New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-19

Such blow TO the English womenI a woman
doctor has made the statement IN Of their mag
azines that they growing palmer. She says
that what makes for what beauty there is to-day Is
modfsre4 the dressmaker ana the fsce speca t
whereas true beauty, she declares. Ties in
dehcately moulded features.
IT am afraid we women are SO terribly in earnest
most OF the time that forget that It IS our
Mrs Margaret Sangster. There are people who
seem at loss when there IS nothing but fun the
carpet. when there wrongs to right. no sin
ners to reform and uutidiness to clear away.
When American has finished in
gle thing her conscience dictates. there Is sure TO De
one thing left that she has not done. She has not
left margin FOR her own enjoyment"
IF there IS anything normal child dislkes.'
says a writer in The WOman'S Home Companion
1T is a story with self-conscioUs. egot!stical
moral screaming for attention. I believe as firmly
in the story with the moral as do IN the founda-
ton Of my hat. but DO not want It any more pain
fully visible than would want the wire hat frams
showing, however useful II may be Through ex-
perience have learned that IT is best TO let the
moral sink quietly and uncOnsctoUsly into the
child's mind hoping that II may become diffUsed
into his character. The plainly visible moral 1
have found IS effective IN bringing about immediate
and amusing results. child perhaps shaking MS
fist in the face OF the moral and deliberately do
ing the opposite OF it's teaching another child fore
ing an occasion TO show that he means TO follow
its teaching die.
And this might bring up the subject Of certain certain
emotional books that older children read and ENJOY
in an abnormal way and which are harmful not
only because they emotional, but because the
very children who are fond Of such oooAs are the
ones who are led TO actions prompted not b. the
sw eetness of their own character. but through a
sentimental attitude toward some canoniIed and
unnatural little hero heroine Instead OF de-
veIoping character. such reading mas harmful
influence in creating a surface character. forced
and sentimental
English kris who live IN the counties long ago
took up cross-country walking. because they found
that beside being jolly good FUN there was nothing
which exerted more repressive effect on their
superfuous flesh or kept the roses blooming longer
IN their cheeks. French women-tha more athletic
OF them and those whose social position permits
them any ecceutricity-Rre going the English gir.s
one better however. and have taken up cross
country runs OF course. instructors IN athletics
are ALWAYS dinning into ones that running
Il one of the best Of exercises. but women have
been laughed al so for their form" when running
that the majority Will undertake it only under the
most VIC ent provocatOn. such catching a
or escaping from a mad bull For cross-ccuntry
runs one must dress lightly, and learn TO adept
erect easy method of covering the ground sort
OF swinging dog trOt. such the Japanese Jinrtki-
shd men use Women nearly always run al
doubled up. the stomach folded over and the lungs
cramped. which is one reason why they are dead
tired after few yards of il. While il is beautiful
10 De able 10 take the fences and walls 2 flying
leap this Is by means essential One can Climb
both. then pick up the salt where one laid IL
down A light rain said TO make the p.eaSaCt6St
weather for this form OF exercise