The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
THE TALL GIEL or TO-DAY.
MAS or NJ nRIAGEAHLE ToUNa
NAN N the NATTER or 4 WIFE.
ar. m. .arw". uosast Nounc tTomrn OF the
rrr.s-t r;ne Hru=e Attractive to the Aver
sac YoynE Nan than the Mo:o Delicate
,tr,s o. n teaeration .Nzo ,-sone OI Unions.

m.ah tSlc', srd mere rooGst, has bigxeS tcet
srG hands. Nad Is more masculine generally
tlcn was her grandmother. This state OF body
,es its advantages; but 1t has Its drawbacks.
,,o. or a, least that's what some morriaSeahle
,r,rc mon say. A lot OF thcm FELL 20 talking
,A,a; 1, In an uptown club the other day. They
had heer discussing he unexpected result OF
,hr Brooklyn Handicap, or6 many mixed drinks;
,rst how The subject changed TO the modern
prl no one who was present will ever be able TO
foil Perhaps II was because u tall, dashing.
uuscrlarly Suilt young woman stopped oppo-
nc ,rc!. main window 10 talk 20 another girl
~ .r,n uycrshadowed her; maybe IL wasn't,
irc,:.r there is an unwrittcn law in this par.
,i,rl,r club which forbids any ommcnt on tho
vcs:en who come and go through that street.
)r that MS /. may. a Harvard man, who is one OF
Me- Ncrk's most successful young lawyers.
t.ahc w, say:ng:
say. ( you fe.l,vs oore looking fo= n wife
would yoU tal, In love with one OF these big.
,l-cns. athletic girls or would you look about FOR
, small. dainty. trim little grill Now. I'm n
r.cA' athlete myself, rs you all know; but ! must
,or'css l don't like powerfully built women"
"Vho hoes T. shouted n dozen Toiccs IN chorus.
Ito you all really believe tha: the average
sains woman Of to-day is larger tEan her grand
pao,hrr T. asked n Yale man.
"tndoubtcdly So" spoke IN a successful
young NOClOT. olAllsIlCS prove tlaI women
Grc really growing lnrgcr and stronger. Our
rrnjmo;hcrs We're delicate'y constructed
women, who laced very tightly AID tock u-
unrst no vigorous exercise. either indoors OF
IN tn" open air. Their granddaughter have
IN ,p many sorr1s OF exercise. and arr play
f.; cfnes that [oag were enormously thought
to hc'oTg exclusively to men. Already
'aci" 'srn,s have undergone a wonderful
r 81, and n generation will show q east ilf-
..-,ucc IN the do~vclopu,sut of the SIX. A great
Enforcement in dress has also done much to
T. ~ womar's ,hysiquc. Tao wasp waist "a a
incir lungs. ilSart. and liver - little show. For
- part, IKE the modern girl bcs:. nave no
tn.isr. With her tiny feet and hands and her
L. ]>tcTicnl fainting spells"
on l., darn AZ II P Al So1 d SsI catch ths ides a:
Nanit care to marty IA sickiy woman; but II you
~ nc average man. in his sane moments,
] &C., time"
d.. ' ssa,d i 0's ITa sT%p: n6isS e Sssan re S SyD;s
vanity p!eascs him At first sight; You tako n
tm Il nan and he isn't goins to like q woman
= ally feels %spiteful toward hor. and will go
ever, time for the girl who, by her s,nailn"ss,
rIU cctors and not protected. and n mar Ger.
tam! AN feel that he must care for u great. big.
III piping, woman, who could throw him in a fair
- ! a.. When a man pictures TO himself The KIM
/ y woman that he would ike Tor a wife he
it"ays thinks Of her rs u little. dainty. sinuous
creature that he can gather 10 mis- heart and not
sWOinan that he has 10 caress in sections. He
wants one that he can feel is all his at tho same
ne; hut you chaps needn't mention M name
iI,unnection with this opinion because il might
.rt M chances with the plump widow with the
tat tnCUiue."
" think you are right about that, old man,"
IA the literary fellow. turning to tho cynic.
Aay close observer knows that large women
rs Il rule are masculine in their manners and
,s'cs. and few men like that-in their wives.
VI. sculine women are as a rule good sports. and
70. can have a good time with EN- occasionally.
tat hey don't do Cor a steady diet. They pal!
IN one. Men prefer rs wives distinctly femi-
'ens women of such You ne wen, know an What she 10 eT !.
ways interesting. You love to study her
WON 'pish moods and outbursts, and when you
- sleep at NIGHT you never know how you are
] ing to nnd her next day. The only thing about
hr tn1s you can positively count on is her un-
Va you ali hear some man say: She Is so
sriic.ousry feminine Not once ont OF a hun
Lcot times are those words applied to a big,
ouScm woman"
Vow let me get in a word. - said an old mar
~ very well to talk about not liking the modern
sir ; as well rs the little beauties OF past gen.
~rra,ions and to say that you couldn't love a
"oni m taller and broader than yourself. / want
to ell Won a secret. You never know how women
r DING 10 turn ont. Now. when l was a young
J r'h ns iirtei with one in my life. The first
aiaS that attracted me TO my wife was her size.
-" was only ! feet 9 inches tali, weighed ninety
i sc ms to me I remember writing a poem to
r N which l said her little hands reminded me
o. rose petals, and i know her waist only meas
urrd seventeen inches, ami she wore a No. Is
sLoe. Oh, | loved every inch OF her. and felt as
Wien she was by my SIDE. Yon know i'm rather
small man myself. and she made me feel that
TNs 5 q .J 0SF7ert, s giant, VII iIi9 Srs 81 strength TT i
IND 'or Two Years things vent all right. Then
w h"gsn 10 get plumb. l thought th.t was
lNcNly'Htth anniversary. and she is still getting
Hamper. She nos weighs ""5 pounds. her
lair glove and a nun,bcr Ave shoe. and | love
V r.crN married. Love; my dear fellow,
hinges "rrn y yomSn's form. You may say
""'ar, AID - 'lly helievG ii. that you would not
n,r,l = 'tliHinsiy large woman. and yet to.
l"vcrS tD3;c you phi ysically and mentally. 1t
IN ri 20 LAY, down q rule about spch things
L,,N'[, no" NO fTciaitn me- the man known as the
!'T'h 's the little boy did who was called upon
erie composition on the seasons. lie wrote:
asio- me-. give me liberty OF give me death"
ON, you ~hlankety blank, crusty old bachelor. ''
aLo!; the kind Of women that marriaGeable men
want Tor their wtvesi .You are too skeptica;
'" "Htam Hiriim?ny 70 De able 10 Judge"
tie s. Gfi ;, '"f H. the % SFG%t Of be th' lRi .ss!aiE is ta On
nhSeahle Young men like he girls OF to-day
H ,os5 'r csn large Taistsi large feet, large hands,
'h'lN' hlu lOnB IlnlDs DCSL rs wives, OF uO
,hsy prefer dainty, del!cately constructed
,gli"a. Ot course do n0t mean delicate In the
Shtt Of unhealthy. As yet we've not come
i rS.' a conclusion. The way To get at
We truth OF the matter Is to settle
sNti!ier 'hcfc j. rs mach marriage or giving
mmtFriaEc H. here was In the days OF our
lfipiInpt!t RS, In other words. IRE there moro
.N MAid' G" day than there were then } Are
~ u! men As eager TO marry nowadays as they
ygtNp generations back I We've settled one
P1ni, and that IL that women arc tailor and
%her than their grsndmOthers wcrc. That is
""gISsputah'e, Corset makers say that our grand
,' n.Fh nearly al. More M. II Corscts: nov that
rgNhter Is extinct. and there are only rare
mug ior an eighteen. which has TO he
NO TO order, The average number Il
Nml'Nrc., Twenty and twenty-five are con,
ycl small. Womcn's feet arc keeping pace
amer waists. They arc gradually length
'cns an! broadening. and I they keep on dc
'"g'Ns NJ III present rate the dainty little No.
'Dn No : 2hoc- VIII probably be unheard OF in
,s INNst', hoy WI. go the way OF the No. II
,,.No, u ]corscts. Glove dealers tell the Imo
r rn naolt "nncn's hands. They claim that
"'""Po"f He has 50 Increased the size OF the
bn.riagt w6'nan's hand that their trade in small
%mnt' practically amounts 10 nothing. and SO
49, " there are not so many marriages to-
n6 EGfHaISl II - because men ara not so apt Ia