The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-11-06
McGREGOR IOWA, WEDNESDAY, Nov 6, 1856
AMEH,CA> YOUNG LAOYasn.

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Mr.. J. G. Kohl. German tray 'l.r. who
has described more than half the civil
lied world, has recently written what pur
ports to be an account of the young ladies
of America Our lady readers will no.
probably agree with all he says Of them
hut, nevertheless, We suspect they will read
every word with great attention and inter,
recommend them to believe nothing Mr.
Kohl says, unless it is substant,ated by
their wives, sisters, or swccthearts. .-.
| ALL AMERICAN WOMEN BEAUTIFUL.
Our traveller begins by rernarking that
our d"me>,ic institutions produce singu.
lar samcncss: ....
That beauty. however, should becom.
democratic is remarkable fact for the ob-
server. The fair sex in America has not
only the same universal feelings. impulses
and passions, the same education and re.
quirements, which they lave obtained from
institutions Of a like pattern, but also the
same charms. Thsre is a greater national
family resemblance among American wo-
mn than among those Of any European
country. The general affinity in manners.
comfort and sOrial value has had such an
rfe on tn. tpye Of beauty. that they all
appear to have issued from the same mould
and school. An American salon filled with
ladies resembles hyacinth field in the
sand gardens of Berlin.
| Clumsy, coarse features, striking deform.
tiles, original and characteristic uglincss,
are found neither among American unen nor
women. No one could dream. there, Of as
serting that le laM c'est ls beau The great
majority of women are mnderat ly pretty.
very passablc, or pleasingly pretty. Still
their char,aS are concentrated more in their
features than in their .demranor, figures, or
copOreal shape. A classical bust, rounded
arms, and well developed limbs are the
greatest rarity among them. You may gaze
On hundred AMI not discover one shapely
waist. The etfrminate manners Of these
anything but Spartan republican ladies,
their horror Of bodily movement and phvs-
zeal exertion, produce a nrgl, ct and decay
It tn. entire muscular system. Walking
in the open air is something quite unusual
with them, for in their country, where there
are no footpaths or promenadeS, they NOV"
about in carriages, and rarely on horseback.
The rest Of tn. long day they spend, after
the fashion of ladies in Eastern iarenS, on
softly cushioned sofas. or in their favorite
rocking chairs by the fircSilc. Full beau
ties Ia Rubens are never found amoug
them, and equally rare are those graceful.
| well rounded, elastic, Junonir forms. which
may still be seen in Italy and other Euro
pean countries. The ladies' Of Kentucky
| alone OFF, an exception to this, but the rest
| al resemble tulips in whom only the head
delights. Their faces, too, are pl-asantrr
through the delicacy OF the outline than in
N" color or expression. Their complexion
is hardly ever rosy, and rarely lively, and
| fresh. They are all somewhat pa!lid, ike
Jealous romance readers among ourselves
| They seem to be hot house plants, and
their entire education and formation in the
| fashionable ladies' academies is on the fore
ing system. These pretty, delicate, pal,
| faces, are met with not only in tn. capitals.
bu, Tar awav up the Mississippi in the new
settlements, and in the psairies among the
! Indians.
| The intercourse OF American gentlemen
with these pretty, pale, elegant ladies is-So
long As they are unlnarreh-of a nature
that would not he t"l rated in England. -
| They stand in FAR too bold and confidrntial
| tootlng for our notions. English par-ntS,
1t Is known, grant their daughters Ear more
liberty than the t'rrnch do, who keen theirs
| III = convent ill it is time to marry them.
Am"ng the Americans. where the r-puhli-
can feeling Of independence is added to that
inheritance from English habits, and is horn
With children Of both sexes, t is liberty has
necessarily drg.nerated, just as you find
much across the OCEAN which in England
| "" Id press out Of the ground like tender,
swcet-tastcd asparagus head, but in Ameri-
| IA has shot up wildly aud luxuriouSly into
long, hard stalk, with multitu, linons side.
shoots and seeds. The emancipation of
young wolne., in America is aS perfect as it
w,ll can be; they hardly allow their parents
the right Of guardianship. They take care
of themselves; they are allowed to receive
the visits Of young gentlemen, who again
Introduce other gentlemen without CO, suit
ing the parents. The young ladies' make
appointments with these gentlemen, and
ask them to call in the morning, or to take
tea, even should papa and mamma not b.
ut home, or happen to be engaged in an
other part Of the house. .-r
TIE BEAUTY OF TUE FAMILY.
II there be any especial beauty among
the daughters Of family, she assumes the
mastery 50 utterly that, SO to speak, every
thing is done in her name. Even though
| the official invitations to balls and parties
are male in the parcnt's name, the daughter
| has most certainly selected the candidates
She will also invite any one she plcases. or
may be Introduced IL, without asking papa
aud mamma. When young people arrange
to visit any house in the evening, they do
not say, as in Paris, 'shall We paw a visit
to Madame N. to night ?" but, "shall We 90
and call on Miss A. or Miss b." The good
papa, some rum bibbing member OF Con
| gress, or Senator bothered with political
comnttc ! not at all taken into cOnsid: r.
alton. On entering the house the daughter
is naturally seen sitting in the centre Of the
| sol and the conversation is exclusively ad.
dressed to her. In many cases the mother
! is quite passed over. If Sh, be ut all old
| and wrari>OM IS ,e gsncrallv sits with grand
mamma. warming hers,lf ut tn. fire. 1t
often happens that = strang r nay stand on
very intimate terms with the daughter ere
he has been introduced to the mother.
or BEAUx.
The expression is extremely characteristic
"fthe superiiciality Of the relations and sym.
pathies between the two sexes in America.
External beauty is certainly highly valued
h most countri =; it is = human wcakn IS,
which. however, is not displayed so openly
among ourselves. In America on the CON
trary, ladies' do not hesitate to state that
they only estimate men by their duty
WHO WAS your beau last night ?" III y ask
| one another even the farmers daughters.
"Ynu shall be my beau to morrow" they
say t. young man. "Oh, indeed, Mr.. p,