The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-06

Miss Amelia summerville's Transfprm"'
ton.

Mjss Amelia summerville's Transfprm"-
ton.
Their, Is a superlative happy WOMB"
IN New York. She is delighted Win .iIe
reflection of her image In the gisss' "
,,ghted with he critics approval, anu
thrice delighted with the CONSCIOUSLY
that she has been the arcnitect Oh
own proportions. and has remodeiled .".
as n sculptor. who has fouhd MS ~
GODDESS too amply planned, would Top VI,
the exuberance here anu theie an"
her into symmetry. 49,.
Miss Amelia Sumnerville. In the last
few mouths. has found another sell.
Golf as little like the original as 'hc
churr-shaped, fat woman In "Adonis IT,
ee,ohles the ideal Venus. ION, WHAT
faii,rg off was there" the managers ex'
claim as they realize that Miss Summer
ville's grotesque possibilities are over
and that the Little Mountain Maid Oh
,nonstrous size and all the otntr op-
structicnlst characters with which TINS
actress has been identified have been re-
duced TO a well-built young WOMAN VI
ordinary proportions.
A vesr ego. whenever Miss Summertime
stepped into an elevator in any big shop,
her fellow passengers looked sravely APP
prehepsive There were articles or ner
wearing apparel which always HAD TO De
r,ade TO order Now all the rolls OF fat
have disappeared however, and those
once inclined to smile are bound TO ad-
miro, for the smooth oval of her cheek
her vel. turned throat, and delicateiy
roun led arms defy criticism. out OF
ehapelcss mass OF flesh calm-bro"eu
Trilby has been evolved. Triiby as true
physically to Du Maurier's conception as
any that has yet appeared.
81 used to wear No. ~ corset: now
wear q %" said Miss Surmervlle In
- ~ ber Transformation. MY
collars are two sizes smaller. the number
Of nv boots and slippers is charged, my
bust measure Is very different. and even
the length Of my skirt has had 10 be con-
sidersd because a skirt takes up In the
lerrth. as the dressmakers say, according
70 the size around the hips. / believe
wear the same size hat. but some or
nv rings have had to be made smaller
and I wear a much smaller glove. TAX
ing II all in all. my parasols and hand
kerchiefs are about the ory things that
fit"
and your fans?' suggested the re-
porter. fans always 1T"
"Well yes" ACKNOWLEDGED the actress;
"but these little Empire fans never Mt
fat or lean. l weigh only l73 pounds
now. and 1 stand five feet nine and
half in my stocking feet"
How much did you weigh beforeY'
TOO much for me TO remember, but
I've lost an awful Let. ] have beer stead
lily falling off for the las, seven months"
And the secret of this marvellous
changer"
simply dieting; patient. persistent at
tention to my eating. and a stated
amount of exercise, never omitted"
Wasn't It hard work.
Well. / should think IL was" ex-
claimed Miss Summerviile, feellngiy, ana
then she went on to tell how for seven
months and more, she had trodden con-
stanty the wholesome but urpleasirg
paths Of self-denial. coming cut so had
ituated 10 restraining her tastes that the
regimen was almost second nature. She
acknowledged, however, that sometimes
she found herself longing for forbidden
Injuries
II don't dare eat a potato or a beet"
she protested, because L love them so,
and enjoy them so much, they would be
sure to 80 right off to fat And 1 never
drink any thing except maybe a little white
wine, partaken OF sparingly now and
then. Tea and coffee without sugar. /
idulge in, but glass of milk, which |
am fond of. would ruin me utterly. You
see, | know myself thoroughly, and |
inow that II once | began TO touch the
things | like and used to revel In l would
not know how to STOP. | helped to drink
three bottles OF champagne at the thea
tire the other night when they were all so
enthused about The Merry World but
| won't do that again in a coon's age.
II cont take any gymnasium practice,
nor ride a bicycle, nor do anything alb
normal to reduce my weight. | hate
the sight OF a woman on bicycle She
can't look well on one anyhow, and in
boomers she Is a sight for gods and men
particularly the men. depend mainly on
walking to keep me down to 173-walk-
ing every day and never varying | am
extremely methodical In all my habits.
never vary quarter Of a minute in the
eating Of my meals, | never over-eat, no
matter how hungry l am. / make up my
mind how much and what ! am going 10
eat and / stick to 1t. Sometimes | let
my Imagination picture what would Ike
TO have for dinner or lunch and contrast
the menu with what | do have, but | am
well repaid for all my abstemiousness
when l hear and read the pleasant re-
marks on my improved appearance l
intend TO reduce myself a good deal more.
! think any one Of the abnOrmally Fat wo-
men one meets could reduce her weight
II she would only follow careful diet
and give up lazy habits. OF course II is
much pleasanter 10 ride than TO walk
and much easier to be waited on than 10
stir about and do things for yourself
Then too, most women crave sweet and
starchy foods, and those are the very
worst for increasing fat. | can only urge
all fat women 10 try dieting, for X brings
its own reward. An over supply of flesh
is so much In the way. and one feels 50
clumsy and SO like a house. | attribute
most Of my former stOutness to over
feeding. careleSsness, and Incidence. |
used TO eat everything | wanted, and a
quantity Of 1t, although / knew well
enough what was Disappointing and
what was not. Then, too. | was playing
parts that required me TO look grotesque
and mOnstrous. and | rather encouraged
my tendency. Suddenly IL occurred 10
me that | had regular features, and
would be shapely if l could get rid or
that load Of flesh; so | determined to
try.
II was afraid OF drugs because value
my health, but l got book on hygiene
and found out exactly what 1 must avoid
IA eating and what | must eat besides
valuable rules about other matters |
lave followed the directions strictly. OF