Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-13
USE A BROOM.
society Girls Are Improving Their
Looks by This Means.

Looks by This Means.
From the New York Times
Those flowing sleeves for girls are UNI
usually pretty this year but, judging from
conversation L CHANGED to overhear the
other day, they are driving the girls with
serawny arms to distraction. l didn't mean
to play eavesdropper, but Tn glad now
that L was within hearing distance, for l
made 2 discovery which l am sure will be
of interest. 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 in 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 in trice she had unsnapped her cuff
links and, whsking the pink piuue sleeve
to her shoulder, displayed a beautifully
modelled arm, dimpling in soft rounded
curves.
Yes, but yours were gifts of the gods"
cried a scrawny one. You don't know
what IL means to be bothered about them"
Il do, tool Wasn't I almost a scarecrow
year ago? You remember how thin 1 was
for months after / left school. / tried
everything-tennis, golf. massage and ply
a
fig whether I had plump arms or skinny
cnes.''
But do tell US what you cid do finally to
bring about such ideally lovely curves"
Il not only did, but L still do it every
day of my life Now don't laugh when
tell You that have swept my sitting and
bed room five times every morning since
last August. Haven't YOU noticed that
housemaids nearly always have rounded,
shapely arms? The idea popped into my
ha
halls. She had her sleeves rolled up, so
| saw her arm from shoulder to wrist, and
1t was the most beautiful In symmetry that
l nave ever seen.
Il just didn't wait another minute but
bounded up the stairs into mammals room
and told her / had made a discovery, and
that she must 60 right down town and or
der load of imported brooms. / began
that very hour. l swept my room over and
over again. 1t tired me most to death, too
My back ached, my head hurt and the
next morning l found the muscles of my
arms were SO sore l could not dress my
self.
In a weeks time I noticed an improve
ment My arms were more firm, and be-
fore month had gone by i was in the
seventh heaven of delight. But, just think
girls, i haven't neglected this exercise but
twice since | began, and then l was on
sleeper going ana coming from Chicago
''Of course it's awful bother, but
when one considers the comfort it brings
why, you never once think about that.
just hop cut of bed into my cold plunge
and then the sweeping comes right after.
1t really is a tiptop exercise for one all
over, too. My cheeks are ali aglow when
finally poke the broom away.
How many brooms do you reckon'I have
worn out? Just five, that's all, and my car
pet has been renovated twice. So, you see,
it is not any more economical than going
to physical culture madame. but it's
deal more gratifying in the end"
But how on earth do You do it2" asked
one of the thin girls. 4 don't know how TO
hold a broom"
Hold it the best way you can. That's
all the information l can give" laughed the
pink bud. But you want to buy those
with good large sticks, because they do not
cramp ones hands SO. You must wear
ckamois gloves, or your palms will be bis
tered, 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 a long skirt on it will make you
ever SO tired dragging it around over the
floor. Put on a golf skirt; they are just
lovely for sweeping"
The thin girls were profuse in their
thanks, and went away rejoicing.