The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
WOMAN AND HOME,
WHY GOTHAM GIRLS ARE HEALTH
TER THAN THEIR BROTHERS.

The Farmers Wife-Latlics at the Pho.
MISUNDERSTANDING Girls Who We'd.
To Remove Wrinklcs--yyall Ornament.
Baby's Ei:;htS-Notcs and Items.
An Enslislman of title who has written
book of memoirs, and is Il traveller of some
rcpute, sat in Delmonico's restaurant with
the writer one afternoon, q short time ago,
watching the New Workers as they tlriftctl in
and out of the restaurant OF passed Oh Fifth
avenue.
''lf it is true" he said, that the Spanish
make the best of mothers, then the Ameri-
cans mako the hest fathers. \ Frenchmau
when he mairics takes his wife into his shop
"itio him, end gradually presses his children
into service as they arrive at suitable age
An Eng!shnlan forces his wife to do the
houseWor.l and attend to the heavier duties
ct' tile family, so th,tt he may save the seyv-
att hire. But ihr Very instant an Amer-
can finds himself in Il position to twist his
funds 20 some account. he SETS his wife up as
a lady at once. He puts her into a fashion,
able boarding house, Willie lie hes 10 sleep in
the store, spends an absurd amount OF money
on her, and forces her UP above his level
with an assi!uity that issin!,ly Amazing.
of New York society. At tho first of the
Patriarchs' balls last season. and these as
sesib!ies arc, believe, Acknowledged to be
absolutely exclusive, and to contain all that
is hest OF New York society. / stood near the
door with an attache OF our legation and
watched the people stream in. have seen
many throngs Of beautiful women, but never
one that eCualcl that. There seemed to l,c
literally 10 end to the specimens of female
lovcline.sS But the men who accompanied
the women had neither the robust and pow
criEl physique OF English, and Germans, and
Russians, nor tie look of rcl,o>u and Leisure,
which gives Iii. nifty To the men OF France,
ltaiS and SPAN, though they are often ex-
cce'inGly small ri stature. MANY of the
older men a. the Pa,riarchs' ball that night,
We're known to mo 10y reputation Most of
taelr SONS are in business or professional life
The fathers Were Worn out ami the difference
between the sons and the daughters of tile
s1lil" family WAS enough to cause almost any
body 70 stop and reflect. The girls We're mar
nt!ecnt looking creatures, high bred. straight.
strong and beautiful They slept every day
till noon or later, with Il brisk jog on a
Thoroughbred horse, played tennis and walked
or drove IN the open air, had siesta in the
afternoon, and were sent forth to IL ball an
dinner at night, every nerve and every fore.
carefully nurtured and every muscle we'll
framed
Tn" brothers of these girls are forced to
lca:e their bed after four or five hours ol
feFerisll sleep rush down town and drive
away at their professional or business labors
until it is time to rush home for dinner.
Down town their meals are boltcd, and they
naturally revert to stimulants for their work.
In the spring he girls are taken for an
ocean voya." or il trip on the continent
After three or -four months they come back
L. America and spend few weeks at New
FORT. From there they 20 to the bi'acng air
Of the Berkshire hills. to l.@iox, Bar Harbor
or Tuxedo, returning to New York in time
for the holidays and the spring gaveti,s.
Everywhere they have outdoor life-y;cl.t-
ing, tennis, horseback exercise no,i,isili,i:e
tend and the best of attendance All TIN.
time their brothers have been driving away
i'll l'"t Offices and through all sorts of weather,
to gain the wllerewitllal
The tiinscst forecast Will tell the result
of this. ! saw the result that night at the
Patriarchs' ball, and srn it now in men and
women who come in here, and who are pass
inS on Fifth avenue. The nlcn are small.
shrveled and wearied, though still in their
t."ntios: the girls who swing easily at their
siti'i az" taller, stronger, fresi!cr and hand
soai"i' III every point than their brothers
They top them in weight, and probably in
actual muscular strength"