The evening world., 1894-04-21
MELL|Fl.UOus NINE. MELBA.
And She Can Talk, Sing tho Jewell
Song and Toast Bread.
Some Good, Sound Advice About the
Complexion and Education.
Mclba is not only n great singer but

Melba is not only n great singer but
a good tLlhrr. q
She has / lot OF common sense.
Thursday afternoon she sang for a
boys charity. After the concert she
talked about the complexion. the econ
omy of youth. the value OF Intelligence
and the promotion OF beauty. The con-
cert tickets were - each, Sherry's BALI
room was crowded to the walls with
philanthropic WON IN, society women and
gentlewomen. who never took their eyes
or glasses from her. After the song
they talked nhou, the singer. Very little
was said about her glorious voice. 1t
was her skin, her eyes. her figure, her
hips. her good grooming that the
Srande danes and the deuciselles. adj
mired. That they would have paid $40
aplen" to hear what So" sad alter the
the slightest doubt.
When ashci wnat she did for n com-
pleXion Me.ba said: Directly nothing.
any of the absurd thinea prescribed in
beauty books. newspapers and adver-
tlsementS, One OF the srandest precepts
K eHe H hSralf' Of ,fo, Sha%k kno% e, Is
better decoration for n dressing mirror,
writins-desk or fireplace than that In
scrlption.
"'Althou1, I never encourage a girl to
cultivate her voice If 1t IL MN
place. I advise everybody who can afford
Il to ak u cutrse OF music lessons.
with q. good teacher. a won an. 1t is the
best kind OF al education. because It
begins with the physical development,
animal perfection or whatever you like
pupil is taught to please. The audience
Is az yes The first impression Is Of the
az. Il IS difficult to get the EAR.
~ NO fr nIN Nsa r.fn ~ ra Nd
pupil. Evea the class is iniirerent 10
her. 1t is the straight. bright; clean.
woke the ; iticism of tn" teacher. the
interest Of the accompanist and the at
tention o. he class: Every mistake she
has lie in her: she is a positive force.
nm it is worth while experimenting with
her. In er training the teacher is
.eeth. her attitudes and her attire are
criticised. You never hear freckles or
wrinkles mentioned. You hear a great
deal about a bad eypression or complex
ion, and tn. simple statement that you
are not taking cire of your health. Not
to be well Is q disgr1ce-is failure. Who
ever heard OF 2 sick tenor. a feeble
Nobody in Melba's, little circle ever
had end she rested her voice while
'S'lltt 'htl. 90 "
class; the professional singers were the
best looking men and women in society,
not excepting ROYALTY or the nobility
"a ani aIS' face wss %fnr.sF sia''s ssid
that the secrets of her toilet were soap
and water, and a desire to he Clean.
She thought that kitchen chemistry
would be one of the principal branches
o. tuly in the public schools a GENERA
ff or s ssnee eon rns s@''% Zan srsa' b @d prf Z
would upset ne completely II ate T."
And don't you car bread, Nine.
Never! Never! Not under any cir
cumstancns.'' and there was n lifting OF
brows end a bullying OF surprised eyes.
Her star Of life is toast. and she told
"Undone toast. Ia little better han
nndonc broad; The bread must be per
slices in the oven, trim Off the crust,
then toast it and yon have the most
wholesome form in which flour can Re
Melba's breakfast consists Of fruit,
toast and cofre from one end Of the
year to the other.
their beauty at tablc. Men lose their
fortunes at the gamirg table and women
lose them at the dining table. 1t takes
very little material to nourish the body:
The surplus not only goes to waste. but
the orrnns. constantly overtaXed. get out
Of order and it is difficult to repair
them"
ANY market man could please the
MY menu is very brief. Oysters: raw;
clear SOUP. beef or mutton, caulifower.
celery. spinoch. artichofes. asparagus.
onions. lettuce, cscaro'e. fresh fruits. red
wine and water and drv toast. have
the same things every day and all the
Tire Of them? Certainly not. They
suit mo. n was indrlFent I should get
fat and sick. AS It is. I am in perfect
ounce a month"
.Melha advocates a two-mea, system 9t
dieting for n LADY. Only working people
car do justice to three SQUARE meals
and she drinks soup or, tea betwsen
meals. "They are the stImulants hat
comfort the system.
"The best thing that ever goes Into the
that cvervbody shc"ld cultivate who
wants to be good looking
ture TO finish her. Melba thinks that a
better investment Of the money could oe
made between the ages Of eight ana Six
teen.
THAT is the time. to educate a chic.
arithmetic geography. history. languages
people. Clothes and culture are not the
same thing, although thew cost about
the sar'". i is immatnri"l what her
future may be; but a a girl Z l,, mnrt nave
"Thare Is no reanon why a general
c1ucntio, ehoul9 rrt he n~cnrlred at, the
are of sixteen. II the child ts well, II
girl is a woman and ready for her life,,s
work. whether 1t IS 10 he in society, h,ls,-
ness, trade. art cr the professions. WIN
perfect health. TIE Foundation for q lib
ernl education. the promotion Of physi-
cal and mental growth. isn't. that the
way II o"oromize youth and promoto
beauty? There 10 only one lovelier crea-
ture than n bright, wholesome. gentle
girl. and that is a bright. wholesome
gentle. gifted ~irl"
dow and wrote p hook on n rmony ana
health. some publisher would be very
much obliged to her.