New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-25
FIGHTING WRINELES AND Old AGE.

| THE RULES OF An ANCIENT FRENCH BOOK.
Sclfdlscplnc and capacity for taking pains mr." al
solutcy the only reliable weapons for fighting wrinkles
and old age 4 slim girl Of eighteen. although max
Ing the most OF her beautc du diablo should. now
ever consider the thought OF becoming sa!low ana
srIvcllc or red and coarse and take trouble TO avoid
this dismal possibility There Is In France really
wonderful old book which prctends TO reveal lot OF
secrets known TO Nnon de i'Enclos. and where there
to be found some wise and excellent suggestions
This French mammal sets to look at the stomach
from a scientific standpoint. Linen sheets, candies
and hot baths should bc avoided like the peSiilence
The simplest food and plenty OF exercise are recon-
mendod for. Ike all things really worth having one
pays heavy price 10 hold youth beyond the allotted
time Breakfast which ought always to be- eaten III
bed should consist Of weak tea soft egg and thin.
dry toast. Fer Luncheon. pariakc h'nriily OF cola
meat. fresh salad. one or two vegetables ana som"
simple pudding. The result of This Will br that the
digestion will never be out Of order ones complexion
urvnrylnIy clear and rosy. and that one can sleep
eight hours OF the twenty four In drranlc's re-
POSE Before retiring nj night the feet and legs
should plunged into cold water 10 the knees. -
draw the blood from the head and keep the eXremi'i"S
warm The only absolutely safe nngueni for the SKIN
f. old fashioned Suc refined ana slightly per
fumcd. This should be- applied from neck 10 heelS
with the hand and gently rubbed H. so as not 10 SICK
or shine but leave n soft. s1tny surface Always
particc OF moisture that the body throws ont, ana
next morning after Il trpld bath, when oatmcal In
Mace OF soap Is used and n brisk rub with crash
towel the skin Is rs white and soft as an Infants
The book also Insists upon MISUNDERSTANDING, NJ least
a thrcc.nlle walk every day. dancing whenever you
can get IT, and not less than two hours spent In the
open air sleep In n cold room with ample covering
Never eat after an e-0cio;k dihher anu h'oiu co'
mctcs and candy
hay q
health were considered the correct conditions Of re-
fined uwomanhoOd has happily passed. The hhde-
steele young woman Is a girl OF fine physique. Like
her brother, she has been trained In gymlasiums
She no longer laccs herself with bodice OF steel
Ike the girl OF a century ago. Nor Is the wholr-
some every day girl OF the present time addicted 10
the use OF cordals and various other stmulanls so
commonly mentioned in the works OF century ago
rs the household remedies for fanilng women Much
as VIC may prate OF the good old days and OF Inc
homely customs OF our grandmothers. and talk OF
the IIcrculean tasks they accomplished 1t Is wise 10
investigate critically exactly what their daily tasks
were and how they met them before passing judg-
ment as 10 their superiority over the women OF TO-
day. -.
The athletic young woman IS as much
product OF modern society as the heseoieu
Girl, With the broadening OF the intellect there has
naturally come demand for strong. physical health
N meet the demands OF study. Painting is virtually
m oldfashioned disease. 1t is almost as rare TOT
woman 10 faint to-day ~ II Is for man. iet III
oldsn tine. It considered the proper thing lot
woman 10 fain, at any shocking occurrence ana even
ON most trivial occasions. The presence OF mouse
q runaway accident. the news OF tragedy the dea'
OF friend one and all were occasions wheh' he,''u
Inc n royel,sts the average woman dropped INTO q
swoon ard The crisis left TO the care OF tneir
masculine protectors or OF The maldservants oil tue
time who were fortunately superior TO this weakness
ON the occasion Of q declaration OF love 1t seemed 70
he considered an indicate thing for woman 10 iai'
TO fall into swoon The young lacy OF ieeo'e "pp.
,t.. ard of lancuId courage and pallld cheeks was
Ire idea; Of fashion.
The ridcue of literature and the advance OF com
mon sense has long ago dspelled the Illusion tnat
Ill health was synonymous with refinement We