The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-16

| stout woman to learn Do not ask fol
more Oliver Twist may have done so
| but il is not n safe rule for the woman
| who is trying to take off her flesh,
THE Japanese woman does not walk 4
| great deal but she takes constant care oil
herself When she sleeps, she rests upor
hard little bed. and she covers herself
| up lightly. and her head rests upon cushion
that is none too soft.
"The Japanese woman never awakens
with wrinkles in her face. She does not
burrow into her pillow, and the conse-
quence is that her face has no creases in
il II liz as smooth and clear and fresh
W hen she was child.
~Burying the face in the pillow makes
lines in the cheeks and in the forehead
The woman who wakens with a scowl be-
tween her eyes has buried her face in the
pillow OF that you may be sure.
The Japanese woman never gets up in
the morning tired. That tired feeling
which comes from sleeping in a closed
room and from lying in beds of feathers
and hair is unknown to the woman Of the
Orient who sleeps upon bed which is
well ventila ted and hard
Sleep in warm room and you will lay on
fat very quickly. Warm baths, a warm
sleeping room and warm food and drinks
taken in quantity will surely put flesh upon
any person who is not predisposed to be
skinny.
$50, the Japanese woman when she
finds she is no longer comely, Immediately
does four things, and does them strenu-
ouslv.
-She takes the most vigorous, exercise
and takes it continually. She has been
known to strain her muscles In the deter
mined effort to get off her fat.
Then she diets, and she does this with
a rigor that would scare the woman of
luxurious tastes. She will go months
without sweets weeks without anything
No ctr nnnaggpriaG
and days with a supply so scanty that she
never feels comfortable or course she
comes out of the ordeal feeling better,
but for while it is very far from being
fun.
Then the Japanese woman regulates
the temperature of her steering room If
stout she sleeps with little over her and
she rises in the night to take her calls
themes. Toward morning she throws her
self on her couch and sleeps again.
There is a story told of young Japanese
nobleman who was commanded to bring
his mother to the court OF the Empress.
The young noble hestated,
Are you ashamed of your mothers
raiment?' asked the Empress, sharply
And then and there she lectured the young
man upon the evhs Of pride and the horrors
that will befall a man who is ashamed of
still the young man hesitated Then
what is the trouble?' asked the Empress.
with bhlshng face and with tears in
his eyes the young man stammered forth
that his mother was not presentable. She
is-is--too fat said he.
"The Empress blushed with shame. Has
she eaten too much?' asked she, sternly.
"1'hen the young man was forced TO
admit that his mothers habits Of gluttony
and her continued hziness and total alb
stnence from exercise Of any kind had
caused the TISSUES to accumulate.
Fret no more said the Empress. but
tell your mother that she must learn the
lesson of self-denial'
The conclusion of the story is that the
woman banted. dieted, exercised, and was
finally restored to royal favor, to the great
lolinLt of har ann and all her lin