Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-04-18
MRg%EIIANTa
AMERICAN LADIES.

Francis J. Grund, German, who lived some
years in this country, and published n work on Ge-
ON otty, has Just gone TO England, where he has
published big book, entitled The Americans. -
The following is n portion of his observations on
the American Ladies -
The forms OF American ladies' are generally dis
tinguished by great symmetry and 6nencss OF pro-
portion but their frames and constitutions seem to
be less vigorous than those of The ladies' Of almost
any country in Europe. Their compilations which,
to the south, ipclning towards the Spanish, are
to the north, remarkably fair aud blooming and
while young. by fer the greater portion OF them are
decidedly handsome. A marked expression of IN
teIligenct. and certain Undesirable mir of Ian
guor, probably the result of the climate lend to their
counenances o peculiar charm. in which it would
be difficult to dnd parallel in Europe. An Amer
lean lady in her teens, Is, perhaps the most sylpb
like creature on earth. lIer limbs are cxquisitely
wrought, her motions light and graceful, and
ner carriage al once easy and digni5ed.
but these beauties. ii is painful to s6y,are DOOM
ed to early decay. At the period of twenty four
certain wan, Of fullness IN proportion is already
perceplbe; and, once passed the age of thirty the
whole fabric goes seemingly into decay. AS The
principal cause Of The sudden decline. some acge
the climate but ascribc 1t willingly TO
the great ass.du.y with which American ladies'
discharge their duties as mothers. No sooner are
they married than they begln TO lead life of Sc
cluson and once mothers, they are actually bu.
ried TO the world. At the period of usherng their
children into society, they appear Indeed, once
more as respectable matrons but they nre then
only the silent Witnesses of the triumphs Of their
daughters. An American mother is the nurse, tu-
TOT, friend, and counsellor Of their children, Near
y the whole business OF education Jevolyes upon
her and the task Is. 10 many instances. yond her
physical ability Thus. 1t Ia customary with many
ladies' 10 New England not only to hear the chill
dren recite their lessons assigned to them at school
but actually TO expound 10 them, and assist them
in the solution Of arthmeticsl and algebrac prob
lens. There are married ladies who apply them
selves seriously TO the study Of mathematics and
the classics, for no other purpose than forwarding
the education Of their children oDd have known
young men who have entered college with no other
instructions, IN any Of the preparatory departments,
then what they received from their mothers. Bot
this continued application to the most arduous du-
ties. the increasing care and welfare OF Their ch-
dren, and the consequent unreasonable confinement
10 the house and nursery undermine coDsitu tons,
already by nature sufficiently delicate. and il is thus
by the socfiGce Of health and beauty, that Ameri-
can ladies pay 10 their of'pring the sacred tribute
Of maternal affection. No human being ever
requitc The lender care oil mother ; but IL up
pears to the that the Americans have. in this re-
spect obligations Unnecessarily greater than those
Of the inhabitants Of any other country.
NRwsrArEKs. Every thing urder heaven .n-
cresses 10 price except neirsPdpos Beet, and
pork -four, and butter, sugar, tea sud coffee. salt
fish, and onions dry goods, and wet groceries, iu-
81 aud rent, buek.nheat, aud whsh-women. are all
advanced IN price. But newspaper that most IN
dspenslbe and no.getiing along wboui-li -sriiele
the sum aud subs,spee Of mans existence, re-
mains in sfdfn quo. And yea there IL 10 one tang.
not even steamboats,. that keep up With them ~
the march OF Improvement. They are constantly
improving 10 size, appearances and islenis-boi rs
to priee, the only improvement there is upon the
oteopn system. and goes to bepe6i the iescef'
4 We have seen man charge two and half dol
lars for an article, the construction Of sheh PROB
ably occupied some bungler half day. and al lhe
same moment grumbAog a. pnnie's charge q
two dollars for years paper ~ 'neidcpi. and mo-
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