New-York tribune., 1905-07-11
DIET FOR Il CLEAR SKIN
Men as "Faddy" as Women in
Eating for Looks"

What would an old fashioned general prac-
ttioner have thought of a natron who con-
suited him as TO how she was to keep her com
plexion and her figure? But now every great
doctor has number OF what are in very truth
beauty patients" though he does not call them
so. Neither does the patient name the precise
complaint for which she wishes to be treated.
THE doctor If he is a wise man." says writer
using the nom de plume of "Ignata," in "The
Grand Magazine" meets her half way, and
straightway puts her a regimen that might
terrify a Spartan.
N faut souffrir pour etre belle" To the
devotee Of the pleasures of the table this adage
is true now as in the days Of tight lacing
for carefully regulated diet has come to be
regarded the supreme remedy for the failure
Of youthful charms.
The menu for obesity eliminates sauces, gravies,
vegetables. bread and pastry, leaving the victim
to subsist as best she may on biscuits and toast,
meat and fish and tea with lemon instead Of
milk, and saccharine instead Of sugar To this
a little stewed fruit and a small portion Of
vegetables may be added after a week Drink
ing at meals is discountenanced. but plenty of
liquid must be taken between them
A complexion diet tends toward vegetarianism.
and il is now considered quite smart to eat little
or meat Total abstinence goes hand in hand
with vegetarianism- Aerated waters have re-
days. and even tea and coffee are looked on with
suspicion.
Nor are these practices confined to women.
The sterner sex has become extremely particular
as TO what IL eats and drinks. The modern man
does not want anything 10 interfere either with
his work or his play, and he does not want 10
His fOrefathers expected to become more or less
fat as they approached middle age. and there is
even reason 10 suppose that they regarded their
unhandsome, bulky figures with some COM
placency. as indicating well fed. well estab-
Ished worldly position. But their modern de-
scendanT is vain or his ngure and he knows
that, though his corset maker and his tailor can
help him TO a considerable extent it is impera-
tive to go 10 the root Of the matter by prevent
ing the accumulation Of adipose tissue.
Men do not have 10 trouble much. a rule,
about their compilations. They are ali right if
they have q tolerably clear skin. with that
healthy BROWNIES which comes Of a suficiency
Of field sports and exercise in the open air A
real muddiness Of complexion IS almost dis
agreeable IN man as in a woman, and for re-
moving that trouble there is undoubtedly Moth
ing like diet But the modern man, if he had
to choose would prefer even a bad complexion
TO what may be delicately termed q corpora
ton"
Many men viii not touch made Dishes" rich
sauces and the like. from sheer dread Of embon-
point and IL IS quite usual TO see them drinking
absolutely nothing, not even drop Of water, at
meal Those men who drink anything at
meals generally prefer some light wine such as
MOselle, or even weak whisbey and water, and
champagne is much less favored than Of yore.
Port is accepted only by old fashioned people
Men haunted by the bogie Of obesity are, as
the country hostess can testify terribly ''faddy'
They want their hot water with a dash of
lemon IN il the first thing in the morning, and
ministrations Of various kinds between meals
throughout the day. Some Of them may be
gratihed with a glass Of vermouth half an hour
before dinner, for, Of course, they disdain, or
deny themselves. afternoon tea with its accom-
paniments Of rich cakes and cream. The enor-
nous popularity Of creme de menthe is signih-
cant OF the delicate digestion Of the modern man,
for this fascinating green iiqueur Is only a sub
hHateo version OF the hoTnely peppermint cordial
Of the country farmers wife! Many doctors.
however do not approve OF II.
TO sum up. il is certain that there is nothing
more destructive OF good looks in both sexes
than even slight excess IN eating and drinking
OF the adoption of a diet unsuited 10 the PAR
ticular constitution.