Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
Good-By Rosy Oheeks-Plump Forms 40
Longer Considered Fashionable,

"Just take look at that lady COM,
Jag out of the drugstore, said q well
known physician to a reporter, at the
same time attracting his attention to
beautiful young girl of 2l, or there
abouts as plump and rosy checked as
only q proper mode: of living could
make her. She was the very picture of
health, her proportions were symmetri-
cal from head to foot, and from q
glance the reporter judged that she
weighed about $50 pounds. She car
ried a small package in her hand, and
as she disappeared from view, the ply
stefan continuing, said: '"Ihat 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 still she is as miserable
and unhappy as the poorest woman in
"Some love affair, Of course said
the reporter. ~
Far from it." replied the NJ. D. ''She
Is engaged and about to become the
wife of the man of her choice; but the
fact of her being slave to fashion rem
ders her unhappy" 8.
"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 proportioned as. 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 reasonable amount of avordupois
! or the possessors of rosy cheeks are
looked upon as 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
lust left the drug store. You musthave
| noticed the 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 q per-
sons weight, at the same time under
mining the health of the brainless idiots
foolish enough to- take it. The lady
called at my Office last week and bland
! " asked me what course she should
pursue and what means she should .em-
| ploy to reduce her weight and remove
| the color. of roses from her cheeks. ]
had a serious conversation with her,
vainly endcavoring to disslade her
from the foolish course she was about
| to pursue; but It was Of no avail and
| she left my office highly indignant, and
said shG.Would never consult me again.
| Isthen called upon the ysnng lady s fa4
Their, who tried to talk seriously to bis
daughter, but / have since learned that
| she consulted other physicians who
gave her the necessary prescription. |
know Of some ladies in this city, mar
ried and single, who don t stop at any
thing. Eating arsenic is an old failing
among the fair sex, but it has lately
been revived at fearful rate, for to
gain their ends it is not only necessary
| 70 be thin, but pale How long such 8
craze lasts there is no telling; it may
continue a season or two, and then the
wrecks resulting therefrom will en-
deavor to build themselves up again,
| but nine-tenths Of them viii be hope
lessly lost and good candidates for the
/ grave. I tell You. sir, il is wonderful
to contemplate the nHerings some Wo-
men are willing to undergo for the sake
az being fashionable I 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 ofices and you
will find that I have told you the truth
| without the least bit OF exaggeration.