, 1861-10-17

besf p!seos for themselves md Hetr psustgkL |
1hat They should play. tha :lEomtneat psEt In
soctl circles, and parade Hike hirds Qf pkxkdAe
By the tiae pf their huahands, whom they caat |
Into the shade, + only nat1fa1, md they can: |
noe be hlmed tcT II but teey ezts9dthear r
anence far beyond their natural md domestic |
circle. ' - :; =. - l.
Unluckily, they aneTefY curious, and hence
fond Of being present 1t the sftfanke gf the |
scientific, geological. geographical I'D bus. |
tof1ca1 societies, where they DO themselves no
sloDs of the societies ehalloW, and distract the
Of their 1Abors. In the public 4
popular lectures, which are 80 admired IN al /
The citiea of America, the 1Adies almost en-
tre1y set the faahion. 4 lecturer who dis
pleaees them II 3 ruined man, even though he !
were backed up By an army Of men il on
the other h&nd, 3 handsome, smart lecturer, i
full Of anecdote, gain their fAVor, be can MAKE
his fortune with few courses. For what the
fashionable ladies Of one place have heard
those Of another also wish to hear and such
lecturer receives iusitatlons from the most re-
LITERARY LADIES' -
The town libraries, museums, obserTato11es,
and other public scientific institutions
tiles in which among ourselves only book
Wo1me, antiquaries, and other originals are
seen a1noug the sauaas- are visited by crowds
Of ladies, who flntter through them. They
literature, who Wisk to bury themselves In
their etudies. To pleaae the ladies all such
public irs rstitutions ID the United States must,
like the lad1es themselves, assume 4 very eie-
CANT garb, and much money must be Laid out
for striking curiosities, which % are speedily
merous fingers, and BY the ladies digging Tai-
uable specimens with their parasol fer
ruleg> Very naturally they bring with them
to these consecrated spots thtir beaux,
and carry On their hlFtations there, a
They take he observatories BY storm, md
compel the polite astronomer, who il prevent
ed ffcm making se1ious observations, 10 point
them cut Jupiter's satellites or s7turn's
riDge. But even in the presence OF the plan
eta, which should I'LL them with sacred awe
they do not break off fol moment the thread
OF their flutatiope. Unhappily- this u
even worse-these lovely ladies haYe interfered
BY focka in the laboEB OF literature The
European discovers on the banks Of the
Ohio or Mississippi an astounding number OF
celebrated poeteEses and romaOcers whom he
never heard Of before; and this American
crinoline literary cohort constantly pours
fresh water Cd Old tea-leavea, aHd swnmps the
book market with featful1y tnsirid bever-
age At tfmes, too, they make their appear
ance ss street preachers, and always play
great part in the fntzigues Of the religious
6ect8.
Oa board the steamers, and In otl:er modes
the ladies bsye every sort Of privilege. On
the railways they exert vigorous right Of ex-
preparation over the gentleman, even ehou1d
be have taken his seat at previous station.
On many other occasions, such as at theatres,
in the galleries Of the House, OF wherever
tie lord Of creation'' can never feel safe in
hia Eeat, however early he may have taken
| possession Of it. Il any one tap him On the
| shoulder and whisper in his ear the words ol
| terror, " L lady," he must spring up at once
| and is swept aside like: dust by the crinoline
| to seek another se2t where he can.
| Ard yet it would be possible to endure al
| this, snd more, if the la0ies united vita thell
authority, gracio1sness and pleasant ehoN
| cf gratitude, and if they-the petted and ths
blaseeS-did not regard al the services and In
| dulgences OF the men with such ind iherence
and Is tribute necessarily thelra: Generally
ing but their duty. You mhy dislocate you
spine in picking up anything q lady has let fall
or like Ralejgh, laY down Your coat hefor
her, SO that she may pass dryahod ever pue
Gle, and rarely will you be rewarded even b
as1nile- And a1l this robs the weaker seq {
it's sweetest charm, the gentle and irresistlbl
power by which 1t elsewhere enchains an
thra1}s the heart Of man. Among Us the strong
| er being bows to woman, and the weak dal
ling, conscious OF her need and support, n
wards him with her gratitude. But, In AM
| rica, Fridohn does his duty Ike q negro sla7'
and, Of course, now and then groWs weary {
the afiatr. It is not unfrequent to hear th
chiyal.ous Americans, when out Of their Wive
earshut, indulge in the most awful declaratiol
OF rebellion. ..
TEE POOR HUSBANDS,
In America this terribly degenerated re
, e1ence for women, which might be called mo,
? truly pampe1ing and spelling, Is naturally II
uacst By the husbands, who have entered upo
life long slavery. If lovely American 81
| sirks into the arms Of a man, to BE- bound
-, him fer life, ehe does 80 much in the same VI
. Is she throws heraeH into II easy chair. M
| 1iage is her pillow, her sofa, on which she i
tsIds benceforth to repose. Upon It she co
I, | fident;y throws all the burden Of her car
and t1ouples; she regards tha husband as b
faetotu1o, who has to provide for all h
wants. He must procure her house accor
= ing to her fancy, he mue' furnish this hon
q exactly es she wishes It, - must arrange o.
Z administer kitchen anG c1ar, and even /!
l. l. every morning. before bIeskfaat to make t
: necessary purchases for the days meals. EY
= l. in Washington you may at times see senator
= statesmen renowned in the world, and ln1oe
= .ial in the papers, hurryipg to market at
+ / early hour, with basket on their arm, q
!, carrying home salad, pastry, green peas, stra
y berries. Or ether vegetable produce
! Even farmers wives often hold themsal,
!, much too high for business Of this sort, .
u scenes OF the following nature may be Been
. market 4 young farmers wife once s
n ; sitting In little one-horse chetse and holdf
y the re1us. In her elegant dress she could n
= OF course, be expected to 60 into the dust q
u confusion Of the market, 80 she had sent
- her husband. He Wa2 busy among the sta
as " Ike q swallow collecting insects tor its you
u " and presently appeared again. laden With
~ eorta Of boxes and parcels. These the IA,
er'e wife naturally, could not take On her {
la lap. 20 the husband had to hold them care
~ II in the cha1se-
en- The author eays in conclusion:
or Ibaye mainly kept in sight the upper st'
he of society, which, however, sink very deep
will have been seen, In America I need hi
" add that II. this great land, though 1t Il
he | tretuely uniform, there are many shades
~ character among rich aad poor, In towns
4 | in the country, into which cannot enter
al fuIIv 90 could wish. There are entira
IN t1lcts--as, for instance, Id the n1aller to
-. Of New England--where the female pop
Iso ton, although eomeEhat infected by the
m. e1al tint, is most respectable, piou5 and
~ mestlcated Moreover, this pampering Of
70 women, which l have criticised, has its z
ia side. as, for instance, this: that Amer
- meu, WHO dieplay go little Innate revet'
tss for Old age> OF for talent, OF for other TIL
m elsewhere highly esteemed, haye IN their =
po- at least something they venerate, mud III
On Under given circumstances, may holo tael
ter | check
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