News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-17
DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH.
How She Reduced Her Weight from over
200 to 14O Pounds in Two Years.

How She Reduced Her Weight from over
200 to 14O Pounds in Two Years.
Neither the good clothes nor the coat
of-arms worn by the Duchess OF MARI
borough have interested the ladies' OF
New York as much as the slender pro-
nortions of her figure. At her tirst pub
lie appearance in the Metropolitan Opera
house. the night Nine. Patti made her
debut, an exclamation of astonishmene
ran around the horseshoe.
sHow slight!'
ga perfect thoroughbred!
s.What has she dore?'
"Where is her flesh?' is a sample OF
the wondering inquiry that passed from
critic to critic.
The duchess is slight and perfect
thoroughbred in bearing and outline; her
flesh has vanished, and the things she has
done, or rather the things she has re-
Trained from doing, entitle her to be
classed among the heroines of society.
When she married the Duke of MARI
borough she was more than plump. She
| filed out every crease and wrinkle that
| escaped her bodice maker; her breath
was short, her step considerably heavier
than the rustic of angels wings and the
slightest exertion distressed her.
She consulted an uptown adlpose doc
tor. who. after a careful diagnosis, pro-
no11nced her case chronic. Then she was
plain Mrs Hamersley, but very pretty
woman predisposed to take up consider
able room in the world.
sI,ady Jane" the doctor informed her,
) twas shadowy by comparison to her pos
, sibilities."
This revelation Mortified the pretty
, widow. who at once offered superior
financial inducement and pledged herself
! to carry out infinitely whatever prescrlp-
ton he warranted to relieve her. A bar
: pain was closed and the treatment began
4 at once and has been religiously adhered
to ever since.
s Here are some of the restrictions:
: Not a morsel of bread, cake, rolls or
:. pastry.
o No tea. coffee, chocolate or sweet WINE
d No potatoes, peas, rice, carrots, tur-
e nips, macaroni, cheese, butter, cream,
O custard, jellies or sweets.
Not drop of ice water.
, No warm baths.
6 No flannel, and only enough clothing
:, to keep from taking cold.
= No bedroom heat.
u Not drop of any liquid food at meals.
e In place of bread she had fruit, a sec
ie ton of apple or orange, some fresh
le grapes, berries, cherries or stewed frul1
IS being used where ordinarily one Graves
y a bit of bread or swallow of water
ct Her diet was limited to two meals day
lie breakfast at 10 and dinner at Z, with the
ID following bill of fare to select from
te Rare, lean meats, game and poultry, sot
p boiled eggs, sea foods, toast, lettuce
ts spinach, celery, crosses, fruits.
,o She had half gallon of hot water u
- drink every day, with lemon juice in
to take away the flat taste. Cold waite
y was denied her. She was even forced t.
forego the luxury of bathing in water
" in place of which she had sponge ant
rs vapor baths. Every few days she tool
ne fast, allowing the system to consum
lie the adipose tissue. While no limit wa
or put upon the pleasure of driving or rio
he ing, she was asked to select the roughest
in rockiest roads and to walk from five t
rs ten miles day in the open air.
,r. This practice of self denial the Duches
lv of Marlborough has persisted In for tn
, :" last two years, and today she is perhaI
n the handsomest woman OF her age 1
- New York society. She weighs abor
80 14O pounds, her eyes are bright, her con
all plexion is as clear and smooth as scho'
-ys girls, and she has the carriage of cad'
ny and the health of child of nature
get New York World.