The Southern herald., 1898-02-25
SOME BEAUTY RULES
Hsdern Recipes for Attaining Coed
Looks 6f varied Kinds.

Looks 81 varied Kinds.
To Get Thin.-Eat a great deal Of
chopped meat without ans potato ia Il.
Drink little fluid Of any kind except
strong tea. Exercise great deal with
out drinking and do not eat bread, bnt-
ter or candy. Lemonade. acid drinks
of all kinds, and saline mineral waters
are excellent. Drink a glass Of clear
water before breakfast.
To Get Fat.-Eat vegetables and
sleep after each meal. G. to bed at
nine o'clock and lie in Ted half an hour
after you wake up. Laugh a great deal.
Drink water by the pint or the quart II
yOu can. Drink weak and sweet tea
with plenty Of milk in it. Take cod
liver oil and sweet oils as much as you
can. Eat until you feel as If you would
burst at the table. Put plenty of but
ter on .yoHr bread. and do not be afraid
of ales, layers and sweet wines. This
will guarantee a gain Of five pounds a
month. and, If you can sleep a great
deal, of double that amount.
To Have a White Skin.-Eat no meat
at all. Become yegetariani they al
ways have a beautiful skin. Once in
six weeks or so eat meal of fresh meat.
This does away with the tendency TO
scurvy--the curse Of the vegetarian.
Drink as much water as you can, eat
little grease, and touch no tea or coffee,
Your breakfast may be oatmeal and
oranges; your dinner fruit, nuts, fruit
tea-preferably ounce tea-gfaham
mullins, caulihower croquettes, marina
lade and dishes of stewed vegetables
The diet is not so bad when you get
used TO It. In large towns you will
find one or two restaurants catering to
such as you.
To Become Very Muscular.-Walk a
great deal, carrying something always
in the hands. This develops the arms.
To roll hoop might be good If one were
brave enough to do so in public. Prac-
tice lifting little every day. Never
strain or tire yourself. Eat meat, drink
milk, and practice bending backward,
forward and sideways every day. At
night rub about a tablespoonful Of
brandy or rum into your skin on the I'M
der and tender part Of the arms.
To Have Plump Hands.-Rub them
with sweet oil night and morning. Ex-
ercise them by rubbing together, Never
wear tight sleeves or small gloves.
To Keep Ones Feet Small.-This is
difficult. The first sign that one has
passed youth is the tendency to wear q
larger pair of shoes-and this is neces-
sary. The feet spread and really grow
To remedy this wear shoes as long a:
can be managed, but not as wide al
seem necessary. Never wear old slip
pers around the house, unless they art
snug In the width, and be careful O
eorns. These are never necessar,
while the chiropodist exists.
To Have Fine Color.--Wash the face
with the juice of preserved strawber
ries in the winter, and in summer rub {
ripe berry on the face.
For a Smooth, White Skin, Withou
Dieting.-Bathe the face daily with but
termilk. A preparation Of tincture O
benzoln and rose water is excellent foi
whitening purposes. There are very
good prepared creams, but these are
never cheap. Do not go under dollar
for them If you want them compounded
Of fine and pure materials,
To Have Ones Garments Sweet
Scented.-Make sachet bags and slI
them in the Innings of dresses. They
will, II good at first, keep their seen
for year or more. Fold the bodices o
the scented gowns and lay them ava,
In alr-tight boxes. This fills them wit
scent.-Philadelphia Times.