The morning times., 1897-01-02
DISCUSSION ON-IIMBS.
Things Not Always What They
Seem, Though Some Are More.

Things Not Always What They
Seem, Though Some Are More.
London Letter IN San FFuaciSco Argonaut.
A para graph respecting the dimensions
OF the solid ankles of some prominent Eng
liSh ladies of tit,c. has been read with keen
enjoyment by several lady friends Of my
own To whom I showed the article Eng
lish real ladies are not squeamish, YOU
know. The higher in rank you go, the
less prUdsh are they. To give you an ex-
ample One of the ladies to whom
showed it is u marquis daughter Young
tfour and twenty and married, OF course
Now this is what she said: Laying down
the paper, sheexclaimed: Fancy fourteen
inches being thought much! That's the
size Of Lady Ra ndolph CkUrchilrs leg at
the calf.''
Diameter OF circumference demureiy
inquired funny young gentleman, as he
held his cup for another lump of sugar. 1t
was at O'Clock tea.
Circumference, OF course, you silly
laughed Lady Georgiana. Her husband
is plain mister with lots of money from
beer, or furniture, or pickles. or blacking,
forget Just what it i 5 that gives him his
forty thousand per annUm. Just imagine
a woman leg-iet me see, three times four
teen is unl-um counting on her fingersl =
is fort ty-two-aye, forty-two inches round
it. Why that ssix inches over yard Can
you conceive OF such a thinG?''
ITO tell the truth, I'm rot up in that
sort OF thing" said the demure youth
I've seen some gals ankles, though, and
l shouldn't think that was far off it, cont
you know
Lady Warwick, tCo-thirteen and a
half. What utter rubbish Why, I've seen
her legs myself She used to wear knicker-
bockers-out shooting, you know. I'm sure
they are much bigger than that
PITY it's not the swagger thing for
ladies to wear the rational dress said
another man. wed be able to tell ali
about it them
Not Will out you carried a tape meas
ure,'' grin led the demure youth
Not muCn good in that" replied the
Sther man. You couldn't use it. Fancy
such a thingr'
Fancy. indeedv' concurred Lady Georg-
lana, absenuy. .'But 1 say, though
Don't talk nonsense. How can we settle
it? Why just look at Lady Randolph's
size. She's grown so much fatter"
That doesn't signify in the least. I
happen to know" persisted the other
man. AT least, mean about men," he
corrected quickly, with cough. ''Er-ah-
there's Archie Hibbart. nay old colon,A:
he's gained couple OF stone this last
year, and l can swear it has added an
inch to the size of his legs"
Really" said Lady Georgiana, ''how
very tiresoIne of him. But women may
be different. But just wait a minute -
and she got up and rang the bell "Oh, -
to the footnan, who answered it, ''just tell
stodge cher maidl to send me q yard meas
ure. Now, then, we shall see,' as the man
came back with the tape and handed it
to her. She quickly looped it into a four
| teen-inch circle. Therei 1 knew l was
right It's too absurd Hum She
| thought second. ''i've good mind
| to-" she stopped short. mo, / suppose
| it wouldn't do?" came in 1t soft, self
questioning undertone.
| The denure young man reached out for
| the tape. He was in knickerhUckers 1--WE
| were in the country, and help up one OF
| his thick woolen-stockinged legs.
There's nothing more deceptive Le
said.
doesn't seem to be much doubt about
that said the other man, curling up / il
| nose.
..BoshI Don't he funny" answered The