Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-05-28
English Women in the Country.

make the following extract:
There are other guests in Il
house--Sir Charles M-.Lady I
and some Irish ladies without title
(but SO rich in natural gifts as to NAL
one feel the poverty of mere rank
and a charming family of grown u
daughters. 1t would be difficult. ne
haps, to have a better Opportunity /,
nudge Of the educated middle elair I,
nusAi,ay;; nlarT fr'ssfJn n05a1s.s
this. And what impressions do sue
examples make upon my mind, yo
will ask? l will tell you (not withor
remembering how many fair youn
readers you have at honey Tn
young English woman is less conspic
uously accomplished than our youn
woman ofthe same position in Amer
ca. There is, perhaps, little less O
that je ne scais guoi--that nameles
grace which captivates at first sight
than with us, but better and NOR,
solid education, more disciplined
minds, and above all more common
sense. In the whole art of converse
ton, including all the important top
les of the day, with so much of poll
tics as makes woman really com.
Panion for an intelligent man in his
serious thoughts, in history, language
and practicalknowledge of the duties
OF social and domestic life, the En-
ghsh women have, imagine, few SUI
periors.
"But what perhaps would strike one
OF our young men most, in English
society, would be the thorough cult
walton and refinement that exists
here, along with the absence of all
false delicacy. The fondness of En-
gllsh women, (even in the highest
rank forout of door life, horses, dogs,
flne cattle, animals of all kinds-ior
their grounds, and i'm short every thing
that belongs to their homes-the real,
unaffected knowledge of and pleasure
In these things, and the unreserved
way in which they talk about them,
would startle some of my young
friends at home, who are educat
IN the fashionable boarding school
OF Madame-to consider all such
things vulgar and 'unlady-liIle.' II
accompanied the younger members
OF the family here this morning. in an
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 inter
view and personal reception, which
seemed to be productive of pleasure
on both sides. Then some of the
horses were brought out of the stable
and a parley took place between them
ana their fair m;stresses; some favor
lite cows were to be petted and look
ed after, and thierpoints were descan-
ted on with knowledge and descrimi
nation; and there was the base cour.
with Its various population, all dis
cussed and shown with such lively. l
interest, that soon saw
my fair companions were born to love =,
pigs and chickens. /
81 have said nothing about the gar
den, because you know it especially 2
the lady'sprovince here. An English
woman with no taste for gardening.
would be as great a marvel as an I
angel without wings. And now. were S
those fresh looking girls, who have so n
thoroughly entered into these rustic 7
mere country lasses and {
dairy maids? By no means. They L
VIII converse with you in three or
tour languages; are thoroughly well d
ground edin modern literature; sketch d
from nature with the ease of profess y
lonal artists, and will sit down to the
piano forte and give you an old bal
lad or the very finest German or Ital- d
ian music, as your taste NAV dictate e
Ana yet many ofmy young country
OF their age, whose education !,
wholly intended for the drawing 7
toom-is far below what have her.
|anerihed ,s,xapld- ha~a-A &c ,u6ni,11e.al...
With terror, and half blushed with !
alse delicacy twenty times in the /
course OF the morning, with the dis v
,usslon OF the farm yard, meadow t
and stables, which properly belong to I
. country life, and are not in the
degree at variance with real
telicacy andreinement. Iverywell v
know that there are many sensible O
educated women at home, who have Y
me same breadth of cultivation, and b
ne same variety of resources, that n
make the English women such truly p
agreeable companions; but alas, also s
now that there are many whose beau S
deal is bounded by circle that con- S
ain the latest fashionable dance for S
Get, the latest fashionable novel for
ne head, and the latest fashionable II
york for the fingers" h
1--we pity the poor wight who W
avs he never reads the advertise N
lents. He is behind the age and 81
ne chances are that he will never m
e up with it. al
1.-THE exports of lead during the -
resent season from Galena will a. :,
aount to 100000. ~ ~