The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-16
SOME BEAUTY RULES,
Modern Recipes for Attaining Coco Looks
Of XarionS Kinda

of Various Kinds.
To Get Thin-Eat q great deal OF
chopped meat withoutan potato iii il.
Drink little fluid Of any kind excep:
strong tea. Exercise a greatdeal with
out drinking and do not eat bread, but
ter, OF candy. Lemonade, acid drinks
Of all kinds, and saline mineral waters
are excellent. Drink a glass OF cool
water before breakfast.
To Get Fat-Eat vegetables and
sleep after each meal. Go to bed at
8 O'Clock and lie in bed half an hour
after you wake up. Laugh a great
deal. Drink water by the pint or
the quart if you an. Drink weak and
sweet tea with plenty of milk in it.
Take COD liver oil and sweet ellis as
much as you can. Eat until YOU feel
as if you would burst at the table.
Put plenty of butter on your bread.
This will guarantee a gain OF five
pounds a month, and, if You can sleep
a great deal, of double that amount.
Tohave.- White Skin-Eat no meat
at Il. Become a vegetarian; they al
avs have beautiful skin. Once in
six weeks or so eat a meal of fresh
meat. THis does away with the
tendency toH9"urvy-that curse of the
vegetarian. Drink as much water as
you can, eat little grease, and touch
no tea on coffee. Your breakfast may
be oatmeal and oranges; your dinner
fruit, nuts, fruit tea - preferably
ounce TEL graham mullins, cau}i-
flower croquettes, marmalade, aud
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-Wa1k a
great deal, carrying so Aething always
in the hands. This develops the
arms. To roll a hoop might be good
if one were brave enough to do so in
public. Practice lifting a little every
day. Never strain or tire yourself.
Eat meat, drink milk, and practice
bending backward, forward, and side
ways every day. At night rub about
a tablespoon of brandy or run into
your skin on the under and tender
part of the arms.
To Have Plump Hands-Rub them
with sweet oil night and morning.
Exercise them by rubbing together.
Never wear tight sleeves or snug
gloves.
To Keep Ones Feet Small-This is
difficult. The first sign that one has
passed youth is the tendency to wear
a larger pair of shoes-and this is
necessary. The feet spread and really
grow. 70 remedy this wear shoes as
long as can be managed, but not as
wide as seem necessary. Never wear
old slippers around the house, unless
they are snug in the width, and be
careful of corns. These are neve
necessary while the chiropodist exists.
To Have a Fine Color-Wash the
face with the juice Of preserved straw
berries in the winter, and in summer
rub a ripe berry on the face.
For a smooth, White Skin, With
out Dieting-Bathe the face daily with
buttermilk. A preparation Of tincture
of benzoin and rose water is excellent
for whitening purposes. There are
very good prepared creams, but these
are never cheap. Do not go under a
dollar for them if you want them COM
pounded of fine and pure materials.
To Have Ones Garments Sweet
Scented-Make sachet bags and slip
them in the Innings of dresses. They
will, if good at first, keep their scent
for a year or more. Fold the bodices
of the scented gowns and lay them
away in air-tight boxes. This fills
them with scent. -Philadelphia Times.