New-York tribune., 1900-09-23
r-p TO DATE GRANDMOTHERs.

A group OF women stood together on the veranda
Of the golf club. They were all dressed very much
in the same fashon-that is TO say, in short neatly
fitting tailor made skirts. well cut and beautifully
faf1ndered shirt waists and straight brtmmed hats
either trimmed or plain, with brown wells thrown
back from their faces. It would have been hard
for an onlooker 70 decide where the ages OF the
resnecrive members Of the group began or ended
90 similar was their general appearance and topic
Of conversation, which was the usual golf talk
about hard luck" difficult Hes wonderful
shotg and all the other "argot Of the links, which
10 the unnitated sounds like such g1ooerish ana IS
10 them 50 utterly Uninteresting-
Gracious exclaimed one Of the women. con-
s11lting tiny watch which she wore in band OF
leather around her waist. 4 had no idea Il was SO
late I must be of on my wheel to see my grand
-I-fl6rar go and detaching herself from the group
she moved toward a bicycle which a little darky
held ready for her the road As she left the
others one could see that she was not in her hrst
youth. but her straight figure and fresh complex
ion as vel as her occupations were certainly not
those generally associated with women who feel
even ever SO lightly any disadvantage from ad-
vancing years
nGoodbv gfrls"' she called out laughingly 70 the
rest some Of whom might be her contemporaries
Don't forget that I expect you all over to my
house this evening for bridge " and taking her
machine from the little boy she tossed tossed MIN coin
and rode off-to see her srandcnlIdren.
IN a small way there is nothing that IS more re-
r,arkable in the conditions thal VIII
the beginning Of the new century man thT IN 5 GnaIs
that has taken place in the last couple OF decades
iu be physical condition OF women anu LLle Lio-
IorFarf0u OF the good years OF their lives. NheLef
tS7- sctuaIlv 1--we longer Is matter OF statstlcs
which We have not inquired into but certainly they
zen heir youth longer than they used 20. ana
- i6y outdoor sports and pleasures in a way tnat
would have been impossible couple OF generations
80 IN an ages there have been undoubtedly re-
arlya be women who retained their youth ana al
much further than the allotted period, but
n remains for our time 70 give grandmothers as a
cses the privileges Of young women, ana 10 put ~
practice the French saying that woman Is only
= oi5 as she looks and feels How Impossible a
seene such as ne have described would have been
s-,ar fyyeuty-fve years ago And yet now II is
- &c a matter OF course for the grandmothers
q S-sre tbef- automobiles. ride their wheels and
rls - 9oiF IN the while, TOO. Just look al the
49, ~ lighters themselves. these tall slips or
Sir1e ugho DO not stop growing until they overtop
So brothers misses OF six feet and even more;
80 ,--tftlshtT1Rly confess 10 wearing efghts ana
w. 49, ines for their shoes and seven and upward
oiwbere Is al this going 10 end. exclaimed an
ia bachelor recently. I was AZ a dime! IoI
btsnteg not long ago. and the shortest gri teeTe
80 fsef II inches, while the tallest was . IeS{
y va iScbes | am ) feet 10 inches myself weich l
- eI1yavs considered a good helght out, by
have 4avs feIt ike a manikin among them l cant
cav envy the young fellows Win IIsse !. -
- co-TfrIJed with a chuckie. In my opinion ~ y
Ets a matter OF time and not very Iohg uLhs,
J,Fer before the women viii get the best OF us N
everything