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Show I m PRACTICAL TALKS BY THE f I HI APRIL GRANDMOTHER ill EWARE of pelting too fat." caul's cau-l's lioned the April Crandrnother, lookiug with critical eyes ot the plump pruortions of her second granddaughter. grand-daughter. "To be exceedingly round at an aire whin most girls are absolutely angular an-gular portends n sbnjclc figure before the thirtieth anniversary of the birthday has Ix-mi celebrated. "While a too generous di. l undoubtedly heis to increase the weight of any youn jgirl who is constitutionally inclined to 'j corpulency, the main causes for obvs" I the April (Jrandinothrr halted abruptly j in deference to the expression of horror on her young descendant's fine "for excessive ex-cessive plumpness is the childish habit of eating between meals. A Kr 0f hx.M,u is still a child in muny reiicci.s. site ha snare to tho plump girl, who is npt to imagine Unit pinching will reduce the size of the waist. Ou the contrary, lacing helps tissue to form, for the muscles of the woi.st must have a chance to exercise freely if they are to become thinner. It is much safer to graduilly acquire a ieed-llke ieed-llke figure by allowing these two large muscles to work off their surplus tlesh thnn to do it via corset constriction, which Is likely lo push the liver from Its normal position, and thus play havoc with the general health. "The line between the conditions of pretty plumpness ond superlluous flesh Is so faint." concluded the April Grandmother, Grand-mother, "that no schoolgirl of generous outlines should lose sight of It for a slugle day." not cut her wisdom teeth or lost her 'sweet tooth,' and therefore her haphazard luncheons are opt to consist of confectionery confection-ery or hot chocolate and little cuke-? composed com-posed chiefly of sugar a food product which above oil others will most speedily fatten a ji.-i i r of round cheeks and make coarse a set of delicate features which previously pre-viously wire pretty. "Insufficient exercise is another cause of lUsh accumulation," continued the April Cnindmother. "Nearly all young sirls are bo active that they do considerable consider-able walking in the course of n day, but while those of the slender type trip along as thouvh they wen.- trying to ratch a train the fat ones move like snails and stop frequently to rest instead of adopting a rapid ud uninterrupted gait. Unlike thoe of rather delicate physique, plump lirls should oecasioually allow themselves to get overwearied with walking unless they do not care how soon the waittt lv-eoiues lv-eoiues thick and short, the hips broad ond th! shoulders sturdy. -"I'lunip girls koDietimes not only become be-come ntMlule4y fat, but loe a great d-al of enjoyment simply beesm'; their feel ti re in a chronically nching comiiliou. They -annot comfortably take Jong, walks and they dunce so awkwanlly ibnt they receive ew opportunities to indulge ju tUllt grnc.fu exercise. A gTeat niauy of th.-m ini-bt I- belles OS well fls beauties if tl.ey j would nt nide vanity a'el wear broad I toed nnd bikb topp--d shoe, for the ft4 1 of a plump "rl niinire plenty of fcf,;lr.,. ;ilJj her unties need to le well "oppotlci. '"The tithl corset ia nearly uwajs |