveN up again, but nine.tenths of them
will be hopelessly lost. sud good candidates
for the grave. tell you, sir, 1t is Wonsar'
ful to contemplate tho suff.riHes some wo.
men are willing to undergo Tor the sake OF
being fashionable. know that you are In
clined to doubt my assertions, out some day
when you have time to spare take walk
around drug stores and physicians oficeh
and You will find that have told you the
truth, without the least bit Of eIaggsrR-
ton, h-TCievsapd Herald.