The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-23
rHE uSTRtLItN am.
Not Pretty Nor Athletic Nor cute. but
IDaint, and Happy,

Spond"n' ~ IA" Queen. was that the Ans
iral'an girl had dev"'opei in'p q vn.lrd
lady When | loft nigh urrnr iiftrnu wars
ago q gusSIIn.r was sign of ~" nushir
} ih" E'rl who wins forced TO take spin" care
II h"' complexion II sac Iu"lu to ln,r
ono q. u,I
Bat thc hushie wor" her veil accord.
lngy over her fac. Tns Po-th lissir
now has her th-~n yards &c !: M" turned
hack ov"~ h"- hat and s'ret'urrg down her
hack with graceful sweep aN" q uu'tr"
or BRIDESMAID | cunchId" ihit -in
drops them nOdUsllv outside ;hv IOWA
Wen encOunt-riur f,"s and musVuIo,-
At Adelaide saw more Lt~,s WA
streaming veal! again at Melbourne
though fewer there ~ cuus"Iu"u'" ~
tn" perpetual battle "f iu- N.rd~ Iu
sydney lighted On the LIoth" ,~iS 81 ~"
volI White, biu- naIys. piuh. g,s'T
r'Si ey-.l oth" int Won cau ~" I,ruu,
It comes Tripping aduWu TIA" street. swirl
ing On ia" hr's"I" "I'Iuglug vu'T ~upul- F
d"rs a. vou ~ l..~id" e. ou ih" f"rryhudr
challenging tn" brilliant u,uS-nn- IA tho
public gardens
But Tor ~ Svd' Nv = Str,..'s might s,'.rn
hot and dusty Il gives them the touch II
color Charming ~ sIush,n" which furrs
ia" charm ~ Oriental cities aud which
you miss here B..v'..S uf girls with 'rIuv
an Oid"- Woman, truuIug along 'h" rave
m.'ut IA white ir',Ss or French nIsup.
their hats wreIth"i with rosie. ru"lr
tlntei. gauzy wings velIug th".r should
arS how they bsieH X IN" scene
Tn" first few days could noti." only
m" yeil After that | began To study tn"
lady. and much to- my astouishm"ut II
struck me that She had not grown hi'
Nh"-"Is on r"turuing to England aft"-
-uyeuJ,'.,u years absence was introduced
20 "a new generation OF immensely tail.
IthIa'Ic girls their Australian cousin
remains much a. | left her. q sinai
dainty thing with the islsursly walk 81
Old
10 lea sure she can hurry when catch |
ing tram or boat. hat a. rIl. she prefers
~ saunt.r, ont OF Difference no doubt /
- climatic conditions Neither dp-- sh.
appear Ia 90 IN vigorously for athle,lC !
Sh" plays teams. certainly. | have even
read 81 f"mal e CrICk.tcr-. but at ihls
s,Izon. al any ra to- YOU do not ru','t her /
armed with EoIfing paraphsrnal,L. aud | |
have not heard the word hockey mel
toned
she has. however. developed ueW
health Accomplishment. she goes IN en-.
Enthusiastically for surf bathing an aInus...
ment Iuh.a ri ~ some years ago. sydney
- tremendously proud Of i's surf bathers, ,
aud We went across the hay 20 Manly |
on purpo-' 20 s+- them. There was no
mistake about this being the g"nUin"
article love. Of the water for the water
refreshing SAX"
~NoEe II the witchinR costumes that /
you see flirting with French waves. none ,
81 the foatiHg ribbons and stock ingsd .
limbs that dawdle on an American beach ,
no hats 10 preserve the face from freCkle-
The workaday costumes are uRiv sN-
ce-dIugly, even well built las. looks
a dripping fright - she ernerge- from tho
surf IN h-r tight G'ung woven Canadian
nor l. there q modest cluiN held out
30 euveop her she sclrTI-- back 10 the
dressing room
But she has been enjoying herself
extremely. battling With tn" water
shooting the crested wav" and has
acquired fund 81 Joyous energy where
with to take her daily task II IL on
saturday and Sunlly that Manly Beach
- thrOng~d with Fathers and look-T-uu
This niN-d bathing was ~ first / under
stand. holy horror 20 IN" prudish, y ,
l. nov accepted a. mat''S 81 course. ,
hhl NOll see NNfIe IhlillllFN tllNiHITTlfK &
themselves together. as Ia III" Old World
Oddly enough. though. the brOW "a i
girl has become TIA" fashion IA Cuus..- ,
guenc". you d. nu' often meet her. Per
haps Australian skins ar" more imp.r- :
vious 10 tan than other. or sls. the. new ,
Not that this ~ appa r"ui on" beneficial :
result 81 the devotion 10 Neptune ~ ~" q
absence Of ia" artIUCal complexion ,
which used 10 10. So prevalent
M. 81 h.., IL 4.
no sydney gif will scan these lines Tor !
| have honestly 10 confess that | do not ,
think her ~ pretty - Of yOre' Coming /
straight from London. with l's ihruHg [
of bonnie young faces. am rather struck
10y the nO'abl" abs-nCe Of real facial Z
beauty IN ~ crowd, but u il made NJ for :
by the general summerine--. nhOv" an /
NV the happy, unworrI~d look which
predomiult"s
II 'hc new sydney girl does not Worry
and does not hurry she j. none N" loss
an exceedingly busy young p@rson
She no longer wheels. bUi En" seems
10 walk a good deal And whIl" pre-
aerving her old hOusswIfely accom- liSh.
ments washing aud ironing her own
pretty frOck- and helping IN" hOu>"-
mother in various wlv-. al" gp'.- - work :
as clerk or 'vp'st ~ frequently - her
.ondon sister .
Nursing II Also nor" pr'v'."nl 'h1n ,
u used 20 he ! was NOT awar" e fhl- ~
first for the familiar cp-tuin" - rather
by Us absence On Meeting
u pretty. highly educated young. nUrs" ~ ..
black hat and brid"SmaId veil I-l"Iru"d
hat the COSTUME has fallen into di-rrput"
and thai ypu are usually "a nur-'' without
al y"rtIstng III" fact III training s."Tgs
exception iliv sey-r' however. ~" c..-
mind still sNc'-",t- ~" supply and the 2
I,ur-iuR question q, iuruI- -'pirit" treat
m"Ht
IN" professional woman I~ busy. h"~
pla'" ~ doctor or dentist ~ frequent
- id"uCs Ia" f"mdI" IpiIti,uIH I- also
buy and though fcmIl" -t.1rIR' pt 90
tcr"p'"d fact dp"- not prrp"rupy inr
many there are y few "nthu-la-t- cltuOr.
INK lJ enter Parliament and ~ 90 fh" '
t'.f.fl
IN" ruo-t startling d'.v''. pr'"ut - ~
f,r found ~ ~" WOinIu.- rIub Nu"u d
- sydney ~" hing dIi rot '..-f. o. =
.i.'.Iv uf'.up' had b""u mad" y urru '
..'' = nFt INTO % t"t routu Vow thor" 7
tr.. '..iU- 81 various hu". ia" most stylish
..0.t Iui.rug over - r"W'.~s
81. 500. HpE.'. a." masculine % .'u"iII . )
... .ftlv .NCUId"d
BIf u strike. ~" that IN" avc-iR" ,
49,, tlHn glri du"- not trouble ~ J.