The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-08-08
THE OUTDOOR GIRL.

"A thing Of beauty and joyforever."
the outdoor girl.
The girl Of today has been so de-
scribed by an outdoor" man.
She is radiant with health and spirits,
Is large hearted and broad minded. She
makes herself beautiful by developing
her body and overcomes the pettishness
that so often accompanies an unhealthy
restricted life. Neither Is she less wom-
anly than the petted and pampered
creature of yesterday and she has lost
none OF ier charms of feminit-- though
she does lose the cat-like littleness that
Is generally supposed to be feminine
trait. Be that as II may, the oudoor
life ls broadening in the extreme.
As a compaion, either for husband,
brother or sweetheart, the outdoor girl
is agreeable. She can do the things
he DOES and need not be a mere auditor
of what he has enjoyed. Whether it
be a ride, a sail, or merely tramp in
the woods, she has learned to do her
part and often, In the matter Of en-
durance, proves herself mans superior.
OF all exercises, canoeing Is the most
graceful, and In shallow water, punting
Is very pretty, every graceful line OF
n girls figure being accentuated as she
poles along easily and lightly, not SEEM
ing to exert herself in the least. Both
canoeing and sailing are among the
diversions admirably suited to those
not robust enough for strenuous exer-
else, but for a more vigorous outing,
nothing excels horseback riding. This
Is the best exercise for the all around
development of the body and relaxation
Of the mind. Certainly nothing excels
1t as far as appearances go. -.
There are many other outdoor sports
such as archery, tennis. golf. cunning
and angling with which a girl can oc-
cupy her time. and men as a rule ad-
mire her i'm any of these, but It Is also
well to remember that the more quickly
girl learns to take care of herself in
the country, the more her society will
Oe sought. Without meaning to infer
that men dislike to pay little attentions
20 her, still, when he is tuned up to
some outdoor enjoyment, the constant
demand for these attentions becomes
CALLING. .E..
Thanks to the athletic training girls
get In college, however, the helpless,
0nlclsy feminine, such as rightly de-
serves the little eternal" is rapidly
becoming a thing Of the past.
Speaking OF the eternal feminine"
reminds one of the remark made by a
splnster, who in speaking of the op-
pokite sex, termed them the internal
masculine" Though this is in some
cases found to be a truthful adjective,
| 1t would not be charitable to condemn
the entire sex.
| But to return to the outdoor girl, one
tnds that In auto driving she is COM
ing to the front every day. Strength
| Is not important in this. as nerve and
| skill are what count. ... $780,.
A very picturesque sport is angling,
| which makes no undue demands on the
weaker sex. When 1t comes. to Turing
put wise old trout or bass, skill and
alertness are much more effective than
Strength-the attribute in which women
need never fear matching themselves
against men.
So one might go on indefinitely. The
| number Of things a true outdoor girl
may do Is almost unlimited. She Is
strong graceful and reliable and the
fear of adipose tissue never casts its
| baleful shadow across her mind. In
q word fresh air and exercise correct
her faults and add to her charms. She
is. here to stay and the world is better
off because of her.