The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-13
What Thin Women Should Do
BY ANNETTE KILLERMAN.

ilass OF ihlu young ladies', lore
gather aud hearken to the words OF
comfort which J am going to speak to
YOU today-though, you know. there
are thousands OF women who are
ready to declare that you don't need
any sympathy at all compared to their
hearlrendng task Of getting off the
very flesh which you are signing for.
Still. knowing Just how selfconsci-
Gus you feel, how YOU dread the occa-
sion on which you have to wear a
low-cut gown, remembering how mer-
CHESS the fashionable collarless dress
and short sleeves are, I'm not SO sure.
that the troubles aren't equally divid-
ed. At any rate. ! will tell YOU that
] do think that it's little easier for
YOU to bring yourself up to The proper
weight than it is for women too stout
to reduce. Granted that YOU are not
the victim of some disease, there is
no reason why you cannot gain what
you want and add to your health,
strength and symmetry at the same
time The trouble with women who
want TO add to their weight is that
they usually 80 about it u a blunder-
ing way, whereas it's just the incest,
most comfortable thing in the world
10 put on FIVE or ten or twenty-five
pounds.
Women who want to gain think that
all they have to do it to eat, and ac-
cordingly they eat at all times, and
100 much, with the consequence that
they get their digestions out of order,
impair their nerves and get thinner
than before. You must eat scienti-
fically and in manner to improve
your health, not stuff yourself like a
silly goose SO the first thing for you
to look to is your digestion, Plain
foods are always more wholesome
than mixtures You can indulge your
self, for instance, in your liking for
desserts, and there are plenty of deli
ciOus desserts that are easy to digest
and which you will enjoy. Baked ap-
pies, rice bread, tapioca and fruit
buildings, cornstarch, pure fruit jel-
hes, simple cake, stewed and ripe
fresh fruits and ice cream arc ali
recommended Pure and wholesome
candies are not harmful if eaten in
moderate quantities and after meals.
Dates, nuts, figs and raisins are health
full at mealtime, but as a general rule
honey and sweet fruits are bette" to
satisfy the craving for sweets than
sugar and candies
Vegctab es are especially good for
food which does not disagree with you,
The spring vegetables have d real
medicinal effect, and salads are splen.
did for yOu-lettuce, tomatoes, wafer
cress, celery onions, etc, with a dress
ing of lemon juice and olive oil are
excellent for your complexion and
health generally. When you can have
things like that, who in the world
wants to eat foods with hot and nigh
Iy seasoned dressings and heavy
greasy pastries?
1t is my belief that goa can cat any
food which does not agree with you,
but you should never eat ANYTHING.
which gives you an attack of indiges-
Ton. You are poisoning Yourself +
YOU do, and you will pay the penalty
in a bad skin and cloUded eyes.
never eat meat myself, and | ad-
wise a restriction in he use OF meat
to all women. Nuts 9re valuan.e 10
take the place of meat, but yo1 must
. chew them thoroughly, and eggs, peas,
Z beans and cheese are suggested az
substitutes Some baked dishes in
which milk Is used ike escall0pa9
potatoes, will also take the place of
meat Spaghetti and macaroni are
nutritious, but you should chew every
morsel of them carefully.
Whe using much milk or eggs, you
should use acid fruits freely at some
other time of day to overcome any
bilious tendency Oranges, grapes,
peaches, plums, apricots, grape fruit
and apples are all recommended.
Drink grape juice, plain and fruit
lemonades, and any other fruit juices
you like. Drink water freely between
meals.
/ am often asked what my diet
is and what / approve of, so if you
care to hear I will tell you. ! ayiod
the use of white bread and substitute
whole wheat bread, brown bread and
corn bread / use all the olive oil
l can in my salads and green yege-
tables. like meat broths, oyster
soup, boiled fresh fish, poultry or
game, wheaton grits, hominy, boiled
onions, brussels sprouts, spinach, eau,
Iaower potatoes, asparagus, green
corn, peas, string beans, stewed
prunes, figs, baked apples with cream,
eli kinds Of fruit, the desserts | have
mentioned, cocoa, new cider range
Juice, unfermented grape juice. All