Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-20
TROUBLES OF GIRLS.
THE POUND or FLESH TO MAKE A
LEAN ONE BEAUTIFUL.
IL Changes Feature, Expression. Hair,
and CompIcxion--Corpule Not
Desirable, But Piumpness Is.

correspondence OF the DifpdtCn.D
NEW YORK, June 1s.-The lack OF a
pound or two more Of flesh is often lite
rally all that stands between woman |
and a kingdom.
Embonpoint is, however, rarely delibe-
rately courted by an American woman.
For some mysterious reason. however |
scrawny she may be. the last thing one |
will succeed In doing Is to persuade her !
that she needs more flesh.
so deep-rooted with us. 80 widespread |
is this fear Of becoming stout that 1t |
might almost be classed as a national |
anr-fat instinct,
Yet a little fat Is a great beautiiier. j |
recall more than one face that blossomed |
into unexpected beauty as It's owner took
on flesh
went to school with girl whose large |
aquiine nose was the bette nOir of her |
childhood; but at about two-and- |
twenty she began 10 grow de-
cidedly plump, and the obJec- |
tionable IT, nbcr forthwith lost its beak- |
like aggresstveness: the background af- |
forled IL by an ampler padding Of flesh |
at the temples. by well-rounded cheeks
and a slight doubling Of the chin brought |
II into correct focus, making II hand |
some feature.
The woman who seeks to become at
once thin and clearer OF complexion Is at
tempting what Is nigh an impossiblity
The thinner one becomes, the duller, the
more Opaque grows the skin. Colorless-
ness is not fairness 1t has been claimed
by good authorities that for every added
pound Of flesh the skin becomes per-
ceptible fraction lighter"
Corpulency is not desirable; but u Is
better to become a trihe oVer-plump II
thereby one preserves bloom and fresh
ness.
RETAIN ATTRACTIONS.
The woman OF Europe in the middle and
upper classes frequently retain their at
fractions of person well onto old woman
hood, but they generally grow plumper as
they grow older. The beauty Of Ia belIe
Americaine-and very beautiful she Is ior
a brief season-is sadly ephemeraL Al
little past middle life. while we retain the
alert movements and the proportions OF
Young womanhood. we wear faded
plnched. furrowcd, brownish, pale faces
that would be put to shame by the cOuh-
tenance of a German grandam OF ~.
Also we Yankee women earlier than the
women Of any other country on the lace
Of the globe are forced 10 combat WHl'e
hairs and badness Other things pe'hs
equal the olcaginous secretions that ac-
company fat will will keep at bay these
disiigurements.
THE SACRIFICE.
very beautiful New England girl
whose plumpness gave her untold ihoru-
Hcation. finally set about reducing ne
size. She accomplished the at'ehu"''VI
Of her full and sweeping proportions III
nj "A
what a sacrifice. Her glorious head Vi
| chestnut hair fell out, leaving but Few
| locks her eyes lost their briiiisncy ana
| strength and to great extent tneir
| 1asbes. nor once frmly-arched, rosy npS
became not only pale ana nappy' put Wv
nrev of "A very obstinate sort OF eczema
| and instead Of becoming more grace
| f,,lr this foolish girl, who had peen Dy io
| means unwieldy. barely escaped ioSins
| the use of her legs altogether. She "aS
| threatened with very trying uiSS'I So
| the knee-pan, 10y when IL ue'a''er -. -
| and slipped down the leg-an aftecuoh
| commoner than Is generally believed. ana
| traceable often to innutrluoh anu " w
| lapse Of the general system.
! Devotion to gastronomy, laughter ana
| r1antv Of sleep Is said to be the prime
| r,omoter of plumpness. At any rate me
| woman who proposes to tram hel HeSII
| NAV we'll take her cue from the system Oh
| feeding and passive exercise no" III
| vogue In the private "nerv,hes IRE
| ouented by the fashionable and wealthy.
Tb. netient in these nervines is com
| pelled 10 gorge. as II were, to make up
| for years of faulty Authorization.
| WITH EACH MEAL.
"Digastives" that assure speedy and
| counlete assimilation are taken with each
| meal. and successfully intercept bilious
| disorders and uncomfortable sensations OF
| repletion.
| Usually the menu is a restrictive one at
| first consisting Of a little besides MIX
| which more than any other one ioout COR
| tains MI that is essential to the making OF
| blood. bone. and fat. and eggs. which
| administer directly TO the nerve and brain
| force. An egg and a glass of milk alter
| nately-eyery two hours-is the lnlual
quantity often prescribed. Later on.
| gallon Of milk and a dozen eggs IN addl-
| ton TO such highly nutritive dantles as
| toasted bananas, pate de lois gras sand
| witches. hot chocolate whipped-cream
| aummeries. and a pound of tenderloin
| steak are disposed Of daily with positive
| uonchalance by the woman, who four or
six months earlier had scarcely been able
| to make away with glass of wine ana
| chickens wing.
| An excellent digestive" Is found In a
powdered preparation called dlaStolus'
1 have known several emaciated girls who
| sought plumper contours to take spoon
| rul OF this powder in the bumpers
! gigantic" of milk they drank each day.
| Coffee, tea, lemonade, condiments ana
| toast are partaken of sparingly; and the
| frequency with which meals come Is
| great item, as directly after eating there
| is a tendency TO inactivity which is IN
| itself conducive TO fat.
| ALL~ROUND EXERCISE.
| Massage takes the place of gymnastics
| and all violent sports for the spare girl
| who stin must If she would have firm
| flesh and healthy, plant muscles give
| her body more all-round exercise imam
| comes from walking. going up and down
| stairs lifting, reaching, sewing, Writing,
| dressing, and the like
| The kneading the pounding. the
| saueezings. and the pressures and in
| cessant feelings that make up an hour
| OF massage insure pliancy and tone for
| each muscle and ligature, and thus also
quicken somewhat respiration, circuia-
| ton, and excretion.
The seeker after plumpness, further-
| more should take her daily airing In
| carriage, and not on foot. II carriage
| is out OF question, an excellent SUBSTITUTE
| for the country girl, at any rate, Is
| found even in winter in plenty OF luf
| robes and weil-Cushioned armchair
| placed In a sequested corner Of the broad
piazza. Here she may sit, filling up her
lungs with oxygen. with perfect safety
| for an hour at a stretch. This stationary
constitutional is quite as beneficial as
| the drive In n close carriage. have
| heard that one of our society-leaders,
| whose least word act, or caprice OF
| toilet sets a precedent. has had "a low
| hoard platform built, and placed in the