Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-15
DIET FOR A CLEAR SKIN.
Men as "Faddy" as Women in "Eat-
ing for Looks
rom the New York Tribune


What would an old-fashioned general
practitioner have thought of matron who
consulted him as to how she was to keep
her complexion 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 doc
tor If he Is a wise man. says writer
using the nom de plume of "Ignata" in the
Grand Magazine meets her half way, and
straightaway puts her on regimen that
might terrify a Spartan.
II faut souffrir pour etre belle" To the
devotee of the pleasures of the table this
adage is as true now as in the days of tight
iacing. for carefully regulated diet has
come to be regarded the supreme rem
edy for the failure of youthful charms.
The menu for obesity eliminates sauces.
gravies, vegetables, bread and pastry, leav-
ing the victim to subsist as best she may
biscuits and toast meat and fish and
tea with lemon instead of milk, and saccha-
rine instead of sugar. To this little
stewed fruit and a small portion of vege-
tables may be added after a week. Drink
ing at meals is discountenanced. but plenty
of liquid must be taken between them.
\ complexion diet tends toward vege-
tarianism, and it is considered quite
smart to eat little or no meat. Total alb
stinence goes hand in hand with vege-
tarianism. Aerated waters have replaced
the claret and champagne of former days,
and even tea and coffee are looked on with
suspicion.
Nor are these practices confined to wo-
men. The Sterner sex has become extreme
ly particular to what it eats and drinks.
The modern man does not want anything
to interfere either with his work or his
play. and he does not want to be fat any
more than the modern woman does. His
forefathers expected to become more or
fat m 70
and there is even reason to suppose that
they regarded their unhandsome. bulky
figures with some complacency, as indicat-
ing Well-fed, Well-eStabliShed worldly po-
sition But their modern descendant is
vain of his figure, and he knows that
though his corset maker and his tailor can
help him to a considerable extent. it is inl-
perative to go to the root of the matter by
preventing the accumulation of adipoSe It's
sue.
Men do not have to trouble much. as a
rule, about their compilations. They are all
right if they have tolerably clear skin,
with that healthy BROWNIES which comes
of a sufficiency of field sports and exercise
in the open air. A real muddinesS of COM
plexion is almost as disagreeable in man
as in a woman, and for removing thai
trouble there is undoubtedly nothing like
diet. But the modern man, II he had to
choose would prefer even bad complexion
to what may be delicately termed a cor
poration."
Many men will not touch made dishes, -
rich sauces and the like, from sheer dread
of .embonpoint, and it is quite usual to see
them drinking absolutely nothing. not even
a drop OF water. at a meal. Those men who
drink anything at meals generally prefer
some light wine such as Moselle, or even
weak whisky and water, and champagne Is
much less favored than of yore. Port Is
accepted only by oldfashioned people.
Men haunted by the boyle of obesity are.
as the country hostess can testify. terribly
..faddy" They want their hot water with
a dash of lemon in 1t the first thing in the
morning and ministrations of various kinds
between meals throughout the day. Some
of them may be gratihed with glass of
yermouth half an hour before dinner for,
of course they disdain. deny themselves.
afternoon tea with its accomplishments of
rich cakes and cream. The enormous pop
ularity of creme de menthe is significant
of the delicate digestion of the modern
man. for this fascinating green liqueur Is
only a sublimated version of the homely
peppermint cordial of the country farmer s
wife. Many doctors. however, do not APP
prove of 1t.
To sum up, 1t Is certain that there Is
nothing more destructive of good looks in
both sexes than even slight excess in eating
and drinking the adoption of n diet I'M
suited to the particular constitution.