The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-11

I'll Beauty. &5
London correspondent Of tho Boston ADDER
tiser has seen the proof-sheets Of forthcoming
book, by W. HEpwonTu DIXON, editor Of the Lon
don Ataene,a. entitled New America Mr.. D1xos's
book is the fruit OF trip to this country last year
during which he visited all the principal cities,
including Richmond, md all tho curiosities, in
cluding Salt Lake, tho Now York Shakers, and tho
Massachusetts Free Love settlement We make
an extract from the letter:
s'The second volume ope.,- with chapter on
Uncle Sans Estate in which All cttempt is made
to force Engishmen to realize the higness Of Anne
E1ca; and this ls done in way that think will
penetrate the skulls Of those who find it most diff
cult to do the sum. A disquisition on the -Four
Raoes-each with "a custom Of his own to follow,
genius OF his own to prove, q conscience of his
own to respect; custom which is not Of kin, genius
which is largely different, and conscience which is
consideration to which the author attributes
whole series Of the novelties which seem to have
suggested his title, VIZ the dlspropoTtion between
meets you, he says, at every turn; in the ball
rooms at Washington, in the streets Of New York,
in the chapels Of Boston (that learned bright and
picturesque city,') at the dinner tables Of Rich
mond, as weil as among tho frame sheds Of Omaha,
on the plantations of Atlanta, in the miners huts
The cry is everywhere for girls, girls, moro girls
In every other Christian country, in Franco, Eng
land, Germany, Spain, the females are in large
imagine what q state that country must be in
which counts up in its fields, in it's cities, 100000
unmarried men. hlr. Dixon proceeds to refer to
the State Of New York which for slargeness Of de-
pravity, for dominoering insolence OF sn for
rowdy caDousness to censure," has no rival, he
hears, on the earth. Much that is extraordinary
to us is afterwards told Of the effects which the
demand for women in q measure produces; the
agitations for rights and powers; anti-wedlock SO
OF wild disturbance in the female mind. First,
however, comes chapter on ssLadies," written
with much skill 1.-The author paying little but COM
pliment himself, and introducing an American au-
thority when qualifications have to be made. In
the sweet New England girls he thinks there must
Ss ot @
vanish from before your face" Among tho higher
classes in America, the traditions Of English
beauty have not declined; the oval face, the deli
cate lip, the transparent nostri, the pearl-ike
Aaah, the t1ny hand, which mark in May Fair the
lady of high descent, may be seen il q! tbs aast
houses OF Virginia and Massachusetts,. The proud
est London belle the fairest Lancaahire witch
would md in Boston and in Richmond rivals in
grace and beauty whom she could not feign to
despise.:' Again: s'New York beauty has more
dash and color, Boston beauty more sparkle and
deicAcy. .Some men prefer the more open and au-
dacious loveEness Of New York with the Rubens-
like rosiness and fulness Of the fesh but IN Eng
hsh eye will find more charm in the soft and s6y
expression Of the elder type" Among the lower
grades Ct women "there is no such wide and plen-
tful crop Of rustic loveliness as an artist finds IN
England; the bright eyes, the curly locks the rosy
comple1ions everywhere laughing. you into pleas
Lancashire streets. But then comes the balance
Of accounts. With her gifts Of nature, our Eng
ish rustic must close her book in presence OF her
keen and natty American sister,