American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-10-31

Our OF Door EXERCISE FOR FEMALES. The
following remarks ON tho New YORK Sur, i'll
relation to out Of door EXERCISE for females, is
as applicable to this city as elsewhere:
at is remarked by Foreigners who visit this
country, that American ladies' have almost
without exception, deicacy Of complexion
and appearance, amounting almost TO sickness,
which detracts greatly from their personal beau
ty. There is indeed striking contrast between
an English and an American lady, i'll the look
of high health which sparkles in every feature,
and animates every movement OF the one, com
pared with the littleness and languor that too
often characterize the other. And wherefore
the difference? Not because the women Of Eng
land or of any other European country are ma
turally more beautiful than those of America,
for Just the reverse is true. Our own fair conn
try women yield the palm of personal beauty TO
none others on the face of the globe. Tho diff
ference of which we have been speaking, is then
undoubtedly owing to the fact that English fe-
males, from the Queen to the daughter Of the
humble tradesman, take regular and constant eI-
erese tn the open air, in all weathefg and under
almost all circumstances. Their carriage drives
are taken for fashion and amusement only, but
for exercise the inspiring and invigorating ride
| on horseback is preferred by all classes. Their
waikS, too, would astonish n Broadway belle,
who considers a promenade up and down her
| favorte horOughiare in the fashionable hours,
| quite as much exercise as she wishes to take in
| one day. While an English right honorable
Miss, or a Scotch lassie of equal rank, think
nothing of a walk of eight or ten miles over
moorand and mountain, and back again in the
morning, with lips and cheeks which shame
| the cred, red Eose," in its freshness, and u
frame strengthened and hraced by the health
full exercise. ...
! We are glad to find, from the number of fair
equestrians we meet in our rambles, that the
| practice of riding on horseback is becoming so
fashionable among our young ladies. really
pretty woman never appears TO greater advan-
| tage than when seated on this noble animal, ii
she tide we'll aud firmly, and many pale and
langud daughter of fashion, would find herself
in fair way TO regain her faded roses, by q
morning ride Oh horseback, ca Some one of the
! beautiful avenues that adorn our city. THIS
is perhaps quite as tar as we ought to urge our
lady readers at once-bnt if we could persuade
them 10 try the effects Of ua!him3--1ot prone
nading Broadway, or any other OF our crowded
| streets in formal procession to see and be
seen; but OF good, old fashioned walk or ron
| if they please, through green fields and lanes
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witain It reasonable distance from this Same
| Babe,) thea indeed we should have accom-
/ pli,hed something IF we could convince them
/ how much health and cleerfulness (and con-
segment good looks,) depend on constant and
systematic exercise in the open ar-li we could
persuade them to rely principally on their own
! powers Of locomotion, and to care less fol- the
variations of the atmosphere, and thus tempt
them from their present habits Of dreamy indo-
! once, then we might hope in time to point 10
the females Of our country, as second TO none
on earth, for every qualification, mental and
! physical, which give llslre, grace, and dignity
to womanhood, We might enlarge on this
subject, to an indefinite oXtont-but We prefer
to throw out few hints for the consideration
of those interested not doubling that their own
good sense and right feeling, will lead them to
make proper and practical application of our
remarks"