Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-16

| be but one rule for taking food or drink
munger and thirst This rule should be in
time fasts never hurt q well person. but
overlooking the stomach will make a well
him III.
! Three meals day for all but night work.
ers Is all that the human system requires,
and MANY of the greatest literary workers
connna themselves to two meals ard a very
! light lunch The greatest actresses. sing
ers, athletes and dancers are extremely
particular about their hours Of eating, and
me quantity and quality Of food and drink
thcy lake. II Is necessary for them to keep
| In good voice ami good form. Flabby flesh
! would ruin the business for many Of them.
ana impair the action Of muscles. both of
| body and throat. When Sullivan let whisky
and over-eating get the best CT him he had
| 10 give up his laurels Sandow, the stroEg-
est man in the world today, is as temperate
as child He says he has to be. Too much
| eating and drinking are the curses Of the
| human race. he thinks.
have an idea that t IL sheer waste of
| time to tell society women that they eat
| too much, as we'll as that they are not al
| ways dainty eaters. Yet 1t 10 certainly be-
cause OF grossness Of eating and inertia
that they lose their youthful outlines at
twenty-five: Just try feeding favorite
horse as a society woman SUITS herself.
You will ind him too badly foundered In
less than a week to serve on the street
| car line even.
1
| I was out with Laura one whole day re-
Gently. and out of curiosity kept cases''
On her. as Redtop would put II. 1t was ~
| o'clock when / called for her, ana she was
| Only just up. She had been out at a petite
| supper late the night before. and, being
| sleepy. had taken her coffee and a roll in
bed-an abominable habit for a well woman
to indulge IN We had been out about half
an hour. when she got faint-society women
| never get hungry, they simply get faint
| SO we went to a restaurant for her to get
seine breakfast. She took a dish Of berries,
cracked wheat, Goldfish and cream. broiieo
| chops. an omclet French fried potatoes. hot
! rolls, rice cakes and coffee. And she ate II
all! BY the time she got through she was
grumbiing at dressmakers who fit gowns
skin tight" and declared that she felt
| perfectly stupid. We met in one OF the
Lhops two lady friends and Joined them In
| a ''drink' Of hot chocolate. That was al IL
O'Clock Then, as We were to discuss win
dow draperies and would be sitting, some
| body got box Of candy to sweeten on:
| tempers as We talked At Il o'clock Laura
| was ready to drop" with the heat, and we
| paid visit to the ice cream soda counter.
At 80 she declared that she was famished,
| SO on We went to lunch. Laura took a
| chicken salad, waters. strawberries and ice
| cream, and finished up with a cup OF black
| coffeel Then she declared herself unable to
proceed until she had rested SO we went t.
the parlor and ate candy for half an hour
| to help digestion along. About half past
| we started on a round Of calls. We met q
| party OF friends at the door OF the shop,
and treat Of orange phosphate was the
result Of the encounter. We made five
| calls. Laura drank five cups Of tea. and
| ate two waters. two pieces of cake and
| three maccaroons- At o'clock We picked
argument in a law suit. and wanted to cool
his throat. We had an ice cream soda.
| For dinner-but II IL perfectly useless to
describe the dinner. Laura was as i'm
M tel IN .lrt
] though she had tasted since morning She
| reminded me of the girl in the song who re-
| marked to her escort that she did not care
for much. as she had dined. and then ate
"A dish Of raw. plate Of slaw.
| A soft-shell crab on toast,
| A tomato mayonnaise, veal and mush-
| rooms. praised.
| Some chicken and q roast"
| with all the condiments and concomi.
tants and four more lines of dessert OF
| course. Laura had to rest after dinner and
| then she went to the opera, with a it'll
supper thrown In at the end for good
| measure.
Why Fat Accommodates.
Now, this is no fairy tale. but the actua
eating routine Of one society girl for sr
average day! And since Laura was Joined
by ladies of her acquaintance each tim,
she INDUCED in eating or drinking 1t is fai,
to suppose that she has plenty of good com
pany. and that this manner of feeding
Is common. In fact. l know 1t is. Now
| how long do you suppose Bernhardt or Ter.
| ny or Patti would stand up under SUCH q
regimen as that? Do you think for a mo-
| ment the women who. till past seventy
charmed the world with their mental and
| physical endowments stuffed themselves
as one stuffs a goose till its liver spoils
or course, Laura had to have the doctor
| that night after the theater party; she had
a severe attack Of heart failure" SO the
| hnl1affnS ooid h,,tI L. m.
tor looked wise and said she had been over.
exerting herself and needed rest He told
her the truth. but not all of II. 1t was hel
liver that was over-exerted and her jaws
| that needed the rest.
Mrs. Rorer. who has given this subject the
benefit Of deep study. has summed the mat.
ter up about as / have. In the matter Of
correct diet. individual cases have individual
needs and require special considerat ton
But for general consideration women ma,
be divided into three classes Those who
are called ladies Of leisure and who are moi
required to earn living, those who depend
workers. To the first class belong societ,
women, like Laura, who require less foot
than any other. They accumulate fat yer,
rapidly. due in general to lack Of proper
exercise. Riding. shopping and dancinl
are not enough. Very few women in AM
walk Of life take exercise enough. Womef
Of leisure who take little exercise shoult
eat very sparingly Of starchy foods or Oil
quickly than anything else They shoult
eat g. cen vegetables growing above tn,
ground. Green salads are excellent, bu
they should be dressed with vinegar and
oil. In meats only the white" ordsl
should be eaten. They must not eat bee
or game. A great deal Of fruit IL q neces
sity. No white bread should be eaten un
less 1t Is toasted or the crust. In the mat
ter OF drinking. stimulants should be avoid
ed, though there are q few light wines tha
may be partaken Of at rare intervals Now
how many women are willing to deny them
selves all the dainties to which they hay,
accustomed themselves for the sake O,
good health and youthful vigor of form
and figure? 1t Is certainly worth the stru9
gle, which will not be easy, and will no
accomplish the reduction required in ,
short time. either. II few simple rule,
are adhered to, however and It does no
involve starvation at all, the result vii
surely be accomplished.
Tho Stomach the Cause,
II brain workers would consider their FOOD
little more there would be fewer cases o.
nervous prostration, Mrs. Rorer thinks aut
this Is undoubtedly true There il seldom ,
case Of nervous prostration in which stom
ach arrangement IL not the first troubl,
noticed. 1t is said that brain worker,
should eat red meats, but little starchy food
and plenty OF green vegetables salads
green, Of course-and fruit. It would b,
hard to find a condition in life in which
fruit was not considered beneficial N,