Smyrna times., 1860-08-09
A French Woman on America.

From york by Madame Fontenoy, on "Ame.
rican Homes" s
= "The life of a New York business man is
either that of a brute or a mercensry.' His
face. clean shaved, resembles a zero. hi. eve
looks 'hguresl and calculation His n.rson
smells OF dollars American cookery has nsi.
ther smell nor taste. The food of The co,n,,v
10 80 mucn boiled hay, straw and bran. withont
even pinch OF salt TO season il. Amsr;csns
Know no soup bat oyster stew; thew Ga, u;,h
KNIVES break eggs into tumblers: esteem ham
above trufied partridges, and whisky sbo,.
Bordeaux wine; they never eat simmer and
can make no pastry but apple pie. Americans
I nave no opinions; they only have needs
lhey i've without principle and without moral
gu'oance' recognizing no political compass but
Ane''csn actors swallow half their words. and
no foreigner can tell what they do with the
other half. "''A '"S
q When there lie any music 10 ba hs.,a =.
sure that the Americans will sbina hv 49,
senee. Americans have great ,a.,. a., 60
dictionary, but they exercise no judgement, !,
gratifying II. Hugeness seems 10 he a ou,I;,y
most esteemed IN candy, for sticks are 20 ha
nau as org as horse whips. If it were not for
tue rfench confectioners and pastry cooks.
pie pie." '''O"u ~
VI american girls. generally, she says tbs4
they laugh continually mot that ibey re n.,n,sl
~ expensive and gay. but that they consider 1, |.
symooI OF pleasure exacted by consider,,;or.
OF ProprleIy and politeness. She of,e, so,ah,
In the United States an amiable and ,o,s..-
poyslognomy, but she never saw even one
AN American ball is hit off thus: The I.d;..
young ana pretty dressed exceedingly low in
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ness "neie whrled about by sombre Van.
MS dressed IN funeral black, like Malbrook's
inese gIris under their frank manners.
.neir ingenious forwardness conceal a nro,annJ
dISsimulatlon and a remarkable eoo,i.p, o..
oil three thousand there is hardIs one g.
oil love. The family relation is not koor,, =,
america. rlreslde intimacy, household lies
are singularly neglected. ''es'
ooy OF fourteen, a clerk, often n,vs,bis
parents Tor his board, if he continues 10 live =,
.olue' IL ne does not, he Occasionally asks aE.
'er MS iatner In the terms, 'How's The old msn.
10 another place the authoress ouotes IT. IIav'
rand's epigram with appreciation. .Amer;csn
women DO not have ehildren-thev have yo,n,.
upon the subject Of marriage she makes yanrr
!auy speak thus: Love is ridiculous in Amase'
ice. man, 10 our eyes, represents a ear.
s " s"oun' OF money-ihat 10 to say. of com.
.o' &ua luxury. We do not marry men. we
| III. "es' Aour VIII, Mr. Julien. your in.
ssn'gshee' ySar smieable manners, your hand.
some !sce wlil never obtain you an heres. ;u
america. We never ask of a marrying m. = 80 !.
oiher question than this. How mSch !. ~
worth husband is not loye,--bs !. .,i,
man 'nat pays our bills. keeps no our house.
a"u showers upon US wealth and the ipxnries
'nat wealth procure. In return WE az. soIS
ana positive, we give no occasion for ieslousv
TOT an our youth, health and fire were dissios.
zee In nirting; we live until we are married
aho az the alter our life ends"
Thus far have been REPEATING small s,.
ders, bu. | recommend the following Dsrsgrsnh
TO all whom il may concern:
80 Miss Caldwell was nineteen vs.,s of
celebrated for her luxurious prcdigaIiiv ia,.Is
Igent sno handsome; possessing Q regular form.
splendid hair, determined and rather forwsrS
bearing, and inviting eye, white and red air
nne mouth and teeth--in short she na..s.ssJ
all the charms which make the New Yerk ia
DIES exceedingly pretty. from fifteen to twenty.
nse years of age. After this period, while :.
french woman's beauty is developing and ri.
Pening, the American woman becomss ;nsar-
Porta6ly plain. The causes are the eres.s;ss
use OF hot biscuits and badly baked cake. and
the abuses of balls, dancing, late hours. and ,hs
uscsi dlssPations of city life, al an undnIv
early age. No complexion, no health. no tss,b
can resist so horrible an ordeal"
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