Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-23

nous French aerOnaut. likes new
| York women--but-she does not like
the way they dress. That il her fare
well to the feminine section Of little
| ole Gotham. She Is now going into
the provincial cities OF the West tol
seek what she didn't find attractive
In New York women.
The attractive little wife OF the IA
nous Frenchman, who wears no stays.
abhors the use'of the corset by other
women. That Is, with the exception
! of English women, and she Is bold
enough to say that they are the only
women w.o dc know bow tt wear
c. sets, because. they do net lace.
BIT, most unpa"dona5le. 'Je chic
French woman has further dared to,
say that New York women are fat.
And she cannot explain why they take
on flesh by wearing corsets when she
is slim and weighs only 100 pounds by
forbearing the use Of stays. And she
let out q secret there.
Scores of New York women have
pleaded for a chance to make an as
cension with Monsieur Farman in his
dirigible aeroplane, but they were re-
fused because OF their weight. Ma
dame explained that the maximum
carrying capacity Of the airship. In al
dition to the weight Of the operator,
was exactly 100 pounds. and that not
one of the New York applicants could
make the weight. She might have
added, but did not. that this might
explain her anxiety over acquiring
weight while on this side.
Gowns Cause Comment.
The radical views expressed since
her arrival in this city have brought
to Madame Farman almost as much
attention as that attracted by her tai
ented husband. her appearances In
clipging Empire gowns. setting out
every charm Of her slender, uncorset'
ed figure, with the hair encircled ~
ribbon band in the old Grecian
style, caused much comment.
II walk a great oeal," said The little
woman, land the active person never
grows stout. At home l act as secre-
tary to my husband in his motoring
business, because l want activity. Il
cannot lay about the house all day
lust thinking Of clothes. That rs the
trougle with so many women. They
are too Indifferent or lazy to get out
of doors. So, OF course, they become
fat notwithstanding.
why, New York women are always
eating. Is it any wonder they are
fat? never saw women eat as much
candy and sweetmeats before. Why,
they even go into the chemists to eat
Ice cream and to drink soda. we
never 20 into a drug store to eat any
thing in Paris. One night l visited
Coney Island, and nearly every one
had a bag Of candy or sweets. the
other evening, crossing Brooklyn
Bridge. saw a very stout woman
munching candy. She sat beside a
very little man-her husband. l sup
pose. And she did not pay any at
tention to him.
I'VE OF Europe have always been
told that American women were ex-
ltremely selfish and quite Independent
| OF their husbands. have seen many
Instances OF that in New York, I am
sorry to relate. do hope this does
not prevail throughout the states.
Now in the French woman's mar
ried life, particularly the middle cias-
SEES. there Is an ideal companionsh'p'
MANY wives continue at work after
they are married. They earn their
own living and ask only courtesy ana
kindness from the h0sbands-and you
may be sure they get that. too.
HUSBANDS Are slaves.
| Prom my observations In New
York am sure that 1t Is true that the
American woman makes q slave OF
lher husband; takes everything he can
give her. even II he has to work tweh-
tv-four hours q day to provide 1t. ana
then gives nothing In return Tne
New York women are spoiied Great
ures. The same Is true OF many tnat
In met In the American colony at Pa
ris."
| Madame next took the amazing 20
sition tSat iinmodesty Of dress ss
lacceptu$esA 'upsn the streets osINew1
YORK D. sssstaopen.s She dtcisf
THAT she had several gowns made g.
Ipecially for wear In New York. be-
Icause she had always thought that
iPuritanical ideas prevailed here In
voman's dress. But after making a
tour Of the Broadway shops, sne
changed her mind and now sets II
forth in this striking statement:
Il have been shocked more tnah
once while walking down Broadway.
I had always heard stories in Paris
.bou. Americans being shocked BY the
little detail. Of the Partisan woman
dress But ind there arc just as
many women who are what you call
i9mmodestiy dressed in New York rs
xou can and on the other side.
why. I saw q woman on Broad"sy
the other day almost naked. Reahy
she had on an open~ork shirtwaist.
with nothing under IT, At least II
she did wear anything under II II vas
not visible to the eye. I never saw