The well-dressed woman: a study in the practical application to dress of the laws of health, art, and morals (1893)
Ecob, Helen Gilbert · New York, Fowler & Wells co. · leaf 212
n story. Themarket furnishes us pate de fois gras at the expenseof the Strasburg goose, overfed tothe point ofliver complaint. The Italians have a device forinducing the ortolan to sleep and eat constantly,and by this means the poor bird in three days be-comes a delicious ball of fat. Too many… … DESIGN SUITABLE FOR STOUT WOMEN. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. 173 status. At one of the customary weighings thescales showed a loss in the animal of one pound.The master gave orders immediately that the horseshould not be driven for a week, until his normalweight was recovered. An establishment in…
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