Evening journal., 1911-09-14
WHY ARE MANY
WOMEN FAT?
Eastern Observer Asks the
Question After Studying
Subject
HUGE PROBLEM
INVOLVED IN ANSWER

NEW YORK, Sept 14-"why are
there so many fat women?" man
rushing upon his doom asked this
question. He spoke of the increasing
prevalence Of large feminine persons,
not with admiration. but with pro-
found dismay.
"Why are there so many fat wo-
men?" he reiterated. 81 have watched
the passing throng in several cities
in this state this summer. and while
one fat man was passing ] have
counted not less than four fat wo-
men This ratio mas held true when
ever and wherever ! have had occa-
sion to take observations.
"These women are, for the most
part, between 30 and So years old.
They either waddle ponderously OF
propel themselves forward with not
the slightest perceptible freedom of
motion. looking the while like statues
moving on rollers.
II also have observed them in large
numbers at different summer resorts,
both inland and on the Atlantic coast
They eat with exceeding gusto. Moth
ing on the menu escapes them.
"Fattening for SlumberOus Old Age"
"The alarming corpulence OF our mid
die aged women is getting serious.
They seem to be gattening for a slum-
berous old age.
"If one looks about I'm New York
theatres and restaurants the conclu-
sion that the New York women seen
there are about twenty pounds over
weight looms large and inevitable.
And I'm those restaurants lies the ex-
PLANTATION Of the phenomena. We eat
too much in New York, because the
best food in the country is shipped
here and the best cooks prepare 1t.
also, disregarding the moral
aspects of the consumption Of alcohol,
If there are any. there is no doubt but
the habitual consumption OF cock
tails, highballs. and other appetizers
tends to the production Of fat. Doctors
may disagree on the relative values OF
diet, exercise. and massage in taking
off flesh, but they are unanimous in
this one Injunction, Don't drink with
your meals. Don't touch alcoholic
drinks at any time
Beauty BrOadens Into MatrOn.
NOAhAMk MRAA'AAs MNiAAAn VI A'Ao'A -
time killers about our fashionable
hotels. all indicate that the typical
New York beauty begins life as a
slender maiden of IS or 20 and broad
ems into the plump and pleasing ma
tron of 25 to 35 After that there is
but one ungallant expression to de-
scribe her proportions, the one a
married man used who said he was
trt faffW Accommodation nF
the sweetheart "
But while there are many persons
who will testify TO their own ocular
perception of the stoutness of New
York women, there are certain indi-
viduals who knew absolutely about
the matter They are the buyers of
ready made suits and gowns in large
department stores. One of these buy
ers, a woman who draws a large sal
airy from the most conservative house
in New York, said
New York women are growing
enormous. Today the average GUS
toner in our store weighs 165 pounds.
She buys a 3S suit.
Suits Sell Best I'm 3S Sizes.
1--WE sell many more 3S suits than
any other size and the proportions of
these suits are: Bust. SS, waist
%, hips A. When a model is expen-
sive and we buy only one We always
take a 3S size And the number OF
women who buy 3Ss is by no means
representative of the number that
should wear them, because one of
womans little vanities is 10 buy a suit
a couple of sizes too small and have
the filter let it out. She can go
around telling her friends she buys a
SO, although the filter may have mado
IL over into a 3S or even a 40.
"The reason why American women
do not look we'll in the hobble skirt
is because they are too large for IT,.
French women have comparatively
small hips and they can afford to have
their gowns pulled in at the. feet
Skirts are narrower than ever this
year, and l am sure I do not know
how New York women are going 10
wear them"