The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-24
GIRLS OF TIE GOLDEN GATE.
Joyous, Healthy, and Whole-hearted 10 the
San Francisco Young Woman.

Joyous, Healthy, and "hOle-hearted 10 the
San Francisco Young Woman.
The San Francisco girl is one OF the most In
tsresting and clearly defined types that m odern
progress has left uncut and unpublished to the
conventional idea. The Cincinnati girl wears
the Boston eyeglasses and is devoted to every
thing she can't understand in letters and in
art. The Salt Lake City belle Is up on Burne
Jones symbolism and given over to improve
ment societies. Chicago women ride the hobby
horse OF culture at a pace that makes the New
England intellectual palfrey prick ND its high
born ears But tho maid Of the Golden Gate
is either the most primitive OF 'Philistnes or
the wisest OF philosophers.
The first refreshing thing you notice about
her ia that she Is happy and isn't ashamed to
own 1t. She is not heroic. She has not reached
that high plano Of ideality whore wretched-
ness 10 so much more to be desired than hap
piness. She doesn't understand why she
should work herself into hysteria to possess
the thing she doesn't want simply because it
is hard to get. or to enjoy the thing she doesn't
understand because home one else pretends to.
She Is not ambitious to reyolutionize the whole
scheme Of the universe. because she hasn't
studied out q better one at her club.
She has not eliminated man from her equa-
tion nor is she anxious to eyolute him of the
face OF the earth in improving him according
to her fser sa1 ssnd. stub. wh .
In the Elizabethan period, or form Greek
os thea stys to e sSe IT n sSe
out Of date ideas concerning the holy estate Of
circle OF u wedding ring may not circumscribe
glorious enough career tor any woman. You
to be teaching Indian children that don't want
20 be taught; reforming jews and Cinnamon
that kS better "s they or
little children OF her own to bring up In the
fear Of the Lord, with a man to share the
In short. this girl OF the Golden Gate is in
no sense epic, but sTeetiy lyric and loya6le.
generous 10 fault. spontaneous. ana sympa.
thste, Her manner I., has been e. exaggerated by
thS novelist apd criticised by eastern punctil,
hide bound t in his own soncet and seshne ss
he viii IND thai, that hers Is the Tine flower of
designer solorisss. Sdorless. and iiie-
great traveller. SAID during ' recent Ss sisit
on the coast that he didn't know he had such
s.ls i. Pss lsaht % III r. sSss
method The Western Woman may tell You You
her whS: family history the dsy fhs
viii ovsrWSeim you With tsSors sf Thst is f hes
i much account that she would push herself
Finally. 4 this girl Of the bay window" city
analytical she is original In the finer arts OF
music. painting. even sculpture. In all that
pertains to the decoration Of the homo beauti-
full the San Francisco girl Is gifted with genius
She has reduced the fine art OF ospitalIty to a
science, and is born with It's first principles as
part OF her heredity. As q homemaker she
does intuitiyely what tho books on household
economy are trying vainly to teach. The best
things shown to the stranger as the work OF
women In San Francisco follow these lines.
Tss sS1ss f1h Wiz st i IN art t..s9n e
The paintings are characteristics In that they
are local In germ and color not afraid to be
fuence OF tho French school. Some OF the
By women The most delightful lunch room
In introducing the San Francisco girl TO a |
colby critical Eastern, public one feels like |
pleading extepnsting circumstances as an ex-
soppleIion in bog and put Il on according
90 her own wayward ideas OF artistic effect, as |
her mother and grandmother have done before |
her, One cannot accuse her Of q want OF sim |
eerity on that account for she mckee little at
Of climatic conditions rsther than M an excess Of
the dunes. the wind from the sea. the per-
petuAl sunshine, all eonBpire to disturb ones |
integrity of principle with regard TO cos
!mtH,t uis nj toWdsr 10 an essential OF the
Eastern girl uses soap. with no NJ ore compunc-
tions OF conscience or idea OF secrecy. Cold