Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21

asking for interpretations of various items on
the diet. In a subsequent article she declared
that In some 20 years she thought she had
written some rather interesting stories about
Hollywood, but not even the most glamorous
story had aroused half the interest as the
publication Of the l8-day diet!
little fat makes the whole world kin.
Instead OF answering the usual questions as to
whether Charles Farrell marcels his hair or
Richard Dix is In love with Clara Bow, the
film writer-who happens to be inclined to
stoutness-found herself sympathetically writing
Mrs. B. in Seattle that 'Melba toast" meant
toast so thin 1t curls up; Mrs X In Vermont
that stewed tomatoes are allowed as well as
raw; Mrs. s. in Miami that cottage cheese Is
prescribed because it is not fattening and so on.
A MONG her correspondents were no doubt
women who want to keep young and slen-
der to keep their husbands love- The old
saying about nobody loves a fat man" might
apply TO both sexes In this svelte age Ger
tamiy there is nothing romantic about obesity
And as far as the feminine sex Is concerned
the word stout" seems to touch some pecu-
liarly sensitive spot no matter how it is quail
ned.
The writer recently referred to Fannie Hurst
In story as stylish stout" She wrote me
an amusing letter after reading the story. de-
claring: If anybody had told me I would now
be writing to a scribe who described me as n
stylish stout murder would be on his head.
The phrase still sticks in my throat like a
death-dealing fishbone :"
Whatever may be at the bottom of this
search for health and beauty nine women out
OF ten have secret yearning to be as slim
ana slender as Billie Dove, as wistfully fragile
as Dolores Costello, as petite as Mary Pickford
VINO by the way frequently goes on a milk
diet.
The screen stars set the styles the world over
To-Day Wnen curves went out of vogue on the
screen they went out on the streets What
II cost some OF the movie queens to slenderize
before the day Of the scientific diet is a matter
of record
barbara La Mar died of tuberculosis brought
on by drastic weight reduction. KATHRYN
Grant ruined her career and was made An
Invalid from starvation. Lottie Pickford re-
sorted to quick-reducing medicines and is To.
Gay virtually physical wreck Excess weight
ended the film careers of Clara Kimball Young
MIS- Sloney Drew Leah Baird and Katharine
Mcdonald
Foia Negri took off 10 pounds with a spinach
ana egg diet. Renee Adoree came very near
running her health, it is said after her work
III Inc Big Parade" when she was told to
reduce her weight 20 pounds Flobelle Fair.
Danks endangered her health by secretly in
dulging in a lime Juice diet
A LICE WHITE, whose nerves are ALWAYS m
the jump, took off Is pounds by living on
lamp chops and pineapple Eva Won Rerne
olscoVered' in Austria by Norma Shearer and
irving Thalberg ea their honeymoon, was sent
PACK nome because Size couldn't thin out sufi-
ciently. Several times DARING her intensive
set. oi ~'e
Molly oDay submitted to the knife. Innp
lnclslons were made on either leg and across
the stomach and the fat removed. Electric
needles, too, were used to melt the fat awav
She was under ether two hours SUFFERING tor.
lures thereafter for weeks for the mere loss Of
IS pounds. "a
Inc studio promised her contract if she
could get back to her normal weight Rut
when she recovered from the drastic surgical
the luck of the Irish deserted Mollie