Wichita eagle., 1888-04-05
WOMAN AND HOME.
WHY GOTHAM GIRLS ARE HEALTH
TER THAN THEIR BROTHERS.

The Farmers Wife--Ladies at the Pho
MISUNDERSTANDING Girls Who Wed.
Baby's Rights-Notes and Items.
An Englishman of title who has written q
book of memoirs, and is a traveller of SONS
repute, sat in Delmonico's restaurant with
the writer one afternoon, a short time ago,
| watching the New Workers as they drifted in
and out of the restaurant or passed on Fifth
| avenue.
''If it is true" he said, "that the Spanish
make the best of mothers, then the Ameri-
cans make the best fathers. A Frenchman
when he marries takes his wife into his shop
| with him, and gradually presses his children
| into service as they arrive at a suitable age
| An EnglisbInan forces his wife to do the
| houSework and attend to the heavier duties
OF the family, so that he may save the serv-
ants hire. But the very instant an Ameri-
can finds himself in position to twist his
| funds to some account, he sets his wife up as
lady at once. He puts her into fashion
able boarding house, while he has TO sleep in
the store, spends an absurd amount of money
on her, and forces her up above his level
with an assiduity that is simply amazing
''The same sentiment pervades all grades
OF New York society. At the first of the
Patriarchs' balls last season. and these as
semblies are, l believe, acknowledged to be
absolutely exclusive, and to contain ali that
is best of New York society, stood near the
door with an attache of our legation and
watched the people stream in. / have seen
e hos fr1, l,,t
one that equaled that There seemed to be
literally no end to the specimens Of female
loveliness. But the men who accompanied
the women had neither the robust and pow
erful physique of English, and Germans. and
Russians, nor the look Of repose and leisure
which gives dignity to the men of France,
Italy and Spain, though they are often ex-
ceedingly small of stature. Many of the
older men at the Patriarcis' ball that night
were known to me by reputation Most Of
their soIs are iii business or professional life.
The fathers were worn out, and the difference
between the sons and the daughters of the
same family was enough TO cause almost any
body to stop and reflect. The girls were mag
nlficent looking creatures, high bred, straight,
strong and beautiful They slept every day
till noon or later, with a 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 ball or
dinner az night, every nerve and every force
carefully nurtured and every muscle well
trained
"Tne brothers Of these girls are forced to
leave their bed after four or five hours Of
feverish sleep. rush down town and drive
away al their professional or business labors
until it is time to rush home for dinner.
Down town their meals are boited. and they !
naturally revert 20 stinluiants for their work. /
In the spring the girls are taken for an |
ocean voyage or a trip on the continent !
After three or four months they come hack 1
to America and spend few weeks at New
port. From there they 20 TO the bracing air i
u the Berkshire nils. 70 Lenox. Bar Harbor /
or Tuxedo, returning To New York in time
for the holidays and the spring gayeties.
Everywhere they have outdoor lTfe-yacht-
ng, tennis, horseback exercise, nourishing
food and the best Of ATTENDANCE Ali the
time their brothers have been driving away
in hos Offices and through eli sorts Of weather,
to gain the wherewithaL
The 1iusiest forecast viii tell the result
II this. | saw the result that night at the
PaTiarchs' ball, and see il now IN men and
women who come in hsTe. ard who are Jas--
NJ CO Fifth avenue- The men ara small,
hriyeled and wearied, though stin In their
wenties; the girls W no swing easily az their
1das are taller, stronger. fres5er and hand
ouser II every Esosnt than their brothers.
Iiev top them in weight, and probably
Ict2al muscular s-rsagth.-
ii vel known physiciari szys that a b9il
hoaid not BE allowed 70 progres Il il eaa be
ioEped a. the oIst=st, ss the sy-ztsra is more
ikety 70 tSs Fo3soned than relieved by TIE
-2tl1sriii- matter. The boi. shoGld he painted
Nth iodine, ard viii not a,zaOGn. 70 ANYTHING
I taken IN the a,st stage. J..