Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-06-11
ONE GENT



This is the latest and most approved
method of getting thin
at won't do you the least bit of good,
though. declared a pretty Drexel boule-
ward brunette. whose black eyes shone
almost as brightly as the big diamonds
that scintillated in her ears, unless you
follow a strict dietary. Why, l laid off
30 pounds OF flesh into intangible no.
where last winter in six weeks.
"Did you starve it orr asked the
writer.
@Starveg No, indeed | just dieted.
had all needed to eat, but not every
thing wanted. ate three times day
as regular rs clockwork, and fruit-all /
wanted, too-between meals. / had a
glass of wine at bedtime, but, oh. dear
me, couldn't have drink of water all
day long. But you know il You eat an
apple or pear or something you don't
feel thirsty.
"What food did you take at meals2"
Mornings just cup of tea or coffee,
with cream, but no sugar, one slice OF
bread or toast without butter, and fruit
AT noon had. soup. one kind of lean
meat-no pork-one slice of bread, one
or two kinds of light vegetables-no po-
tatoes; oh, never potatoesi The potato
is the arch enemy of the fat. had fruit
and cup of tea or coffee for dessert.
AT supper ate two eggs, slice OF bread
or toast, fruit, and had cup of tea or
coffee. Goodnessl but / just ate fruit
the livelong day, though. read all the
books on training down, too, and what
Mr.. Sullivan does when he trains. and
did whatever / found out he did. |
think it would be splendid thing IL Mr..
Sullivan would go around and deliver
lectures on his system of training down.
"But, as / said, / made myself 50
pounds lighter last winter, and I'm going
to get myself down to 20-inch corset
before snow flies, and be comfortable in
it, too.
did you get your lost 80 pounds back
this summer"
"Oh, yes You see / went down to the
seashore and ran around to elam-bakes
and that sort of thing. kind of forgot
about my dietary and got switched off.
The first thing knew ] was eating but
ter and sweets and roasted new potatoes
and corn. Corn is dreadfully fattening.
Then I thought / might as well enjoy
myself all could and take. the winter
for working off my superhuous avoirdu-
pois. SO I've gone TO work again, and
I'm determined to be real sylph-like
creature by Easter time. - IChicago
Times.
THE OLD FASHIONED WAY TO GET THIN.
Peter the Great was once travelling in-
cognito in a part of Finland just con-
quered, where he was executing some
naval works He met an over-fat man,
who told him he was going to st. Peters
burg. "What for?" said the Czar. @To
consult doctor about my fat, which has
become very oppressive. do you
know any doctor there2" "No. "Then
! will give you word to my friend,
Prince Menschikoff, and he will intro
duce you to one of the emperor's ply
siciafs. /" The traveller went to the
princes house with the note; the answer
was not delayed; the next day, tied hands
and feet, the poor man was dragged off
on cart to the mines. Two years after
Peter the Great was visiting the mines;
he had forgotten the adventure OF the
over-fat man. when suddenly miner
threw down his pick, rushed up to him,
and fell at 'his feet crying: aGrace.
gracei what is il have done?" Peter
looked at him astonished, until he re-
membered the story, and said: @Oh, so
that is you; hope you are pleased with
me. Stand up How thin and slight
you have becomei You are quite de-
livered from your over-fat; it is first
rate cure Go, and remember that work
is the best antidote against your COM
plaintl"