, 1860-09-19
French, American anfs Eng1ish Young
Ladies'.

French, American anss English Young
Ladies'.
The 1ast 1,ondcn 4tA-1aun., in a reyicw Of .
,scczt French book. entitled wharfage IN the
Eai,ed stl.ss,' tu,;es occasion to make The fol-
lcwirg remarks:
10 .xo ns,ions Go The game thing IN the same
r..nsfr, Ne do not make coQee alike, We do
IT,, 'r.,s alikc, Hft<t au naturts or even co.,
+'ot. ttu ia not the beei-steak Of 1oudon chop
i,;r,4=; tlle Chiuauan's cup IT tea Is u very
| different thug to that aleete By Mrs. Soap
sndr; tbs Ta1k's E1ar3hile hos but LITTLE reseua-
Llsuca TO tie iri.hmaa's Guilty pipe, and that
| which seems the bSss weY Of loT1ne snd marry
| irg to orc ret CT people. horribly crtnds the
| ;ns;rcis and mora:itiee Of another. In the civ
iI:zsa Christian world there cannot bs greater
discrepancy in this last particular than between
the Fr=rch and American. From the hrst look
of lore 10 the last woEd cf marriage, there is
not xtage Of the affAtr that is conducted in
TIE seme waT; not q round OF the great ladder
which is Eevn out Of the sane block,
The Fresch girl never ls4rcs her mothers
side, unlesR, inaeed, she be brought up in =
convent. The American young lady neither
CLAIMS nor wou'd sub nit to the IN o.t ordanar!
protection OF friend OF parent. The French gil
il marr:.d ctr By her mother. without eTeo the
stmbl4pcs Of consultation suitability Of for
tune and condition being much more import
an: matter than any such mooEstloo IS suita'
bitity Of temper or the elective stIinties. An
American does her own husband hunting single
banded; and if she does not take quite the lai'
tiative IN tue moment Of proposiug. does no!
les,tRte to raaEe her preference as undi5gu15ed
Is wards cau,6 have made.
The same national opposi!ion holds good u
ter r.arrisRe- The French vile is free, emanci
pa.ed, almost irresponsible leader 0! society
perscnaxe, power. The American loses her
self when she gaina husband. She il hence
forth scarcely Eide ornament Nhtre she MA
lately crown aud scepter both.
| Young and handsome, the is no sooner mar
ried lhau she is drafted eff to The elderly sec
ton. with whom there ID no longer question
Of rtation; aud the world which ferxave he
eysn grave .ud dscretinns while sae was single
Ut appearances. 1t is = curions aud instructiy
inrestigetlon-the French granting to the viii
the liberty which TIE Ame1ican grants TO th
maiden, and both ~ terribly shocked il, b.
caarce, their women change places and cros
hands over the code.
Between these two extremes, we Eng1is
hold cur usual middle plece. Not SO stric
: vith our ei1Js as ard tbs French, n or 50 la
| a. the Americans; not SO liberal Of socis
freedom to our wires as the one. hor 8
| niscard!5 Al The other, We think, as
: us:Tjo.tc mktser Of course. that We hare b
on the exact golden mean, ena snos Gu
= arruw into, ,1be very bulls eye Of The qaesao,
We SAY, We give cur young ladies sufficient lii
:. er.y to iorm their characters, and tine .ud o.
nortunitv to kuow their own minds We do nj
:, oarrg item of to the first eligible bidder. ll
40 msav tender little doves sold. boodmioke
!. in tne temple; neither Do We suffer them
J. roam upguided through the husbandlsss de-
= ert. Ike Wild creatures seeking their prey
+. We mske our band and bonds elastic, aud Il
- shsdow of tho broad maternal wing very fal
: 40 that, bY these wize measures, We secure
- 7aec ct maidens as perfect in their fearle
innocence as onr wives are 1awless
their crysta, purity. Our friends scross i
channel. on the contrary, prefer pretty dol
in The one case. and matrimonial freehoote
i, in lii. other, and cur cousins To the We
h.ld the be.t preparation for tho letters Of rnt
riaue aud maternity to consist in q laxlesa
censc. and think protection bondage, had p1
Il dent couusel mental slavery. OF course. ea
" Of tho other two countries is as justified to
sot rs ne are; for where Was there ever the
tion to be fou1d which WAS not, in ita own e.
nation, the uitir1atc sum Of mortality I
- l1ne to The right hand OF to the Left spoi's Ill
symmetry; 1he dash Of blue OF red destroys
a. wbole sesle Of color. La reeatreA< du ra5sot'
- alxsYs success;ul ip the aggregate; and th
liTer not man Who oes net thin < his natio
home she most perfectly organized. aod
countrywonen the most chsrming, the m
T1,,uons the best brought Of their sex.