The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-02
By Mrs. Kate Epson Clark:


fAuthor Of bringing Up Boys, etc,)
(copyrlgh 1904, by Joseph q Is wles.'
IN SMotley.s description OF the, Gauis ne
quotes passage from an ola !. ~
WI Itch we q Il can an idea OF ne sore O.
helpmeetg with which they were pro'vldceEu:
"a Rand Of strangers could not resis t one
Of them In a brawl, when ass sted hy, lils ms
strong blue-eyed wife. esnectally W WI,
she begins gnashing her tee e.. nee .nesAa
swollen, brandishing her vas ana sIioSys
arms. and kicking with her heels 7, a ,the
q =, tirneto deliver her fis ticuffs, ike
holts from the twisted strings OF Q ca az "a
al, "a is sounds hardly attractive ac-
cor5 ing ia our modern ideals. But irnag ih ),
tone Of these "strong, bue-eyed S"tveS,s
educated refined and tnliy,
n,nrnin : y ttend teas all5thc afternoon ana
raa 4 i ma per before the TWentleth '
try Club in the evenln g, and SIN pc e.
.frss,,G q 4 a al rose, q, ready the next Gay
to8pursueJ her strenuous Proc =,
fagai n that light. she GOES ny 's'ls
SO desirable. =. h s5s5 s5533SS Il
xyhat ig the use 3of knowing how e 3a s, =
Ithings If one has not the streng.m ~ ..p,o ~
SthnmY The modern woman knows ~ ~.
do things, but is seido ON q. ~
enough q do them believe tl,as ~
il growing stronger, put Nc Y, W I'm
~, sdom3and will Of us al ~ ei.. y
n,nMad ia hasten the day, SO cruelty . go
pro},,anns press upon modern socle :. !,
Al SO vitality Is ne ~ 4,
1,,nn,a y need ed There are signs on ~ y,
Sides that e saner ideal for = or prexaiis
than mat OF even years = (, ne
is indca :, y ~ W & which which the
ny iU are generally strong ana en-, IA
nant ,vnn,en. even eat lng, Dolby any am
T,9s .seood appetite has long peen IL
gauge Of health, and @ Gauss ~ =
;tude vi 5s ~ u |, Z ~, ~, x most
5"A1y children car. eat, e az ,i,iuott
thank q Cd and N rs, lu'..sa., u ~ !.
II q popular humorous poem 'sl1 IVY w, -. ~,
10 poys and a little girl are pictured as
sas = IN q fence and discussing the
e an,ans ~ a rainbow in front q men,
i Gna.Iittle nov prefers the blue, ana la
t;mantaiiv ana poet tells .sw hy. .Ih y.
Nan little boy prefers red, Then fNat =,
w IA soulful ey es% and the golden halF,9
~ "a and laments that her! favorlt 9 colop
lis not there, It turns out 70 ~
! hrown,, the color, she artiess!y E'at.'s
Of cookies, crullers and ga kes W''e'i uo1.'
|tosa turn @ u y. &, /, !, ~ q
,arss. ~ have been i'm BILE tltty
,,ea "a = ago, There would have been no. g,
th,n III Il funny about them They 'Yop!a
hawes seemed shocking and q dlsgustsng J.
Girls Girls With ',soplful eyes, yet eating Y ano
liking ai, 10 eat! Perish the thought'
ne & ] Significant Tact that one ot = the r.
foremost OF American poets lMr. nl,s -
carman recently g!yen e the ss mo e
for th e W First Wt of ali Il
see seq t al Your body we'll cared foE Y
ss Yhs s that aopends upon ~ th hs
due cars Of Drawn was no1 =. iea .rhe ! ~ !.
our raca Until recent years y 3 q, s 81
cellent counsel glyen p .me ana II,
value value. Of a sound bod was supposed 3 I e e
amply only to the ancients though r. 2 !
had such "a high opinion Of exercise 1ha.
he declared 1t to he q epse even y, fe sat'
q wounded conscience. The physiical SEN
. torture OF the medieval saints and ere
u |mites, and the Keeping under q N, ths
Y hody', oe the Pilgrims and Fur ans. 4e1'