Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-27

| vary existence. Physical exertlon works on
| saperiiuons flesh. In consequence OF the de-
prlTation OF exercise conyicts usually grow Tat
IN prison. Compliance is almost unknown
| among professional dancers and gymnasts and
| among the Arabs and other nomadic tribes.
| zeal m Containers are never unduly fat. and
Wild animals are always lean. because they live
| IN state Of constant movement Do not
initiate them. but rather the lazy lap dog which
| sleeps much and eats more OF dainty, sugared
| little tidbits
| those who would be fat Their exercise should
be gentle and passive riding rather than walk
| ing, they should be ''wall fowers' in the ball
room and observers at the skating rink aud
swimming pools IL you would increase your
adiposity let the street car which is q few PAGES
Of, so past without you. Quietly and con-
| tentedly wait for the next one. Patronize the
time.
Never battle in water hot enough 10 cause
perspiration. Keep cool, for the mind has
much to do with getting fat. ~ well ~ in other
matters. All the old time proverbs upon this
subject refer to the mind more than 10 the
body, such a. Laugh and grow fat" Eat.
drink and be merry, not walk, jump. run and
| row and grow fat, but laugh and sleep. Sleep
all yen can and cultivate the practice OF taking
forty winks anywhere and everywhere. Above
all, do not lie awake or pace the foor o
nights worrying about things. Let the other
Finally. drink no ice water Drink % little
water as possible. You will be surprised to
md how small a quantity is really required to
satisfy the thirst. Water increases the size by
DioatihG the body. Lager acts measursbly In
ae sal,e way, Inc increase caused BY 1t is not
w uo1i'ny hesh.
FAT AND FAIR AFTER FoRrr.
II is hardly possible TO give any idea Of inst
| how long /. will take In sa,tar . n.r.on ~hl.
fol,o~;nn ou, an. - =, -,
e ~, ' 0' nere i~io ooSn, Ms eth-
oei"eu' anu mercury amer so In individuaiA
One may have an inherited tendency to CORFU
| lence and fatten speedily while all efforts will
seem 10 fall with those TO whom leanness is n
blrthiight. Nevertheless, a certain degree Of
piumpness can, IN the long run. be acquired by
any one who perseveres in the diet and adopts
the suggestions here given.
Only two things can be positively stated
about the fattening process. The fret il that
women are more disposed to corpulence than
men because men lead, as q rule more active
outdoor lives than women. The second is that
| after forty-when every one is said to be either
80, iooi or q uoc'or-Do'h sexes take on nesh
A little attention 20 &c. r,,h r,. .;,,o.
| to increase or decrease the appearance of the
real bulk, should he given by those afflicted
WITH adiposity or the reverse. In consuming
In, , ,ra. n"'e .l1 sa.antaee over the iaS
pantaloons and large EASY ATTN, co.t. The
skeleton dude" whose face is not gaunt,
padded about the chest and shoulders so thar
he appears only little thinner than the rest
of mankind and not the Giving skeleton" he ia
really.
No such devices will conceal the too annie
proportions Of the fat man. who should never
wear a dress coat clawbammer hut a frock
coat of rather easy fit and buttoned ali the wnv
down. No matter il TIGHT trousers are the
mode his should ALWAYS be somewhat wide.
Too lightly fitting clothes are an abomina-
with servile subseZyienee to prevailing FASH
ions, attire themselves in gowns &c. expressly
designed to hide the deficiencies of thin wonen.
For the modes OF the last fifteen wears We are
indebted to two women. both lean, one extra
ordinarily so-the actress Sarah Bernhardt,
the other the Princess of Wales whose neck il
lis said, is SO long and slender as to resemble
giraffe s. Hence all these elaborate throat
frilis and furbeloMs which are i'm vogue nova
days give AN adipose woman the appearance of
having her head seated directly upon her
| shoulders.
EERSu.Rpr's .wr,-, ppspoxs,puv
puh,. -
Is as e'ea. genius III oeVising
costumes as sue Is IN acting, but her ingenuity
| Is entirely expended in irving TO deceive the
eve AZ 10 her ,binness To h;,. 10, All ill.,
,r,,s L. ;,,.u-,.. ~ -
'e "ii"A'eu siose TEACH
ing 10 The shoulder. 10 her marrow shoulders
f; we owe the hideous leg omutton sleeve, and to
hSi Aoi5. 6auHt iilnDs anu sktietOn frame
generally are due the Thousand and one yaria-
| tI1ns IN draped skirts that have been rushed an
and out OF fashion for the last dozen or more
wears. We have to thank her for the hustle
an mp draperles One monstrosity alone she
has spared as-the hoop skirt.
"ltn all her strivings after the appearance
OF pllmpness Sarah has novel ideas ana eye
" inc graceful ana beautiful, but her creations
are numerous when worn without modification
ny women whose too solid nesh VIII not melt
nor DC squeezed out OF sight by tight lacing.
what picture squat, podgy woman looks
atured IN the fashions of this year of our Lord,
ls9l The Short full Medici cloak, which, fall
o JUG. ~" .ne Waist me- cuts tiie form IN
peasants short cown ,,aatinC al sha.,a,i
| ing the line of the form. when the souent for
effect should be long, sweeping and unbroken.
Inc present manner Of draping the skirt is
phsn a .be graeeai on .nshs nsare. but
wrinkle over the hroaJ .rnansa ~ ,ha h;,,s %
a stout woman the width pf a,,t il sncaIS,s -
ANYTHING but nI.asiny All 81 fuiInsss - IL
skirt and necessarily all the ue;cb, 10 ,nassnS
at the back. no that with the Iength :, !. hard
| for ,he obese woman 10 VII a. oil Ia
| tight Iorc srmor-lik. viz, ,.,c,s.s -. ,;, .
| wise. hindering her breathinc went in ,as,,s
| The Immense sbonIder sbea-s almost anniia =,
| looks her already "a worIa too Viz, shoniN
| ders
Only more nrbecom;,o 70 fru s,,rro. ,,,.,,
| the Nedici cIoal ia tbe Nil; arI,nr -
reaches 10 The e.rs Hat ara ,oa "a. 80
| -, "a =. VIZ m'eo Va