, 1861-10-17
Cbitaqo:Grih,t,te
1mERIoAF YOUNG LADx1s4,

eacribed more than half the civilized world,
- recently vrittea what purports to be N I
ccount of the young ladies' of AmericA Our
ady readers will not Probably agree with III j
q says Of them; but, nevertheless, We suspect |
hey Will read every word with great attention
ad interest Al for readers OF the other sex,
Fe recommend them to believe nothing Mr.
lohl says, unless It is suhetantlated by their
Fives, sisters, or sWeethearts.
ALL A,lER1oAN WOMEN BEAUr1Fu1+
Our traveller begins by remarklng that our
domestic institutions produce asinguler same-
lees:
That beauty, however, should become DEM
Icfalc is remarkable fact ior the observer. |
Universal feelings, impulses and passions, the
ame education and requirements, which they
taTe obtained from institutions Of like psf.
IN, but aleo the same charms. There il
,reater national family resemblance among
American women than among those Of any
naE1sre, comfort and soclal value has had |
ueh an effect Oh the type Of beauty, that they |
il appear to hare issued from the same mould t
md school. An American salon flied with Ia
lies resembles 3 hyacinth fia1d in the sand
,a1ders OF Berlin.
II
les, original and characteristic ugliness, arc
ound ueiiher among American men nor NO
nen. No one could dream, there, Of asserting |
hat ze laid c'est le beau. The great majority OF
women are moderately pretty, very passaole,
n pleasing}y pretty: SUI their charms are
their demeanor, figures, or corporal shape. |
A classical lust, rounded arms, and we'll
developed limbs are the greatest rarity among |
Them You may gaze On hundred and not
discover one Bhapely waist The eftemtnate
msnners OF these anything but Spartan repub..
and physical exertion, produce neglec. and
decay If the entire muscular system. Walk
ing in the open air is something quite UNUSUAL
with them, for in their country, where there
are Eo 1ootpaths or promenades, they move t
about in carriages, and rarely on. hoIseback,
Tne rest Of the long day they spend, after the
fashion Of ladies IN Eastern Aarens, on softly
cushioned sofas, or In their fayorfte rocking
chairs By the t1res1de. Full beauties a Ia Ri
bens are never found among them, and equally
rare are those graceful, WeErounded, elastic,
in Italy and other European count1ies.
The ladies Of Kentucky alone offer an
exception to this, bat the rest all resen-
Bile tulips in whom only the head delights.
Their faces, too, are pleasanter through the
de1icacy OF the outline than in the color or
expression. Their complexion is hardly ever
somewhat paIlid, like zealous romance read
ers among ourselyes. They seem to be hot
house plants, end their entire education aud
formation in the fashionable ladies'
academies is on the forcing system.
These pretty, delicate, pale faces, are met With
Mississippi, in the new settlements, andtn the
pralrles among the Indians.
FARMERS DAUGHTERS.
Even the farmers daughter looks exactly
like denizen Of the towns, reads rcmances,
insists On dressing in silk, and dresses her hair
with artificial French flowers in contempt OF
the natural children Of Flora. Ladies in the
rest!ng i &C Complexion, that they disguise and Try
to drive away the natural roscs on their cheeke
as something coaEse aud vulgar. They rel
themselves carefully from the beams Of the
burning sun, drink vinegar, and employ othel
aztifcial means to develop still further the
moonlight on their faces. Az Eng1ishWonan
OF any fresh beant5 arrived from Europe, re
sembleB among American ladies the accompa
! niment Of flutes By key bugle.
/ DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF WOMEN.
| The necessity tor female society rum
| through the whole history Of American colo
n,zatiop side By side with the Indian wars. A.
| later date the g Pioneers Of the Vest" Hhs
crossed the A1leghanies and settled on tn
| Ohio and Mississippi, wanted wives, who .
/ EDS
| ned article In the United States. just IS til
first tu5grants attracted them from Europe b,
| ell eorte of premises, the later emig7anta Re
turned to the easte1n cities, chiYalrously pal'
court there to 3oung girls, and worked har'
to fulfil their promises. This, IN my opinion
is the main basis Of wornan's position IN Amel
les, a1d eEe has been pampered, caresseo
DRESSED in silks and satins, till she gradaall
became the tender, pretty, delicate, capriclouE
| fashionable puppet she noW 1E.
INDEPENDENCE OF AMERICAN WOMEN.
Theinterccu1se Of American gentlemen wit
these pretty, pa1e, elegant ladies iR-so Ion
as they are unmarried--ofa nature that Woul
not be tolerated in England. They stand i
far tCo bold and confidential footing for OF
| their daughters far more liberty than th
French do, Who keep the!rs in convent Il
it Is time to marty them. Among the Anne.
cans, where the republican feeling Of lndepe,
deneeis added to that Inheritance from EngIs
habits, and is born with Children Of both Sc;
| es, this liberty has necessarily. degenerate
| juEt Is you find much across the ocean Whia
. IN England would press out Of the ground Ill
tender, sweet-tsssed asparagus head, but
! America has shot up wildly and luxurious
into long, hard stalk, with multi
s?i1e-shoots and seeds. The enaancipatio O
yourg women in America Is as perfect as
well can be; they hardly allow their pareu
: the right of guardianship. They take care
themselves; they are allowed to receive t
visits OF young gentlemen, who again 1ntl
arce other gentlemen Without consulting
!. parents. Tie young ladies make appoil
ments viii these gentlemen, and ask them
+. | call in the morning, or to take tas, ey
y should papa and mamma not be at home,
L. happen to be engaged In another part OF
house.
TIE BEAUTY OF THE FAMILY.
e # there be any especial beauty among I
y daughters Of q family, she assumes the mast'
Is SO utterly that, 80 to speak, everything
e invitations to balls and parties are made
~ the parents name, the daughter has moat {
tainly selected the candidates. She Will q
invite any one she pleases, or may be Int
- duced to, without asking papn and mamt
When young people arrange to visit any boz
in the evening, thsy az 90 nos say as II - "a
g but, "Shali ne 60 and c4ll On Miss 4. OF N
3. 2" The good papa, Bome rum m-bibb1ng mi
ber Of Congress, or Senator bothered with
lftica1 committees, is not at all taken Into e
he sidetatiop. On entering the house the daugt
sofa, aud the conversation is exelus1yelJ
ks399 dressed to her, In many cases the mothe
& quite pateed over. If ste be At all old
81 Hea1ieome, ahe generally sits with gTandm
44s ma, warming herself ut the fire. It often
ID peIs that stranger may stand On very
10 mate terms with the daughters ere he
H.. been introduced to the mother.
I'D OF BEAEL
NJ The expression is extremely character
,sn- Of the Rupsrfciality Of the relations and
i nts psthles between the two sexes in Ame
res External beauty is certainly highly value
most counties; it Is q human weak
winch, however, is not displayed 80 op
1s-, among ourselves. In America on the col
~, ladies' do not hesitate to state that the1
;7a il estimate men By their beauty. VINO
~ your beau last night? ~ they ask one ano
~ 4e. -syen the fsrmers's daughters. "Tou
und be nj beau tomorrow they say to y
1rn = man t'Oh, Indeed, Mr. r, you were
ser: pight perfect beau for me: you left not
tna1 to desire,n they say to the old gray haired
p, when they want to fatter and console
. Tie English also employ the word, but
in the contemptuous sense .nss 81 Of . ~1op: -
. brushed up by the hair-dresse1, as their
,R | Iltr" They also use very frequently
.r.n French words "chape.on" and chap
@|'p' ing" borrowed from the days Of chia
Strangely enough, men are heard much
> frequently abiding to their bellies than
r.; ~ to their beau1. Il seems as if the Aue
ladies' had turned the world topsy:tury.
converted men into the fair sex Freau
mai men snd American gentlemen hence
something passive about them, like
~. among ourselves, and they u4Ry often bl
retiring, exhausted and dropping, from
society, to sink into silence and tndifferel
the drinking saloons.
I. TIE WORD "EIEGAHT."
'ets, The American ladies have also receive
their every day English language many
a thu French expressions which the English e.
uytng rarely, or give very different mean1'