The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
GIRLS WELD BROOMs.
Sweeping Beats Physical Cul.
ture in Muscle Development.

Those flowing sleeves for girls are
unusually pretty this year. but, judg-
ing from a conversation 1 chanced to
overhear the other day. they are driv-
ing the girls with scrawny arms to dis
traction. 1 didn't mean to play caves
dropper, but I'm glad now that / was
within hearing distance, for I made a
discovery which am sure will be of in
terests. You see. the sleeves are very
transparent. and that is why the group
of girls seemed filled with woe. They
were all talking about how thin their
arms were and discussing tennis and
golf as a means Of rounding them out.
Golf never I'm the world will do 1T,
girls,nor tennis either" exclaimed one
plump looking miss-the only plump
one. by the way, in the group. "Look
at my arm. and i'm a trice she had un-
snapped her cuff links and, whisking
the pink pique sleeve to her shoulder,
displayed a beautifully modelled arm,
dimpiing in soft rounded curves.
Yes, but yours were gifts OF the
gods" cried a scrawny one. "You
don't know what 1t meams to be both
cred about them"
II do. too! Wasn't almost scare
crow year ago? You remember how
thin / was for months after left
school. / tried everything-tennis,
golf. massage and physical culture, un-
til didn't really care a fig whether 1
had plump arms or skinny ones"
But do tell us what you did do final
ly to bring about such ideally lovely
curves"
II not only did, but I still do 1t
<IAxr r.
when tell you that l have swept my
sitting and bed room five times every
morning since last August. Haven't
you noticed that housemaids nearly al
ways have rounded, shapely arms? The
idea popped into my head one day while
Nita was sweeping the halls. She had
her sleeves rolled up, 80 i saw her arm
from shoulder to wrist, and II was the
most beautiful in symmetry that /
have ever seen.
II just didn't wait another minute,
but bounded up stairs into mammals
room and told her I had made a dis
covery, and that she must 60 right
down town and order a load of inn
ported brooms. began that very hour
Il swept my room over and over again.
1t tired me almost to death, too. My
back ached, my head hurt and the next
morning / found the muscles of my
arms were SO sore i could not dress
myself.
I'm a weeks time I noticed an i'm
provenent. My arms were more firm,
and before month had gone by was
in the seventh heaven OF delight. But,
just think girls, i haven't neglected
this exercise but twice since began.
and then was on a sleeper going and
coming from Chicago.
'Of course it's an awful bother but
when one considers the comfort IL
brings. why, you never once think about
that. l just hop out of be6 into NV
comes right after. 1t reaky,hs a tiptop
exercise for one all over, too. NY
cheeks are all aglow when I finally poke
the broom away.
How many brooms do you reckon
have worn out? Just five that's all.
and my carpet has been renovated
twice. So, you see. 1t is not any more
culture madame. but it's a deal more
gratifying in the end
But how on earth do you doit, asked
one OF the thin girls. II don't know how
to hold broom"
Hold II the best way you can. That's
all the information I can give. "laughed
the pink bud. But you want TO buy
those with good large sticks, because
they do not cramp onss hands So You
must wear chamois gloves. or your
palms will be blistered, and get some
silk dust caps TO slip over your hair.
You've no idea how funny one looks
gotten up so. And If you go to work
with long skirt on Il will make you
ever so tired dragging IL around over
just lovely for sweeping"
The thin girls were profuse I'm their
thanks, and went away rejoicing.-N.
Y. Herald.