The indicator., 1894-12-08
HOW RICH WOMEN sArHE.


Is the society woman. Her toilet hours
are matter of the greatest import
ance to her, and her toilet appurten-
ances arc many and most varied. 1t
In no uncommon thing nowadays to
hear some one remark that the sue
cess OF ZONE belle Is duo not to her
beauty, but because she looks 50 well
grOomed, and such Ii tho case.
1t has been n noticeable fact the
last week at tho horse show, where
perhaps never has there been seen a
larger number of our SWEETEST women
together at one time.
Most of our maids and matrons are
In favor of the massage treatment, and
to this do they credit their fine ply
siognomy and general good health, de
spite late hours and social dlssipa-
tlons. After Il ball has been attended,
n late supper INDUCED In, with the out
look of another one the following
night, nothing is more invigorating In
the morning, after toast and tea has
been indulged in, than to be thorough
ly massaged.
Langtry was one Of the first to make
this fashion in New York, and one of
the two maids she brought with her is
kept solely for this purpose. Langtry
is massaged thoroughly every morning.
Her skin is thus kept white, smooth
and firm, and 1t is also a precaution
against accommodating too much super
fluous flesh, for the Lilly" Is fond of
the delights of the table, and, using
this preventive, she can indulge her
appetite.
Mrs. George Gould, when she was
the actress, Edith Kingdom, always
used to patrcnize the Russian baths,
for she wanted the massage treatment
that goes with them, and she con.
tinucd to go to them during the first
year of her married life. Recently,
however, she has had small Russian
bath room introduced into her house,
where she can take the steam heat
plunge and then be rubbed down by
her own maid. Mrs. Gould has been
heard to say that nothing rests her
as do these baths, and sometimes,
when unduly fatigued, she will take
two day, being careful, however
that in the second one the steam is not
too hot, so as to debilitate her too
much.
Mrs. Isaac Lawrence has been ad-
vised to patrOnize the Russian baths,
but she does not approve of them. She
was heard to exclaim recently that
they might be good for the Russian
pSuoiit, bul lol lOF HcT. II lS uOl Ouly
those inclined to embonpoint who In
dulge in the Turk ST. and Russian
baths and massage treatment to reduce
and keep their flesh from becoming
too much in evidence, but also those
who are inclined to be too thin. These
latter insist that the massage treat
ment makes them acquire flesh, and
that when 1t comes 1t Is distributed in
equal quantities over their bones, SO
that they look plump, but never fat.
Mrs. Albert Stevens, nee May Brady,
is noted for her willowy figure, and yet
when she wears her gown decollete
her neck appears plump and smooth,
with never an angle in sight. Mrs.
Stevens always, when she engages n
maid, makes it a stipulation that she
must have the strength to massage
well, as she prefers to have her maid
do 1t rather than to have 'profes-
sional" come to her daily.
Mrs. Parnn Stevens has a masseur
come In three times weekly for an
hour at a time, and to this she nttrib-
utes her freedom from rheumatism.
which runs In her family.
well-known society matron sprain-
er her ankle not long since, and the
enforced quiet caused her ankle, when
getting better, to pain her with regu-
lar growing pains" Massage treat
ment was recommended. She tried 1t
with success, and found that in n few
weeks her angle was getting smaller.
The well one was then tried, with the
same success. All the superfluous
flesh rubbed from them, and now,
when she wears slippers, few can dis
play Il trimmer or smaller ankle than
this young matron.
Nearly all the actresses patronize n
Russian bath, if they are not mas
saged at home. 1t llmbers them up,
they find. and keeps them up to their
standard weight, gaining If slim, and
losing IL inclined to be feshy.
.Airy Fairy" Lillian Russell has lost
flesh since her sojourn in London. She
attributes 1t to the baths she took
there. She has brought home with her
a portable bath chair. The sides, back
and top are covered, just leaving an
opening in the top for the head to pass
through. Steam is applied into 1t
through tube, the bather enters tho
chair through n door In front, pushes
the top open, tlltn closes 1t around the
throat, sitting down; turns on the
steam from the fastening In the tube,
and then quitely enjoys the same In
her own room and free from the mad
ding crowd" Of Il public bath. Miss
Russell uses this bath chair placed In
her bathroom daily. After leaving 1t
she takes cold dip in the regular tub,
and then is thoroughly rubbed for II
good hour. To this she thinks she
owes the thanks for her present reduc-
tion of weight, and she hopes to lose
still more flesh.