The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

.orbi/ triying to get-thin business IS snoi1fg so many pretty women" saia tha Beauty Missionary. as I chatted w,h her yesterday about the why's id "whereforese of dietetics and the Accompaniments thereof.
 of 1t Is kept up much longer" she continued, the south will lose her reputation for producing beauties ana indeed the American Beauty will be seen very little. In London last sea- son 1t is said there were fewer pretty women than ever before and IL all comes from starvation
 "You mean dieting spells one 1ooks?". I asked as thought of score or more of pretty women of my ac7 ouaintance who are dieting to reduce heir avoirdupois.
 "Of course it does" replied the Beau tv Missionary. Dieting may make the figure look better but it plays haVocc with the face and features of the pest looking woman alive. IT they couiu or,v do it in moderation, but the average woman when she begins 'o diet actually starves herself to dea,n' aIf.-vou mean the skin sags anu haoones flabby on the face,' 1 sus- gestad. that may be overcome by mas sage" . . "Ob. yes" was the reply, put WHY have to resort to that? However you have overlooked the main point III question. for the principle harm tha' dieting does to women is in their ioss oe snir,ts A womans vivacity SINK u,,tb long fasting and she loses ooen her charm and her chic. How can any woman be vivacious if she has n''o nothing to eat but cup or not ter all day? And how can any nvine female be chic on a pint or milk or a handful of nuts
 CT didn't know they ever reouceo their diet to anything quite a9 nm tied" I frankly confessed "I of me tell you of case l nae racantlv, said the Beauty Missionary "A woman came to me with great pa and puffs under her eyes, ana circles down to her chin Is blue as lholso Iookinr her over and examining hei skin closely, I said 10, Madame. what do you eatF Nothing she said. l am oie.ihs to reduce my weight | :" ".What do you drink?' l inquired.
 .Buttermilk she replied sheepish lv. and it's doing me loads of good.
 "eyes know all about buttermlik, answered quickly, but just leave Il alone please, and go back to the fam' fly menu three times day.
 "Did she consent?" I inquired has tily. | wi see the improvement in her looks. Shs refused peremptorily at first, as mos women do who go without eating any length of time, but she finally saw l the foolishness of 1t and she Is sen sible and so took my advice.I | DO YOU have many cases like that! asked.
 Nearly every day. came the promp reply. "A woman said to me only yes terday:
 "I've lost my charm! I can tel it by the way people look at me-
 ".What did you have for breakfast I imediately asked her
 .l ".A half cup of hot milk an a straw to drink it through, and som butter thins.'
 Well, nobody on earth can b charming on half cup or hot mll | through a straw and couple Of bue ter thins," said emph atically.
 q wish you might have seen he slxin." continued my informant. II pre- scribed a good wholesome diet for he and then had the masseuse use som good skin food on her face. and whil am not medical authority on sue subjects l can at least give my obser yations and they scarcely ever fail.'
 "So your slogan is as much as peo pie want to eat they should have,' remarked.
 "Overeating is as bad as under eating." she replied. but there is sue A thing as moderation In all thina Why, last winter at the theatre on evening I noticed at least 10 wome in the audience who used to be con sidered beauties. They looked lik
 
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