The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-30
nan and Home Supplement-
RICHMOND, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 80 1894

II prevented the propagation of too many
dwarfs and thus kept them the euriosi-
ties that they were. NeverieSs, there
have been a good many marriages be-
tween dwarfs. General and Mrs. Tom
Thumb were both dwarfs.
General Tom Thumb married Lucia
Zerati and neither of them was a yard
high Similar instances could not De
multiplied. but these marriages, like
good many other marriages among lar
ger people, are for show purposes, and
the dwarf husband is quite certain 10
be flirting with women who are almost
big enough to swallow the little adorer
as though he were a capsule.
Giants are also likely to marry small
women, but they do not run to the same
extremes as the dwarfs do in their love
affairs. II is not recorded that the cele-
brated Nova Scotia giantess had any
husband nor are museum fat women
happy in having many adorers, except,
perhaps, among professional living skel-
ctons. when the ludicrous side of the
case makes il impossible that the pas
sion should be mutuaL-The Washing
ton Star.
Now, this general rule about tall
women and short women can be said "a
apply in a modified degree with respect
10 the feelings that women entertain
toward men. but with a difference; Tor
the women must wait for what men may
come to them, whereas the men can go
out in search OF the women and conse-
quently they have a wider field OF choice.
or course this is all wrong and the
tendency Of our present civilization may
eventually wipe IL out, and we shall have
women proposing to men and regularly
laying siege to their hearts whenever 1t
suits them TO DO 50. As soon as THIS
state Of affairs arise il will be easy u
see that &omen prefer big men to little
men, or vice versa. 1t is probable that
the big men Will have the largest number
Of suitors, for women as Il general thing.
II they like a man. like great deal OF
him.
When you like for instance, little wo-
men there Is no use I'm your endeavOr-
ing to place your position on any basis
Of reason. If you say you like them
because they are cleverer or more beau
tiful than big women yoo are not talk
ing sense. Size has nothing to do with
brains and as for beauty, II you judge
1t by the greatest productions OF art
you will find the preponderdnCe is rather
in favor of the laryer women The
Venus of Milo is a big women: 50 the
seven virgins surrounding the car in the
painting OF the Aurora; most MadOnnaS
are of medium size. not small. As for
brains, they have no reference to size.
George Eliot was big. and so was Queen
Elizabeth. but Charlotte Bronte was al
most dwarf.
Harriet Martinez was small, and so
was Dolly Madison. As for heroic deeds.
they appear To have been performed
by women Of medium size. Grace BAR
ling is represented as being of medium
proportions, with Il tendency rather to
be large. Florence Nightingale was OF
ordinary size. with a tendency To be
small So with Nine. Roland and others
that could he named.
Women who have been famous because
men loved them frantically and braved
a great deal for them have usually been
large. Cleopatra was above the medium
height; so was Lady Hamilton, whom
Lord Nelson loved so guilty, SO was
the wicked Aspasia; so was Mary Shelley.
For terms OF endearment, however n
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devotion of men seems to require this.
Who ever heard of man addressing his
wife. MY dear. big wife"
OF course size has little to do with
disposition There is q prevailing ten
dency, however. among large people to
be rather slow Of mind and consequently
rather slow TO anger. Taken as two
separate classes big women are rather
there are some terrible viragoes among
the big women. Fat women are OF
course. nearly always good natured. 1t
is the long. lean women who are the
worst. Female murderers belong to this
class and Ii must be added, IN all
fairness, some of the most charming
women In the world are inclined 10 be
long and lean. But Mrs. Sherman, the
Connecticut woman who killed dozen
people was lean and hungry tigress.
and if you will go TO the. penitentiar.
you will find that this is the prevailing
type among criminal women.
II you want a vicious, singing crea-
ture. that has a tongue like a needle. you
must get a little woman-the smaller the
better These are the most terrible ones
OF all. They are very apt to be good
looking. too, of the brunette type. with
dark. bright. flashing eyes. When the
eyes get angry run away, If you know
what Is rood for yourself. There Is no
use in staying out in the rain If you
can run indoors and there is no sense
in man standing under a torrent of
Singing words from woman IL he can
RIM away from her. She may pursue you
and probably will do so .nd she may
catch YOU later. but at any rate you VIII
have had respite.