Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-09
ANNETTE TALKS ON HEALTH
Beautiful Young Diver Tells Women
How to Improve.
FAvoRs AIR AND EXERCISE
Miss IIeIIerman Lectures 90 Packed
Audience of women at Orpheum
Theater, illustrating Exer-
cises Tuesday Morning.

That's perfectly so. 1 know, and I'll
tell you why and the fair priestess Of
health, Miss Annette Kellerman immedi-
ately did tell the crowd OF women who
filled the Orpheum theater Tuesday morn
ing and listened eagerly to her girlish talk,
why exercise, fresh air and some judgment
in the matter Of eating were the only
sources of health and beauty
II there is not Immediately a marked Inn
provement in the appearance of the women
OF Omaha; II they do not walk with heads
erect, chests high and steps assured and
definite; II they do not ali acquire bloom
ing cheeks Of health, bright eyes and a
zest in living it will be because their at
tenuon at the lecture belied their interest
and simulated purpose stronger than they
felt. Each OF the young priestess' admoni-
tons was listened to very intently and her
wise and rebul1ng shake of the head and
the finger as she said: ''Oh know how
women do. You will go home and try
those exercises a few times, three days.
maybe when you should try them three
months, and longer And then you will
say, It's no use; exercises don't help me-
and then youu give them up. Now, you
know that's no way to do" The voice was
gentle, but sad in It's grief at the unruly
way Of human folk You must keep at
things. You must make up your mind to
do things ana stick to them. why, any
body can do anything he makes up his
mind to do, but-he must will to do IT,
there's the trouble, the willing. That's per-
fectly true, and 1 know" Then there was
another wise little shake of the head, an
admiring wave of determination. reflected
swept through the audience, and everything
seemed possible to everyone there.
stout Dream of slimness.
The stout dreamed of possessing the little
symmetry Of the charming person on the
platform; the thin imagined themselves the
possessors Of the we'll developed muscles
the perfectly controlled body, And every
body felt nothing is really impossible If you
will work hard enough OF course, there
were no suffragists at the lecture-they
were too busy at the polls encouraging the
women to use the suffrage right which is
theirs-but II there had been any present
they, too, would have realized that the
secret of ell success is faith and deter
mination," for the young authority de-
clsred in no uncertain tones, That's so, 1
know, and know what I'm talking about,
and I'll tell you why" And she did
Miss Kelterman Clad in Tights.
Miss Kellerman began her lecture clad
in close fitting black satin gown OF
knee length, but discarded this gown for
her swimming costume to illustrate the
exercises which she gave in response to
the questions from the audience-questions
Of how to reduce or increase weight. over
come nervousness and kindred queries. She
stated emphatically that she was not. how
ever, a beauty doctor-not at all-but was
an advocate of good health as the source
of all beauty and she advocated plenty
Of fresh air all the time, plenty of exercise
the right kind of e1ercise-and the right
kind OF food" as the aipsredients of health.
She has a youthful ana charming way OF
stressing important words and it was not
unusual for listeners to sigh. Isn't she
cutter Awfully dear"