Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-23

looks and health of the fat men who so up
to this Westchester county farm is almost
incredible. The chaps come back to town
as hard as nails. with baby-pink skins and
clear eyes and appetites like hodcarrlers.
and the great majority of them so In love
with the idea OF keeping themselves in
shape that they join New York gymna-
Sums, cut out their former foolish habits
and hold themselves In perennial trim.
Some few of them, however only go up to
the farm for the purpose OF accommodating
strength for further dizzy enjoyment, and
when upon their return to the may de-
lights of the town they get themselves In
poor shape again they again repair TO the
farm Of the ex-wrestler.
For stout Society Women.
Now comes the announcement that a
woman formerly well known in New York
society, but at present somewhat reduced
owing to the death OF her husband, who
left his financial affairs In an involved
condition, has started an establishment for
women down on Long Island that is iden-
teal In its course of training with that OF
the ex-wrestler up In Westchester county.
She already has her large Long Island
house filed up for two years to come with
women of note in the social affairs of this
neighborhood who are rushing to cover in
the face Of this new storm against adipos-
ity. The prospectus of the 'directress'' OF
this novel plant for the training down OF
rich fat women is interesting to read.
The enforcement Of absolute obedience is
its dominant note, and IL is set forth in so
many words that stout women who feel
that they cannot yield the same sort of
compliance as they would be compelled to
yield to the prioress OF nunery might
just as well remain away. The physical
curriculum is given in detail. II looks like
hard work, and no mistake. II looks
paper, at any rate, like work for the fe-
male army of Dahomey. Yet the women
who have already started the heroic treat
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are getting along finely at il, and are
writing enthusiastic letters to their friends
here about it. The letters are quite short,
for the writer's all declare that they feel
very tired" Meanwhile, the husbands. par
ticularly those of the husbands who are
understood, of these society women who
are going In for the prize fighters scheme
OF training, going around with a sort
of distracted air. as il figuring upon GER
tain complications liable to ensue upon the
return of their he-minuts
spouses to the domestic hearthstones.
What One Woman Did
81 In the meantime an actress who was for
merly well known, and who, about three
years ago, accomplished an almost miracu-
lous reduction of her flesh. is said to be
earning a very considerable. indeed. al
most an astonishing income through the
sale to fat women of means of her care
fully-kept secret of dispensing with nom
essential flesh. This woman's case was
really extraordinary. A number OF years
ago she Travelled throughout the country
with well-known comedian of the time.
singing a song in which she called herself
"A merry little mountain maid" the hui
NOR of which ditty consisted in the fact
that the singer weighed very little. IL a
pound, short of 300. She was almost a
curiosity OF flesh for so young a woman
picture of pudgtness, a monument Of
mirth-provoking avoirdupois. Her features
were barely distinguishable, she was so
fat Shar oh. hoh plS talN
made large hit as fat girl singer and
the managers of the freak theaters were
confidently relying upon her to keep right
on growing i'm size until she attained such
proportions as to become an actual Gu
riosity. Well, she was the great fat girl
singer until about three years ago, when
she suddenly disappeared from public view,
and was even lost to the sight OF all of
her theatrical friends. She was not on
exhibition for about three months.
When she returned to the Rialto here In
New York and greeted her friends they
stared at her and quite failed to recognise
her When she told them who she was
they almost declined to believe her. From
an utterly shapeless 300-pounder she had
transformed herself into as trim, neat,
beautifully formed, svelte young woman,
logged out as she was in tight broad
cloth, and with lovely, animated features
besides, as ever took a stroll on Broadway.
She weighed exactly 1873 pounds; there
wasn't a wrinkle or a line on her face,
as is generally the case with people who
reduce their flesh rapidly, and her color
was az fresh as that of a rose They all
demanded Of this transformed woman, OF
course, how she had done IT. But she only
smiled vaguely In response to these de-
mands and declined to surrender the Sc
cret. All hands among her friends looked
for her to Immediately take on her former
mass of flesh. but she hasn't gained or lost
an ounce In three years. and she is often
seen partaking Of all the good things Of
life at the high-grade restaurants. She
kept her little secret and she has made o
pot of money through IL. The news OF her
marvellous reduction got around among fat
women Of her profession as well as among
a great number Of women in society, and
these repaired to the actress, took their
little vows Of secrecy, accepted her method
of treatment and emerged In the same state
of transformation as the actress herself
had exhibited. The ex-300-pounder has vir-
tually abandoned the stage for the pur-
pose OF treating her large flock OF pa
tients," and. oddly enough. her method
still remains q profound secret.