Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-10

their children's affections, instead
of being obliged to constant toll III order
to supply physical wants up to time
when the youngsters can branch of by
having, through lack OF asso-
citation or training, become Indifferent to
their parents Just VIXEN failing faculties
most deserve youthful sympathy ana sup
port.
1t is notably true that people who are
too poor TO have time for study, sometimes
too ignorant for observing effects, are the
ones who, being of all least prepared TO
sustain them. are surrounded by largest
number of children. The parents having
no means, the children have little time TO
attend school, and are rarely put TO work,
growing up catch-as- catch-can, coming TO
maturity without trained abilities for earn
ing livelihood the girls marry off early
for support and perpetuate their undesira-
bic kind. The boys turn out as tramps, or
if earning meager support continue on an
inferior intellectual grade, comprising hui
manity's wastes, since nothing they do
benefits society. Contrast their lot with
sense conclusions.
Another remarkable discovery resulting
from this Vassar investigation was that
though not only Vassar. but other college
girls, had married later in life than usual,
divorces among them were exceptional
cases.
This fact seems TO carry out the previous
assertion, that they would marry only after
well weighing the subject; having passed
youths impulsiveness, they evidently de-
termined to abide results for better or
worse. Either they made more congenial
selections than girls with unschooled
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their reasoning facilities that they seek ex
plantations and find mitigating circum-
stances which they are able TO conciliate,
rather than aggravate, after the usual man
Ber of separations. Having had time to
benefit by observing experiences of others,
they probably know better than green
young girls how TO
RETAIN THEIR HUSBANDS AFFECTIONS,
Or perhaps, how to better manage their
men. Counting out those women who
marry Just because they have not been
raised 10 any trade by which To support
themselves, also those who marry for fear
some fool would think they could not get
a husband, those who marry to spite some
one, and there is every reason TO believe
that college women, who have married for
pure affection, will outnumber those out
siders who did so, for the reason that col
lege women have less inducement to wed
for other reasons.
When the prejudice against old maids
died q dismal death. persisted also the idea
that liberal opinions, born of education,
detracted from a wOman's attractiveness.
Before the era of wOmen's schools, it was
fashionable for girls to be ethereal in body
and mind, delicate even unto sickness ; to
be pale, languid, idiOtic was ne Plus ultra of
gentility. The Delicate Girl was succeeded
by women so erudite that people of ordi-
nary school educations paled in their pres
ence. An austere manner, conversation
confined entirely to technical topics too
deep for commonplace peoples ken, was
considered al fat for the Learned Girl who
was the fancy of fashion for a time
| From one TO another extreme is usu-
ally the flop that all modes make, and
/ SO the Gushing Girl came into vogue
She might known a little of everything OF
| great deal about nothing No one could
ever tell from her talk, for she was always
ELUSIVE over anything, from baby in Bos
ton to the Holy Cross mountain in Colo
RADIO. She was here, there, everywhere, il
| a minute-a female Jack -out-of-the box
who died slow but natural death. From
the whenceness of the whitherward came
THE GUSHING GIRLS GHOST;
Reconstructed in clinging garments, pos
ing over a pea pod, rhapsodizing> on til,
crack in teacup not half as wide as tn,
crack in her own Uranium, crying to liv,
soulfully up to anything long, lanky anC
ugly, the esthetic girl held fashions ador
ing cranks spellbOund wherever she per
petrated herself upon a public tolerant OF
because sorry for her misfortunes in hayin,
been born without brains. To cling wa
the esthetic girls best hold, and sh,
chung to life with such tenacity that long
hard blows were piled by pen and publi
before she disappeared. Something I'm
usually vigorous was needed to brace III
the dormant female mind, and it came il
with the athletic girl who knocked out al
predecessors in one round. She was nu
merous. She boxed, rOwed, fenced, walked
learned the bicycle, played baseball, foot
ball, talked sports, rode after hounds
prided herself on swimming, and Travelled
on her muscle, She contented herself witt
coping mems accomplishments withou
their vices, and fortunately did not grow
coarse. She put on heavy shoes, shor
frocks, let out her corset strings, and pa
raded with pride a sun-burned complexion
she got while pitching for
PICKED PETTICoAT NINE.
After full and complete metamorphosi
from previous conditions, the athletic gil
joined a gymnasium and gradually let her
self down. To-day she is merged into
new type, an outgrowth 10 be expecte
from wrestling with nature through he
former athletic campaign. The Natura
Girl has the floor. That she has come t
stay is doubtful. Her principal character
istic is frankness, but in all things sh
must appear at ease, cultivating deportmen
that is neither too vivacious or too re
served. To gush is very bad form. Sh
talks of family affairs, both yours and hers
introducing topics heretofore kept con
cealed; will, perhaps, state the dinner bil
of fare, and ask what you had. Suggest
| that yoVshould not eat so much meat i
f hot weather, and names over fat-producin
foods if you need them. With the advar
tage of past experiences, she essays to t
confidential without oppressive, fran
$ without boldness in fact to do everythin
: in It's normal way and to appear perfect
t sane. She is harmless, amusing and we
: come, is this latest phase of fashionab
2 female. CAROL GROUSE.