New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-20


Net bdx.s in which Won may sit down on a
perfectly smooth board and end out al tue soy
ness that lies in the grain OF deal or gooa hnsIsu
oak-ior they are guiltess oil al eusnlOus' ~
ueighbors Of this side Of the Atlantic hAVe Uevu
80 long accustomed 20 catering for the upper class
in this country, that the fact that tne ralIfoSu
tire most democratic institution OF the d9yi nAS
not yet dawDed upon them in all It's Ofea4'u Au
American rail-car, built to carry large bumper
In luxurious comfort, al price tnat seems "a
lous in England, pays better proht' oy IuS e IN
nsuse travel il begets than the i'll devised h'ss
and sCcond class carriages OF the Engh8n fAn"Ags'
ENGLISH WOMEN II THE COUNTRY.
There are other guests in the house-St OHA''
NJ. LADY P, some Irish ladies without tttlss,
bat so rich in natural gifts as 10 make one reei
the poverty of mere rank and charming family
Of grown up daughters. IL would be dllncu.I,
| perhaps 70 have better opportunity 70 Judge OF
the ife Of the educated middle class OF this coan-
trv. than in such homes as this. And what in
pressioLs do such examples make upon my mlnd'
/ YOU will ask | will tell you, tnot WlthOuI re-
Numbering how many fair young readers you
have at home.) The young English woman i
less cOnspcuOusly accomplished than our 1unS
women Of the same position IN America Ihere
is perhaps little less Of that Je ne seas 4n0'-
| that nameless grace which captvates At hrsI
/ sight-than With US, but better and more souu
education, more disciplined minds and ABOVE ALL
! more common sense. In the whole a't OF CONVEX
]
much Of politics makes woman really com
ramon for an intelligent man IN his serious
| thoughts IN history, language, and practlcal
| knowledge Of the duties of social and domestic
life. the English women have, imagine lew su,
periors Bat what, perhaps, would strike one Oh
our young women most, in English society, Woulu
be the thorough cultivation and refinement tnAt
exist here along with the absence OF all false
delicacy. The fon5ness of English women leven
in the highest rank for out Of door llie horses,
dogs, fine cattle, animals OF all kinds tne~
grounds aud in short everything that belongs 20
their hOmes-ther real unaffected knowledge OIL
and pleasure in these things, and the uDreserved
way in which they talk about them, would ssartle
| some Of my young friends at home, who are
| educated in the fashionable boarding school OF
| MADAME -, 70 consider all such things "vul-
| gar" and "unady.like." | accompanied the
| Younger members Of the family here this morning,
| in al exploration of the mysteries OF the place
No sooner did we make our appearance out OF
doors than We were saluted by dogs OF all degrees,
| and each had the honor Of an interview and per
Gonal reception, which seemed to be productive
of pleasure on both sides. Then some OF the
| horses were brought out Of the stable, and par
! lev took place between them and their fair NUS
tresses some fsvorite cows were to be petted aud
looked after, and their good points were descanted
| on with knowledge and determinations and thefe
was the b0SSe cOur, with its various population,
all discussed and shown with such lively unai'
fected interest, that ! soon saw my fair compan.
/ ions were "bOrn TO love pigs and chickens. /
have said nothing about the garden, because you
know that it is especially the lady's province
| here An English woman with no taste Tor
gardening, would be as great marvel as an an
gel without wings. And now, were these fresh
looking girls, who have so thoroughly entered
into these rustic enjOyments, mere country lasses
and dairy maids By no means. They will
converse with you in three or four languages
are thoroughly well grounded in modern tera'
ture sketch from nature with the ease OF probes
sOnAl artists and will sit down to the piano Orte
and give you an old ballad, or the finest German
or Italian music, as your taste may dictate. Ana
vet mary of my young country women OF their
age, whose education-whoLy intended for the
drawing room-is far below what | have de
scrbed, would have half tainted with terror, and
half blushed with false delicacy twenty times IN
the course Of the morning, with the discussions OF
the fanny ard, meadow and stables, which proper
ly belong to wholesome country life, and are
e edad1 Rf ana very wS know 6a.
there are many sensibly educated young women
at home, who have the same breadth OF cultiya-
ton, and the same variety OF resources, that make
tho English women such truly agreeable com
paDlons but alas l also know that there are
many whose beau ideal is bounded by circle
that contains the latest fashionable dance for the
feet, the latest fashionable novel for the head,
and the latest fashionable fancy work for the
fingers.
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Hand-A of Ancient and Modern Geography
This carries the work to the 18th number, leaving
- numbers to complete it. The maps are adj
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latest discoveries in various parts of the world -
The numbers before US embrace the various parts
of Germany, France, Spain, Turkey, Greece,
Palestine Polynesia, Mexico, Central America,
the Globe and the starry Heavens The Physi.
cal Map Of Europe, illustrating the topography of
the Continent, is q decided improvement on the
old styles of map making. Schuberth & Co. pub.
lish this work simultaneously in New York, Ham.
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well as the protested sportsman, will find much
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