The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-11-05

The AthenGum, reviewing Col. Fuller
book, 4" Sparks from Locomotive, or L,f
and Liberty in Europe" says:
OF the beuaty Of our English roses tn
! gallant American never wearles. Of course
he is writing for a New York audience
and fair readers this side Of the great deeI
may like to hear what a clever writer think
| its necessary to insis: on with his countr,
woman in such delicate matter Of compari
son. Listen.
find it no uncommon thing in England
to meet unprotected females in the cars
and the higher social position Of the ladies
the greater is their simplicity of dress ant
atfability of manner. So far as health
comfort and fitness, are concerned, the
American ladies have much to learn from
the English, especially in their travelling
costume. We see no fnery or frippery here
in the railway carriage; and silks
and satins in the street are apt to excite
rather uncomplimentary suspicious of the
wearers. The 'Bnlmorap is almost univer-
sally worn; and even frery-red stockings
are by no means uncommon. Long dresses
are never seen out of drawing rooms, and
there they are worn both long and low. The
English women have magnifcently exuber-
ant busts and they don't care who knows
it, Full dress, for dinner or theatre, con-
siss in 'low neck, and short sleeves and
this is observed de rigueur; while all gen.
tlemen are expected to appear in black
dress coats and unimpeachab!e gloves. At
the Theatre Royal, in Liverpool, the other
evening, was about entering the boxes,
with lady on my arm, who wore on the
back of her head little love Of bonnet
about the size of iaponica flower when
she was arrest ed by an usher, who politely
informed her that the forbidden bonnet must
be left in the ante-room."
There is one drawback to his delight, or
would be, if ths Colonel were Chinaman,
which We are thankful he is not. The busts
are diviely beautiful-how about the fee:
Look, ladies, to your Balmorals:
"Ihave not seen pretty foot Eng gland.
used to think the old nursery story about
the 'Old Woman who Lived in Shoe en-
tirely fabulous; but since have seen the
pedestals Of some of these lovely living he
male statues, have formed favorable
opinion Of the vsracity of Mother Goose"
But it is very evident that large foot is
not considered detriment to female beauty
in England; as the ladies make no effort to
dimi nish the size of their feet by wearing
pinchng slippers. On the contrary, they
wear clumsy CATERS, with heavy soles, which
make their steps anything but fairy like
And in this they chow their good sense
One half Of the consumption cases among
the American women are owing to wafer
soled shoes, which render walking both
difficult and dangerous. And SO they sit
pining in satin chairs in their over heated
rooms, sucking cough candy, and waiting
for the doctor, and his shadow the under
taker; while these buxom English beauties
are trampling about in their waterproof
boots, or darling through the lanes and
parks in their saddles. To appear delicate
or iackIdisical is no part Of an English wo-
mems ambition. Health and vigor of body
are considered Of primary importance, not
only for comforts sake, but as the most
essential qualifications for satisfactorily and
successfully performing the duties Of wives
and mothers. And they dress, and eat, and
exercise, accordingly. On calling on Lady
- the other morning, enc Of the most
beautiful and accomplished ladies in Lon
don, / found her dressed in plain, purple
colored robe, made of cheap and coarse
and yet SO tastefulIy fitting her
fine figure, that was struck with the ele
gance and comfort of the ensemble. An ul-
ira fashionable belle of the Fifth Avenue
would hardly come down to hac visitor il
so simple costume or if she did, it would
be with confusion of apologetc words ard
bushes"