The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-08-03
GIRLS OF THE PERIOD.
Their Novel Characteristics-Th Sort of
Men They Like.

Their Novel characteristics Sort OF
Men They Like.
All Is rapidly changing as regards tho
girl or woman of today, who is something
very different from the girl or woman of
yesterday. The up to date girl is agrees
i've, self reliant, self assertivc, snaps her
fingers ut conventionalities, in spite of st.
Paul's prohibition speaks out in public
places, has ideas of her own and refuses
10 wear q Quaker bonnet or take back seat.
She makes her gown gored at the hips to
show her figure, she cuts her ball dresses
low, she comes alone, goes alone and carries
ticket for Chicago in her pocketbook, all
ready for break for, the land of divorces
or land of the Dakotas in case her husband
doesn't mind his p's and as. The woman
of today, it has been said by a recent critic,
Is what is tritely known as "hummer,"
no matter in what role she appears-wife,
mother mother-in-law, sweetheart or soci-
ETY. girl. She has u "despise" for the aver
ago man. He is only good enough to pay
for her enjoyments, to take her to the thea
ter and then to supper. She is mercenary
to frightful degree.
The man who has passed through her
hands is squeezed as dry as If he had passed
between the rollers of clotheswringer.
soul. She sits bolt upright at the theater
with dry eyes, while the men are whimper-
ing around her. If O man so far forgets
himself as to cry out in impassionate tones,
MY darling, love you'll she replies cold
ly: please, Mr.. Callowead, don't indulge
in any vulgar sentiment. 1t is not fashion
able" But Mr.. Callowead was not to be
suppressed, and being the accepted suitor
of the young lady he actually attempted to
snatch kiss one evening" woereupon the
damsel of today drew back in disgust,
"Fie, Mr.. Callowead," she calculated.
Gam I barmaid that you should insist
upon kissing mel" Tho young girl of today
day neither plays the piano, sings nor en-
broiders altar cloths. She despises SO called
accomplishments, and she does not care
rap for young man of brains. What she
does insist upon in q man are figure, style,
carriage-above all good logs. He must
have good legs so that he will look well
when he plays polo and takes part in ath-
letics. The girl of today does not say
limbs" but plain 'legs." Fifty years
ago women were eternally prating about
mems heads. A man must have fine
head.
But today all is changed. He may DO
pencil headed and have tho hands Of a
smith, provided his legs are straight,
strong and shapely,- A careful mother re-
lates that shortly after the last big foot
ball match her parlors were overrun by
young men of the most extraordinary type.
They looked like prizefghters in dress
coats, with short, thick necks and great,
broad shoulders. One in particular at
tracted her attention-a young Hercules,
whose knotted muscles were ill hidden be-
meath the snug fitting broadcloth of his
evening suit. He was rude, almost bois-
ferrous in manner, and took liberties with
the young ladies and the queens English.
"Good gracious, girls' exclaimed the
careful mother, "who is that vulgarianP"
"Why, mamma, how you talkl That's
Jack Figgery, the football slugger Isn't
he divine? Look at his legsp'-Philadel'
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