The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-11-21

growing thin. She is the first in.
stance on record of u woman who
fiett.d herself tat.
Very few ladies', of any size AT
all, who will tell how much they
weigh, aud she who does excites
the enemy of the rest, tor she IL
such "give away by comparison.
One honest lady, not so very large
looking, confessed, briole - number
of friends, to 100 ponnds. The
looks directed toward her by Others
well proportioned were simply mur.
drlous.
VANITY OF THE MALES.
Men are almost as had 'us the
weaker sex, in this respect. They
will acknoa ledge 200 pourds with
u .0Od grace, bnt alter that il is
well they are not under oath. One
handsome six.to0t bachelor (onar.
ried men don't care so much). varies
from 2l2 to 213, never more, aud
yet his hest friends wonl,l call 250
u light guess. Such is vanity!
Talking Vi comparisons of
weight, however, it is hardly tair
to judge one woman by another ;
they carry their fat so differently.
A woman with tleshy neck, AIMS
aud bust often has smaller exlremi.
ties than her lhlnner loOkiag sister
aud weighs less. A too large bust
is great annoyance, hence the piac
tice adopted by many of bathing
in diluted vinegar.
There are many Ways to get Thin,
all involving more or less work aud
annoyance, aml constant watchtul.
ness To Keep nff the flesh when
udce lost How much plraNnter
II is to try to get lat, and YET how
difficult Tor n thin person to accUm
plish. There is no necrssity %
curb The ap,etir in this eu,leavor.
On the contrary. is 1t given means
possible. An indulgence IN palaIa.
bic things to eat aud drink is per.
nittrd, and cultivation oi cheer.
ful feelings and happy indolence Is
absolutely imperative, and yet he
poor, thin creature gets thinner
still, problbly, rs one afflicted re.
marked, irom the etforI OF carrying
around good dinners.
LEAN WOMEN.
What u sad picture il conjured
by the expression, a lem wuman.
Referring Oncs more 10 Webster.
lean means, "wanIing fish, meag.
er, not fat; that part oi desh which
consists OF muscles without the
fat" Imagine u woman all lran,
meager. To call her thin is not
quite so awful, ami vel lhln means,
"haying little thickness or extent
from one surface to the op oSil-."
Picture her back aud chest he
tween your two hands. aud teel heI
of s.litile thickness" Slim an,
slender are better terms. No lad,
objects to being called slim, an,
slend-r briggs to MUD
"A lovely being, scarcely formed OF
nodded"
But it won't do for old maids OF
shrivclIrL matrons. However, thin
women get tue best of fat ones il
macy ways. They have such d
great advantage in walking, n,
sl,ortuess OF aiud. Then theil
cluIhes wear NJ much longer. am,
their hgures, with d little filling
ARE 80 much Younger looking. A
thin girl does u0t drplOrp the lacE
nt bust, ioi II is so easily supplied
Her greatest anxii, ls about hei
calves. Ii she can Gully cultivate n
good siz-'l ley she il happy, aud foi
!. this reason she treQurnts The ska
ting link, as skating IS s,lcDdiL
for the development OF The legs
One slim lady c"nti,lrd 10 friend
that after n spaton Uf the exercise
she ~as Obliged TO lay in u new
supply OF stockings. as her old
ones were tar too small.
WHAT is CONDUCIVE TO FLESH
To eat supper just before goinG
to he'd is great aid toward get
ting heshy. The foud Nd taken
goes all 10 fat. A nsp after eact
meal is also conducive to the saul,
great end, but gentle es-rcis'
should lie taken bel ween meals I,
promote appetite. Large doses u
fresh mir, avoidance Of ensiou
thoughts, entire cnnrentment viii
! ONES lot IN life, ones children, hu.
) baud, relatives and friends, CON
plete srlf-saiisfaaii0ll--all ARE c0n
+ duc1ye to the same great em
There IL one grrat advantage ds