Middletown transcript., 1895-08-17

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MIA a strong man.
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this may be, it is natural and unself-
ish desire for WOMEN to be as lovely as
possible; to make the most of the gifts
that have been vouchsafed her. We
all know the woman, who, after greas-
ing her visage thickly with some
HARMLESS cosmetic, ties over it a
torturing mask, then goes to bed, not
to sleep, but to toss restlessly with the
horrid incubus almost stopping her
breath, thus losing 10 per cent. of the
good looks that refreshing nights
sleep might have gained for her, had
she retired with perfectly clean
countenance.
/ once knew a charming girl noted
for the beauty of her arms and hands.
Every night she slept with the latter
in a sort of pillory that she had
arranged at the-head Of her bed, that
they might always present an alabaster
whiteness, and yet that girl pities the
ignorance of the japanese women, who
sleep with their heads on a wooden
pillow to preserve their coiffure.
The following is given as infallible
for developing round, handsome arms,
fine chest expansion and a flesh tint
of health, and it is within the reach
of every woman:
In the freshness of early morning
don a comfortable gown, leaving off
stays and every other garment that
binds the muscles of the body. Take
equal parts of rose water and glycerine
and rub the face, hands and neck
thoroughly Herewith. Draw old
gloves on the hands-woolen ones if
you have them, if not, very loose kid
ones will do-and tie cloth closely
over the hair to exclude the dust.
When thus prepared take broom and
dust cloth and thoroughly clean one or
two rooms, wiping down walls, pic
lures and sweeping the floor.
Possibly the first trial will not per-
NIT you to finish one room, but grad
ually, if persisted in, the exercise will
develop muscles in the chest, back and
arms that have hitherto lain dormant,
melting them to healthy growth and
thereby enlarging in perfectly natural
and permanent manner the parts that
are most in need of being strengthened,
and after time your figure will gain
proportionat.ly.
There is more virtue in that simple
domestic implement, the broom, for
developing the female form divine than
in whole dozen pairs of dumb bells
and Indian clubs combined.
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Women bicyclists will be interested
in the thrilling story of Miss May
Creditor, of Wichita, Kan. Nays
home caught fire and was burning
merrily when that athletic young per-
son discovered it. Leaving her family
to shrek, wiring their hands and throw
furniture out of the windows, Miss
May mounted her bicycle and pedalled
at full sleed to the engine-house, half
a mile away. She sent the fremen to
the rescue, and so saved not only her
own home but block of buildings
which were catching fire from the fly
ing sparks.
Ninety women are attending DR..
Sargent's summer school for the train
ng of teachers of. physical culture at |
Harvard. The Cambridge community |
'efuses to be shocked by their divided |
skirts, and express warm admiration |
'or the colored shirt waists, which the
.air athletes have adopted in place of |
The old-fashioned gymnasium blouses.
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The energetic and ambitious woman
If wealth and leisure is an interesting
tudy as regards her time-destroying
pursuits. If she has brains above the
rifiing details of suits and trappings
md forms and ceremonies, she goes
nto the arena as a philanthropist
'mong penniless and progressivs wom-
n. This step establishes her in the
world of mind. Later on she takes up
harity on large scale, and she steps
nto society on its shoulder. Her tact,
nergy, unwearied powers for direct
ng, planning, organizing and uphold
ng are indispensable to her. Back of
all, however, is enterprise. She is at
cart commercial in her instincts.
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Paris is carrying into effect a truly
'arisian scheme for helping the poor.
n one of the streets on the lett bank
f the Seine, a receptacle has been
laced into which women are entreated
0 throw their cast-off corsets. At the
rst blush-or even at the second-it is
ather puzzling to imagine how the
oor are to be benefited by this very
elicate request, but in explanation it
J stated that a sum can be realized by 6
and using up the whaIebone, l
Tx, &c., contained in these articles, I
I'd that if the appeal is literally re- $
bonded to, a handsome fund may be f
,alized. The plan may be success q
/ Paris, but it is difficult to imagine .
ven the new woman in this country .
ublicly discarding her corsets in the n
'cred cause of charity. G