The sun., 1898-06-19
WOMAN IN HOT WEATHER.
THINGS TO EAT, DRINK, WEAR, AND,
EBPECIALLY, LET ALONE

moro than man. This is because she doesn't |
know how to conform to the summer tempera- |
ture. IL is possible for her to keep perfectly |
comfortable when the mercury is playing tag |
with the hundred notch IL she'll only tako tho |
trouble to do so. OF course, II entails some self
sacrifice; everything that brings sense
OF satisfaction In life does. There are
dozens of things that she can do to
add to her comfort, and just as many
which will dotract from It, II sho dresses
properly, eats and drinks tho right things, and
maintrins her mental equilibrium, there is no
reason why she shouldn't keep ns cool as the
proverbiNl cucumber even when the weather Is
hottest. There are women who always look and
feel comfortable on tho moSt prostrating days;
they are the ones who havo learned how to keep
cool. doctor gave two women some good ad-
vice on this subject the other day-Rood not only
for themselves. but also for all womanknd He
chanced to meet them in a fashionable restau-
rant and the orders that they gave set his tongue
going but not until aftor ono Of them, q stout
woman, exclaimed:
How hate hot weather. doctor! 1t simply
puts end to me and am the most miserable
creature In existence from the time the first hot
spoil sets In until tho first crisp days Of autumn
come. Cant you give me o remedy for torrid
waves7"
"Yes. give us your recipe for keeping cool,
put in the other. tall, thin. pale woman "You
say You never suffer from the heat, and yet you
work in tho city all summer, taking your vaca-
tion In winter"
II know how to conform to summer weather"
answered the physician. "and any ono can learn
how to do that. To keep cool one must know
how to maintain absolute health In hot weather
When sat down here couldn't help hearing
You give your order to the waiter. You ordered
tive gin rickeys."
"Yes, you know lime juice Is so cooling" in
.errupted the stout woman.
The doctor smiled and continued: And you
ordered lobster salad with mayonnaise dress
| ing, some French fried potatoes and rum cakes,
with small cups of coffee as finishing course.
| Such n luncheon for a day like this. when the
mercury Is fairly sizzling in the tubel You both
| deserve to be roasted alive. No wonder you are
| lanRuid and upset physically. However. you
! needn't feel lonesome. Nine out Of ten women
| have false ideas about diet In summer, they do
not know how to clothe themselves properly,
how to bathe and how to conduct themselves
generally. You do not even know the effect of
! heat on the body do your
mo" admitted both in a breath.
But I'm sure l know all about diet and
| bathing and proper dress for hot weather"
added the stout woman. my husband says
| rickeys are very cooling and ordered lobster
| salad in preference TO hot milk. and the rum
cakes-well we are both so fond Of them that we
could eat them 365 days in the year. couldn't
we 7" addressing her friend. "As for bathing. I
take two cold plunSes every day and sponge
bath just before getting into bed. and wear
gowns made of the thinnest msterial ia wear
| shirt waists q great deal. but I'm too stout and
short waisted. Now have you anything to say :"
doctor. .sYou asked me how a woman can be
comfortable in hot weather and l shall tell you.
woman % but just any % Old woman n an or orr Mmiddic:aaed
one. or young one; either. for that matter. First
were by nature intended to perform a function
to %s5 and Ito
man was made he was not intended to wear
clothes. The human race has gone on piline on
moro and moro clothing which is always grow
ing more complicated. it seems to me- and the
result is that we are dependent upon a oerta ain
ed the stout woman tanning herself vigorously.
tor you @ Would literally die Of heat. You You ride ride
wheel and you know what i is 70 come in
much yoa Aver yGs II h
dried than you do after trying to cool of
more & raS SGf s snG
gives US a more rapid degree of cooiness
The parts Of the body EXPOSED % the
rapidly. Before tell you how. a woman should
morning she should take a pl i6se in tepId waite
do tho same, in the late afternoon or befor
retiring. To jump into cod tub shocks tn
ba S1a hs of tn
one feels consumed by an internal fire. 1t Is a
o ha tSn stoho TO HG the Ssy T9
hiS I Hs% SSSlRS sRsp5 S5d st
49, As IiGht!yrspHd H; as Ioa,ely possible, wa
sssp e.s GothnE has dsSy aGs
bodies so s%usceptiib % ti Z to change Of temperatur
warm rn1. weather; aIdS some people approve {
have been di' russing how. our soldier
should dress to maintain comfort and healt
wooilen underv ar True, it absorbs the psrspi
: alton. but on 10 other hand it preyente eva
become cool g. ia It's c own junction. For Slend
women ad co cate tho wearing of a thin mai
next to -" skin. % and for 4 stout tout ones onss. sap,
vest Of q ne cotton; Isle thread or silk. Wht
and tho.s % who are re too stout to Do tn
should wea.r their stays, loose. You 80
yon yynnt arc. soolly. dressed r. turning to Il
plainly nd nd viii - Your our corset S y Is G''t
J. tight tb at you look as i you we We
: that yoU would look ] mncn more slender il yc
wore wore +: loose enough to allow free circulation
"
2 dimin hes 1t. Then you say your gown Is maj
= Of tn lghtest material. SO It Is. but II is lin
thro ghout with heavy silk, ] notice. and
J., bon "a, no doubt at every seam. You
i eX Fption 10 thc average woman IN your way
o ~ b1sing. II you had on the garments ] me
q u Pned next TO your body, lightweight ct
: laced loosely, over that one thin muslin
; fk pettIcoat, and a plain woven cors
II BDk dress. you wouldn't be In Rnch
q JRRe with the weather department. Und,
;. clothing should not be Btarchcd for sunni,
r. wear. slender women have the advantage
/ this matter of dress. They look their hest II
4. hut they too. mako themselves miserable
- wearing hgh sLiff, tight collars that cat
T.. them under the ears instead Of knotting pic
~ of ribbon loosely about tho neck. But I've 81
~. enough about cress considering my sex, and nj
- word as to Diet
~. Irnroly eat anything hot in tho summer a
HS ! drink quantities Of cooling drinks" voll
~ ~ teercd the stout woman.
rh, You mean cold drinks that are heating
Il" tOrted the physician. "Dict Is n very
- , portant thing in summer and, without givi
~ so much thought to ii Rs women. mon are !
~" apt 10 eat hurtful things You women are gr
believers in salads. which is the right prlnCi
II you'd only order tho right salads. Crisp
tuCe, romaine chicory. fresh tomatoes are