The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-01-11
Good-By Rosy Ohseks-Plump Forms No
Longer Considered Fashionable.

Just lake look at that lady COM
ing out Of the drugstore, said well
known physician IL a reporter. at the
same time attracting his attention to a
beautiful young girl of q, or there
abouts rs plump and' rosy checked as
only proper mode of living could
make her. She was the very picture oil
health, her proportions were symmetri-
cal from head to foot, and from a
glance the reporter judged that she
weighed about $50 pounds. She. ear
ried small package in her hand. and
as she disappeared from view, the ply
stefan continuing, said: 'fhat girl is
as pretty and handsome As any in town,
her parents are among the wealthiest.
all her wishes are fulfilled. she wants
for nothing. and sill she is ~ miserable
and unhappy as the poorest woman in
the city.
Some love affair. of COURSE" said
the reporter.
Far from it, , replied the Nj. ID. ..Shc
is engaged aud about to become the
wife OF the man of her choice: but the
fact of her being slave to fashion rem
ders her unhappy"
'You don't mean to say" said the
doctor, .that you haven't heard Of the
latest lank and lean craze now existing
among fashionable ladies? No? Well.
then I'll tell you. A great number Of
the fair sex nowadays, those who are
as finely propurtiOned a. the young
lady just pointed out TO YOU. and with
the flush of health upon their cheeks.
consider themselves out OF fashion, for
to be fashionable nowadays one must
wear lean and hungry look. look
pale and interesting. Those approach
ing a reasonable amount Of avordupoiS
or the possessors of rosy cheeks are
looked upon rs being vulgar and not
entitled to the honor and distinction OF
moving in the fashionable world. But
to return to the young lady who has
just left the drug store. You must have
noticed tho package which she carried
in her hand; that was nothing more or
less than vile compound Of drugs, put
up for the purpose of reducing per-
sons weight, ut the same time under
mining the health of the brainless idiots
foolish enough to take it. The lady
called ut my Office last week and bland
ly asked me what course she should
pursue and what means she should en-
ploy to reduce her weight and remove
the color Of roses from her cheeks.
had a serious conversation with her.
vainly endeavoring to dissuade her
from the foolish course she was about
TO pursue; but il was of no avail and
she left my Office highly indignant. and
said she would never consult me again.
then called upon the young lady's IA
Their, who tried to talk seriously to his
daughter, but have since learned that
she consulted other physicians who
gave her the necessary prescription. I
know of some ladies i'll this city, mar
ried and single. who don't stop at any
thing. Eating arsenic is an old failing
among the lair sex. but il has lately
been revived at fearful rate. for to
gain their ends il is not only necessary
to be thin, but pale. How long such q
craze lasts there is no telling; it may
continue season or two. and then the
wrecks resulting therefrom will en-.
dcavor 10 build Themselves up again.
but nine-tenths OF them will be hope
lessly lost and good candidates for the
grave. tell You, sir, it is wonderful
to contemplate the sufterings some wo-
men are willing to undergo for the sake
of being fashionable. know that you
are inclined to doubt my assertions, but
some day, when you have the time to
spare, take walk around the drug
stores and physicians offices and you
will find that l have told you the .ruth
without the least bit OF exaggeration.