RIGHT EXERCISES FOR WOMEN.

Southland Times, Issue 19001, 21 March 1903, Page 1 (Supplement)

RIGHT EXERCISES FOR WOMEN.

AUiletics for women are rather a cra;-.o of the present day. Girl schools play cricket and hockey, and the bicycle is still in favour. A doctor lately has been advising » gainst those particular forms of sport. i, ou the ground that girls and women usually inke to sport with tin 1 ulterior view vf n^w-l ;i---ing grace and elegance. Ho cou.<ii]r;\s iJns ulterior view the correct onc.un.l oi-.iufiiins the bicycle, tlu but, and the hodcy : ii. i; ;..■;

tending to make women clumsy and developing muscles they must prefer diwiil.l I-. 1 undevoloiwd. He speaks in favour of riding. running, jumping, dancing, skipping, fer..:ing, croquet, and archery. The graceful ■woman will always lie graceful, wither *«c dance 3, plays cricket, or rides a bicycle, but the clumsy woman intensifiies her c! uuiiiiiass at cricket, hockey, or in bicycling. Ul* course youug girls usually play gnuu's because they like them, and are full of disd:tiu when careful mother or sister U.-!is Uiein that they will make themselves thick-sot it clumsy. They respond that they uo not care how they look, for there is an nge ia woman's life when she really cares nothing for her appearance. This age comes anywhere between ten and fifteen , and tiio acme of ambition is to equal, or even excel, brothers in manly pursuits. However, later on they forget boiii the hops and the disappointment, and desire to be attractive and graceful.