THE OUTDOOR GIRL

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10124, 6 May 1896, Page 3

THE OUTDOOR GIRL

What if the merry maiden goes ariding on the wheel, And ran a graceful costume that is short above the heel ? (Jan anyone gainsay It, that though changed in mode of dress, She'd of the gender feminine and not a whit the less? And if she dons the bloomer or the knickerbocker

clothes, la not her person just as sweet as<any blooming rose? What if the college maiden rows a shell or sculls with oats, Or takes a goal in football field, or bowls upon the II ws, Is she any less a woman, it' her skin is very brown, Than when she trailed her skirts in mud and wore a high-necked gown 1 And if she boxes out her foe or fences like a man, Lack* alio any fascination, whato'er her scheme or plan ?

So far as all experience of men with women goes, For ovrty ten of marriages nine are chock full of

woes; The very latest woman, with her muscle, brain", or pluck. May bring new joys to wedded life and give us better luck. Of one thing 1 am certain from the widest range of View, Old-fashioned types must stand aside and make way lor the new. Thank heaven for the change that's come and fascinating fads; Forme the men out-dour girl who emulates the lads I -American Wheelman.