The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-11-29
A WOMAN OF THIRTY
WHAT PROGRESS HAS DONE AND
UNDONE FOR HER.
She Has More Courage and Sense
Than Her Grandmother, Because
More Are Required-Not So Dainty
as of Old, but Healthier.


wit that is what the present day young
woman has somehow caught the trick of
doing, and it is largely this piquant and
alluring union of wit and wisdom which
distinguishes her from her grandmother.
Not that wit grace and beauty were not
the grIndmOther's pre-emnently, but
there is little evidence in history or tradi-
ton TO show that solid sense was pos
scsscd or even desired in the young girls
Of her time. Men were required to be
sensible men were expected to be brave,
strong, wise, serious and self sacrificing,
but she was encouraged and educated
even to be as silly, cowardly, weak, frivo-
lous, selfish and hayward as a carefully
shielded. overindulged. unframed and I'M
tried little animal, bipedal or quadru-
pedal, inevitably tends TO become.
Nor was she in the least to blame for
her shortcomings. Our grandmothers,
from all accounts, seem to have struggled
up through the two stages Of an abnor-
NAL. sunbonncted, pantaletted low neck
ed and short sleeved childhood and an I'M
natural, wasp wasted, paper soled, senti-
mental young ladyhood into neurotic crsa-
lures Of prematurely overtaxed organs
and unstrung nerves, prone in moments
of calm to unhealthy sentimentality and
in times of excitement to uncontrolled
Mysteries
On the other hand, the young woman
Of today has been allowed to develop
with natures slow and healthy growth
from properly clothed, hygiencally
reared hahyhood. through rational child
hood, girlhood ~ young ladyhood dur
ing which. with - healthy vounp animals
keen delight in muscular exercise she
has learned to swim and row dnnce and
skate. play tonni, ANA ride birvcle She
has formed rather than filled bor mind
hy rcadiu, If tho rirbt hooks ana nv
enough. Int NOT foo much. hard study
At thirty ~l, Is often unmarried bocnrsn
girls of ta.Iav are more and moro cherish
ing in their hearts lofty ideals. moi So
much of trrir life PARTNER. rs Of tb,ir
ourselves. which it ta,r, tim, TO crpatp.
4 gracious. ,..r pn--.--rt y.mau of
the world is size. Ht t.trtv. Hs Carr removed
rl.-, tl,.otI time woman of thar a.p. O.
j.. tlc Joyous. earnest. ambitious school
e'I uf tI.v from fIs D-.. lon chin,
,.AgrJces daut..i.; ur n hrf.l-,d wears
Hsu-th.-. fagiIe ornamental senfi-
mental ra,,aus of sixteen or uudrr
,tL... most serious o.psraIftp was Tho
in-uaiing IF b.aus. In those DAVIS when
giiIs married m sty,epn. tEa woman ~
thirty was tine mother of uumprou,
family. IIpr highest ambition was ID n,
called the best hnu,ekr,per in town. and
aI nor Thought was given TO the hom.
stitching of her linen sheets and the en-.
bordering Of her uuderclotbes An honor
in the only things which were considered
legitimate for women. Standards for
women today are higher but they will
do well if thoy strive rs strenuorsIv 20
reach them as did she
An exquisite creature was orr grand.
mother in her rirlbood No ono ca dointv
and so graceful as she. nowhere today is
there so delicate niece Of femininitv
Today. indeed. few women covet that
praise. II is no longer the tiny hand tha
milk white skin. the trim ankle and the
taper waist that women strive for and
men demand. bur rather tho strong orm
the firm step. the bright eve and tho clcor
braip-no longer the nerfect femininitv
but perfect womanhood
1t has been said that there is loss nhvs.
zeal beauty in the world TODAY than tbern
was century ago Certainly thern i
less talk about il but viewed Inv tbo now
standards. our rrondrbildro,, viii IInsso,,
into such beoutv os tho world has no,.nr
seen. for if has bnnn riven to ms to lno,y
many fbinrs that were undraonnd If in
the philosophy Of those nrpttv littIn maids
of long ago. perbans most imnortont
most helpful. Of NH we have learned IN
see the faiIa,y Of that timn bonnrod am.