Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15

of normal parents. nevertheless taking on
a painful embonpoint at twenty-one years
Yet their exercise is frequent. their living
and eating well regulated. By means OF
some. organic lesion their nutrition is not
good, and their adipose tissues thicken I'M
der the infiltration of too much furnishing.
Grease accumulated in certain parts-at
first under the arms, around the abdomen
and bust and the lower part of the face,
particularly the double chin.
Now the worst part of all this is that a
growing Incidence goes hand-in-hand with
these first mischiefS." says the Paris beau
ty, who doubtless speaks from experience.
Nevertheless she has had the vigor to fight
and keep herself just on the charming perl
lous edge.
Don't do anything brusquely," she warns
Let your obesity disappear gradually, If
you do not want your skin to become haccid
and wrinkled To stlrve oneself is vio-
lent as it is useless-it only uses up the
health One stops it when the fat dis
appears-and then it is ali to begin again,
because one inevitably eats with better
appetite"
Many volunteer correspondents were for
forced walks.
Progressive Training.
Forced walks are no use,'' answers
Manon. The fatigue they occasion opens
he appetite all the more. l say the same
for horseback exercise: isn't the appetite
CT cavalry officers a proverb? Nothing is
good but progressive training. The first
tnlng is to take a great deal of light move
rnent. The second is to diminish ones eat
ing gradually and reasonably. Above all,
CO not lie in bed,'
Both Madame Lame de Pougy and the
lair MaIville insist on this point. Lying in
bed is evidently at once d temptation and
a snare to femininity.
Get up! Get up. Go to the Bots early in
the morning. says Manon, play tennis,
do the bicycle, but always down hill or on
the fiat, never up hill never, never! You
will strain yourself and make your face red.
Now, to make ones face red periodically is
to ruin The compleXion"
Lame lie Pougy, who is said to be one of
the best-trained women of Paris, is strong
OH the food question.
Eat to your appetite, but not a gram
morer' she says. Avoid starchy foods.
foods with a butter sis. fried things, fatty
things. dried vegetables, sweets cakes,
pies. the crumb of bread, beer and eggs.
Drink the least possible, by preference very,
very light tea, taken hot and very slightly
suSared. Prefer under-done meats, toast.
fresh vegetables and in reasonable proper
TONS.
1T is good to drink little laxative min
eral water each morning" she adds
Manon Lott gives one violent remedy as
nevertheless precious. Whether it be Vio-
lent not ought to depend much on the
person, but she thinks all can stand it with
natural precauton. 1t is the Turkish bath.
followed by the hot douche that turns to
tepid and then coolsh or cold.
In the Sweating Box.
l ought to add that the modification of
this regime by the sweating box that leaves
the head fee to breathe in the natural air
is become a tremendous fad with both men
and women IN Paris. II is always followed
by the douche above described. The easiest
to rig up is the sweatbox of dry hot air,
heated by a great number of electric light
bulbs. You certainly have the advantage
of knowing just how much you sweat. The
more experienced. nevertheless, lean toward
the hot vapor box You can judge your
sweating by your faCe-when the drops be-
gin running in little streams down the cheek
and chin II is time TO get out
1T is agical" says Manon in her en-