Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-04-13
Ladies i'm Paris.

Times has the follow;p,
NEWLY. arrived Americans ,,w,,,s o,,,ross -,
uumineled SUNRISE Mt con,ras+;r,, hau -.
here with the bali roo,,s ,bev has, of ,,.L;,,,
The DISTINGUISHING fa,,,ros of Jiea.a..'.~.
the form and manne rs Of the vo,ne, u,norr;oa
ladies' NJ HON. tbair ret;r;r,, h..
This difference il worth ,,oL;,
Married l,,,ioS ,,,, H. C.:.
rive a tone IN soc;.tv ,y,,;ro j.
Ia those 1ad;es ubo.o ,,,,
perienco render tbe;r co,vorso,;o, .,,, ,,,,,.,
anv,bi,p I'm, ;,s,r,,o,;,a ;..~.... .,'
the task Of susta;,ino soo;aI ;,,a.af7 -
committed. True. vop n, l,ow VIA, ro,,n,,
lady in n ball Ram l. ,,bo T.. =;
few words what she is /, hall room, ho,a
In the first place, young unmarried 1adv is
expected to dress modestly and simply. She
cannot wear velvet, nor lace; she cannot dress
in yellow; she cannot wear jewelry, except per-
haps ear rings, containing each a single dia-
mond with as little setting as possible. 1t is
only of late that she was allowed to have fioun
ces to her gowns, and to arrange her hair with
artificial flowers. She may were false pearls
but not real ones-rnay wear necklaces and
bracelets of coral, ivory, Venice. small aqatos
ect., but not of precious stones. She cannot
go TO a ball without her mother. or an elderly
lady to chaperone her. she cannot 90 alone
with her father She STAYS with her mother or
chaperone throughout the evening eycent when
she dances; aud then does not leave her nloce
till the music gives the signal, and returns TO
it the moment the dance is over. She canno,
promenade with her nartnar-a ,o,o. ,o, :;
homeless. n nrivate ;,,ervi.w j., .
ar bcbiud a curto,p wor,d ,o,,,.,; -,
forever. The free and casv n,arrors of -,
American parlor TRANSPORTED into the Fopbour,,
ST German vop,d m,Lo , Er.no,r,o,, ;,.;.',
he.was in a Bedlam broke Loose This o.,raiu.
is necessary for many reasons ,.on,lo4,
invited by the lady of q bouse i cors;lar,,i
authorized TO ask anv lady n,aser, n donoo
without introduction. 1t is evident b,wsror
that be cau,o, ex,oc, D., hooo,,o ~ a.:
lance. or to claim ANYTHING further tha, ,hs
honor of the dance Ayair if the s.,,o foo;li
ties were allowed in France for tba intimacy,
of Young woman and vou,, ma, tho. orr, ,,,..
mit,ed in America the most disor,,,rix;u
seoueuces would ensuo A. hooo ho,;o.o
that the freedom O; intercourse be,weo, tho
sexes lends IN hnt little d,eordar Ib,vo h.,
shat our young ladies 20 alone to the theatre
with Young men, 90 TO walk with them n r;do
with them, (sleigh riding, cyen.) and coma
home only n kiss or two tba worse Tb;S
would be utterly out of the Question here
Young lady seen walking or ridiur with n
gentleman in Paris, would at once be supposed
to have lost her character, and probably the
uppositionwould be correct. If unsurmoun.
table obstacles are thrown in the way of grea.
ter fami 'iarty between masters and misses, it
Is because they have found it Indispensable
American families that live here as residents
are, of course, Obliged to bring up their daugh.
tiers in the French fashion. They never leave
Their mothers side, and walking, driving and
theatre going with them is as much out of the
question as keeping company with the stars.
but families not familiar with Paris, some
times make very strange appearance with.
out knowing it. Remember to have seen,
some time. since, very beautiful young lady
walking arn-in arm with daring looking
New Yorker, on the Champs ElYsees They
had been accustomed to do so, | believe, on
Fifth Avenue. l thought it my duty to 90
straight to the far Offenders mother, and re-
monstrate against proceeding so in admissi.
bic. The young lady hates me to this day,
though she knows enough Of French manners
to blush scarlet whenever she thinks Of the APP
pearance she must have made on her first and
t,St I, NJ, A,,o.;.,.,
an. n;uh, COW, pos,an ,.;., ,,.,r $3.50,
borsa,s s,;u IN s,,,n s,r,.. .. ,l,;sI