The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-14

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Mr.. Karl Pearson has been making
comparison between mothers and
their grown daughters in the matter OF
stature. He measured some thousands
of young women and their mothers. He
finds that the daughters are on an aver
age an inch and half taller than their
mothers. And there are three times as
many tall daughters as tall mothers.
Such is the increase in height genera
ton has brought about in the feminine
sex. Modern woman is taller, longer
of arm, stronger Of bone and better de-
veloped in muscle than her sex was
even one generation ago. But that Is
not all. Mr.. Pearson measured men
as we'll as women. He obtains the
somewhat startling result that in stat
IRE woman is gaining rapidly on man,
and if the increase in height continues
she will even go past him and tower
above him in a few generations more.
Good habits of living, liberty, fresh air.
physical culture and healthful dress,
especially the cessation Of SO much
tight lacing, have done all this for wo-
man in comparatively few years.
In connection with this I may call at
tention to the following news item:
with his face bruised and neck all
scratched and his manner very defect
ed, John Wimple, charged with bur-
glary, was arraigned in the police court
today, and near by stood Mrs. Matilda
volker, a tall, good looking woman,
who, finding Wimple stealing lead pipe
out of a vacant store underneath her
apartments, choked him, threw him
down. beat him and held him for the
police" If this thing keeps up
An elevator boy tells the reporter OF
Cleveland paper that loads Of women
ride up and down in the lifts" Of big
Office buildings just to look into the
mirrors and find out If their hats are
on straight
Writes Mr.. T. Mcdonald Rendle: Il
have no sympathy with those trashy,
self appointed dissectors of woman's
fair sex, as fits members were human
curiosities, like the living skeleton"
Good, Mr.. T. Mcdonald Rendle!
Another step toward freedom for wO-
men in England! They may now have
all the rights and privileges of men at
Oxford university, except that Of re-
ceiving degrees. Oxford is the last
stiff necked stronghold Of educational
old fOgyism in England. AS to the de-
grees-never mind They will come all
in good time.
In Illinois women have the right to
vote for members of the board Of trus-
tees Of the state university.
Why do not women of means and
high social standing initiate the exam
pie Of Mrs. Clarence Mackay at her
country place, ROslyn. n Y, and take
living interest in the improvement of
the public schools? Mrs. Mackay, with
millions at her command, finds the pub
lie schools, of which she is trustee,
elected by the people, good enough to
send her own daughter to as pupil.
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Many of the most fashionable women
of the SO called highest society of Lon
don have adopted the fashion. of riding
astride even in Hyde park. A duchess
is among them. 1t looks as if the side
saddle is going out.
Take note you who have a vOca
ton for the care of the sick and suffer
ing. Trained nurses are so scarce in
Washington that there is a real lack
of them both for private families and
in hospitals. There is no reason why
college women and those of the high
est refinement should not become
trained nurses. Their profession is
thoroughly honorable one.
when you want anything from
man you must f1atter him." says Miss
Eleanor Smith. The thicker you
spread it on the better he likes it."
Arthur Jones is a brave man, but
nervous one. and the prospect Of q
big church wedding. with all it's heavy
weight ceremonies, its fuss and feath-
ers and vulgar publicity, so scared him
that he persuaded his sweetheart to
steal away and be married privately
three weeks before the big wedding,
which, of course, did not then take
place. Delicate nerved lovers who de-
cline to be welded amid a blare of
trumpets are increasing in number.