The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-11-11

: negli5e down. the back. In walking
she had in her left hand white para
sol lined with green, and in the right
she carried walking stick, which she
kept in constant use. Doubtless the
| high heels of the boots, which the la
dies horc wear-about two inches in
leESth-have necessitated the use of n
Walkipg stick ; but, be this as it may,
the simple fapt of the Empress carrying
a walking stick has made its use fash
ionable. A new kind of parasol has
been invented, and is carried by many
of the ladies-it combines both walk
ing-stick and parasql. The stick.
which is stout and usually white, ia
made very long and tipped With iron,
and is used to assist in waking. Rhe
young Prince Imperial is to be seen
every afternoon in the grounds of the
"Villa Eugenia," the imperial resi-
dence, playing at "prisoner's base" with
group of boys his own age, sons of
the visiters here. The youhg prince is
gentlemanly boy, and seems to un-
derstand how to command his little
companions. In his face am unable
to trace any resemblance to either of
his parents. . ~. ...s.5 ~, ..
English and American Men
1vo b. IN and Women. -idf
I confess to q little disappointment
in the 'E1glishman physically. No
American, passing through the streets
of London, would imagine that he ,was
among people superior, physically, to
his own. I speak only of the men.--
The English woman is larger and
stronger than akercAmerican sister, but
I ana yet to be e1conyinced Of the phys
ical superiority of the Englishman to
the American. That there are some
magnificent specimens Of men IN Eng |
land Iknow very awell,~bu the aver
age hight of Englishmen is, am sure,
not above the American average. You
will see on Washington street, Boston,
any pleasant day, just as fine a set of |
men, physically, as can be seen on Rel
gent Street or oxford in Aopdon. l
doubt whether there are any districts |
of England or of Great Britain, that
produce such tall and hardy men as
Maine in New England, or Kentucky |
in the West. All this talk about the
physical degeneracy of the American !
from the English standard is stuff |
The Englishman is rough in his sports |
and fancies that they have done
great deal to make him strong, but he
is mistaken. His cricket, and boating, |
and horse racing are doing him more
harm than good. How much toward
the development of the race is base
hntp dein1 in -Amerinn-2 In recent |
conversation with an educated English |
man on this subject, ! met with opin-
ions coincident with my oWn. He in
formed me that, without exception, the |
athletes of his class were dead or even |
worse. The great cricketers or oars
men exhausted all their vitality while |
they were in the university, and never
did anything after leaving It. Sir |
Henry Bulwer, who has just left the
hotel from which / am writiEg, is an
effemina.e man, who cannot weigh over
hundred and thirty pounds, aud was
watched in his departure by curious |
American six feet and three inches in |
height. ~ .s-.f.. r..5 .~5t.-.f
1 have said that the English woman
is larger than the American. / have |
the authority Of a candid Englishwom-
an for the statement that tho Ameri |
can woman is the handsomer. There |
can be no question, think, that the |
average American girl is more beauti
full than her cousin across the water. |
She has grsater delioacy of feature,
and generally q finer make up. She |
natures earlier, and It is quite likely. |
fades sooner, but the fact that sho is |
preettier is not to be disputed. The
girl here, also, under the usages of Eng |
lish society suppressed creature, with
out the freedom. that fayors viyacity.
The American gil is perfectly at bone !
in society before the English girl secs
society at all, or has ever been permitted
to escape the eye of her governess or
her mother. The American girl may
be much too forward, but L am sure |
that the English girl suffers too great
Bondage. Female education in the
two countries differs greatly, and, sin
guiar sit may seom, tho education of
the English girl is more, snowy than
that of the American girl, AS o, gsa-
cral thing, the English girl knows lit.
tie or nothing about mathematics and |
the natural science. These branches
in nAmerieasabsorbsa greatsdeal of time |
as you know; and you. will, find multi
tudes of American gpls who are adopts
in them. That, in the education of an
English girl, which strikes the Ameri- |
can is their knowledge of language, of |
1ifor.kura IF music and nF dra winu-