"she" Of To-day

In the prepnratory school of a large woman's college, which ís attended by inany g-irls from all parte of ,the United States, the instructor in gymnastics 'recently said to the pupils as they assèmbled la the gymnasium: "I fwiah tliat the ííiris who are taller ithan. the.ir motheiw ivould plëase ralee itheir hands." Aboul fcïnee-fourths ol all the ;xivpresent jraified their haads. The average age of the pupila v,-.-is about 17 yr.irs, (hjough Bomé were ïiot more thau 15, aud in koiik1 cases tiu'rt'' (j.'ii'ls liad hov yet complete their growtJi; land j-et a coiusiderablc majority of 11 wei-e larger than thelr feothers. The sniajority, too, wère vigoroii and healthy, and capable of long walks in the open air, and of sustained ancl active exercise in the gymnasium. Withinthe aiwmory of the older genevaticm it was "fashionable" for young Wojneii to be delicate, slender waisteU. pali' and incapable of mucli physical exertion. Bodily robustness was diitouraged, and micli "calisthenics" as Avere in vogue were of a very weak and fliinsy eort. All thte eeacted uion the Kneral physical condition of women, and ren(lered them les.s vigorous a,nd weü grown. At the present time títere are many fooliish fashions, Sio doubt, but it is no longer ■unfashionable for a, woman to be gtrong and well. Suitable ldnds of athletic exercise are, on the contrary, much in voprue, and a girl who can waük ten miles without serious fatigue is admired by lter coinpanions rather than looked at askance. This is certainly one of the respecta. tu ivhich the world has improved.. Good xercip and plenty oí life out Of idoors will not only inake the woiwen of the rising generation superior to thei.r mothers in stature, hut will fnake them better able to support theburdens oí life, and happier fu support ing thrn. Nor íiaed i:t render them less gentío and womauly; for a healthy woman has a better basis for gcotleness and unselfishness than a weak and suftn-ing One.- Tlie Yonth's Conipanion.