El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-25
Athletic
Girl AS
A Pal
By OLLIE LANSDEN.


THE principal attractions thss'
days for Fl Paso society girls are
athletics, and II ore doubts It one
has only 70 look into the back yards
or gymnasium OF the city's most sz-
elusive homes almost any mornins
and find the girls hard 81 work
punching the rag. playing basket
ball or going through any o. the
hundred and one forms Of exercise
IN which their brothers and masculins
friends find 50 much pleasure
The most popular form o. eEer-
eiss-now would you believe it7-ia
washing the family automobile or the
smart little car which the society
girl pilots herself. This sounds far
fetched and Il may be giving away
family secrets but, nevertheless. nine
times in ten the modish miss at the
wheel IN the afternoon polished her
shining equlpage before fariuE forth
and a few hours before her appear
znce IN chic taileur and close fitting
stunning little French hat was hard
at it, with sponge and cloth
II one IS a mere acquaintance ana
calls one OF these car washing" dam
sells Up in the morning she Is told that
the young woman is taking her
morning exercise" II you please. II
one % very intimate. she IS told that
Marjorie, Joans or Sue ia Just plain
"out in the back washing the car"
This knowledge cones from having
called four girls one day recently and
finding that three Of them we're en-
gagged in the washing stunt
ones lines must be kept and one
must have health giving exercise and
how vastly more interesting % see
an~ rrns1 ~ has
than 70 simply spend an hour in uu-
Interesting bends and kicks
II one really admits the truth, there
q a tiny streak OF plebian fl even
the most arisrocratic and one iust
naturally loves 70 dabble in water and
% things With ones hands II one
VIII only admit It.
Then. after the morning exercise.
no matter o. what they may consist
there 81 later IN the day the usual
round Of horseback riding. swimming.
golflnE and motoring TO take the So
ciety girls into the open
one OF exclusive girls clubs. the r.
3 s. club 70 Be explicit, has planned
q winter OF outdoor sports and the
members mean 70 keep step wien
their brothers and friends iu the
Calumus club who are themselves
planning winter OF strenuous ath-
Istics.
quite q bit OF discussion. pro and
con, vas the result OF the recent
statement that the vamus Of the past
few years depending upon their ar-
peal 70 the more primitive nan have
been replaced BY a vivid. clean cut
breezy, athletic girl who IS his com
painiou. Some said why. this GER
tainly Il not true for the styles have
never been 80 beautiful or gowns so
exquisite" This does IN no wise al
ter the statement. for the athletic Elrl
who takes the proper care Of her
complexion and hair g quite as
charming IN afternoon and evening
gown as she g. IN riding toys and
sport clothes And the wise EirI is
no less femiuina because OF the fact
that she IS keeping Up with mans In
terest1- Mind you. the wise ri As
not usu-ping mans place. ahs IS
merely keeping pace with his actlvi-
ties in order 70 keep interested and
In the environment he should be ir.
Even the movie vamps are dissu-
paarlns and the long, 1.-THE creatures
in black satin and make rings arc
being replaced by girls IN tennis toEs.
Ths clean cut ven educated. cultured
girl has come into her own within
the past few months, holding a posi-
ton which she has not held FOR a
number OF years There came a Pc
Rod when the girl OF AK morals
"Famped" the man away. but this
nan creature has been -fed up- on
this siren stuff as a young bachelor
expressed q RECENTLY and IS again
seeking pleasure lu the homes Of the
girls OF culture and refinement
For all time. the woman VIII seek
70 please the nan and mothers o. Eir1
creatures know this and are shsWinE
wisdom IN encouraging their dauEh-
tiers a. their attitude toward the
right sort OF attraction 70 the men.
The engagement o. one Of the clty's
most popular society girls was an
nouucsd this week and IN discussinr
the matter one o. her friends said.
why, OF course they win Be happy.
for they are pals He PLAYS che VIC
lin, she is a brilliant pianist and they
have many interests IN common. WHY
shouldn't they be- And that q the
keynote Why shouldn't they be
happy They are pals