The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-11
cHAPEEs ON ."ouR GIRLS"


4 cHAPTER ON ."OUR GIRLS"
Why Men Like Little Women-How
Girls Can Learn to Walk Gracefully
What They should Drink-Fat
Girls and Thin Girls.
The Harpers will shortly publish book by
DR.. Dlo Lewis for which we are safe to claim
wide popularity. 1t is written in DR.. Lewis's
free and lively style, and is full of goodideas,
the fruit of long study and experience, told In
o sensible, practical way that commends them
to every one who reads. DR.. Lewis talks
about ''Our Girls" in way that Interests while
1t instructs, and as hygfenic consideration Of
the woman question his book will find Its way
everywhere and do good wherever 1t goes.
Dress, studies, amusements, exercise, en-
ployments, diet and all else that pertains to
the education OF girls are treated In this book,
with no tender hand for folly and no squeam-
ishness In showing up error. The whole book
is admirably sensible, and withal so readable
that we are constrained 10 make extracts
from the advance sheets, first Of which shall
be what Dr. Lewis says about
LITTLE WOMEN. h
By large woman, DR.. Lewis states that he
means one weighing froml40 to l6O pounds;and
by small woman, one whose weight Is from
80 to Ito pounds Referring TO the fact that
most men prefer the darling, sweet, petite"
he says:
The reason fer this preference for little
women among men, is siEply this: Former
ly, women were slaves to the passions Of men.
In modern times they have, among our bet
ter M Classes, risen little above that, and have
become the pets and toys of men. Now. pet
or toy. say a black and tan, is valuable in
proportion TO Its dminutiveness. man
In selecting q wife that he intends to dress
in silks and laces, with .trlnkets hung
In her ears, rings on her fingers and
sit in his parlor while he is absent on bust.
ness, to dress and redress herself several
times day, to be. ready to receive him, all
corsetted, besllked, belewelled and bescented.
when he shall come from his office. a man
who selects wife as pet % toy is very likely to
have the same sort OF preference for petete VIE
the. he has for a petite black and tan. This is
the source of the preference ior ii:tle women: men:
table, educated OF the same school, why, in
America, does man weigh fifty pounds more
than woman? This petite size can be ac-
counted for Nothing, to my mind, Is palmer.
Exercise is the great law OF development.
Our girls have noadequate exercise. Besides,
the organs on which growth depends. VIZ:
by the corset, to half the natural size and ac-
tiyty. These two causes, with living in the
shade explain the alarming decrease In the
size of the average American woman.
HOW GIRLS SHOULD WALK.
After intoxicating the advantages of wearing
broad soled shoes, the doctor proceeds to give
some hints on how to walk we'll:
How any OF you who desire to appear well,
to make o fine impression, can consent to
crawl about, poking your chins ont, shoulder
blades sticking ont anu Wlsshng yourselI
along In that stubby, stumbling way, amazes
me. There nre certain prerequisites.
First. You must have low, wide heels and
broad soles, especially about the toes, afford
fn9 q secure surface, upon which, In taking
each step, you can push the body forward.
Second. The body about the waist must be
perfectly at liberty. Tie corset is a deadly
enemy to fine walking.
But given perfect freedom at the middle OF
".
In walking must pass, given this freedom OF
the trunk with good shoes. and you have the
prerequisites on which the general exercise Of
the body depends.
| have sometimes thought that would write
o book on walking, and my book would con-
taIn only four words. Let US see; we must
have two leaves, and each leaf must De as
pages. Now we will proceed to print this
book. On the first page we will print. one
single word, sschin;' on the second, single
word. .clOse; On the third page, ITO" now
we approach the end of the volume; turn over,
and on the last page we print the WORD
ssneck" The volume Is complete. NO ex-
planatory aotes need be given. not anetner
word need be said. Whoever carries tne
s'chin close to neck" is all right from top to
toe. and will walk well. Strange to soy. the
chin is the pivot on which the whole body
turns in walking
A charming lady, of the grand, old-fashioned
pattern, bore herself like an empress at eighty
six. ventured 10 ask her:
MADAME, what was the source ot THIS re-
markable carriage Of your person!' she re-
piled:
sDring my young life I carried large
book ON nv head one or two hours every day.
NV mother had been taught the practice In an
English school, and she transmitted it TO her
daughters"
WHAT GIRLS SHOULD DRINK.
On this point the Doctor declares war upon
China:
am astonlshed that young woman who Is
ambitious of clear, fine skin should drink
tea. II is a great enemy to lair complexion.
Wine, coffee and cocoa may be used without
tinging The skin; but as soon as tea-dr1nklng
becomes a regular habit, the eye OF The dis
eliminating observer detects 1t in the skin.
Tea compromises the complexion, probably,
By derangng the liver. Weak tea or coffee
may be used occasionally, in moderate guam
tity, without harm; AMI those who live muc1 @
In the open air, and are occupied with nara
work, may drink either, in considerable qnah,I "a,