The evening world., 1908-11-17
Heavy SwellS Must Dissolve
Supertluous Flesh or Wear
no Directories.
MELT ONCE A WEEK.
Martyr Themselves to Lose
Weight and Promptly
Eat it on Again.

Have you ever attended fat women's
day at the Turkish baths. Monday is
the day.
The exhausted employees of an ex-
elusive Turkish bath on Twenty-nlnth
street threatened to go on a strike last
night because the first detachment of
rat ladies had arrived at $50 o'clock in
the morning and had fingered there dur
ing the day, their ranks increasing
hourly until AS In the evening.
There were two big bathrobe lunch
cons and five afternoon teas given yes
terday in the lounging room of the
baths besides Neo-Greek collation.
which Miss Isadora Duncan dispensed
to some friends. which aroused the en-
thusiasm and the envy of the whole
kimonoed company.
Miss Duncan and her guests We're the
only women in the bath who were not
fat. And the classic dancers arrange
ment OF her draper!es-she brings her
own with her in reticule-was perfect
in Attic grace. Nobody tried to emulate
her. AS the wife OF an immensely rich
banker who was trying to melt off a
few score pounds remarked:
What looks decent on bones wouldn't
look nice on real flesh. / like bones
better when they're covered up. Oh,
Susie, | guess III so into the steam
ROOM
She Sparks the Rich.
Susie is the most popular attendant at
ha hat h, ha lt,i or no laEl
of the mighty and knows the troubles OF
every prominent woman of bulk in New
York. Susie is the only person VINO has
really spanked the rich. She has never
been known to be tired or ill-tempered,
but last night she admitted that she
had had strenuous day.
Them fat ladies'" remarked Susie,
simply monopilizes this here place.
Miss Duncans no trouble, but that
because she's thin. Every Monday We
have batch of fatttes whose con
science troubles them because they ate
too much on Sunday. They think they
won't be able TO get in their directories
and they come and stay here all day.
See that pink lady there eatin cream
puffs? / pummelled her three times, and
she's been in the hot room most of the
day. ! dunno how many pounds We gOt
OF OF her, but she's eating it all back
again II certainly Is discouragin,' an
day long gettin thin enough to go out
In the evening in their best clothes.
There one of my customers-she one
OF the grandc-t beauties you ever seen"
An AII-Day Process.
Here Susie casually mlspronounced
one of New York s famous names.
We'll, her face IS too fat. She was
here for five hours and most OF the
time she wore a rubber face mask and
sat in the steam. room melting down.
went out. We nave !adies-right heavy
ones-that come here early in the
morning, steam and bathe al day AMI
hen telephone for their maids a'out
dress them. We have regular scenes II
they're, not thin enough 10 get into
These new fashions, no hips and no
anything else, send US a lot Of Gus
toners Still, said Susie. hopping her
brow on the skirt OF her red bathing
SUIT. IN be kinder glad, when few
curves is ia-hionable again. for you've
no Idea how they sufTer II they're too
Fat to be melted down in few treat
ments.'
bath which is now open, to women.
where plants and birds and statues and
sunshine riot with each other to give
the effect Of R 'Sn magnihcence, is
fidences There she stays and eats and
talks during the intervals OF steam.ns
and dissolution. Here, particularly o.
Mondays, congregata the ladies who
would willingly give away'a pound OF
flesh 10 any Shylock who could take 1t.
Here's What She Eats.
Weights and measures are talked OF
necessarily and the weighing stand is
in constant use, especially just before
the hearty luncheons which seem to be
necessary 10 keep up the spirits OF the
bath loungers AS they go without
breakfast In order to get 70 the baths
on time the habtues usually feel that
they can Indulge In somewhat hearty |
luncheons, particularly as the bath /
greatly stiulates the appetite. This is |
the menu OF one OF the Monday bath |
clubs:
Cocktails.
Consomme Napoleon.
Filet of Sole, Sauce Tartare
Tenderloin Steak