The Portland daily press., 1892-02-25
THE MAN OF FASHION.
ue Should Have a Code Of Health to
Govern Him.
now, when and what to Drink and Est
HIS Morning Exercise = Follow tho
..EnSllsh style" - Some Wcll-
Known Men .sAround Town"
rcorYR1GHr, 1921

The man of fashion should have his
code Of health as he has his code of
ethics From October /, when society
takes up its town life, until the Lenten
days of rest, the strain on his brain,
nerve and muscle is constant, and the
vitality of the strongest man in the
world would be undermined in at least
two seasons unless rigorous system
for the preservation of health, coupled
with good deal Of self-abnegation, IS
followed. The duties of a man OF fasn-
ion involve his presence at innumerable
l.saffairs'' each season. The opera and
The assembly, the theater and the ball,
entail a necessary complement OF con-
,viVialitics. These tear down the society
imam.
ia his sleeping apartments the man OF
fashion must be q fresh-air crank. He
need not have at his tongues end the
number of cubic yards Of air that one
adnlt human being will poison in one
Incur, but he must know the value OF
bIeathing fresh, pnre air,or air as nearly
pure as the polluting city will permit,
while he sleeps, and to do this too,
without exposure to grip-breeding
ldxaughts.
IN the first PLACE, in selecting your
room, try and select one into which the
light of day will not pierce at too early
an hour. The man of fashion must
sleep at least eight hours and in that
time the restorative powers of the body
must be given tuli play. Ihere SnoIio
be absolute quiet and for this reason it
is advisable that the society man get as
far away as possible from the early
din of New YorlS's granite-paved
streets. 1t will be difficult matter to
secure proper ventilation for an inside
room, and that is why, in the selection
OF an apartment, the ventilating sys-
TEN of the whole house should be looked
into If it is compatible with the requi-
site of perfect quiet, the man of FASH
lion should make it a rule to have the
windows of his apartment open in cold
las well as in warm weather. 1t is not
necessary to sleep in cold atmosphere,
but it is necessary to sleep in one that
is pure, and for this reason you may
turn on your heater and get your room
as warm as you like it, but keep the
v indow open.
There is one thing above all others
that keeps the English man OF fashion
in such fine health. There has been no
specimen of ruddier manhood on Amer
sIcan soil in years than was brought to
notice in the person of Col. Vivian,
whose marriage to Mrs. Roberts oc-
Cured in New York recently. He is
an example of the physically
military gentleman and English man
sof fashion, and he himself says that his
2owerful physique and strong constitu-
don are but the result of the physical
raining that he has had since child
'hseod. This is told to emphasize the
tnteed of exercise on the part OF every
American society man.
Harvard and Yale have done much to
bring physical training into favor
among men of fashion. The sons of
Americas rich men do not outgrow the
love for athletics and outdoor sports ac-
iuuired in the 'snines," .'elevens' and
crews of those institutions. After grad
uation, although they no longer keep
up their football and baseball games,
they nevertheless continue exercising
to some extent, whether it be in bicy-
cling, tennis or riding. Many go in for
gymnastics, as the membership roll of
the Manhattan athletic club shows.
DR.. G. P. Linhart, the physical director
of that institution, has in his charge
number of sons of 1nillionaires and
prominent club men who take regular
weekly exercise under his supervision.
Dr.. Linhart has adopted the chart sys-
tenn of development first introduced by
Amherst and which has since been
adopted by Harvard and Yale. The idea
LOT this charting system is to keep
progressive record OF mans develop
l1nent SO that at any given time it may be
Iascertained jnst which muscles need
Especial training to keep up the symmetry
tof the body For instance, ii the meas
:urements show that he is pigeon
;breasted" or propGgtionately too deep
Through the chest, he is put on exercise
THAT developes him laterally, and vice
VERSA. But in general it cannot be said
.fhat gymnastics are popular in the
franks Of men of fashion. Boxing is not
s1nuch OF q fad now, though; several
..weaatlny young men are still waited on
in their apartments by champions from
whom they take instruction in the use
iof their fists. But boxing is too violent.
IA man who needs his head in his busi-
mess, even if that business is only say
ling charming nothings about Ibsen and
browning between waltzes. can't afford
ito have it undergo the conclusions of a
ssparring bout
! Riding is deservedly popular in fash
Iionable circles. 1t is an exhilarating
!excrcise, and, although it does not de-
velop all the muscles of the body, it
takes first place as supplementary
means of refreshing ones constitution,
flor there is nothing really so invigorat-
ling as fresh air and sunshine; but the
man exposed to the wearing dissipa-
itions of society life needs something
that will do more than shake up the
body; he needs something that will
bring every muscle into active play.
DR.. ". Seward Webb, the well-known
Iclubman and president of the Wagner
Palace Car Company, uses the dumb
bells and Indian clubs. Chauncey M.