The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-26
IS NAN The MORE BEAUTIFULLY
THEOCESTION RAISED ny 4 LECT-
CRER IN BROOkLfN.
she Declared That Man Approaches the
Idesi Nearer Than woman and That
Nopaan's Muscles Are Cpdeycicped
--Well.Known Painters Reply 70 Her.


Before a woman's club OF Brooklyn the
other day q lecturer had the temerity to
declare that from the standpoint OF physi-
cal DEVELOPMENT man is far more beautiful
than woman.
take wou,an's proportions she said.
ANY artist can tell you they are not beau
tiful
Measurements taken OF college men
and girls show that the men approach more
nearly an ideal standard than do the women.
Many OF a womans muscles are altogether
undeveloped. We need again to be human
beings and not merely feminine creatures.
~ In the past ...
Ever since this bold utterance the hitherto
modest male resident OF Brooklyn has gone
his way head In air and chest pulled out
much to the annoyance OF the pretty Brook.
Ign girls, who are almost certain. even II
they don't say SO. that their sex has been
unjustly dealt with. For the encourage
ment OF the latter it In pleasant TO state that
well-known painters in Manhattan do not
agree unequivocally with the lecturers
assertions.
what IL the ideal standard the lecturer
speaks Off" asked in turn A. A. Anderson
when approached on the subject. The
fact Is there is no standard that applies
equally to man and woman.
MANS structure Is entirely different from
thar of woman. As a single instance, take
the formation Of his knee and lower leg.
Both are indicative OF strength and power
OF endurance. They were formed evidently
with that part ocular end In Wow The same
IA "a uy y; iiis uI.
~Now. however admirable these features
may be In mans structure, and he mu at
possess them IN order to approach the ideal
standard, in woman's they would be con-
sidered abnormal. II ia generally con-
ceded that sd far as taste and temperament
20 a womanly man and a manly woman
are alike an abortion OF nature. When Il
COMES 70 a question Of art much the same
thing 10 true.
Beauty Is harmony, and harmony is
not necessa riy dependent on a develop
meut Of muscle. but rather on perfection
of health. BY improving her health woman
" bcund to improve her own physical beauty
and insure greeter beauty to her ohspr1ng
Elm my opinion hard work Of any kind Is
detrimental to the physical beauty OF
woman. Tine children OF q woman who -
obliged TO do OF who chooses to do hard
mental work, or who Is coast antiy engaged
world physically perfect ~.
Comparing litter-day standards OF
physical beauty with those given TO the
world by the Greeks. Mr.. Anderson ad-
mitt ed thst women lad fallen further from
the ideal than had man.
sHer manner OF dress.- said he. ia partly
responsible for this and perhaps also the
fact that she has taken 10 20 many pursuits
,nce prectiscd only by man. ] don't be.
leve il war ey' r intended that woman should
work hard
po-ti3ns do not necessarily insure All ideal
fgire, remarked Wells Champney. when
la had read the excerpt from the Brooklyn
lecture. 1T IL tru. that an ideal hgure
must represent a certain STANDARD OF m as
uremente. but this standard 81 measure
~ ants alJle does not represent the ideal
standard OF tcauIy., particularly where
wtn,n are conc'rSed.
"A,to tn. relative measurements Of col
leg moi and girls. know nothing. College
SITis dp not come I" artists To poss as models
Tor tn nude, and in no ether way can an
artist judg, OF her physical psrfeciions or
inpertectipas.
VI d. know one thing, however. that ]
have never had perfect female model.
TIA. 3icture,- pointing to a liie,sizs nude
fem ~. fSirp was painted from four differ
ert wo!n.l. None was wholly pertect'
esra ives perfect in some ore particular
Ar i.ts everywier;' have the sanlc eH-
rrionce. According 20 history, even tn,
old Greek painters had their ;rouhi's.
cf Zerxis. IA Geek paintrr. who. when
pe,h!o,',d .iy connrii'te. u his country.
iasn u pai:.t portrait Of II len. consented
on condition thar ,h@y should select a. mode
from among the InOat beautliul girls Of
As,ignnunn, Many 81 ths lovelies' maidons
IL ~. r!,y presented themselves at the
studio If the great mister ANXIOUS FOR the
honor 81 bsing immor, uitz ID on canvas; but
nc, on Of them all wa considered periect
eaougI TO inset the t0,bfemsnt' OF lne
PROPOSED picture. Finally H.uxs chose
fiyc Of thu ,a7st beautiful, and by painting
ira = rsr, in ,u-n completed his picture.
4 10 rot find. however, cOntinr'd Mr.
Chamrrev "thst the feminine model IL
6le cene-s ting OF late, hove htd some
sr.endid-ioOkirg women cone 70 me 70
POSE. ard n pin, OF sizc J think r1odeIt
I've sotrtvh, !, rl,rthfn tffy ,tsc tote
From nc TO tire typs oh: &c and
so DO idoal. pf hea,tv. Many artists regret
tho lcts ui the slGpinR shoulder Inch NJ
ore tine hsd q place In almost every ,eetl
figure psii ting. With few eScepiInh The
At or.e ii ne the almost stteLm,'d hgure
xys ACCORDED high favor in ptelisrs OF
raj ter6 81 tho uudc. Orly tn 10 ciscouL'ed
IL turn by tho more voluptnous type.
so Far az physical deve,opneht sse SECS;
iran approaches more heariy 70 INC neai
woman, physical cevelf prheEt era toauiy
do net always mean IN. same thing.
"L;lsi WHIT particular musc',s Of women
the BIoohlrn Woman considers wholly
.urdevoloped, haven't the least idta,
am rot az all sure. either that cry amount
Of n,usco trsir-ing would result IN greA' er
beauty tor woHisi,. The nlacksmith.s arms
ara developed a. the cypdnte Of his legs;
the girl who plays golf inordina'ely is apt
? TO GET too big an upper arm