The evening times., 1898-07-01
A SWEEPING ASSERTION.
beautifully Plump Arms Achieved
by welding a broom.


Those flowing sleeves for girls are un-
usually pretty this year but Judging
from a conversation | CHANGED to over
hear the other day. they are driving the
girls with scrawny arms to distraction
didn't mean to play eavesdropper. but
1 m glad now that l. was within hearing
distance. for l made a discovery which
am sure will be Of interest. You see the
sleeves are very transparent. and that is
why the group of girls seemed filed with
woe. They were all talking about how
thin their arms were and discussing ten
MS and golf as a means of rounding them
out.
Golf never in the world will do IL.
girls. nor tennis. either" exclaimed one
plump looking miss-the only plump one,
by the way, in the group. Look at my
arm, and in trice she had unsnapped
her cum links and, whisking the pink
pique sleeve to her shoulder. displayed a
beautifully modelled arm, dimpling in
soft rounded curves
Yes. but yours We're gifts of the gods"
cried scrawny one. You don't know
what II means TO be bothered about
them"
Il do. too! Wasn't I almost a scare
crow year ago? You remember how
thin was for months after | left school
l tried everything-tennis. golf. massage.
and physical culture. until didn't really
care fig whether l had plump arms or
skinny ones
But do tell us what you did do finally
hnr
curves
i not only did but | still do 1t every
day of my life. Now don't laugh when |
tell you that have swept NY sitting and
bedroom five times every morning since
last August. Haven't you noticed that
housemaids nearly always have rounded
shapely arms? The idea popped into my
head one day while Mia was sweeping
the halls. She had her sleeves rolled up.
so | saw her arm from shoulder to wrist,
and 1t was the most beautiful in SYM
metry that l have ever seen.
Il just didn't wait another minute but
bounded up the stairs into mammals
room and told her had made discovery.
ana that she must go right down town
and order load Of imported brooms 7
began that very hour. / swept my room
over and over again. II tired me most 10
death, too. Ny back ached my head
1
muscles of my arms We're 50 sore | could
not dress myself.
In weeks time / noticed an i'm
provement. My arms were more firm.
and before month had gone by l was
in the seventh heaven of delight. But
just think, girls. l haven't neglected this
exercise but twice since l began. and
then | was on sleeper going and COM
ing from CHICAGO.
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when one considers the comfort it brings.
why, you never once think about that.
/ just hop out of bed into my cold plunge.
and then the sweeping comes right after
1t really Is tiptop exercise for one all
over. too. My cheeks are all aglow when
l tinally 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 economical
than going to a physical culture madame.
but its deal more gratifying in the end"
But how on earth do you do it." ask
ed one of the thin girls. Il don't know
how to hold a broom"
Hold it the best way you can. That's
all the information ! can give you,"
laughed the pink bud. But you want to
buy those with good large sticks. because
they do not cranp ones hands so. You
must wear chamois gloves or your palms
will be listered. and get some silk dust
caps to slip over your hair. You've no
idea how funny one looks gotten I'D So
And If you go to work with a long skirt
on 1t Will make you ever so tired drag
ging it around over the floor. Put on
golf skirt; they are just lovely for sweep
ing
The thin girls were profuse in their
thanks. and went away rejoicing.