New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-24
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
ENGLISH VIEWS OF AMERICAN SOCIETY
THR ooRNaIIL MAGAZINE Dc'eOSs'

VIC f c,s, nte in This country which willi doubt
less prove as great surprise 10 the persons nes''ou as
they appear 20 have been 20 tue observe hpsSn ,
- me first things which struck the writer was the 10
s,v,auowed TO girls and young men OF going out 10
geiher. 49,. ...oo,s Of a
town not ny amfs or brothers without asking any
iernssiOn aud without attracting any sts "a She
Is S knew Young gentleman OF Proyidenee X
an extremely nice deSw S one S every
week with one Young lady whose company pease1 hin
and and HoSody ec6s1red either q tsgP B9a be-
ioneed 10 the best society. DRYING Is moro "
the taste of all Americans young ana oi1' DSu at'
Sseh b sh NJ. Aro s" horse is one q the chief
delights Of tbe American youth who Is always naPRes
IN the society OF than in that Of his own here
and there parent (of European proeiyltesl may pc
found who. without ysntorng openly 70 sS SS the
Thing large scale II u lhought IN sS SOL st
10 y no Tor instance where French English
notions etiquette are more powerful IMAM "a I'M
20 drive with them up through the central fatA 20
favorite diuingplace near ihe north eo OF
they usually one married lady VINO does popet!'
or a. they express it. matronzes the parry one how
ever, is enough, aud she Is not necessarily reS1Sv;
this is rather an exceptional concession 70 IN
lie West no question would be raised as TO the rsn Sr
youths and maidens % drive about alone toseller III
Wheels.
Atevening parties. especially at dances. We are IN
formed that the chaperOn, If not quite unknown, is
flourish at Washington, which takes its tone In part
from the presence OF so many European dplomatists, but
in most parts the Union she is considered mere
superiority.
Now and then Of course will happen that motheror
elder sister accompanies the girl put lar moe te0uen
IL She goes bv herself 90 the ball, looks after nerse1
when she is there, aud comes home with iIena or
servant sometimes with young man who escorts her
through the streets such an escort one ls tOu, pe
acquaintance who has been introduced 70 heT ~
lqdV may
evening whichtwO bright Young New-YorseTs who de- de-
scrbed il 10 the writer strongly recommended for adop
tion here The lady asks young man whom she knows
fairly we'll 10 accompany nef TO snen or suI In oS, ~
which he probably has not been lVleen. ne Nv t
her there accordingly Is as her guest o TO
evening takes her home again IN The small hours
Such escort is called a walking stick and the only
tendency hang about his owner at the dance where
perhaps knows scarcely any one and TO bother hef
by asking for dances and introdueto1s he has not
even the last resource OF the Engnsa wai t t
and must therefore choose as yalslhg SUI pe
Of some %1o can s p C 70 tne bea
she NAV ask gentleman 10 take her there lie can
s S 5s ra hf h aSsS < about i've
IN London he provides carriage (f he has none Of
ms Owul calls her takes her 10 the play and gives
her very likely supper Demonicos atterward This
WAYS than the mere absence Of chaperons parties On
which respect the usage OF bS2dGs G Ss T s be
thought OF fastness B9 there see to DC no
ana that a girl Is not compromised by H.
The outspoken traveller finds 1t dnen to describe the
difference between American and English ladies'; he
finds charm this country which is wanting at home;
while he misses another charm which siperhaps stil
10 be desired.
American girls are certainly more independent than
ours arr; accustomed 10 take care OF themselves
mink Tor themselves decide themselves; not less
really in their hearts. but less tied to Their
mothers apron sirinGs frank6r IN ther speech, ane
ready 20 tel you about themselves their SlIcuh
stances families. There is kind OF French yerye
about them. but there is also Teuonc truth
fitness Then there Is nmbieness and versatility OF
mind. well seltpOssession Of manner which Ppts
stranger at bis from the first Where an Eogish
girl throws the weight OF the on her partner
an American girl takes t up draws nm OUT, pernaIs
freely on all the topics that turn up E9gh Ladies Of the
naitsnce BSt Wien tbey come 10 know her better
% od pe%ceive that She ia in essential matters
decOrOus well as refined American ladies' VINO nave
heard say that they astOnished ~ The quantity OF
scandal they hear talked there; and il is G ainy true
NeYOrk Chicago there OF fast sets, just
purity and real moral elevation the best society in
America possibly superior ana az any rdJe eQuI 20
that upper classes; while the American
middle clas Is certainly more cultivated more Interested
In the thiugs mind" than the commercial class
b England.
While the writer admits that the independence Of
American may have its Inconvenience, he is
convinced that it adds to the pleasanness OF American
life by the opportunities which it affords Tor natural
and healthy friendship between young people
Youths and maidens America certainly have, ia their
emphatic language. "a good time" Ihey eau see
~ithOut the Of being watched and criticised and
what Is than ALL they DC friendly and mutually
Interested without fearing 70 be misunderstood When
two young people take liking for one anotheTs society,
they may talk together Of an evening Ior an hour or
more, may walk drive together perhaps CORE
spOn0 aud nobody will have rght 10 suppose there
Is anything but friendship III the case They are not
depressing cOBcealng their feeling, else INFO carry
ing il hastily into something else and piedgug them
selves for ever TO one another by formal engage
ment Friends may laugh and chat aud tell Charlie or
Jane that they lie fond OF being together, bnt
Charlie and Jane can take cooy and 90 ON their way
uumOved for each or them KNOWS tat so long as nOtmng
II but what custom and etiquette allow, neither
has any right 70 suppose, and Is not likely to suppose te
To be snre there spring up affection. and why
there The thing happens here, whore
people sec one another less intimately the chief differ
and tits based far better knowledge OF character
and habits IN many however, probably in most cases,
relation Of the parties continues TO DC OF Trend
ship only each being perhaps intimate with several
other young ladies young nen a. he or she Is with this
lasts away Just do the friendships
II men for English mothers aud aunts may refuse
70 believe ths and iusist that sueb friendships even II
they don't give rise to scandals must prQdAee mucA mis-
chief and partly in the way Of making SFs fast
INDIGENOUS partly by causing Onesded attaehnitpts
and Observation-Disclosures where party having
honestly lueant f1eudshp, the other has understood
her has led the other point where
tie heart was committed. The only answer one can !
make this s a fiat denial. Whether such results
might naturally be expected not, they are |
not found IN America. Scandals certainly |
Zoe standard Of propriety IS extremely rlgd ; |
aud though girl may do much which she could not well
do here II compromised herself society would
he quite stern ana uDfOIgVnR IN Boston or chicago
ia London. As TO fastDess, there OF
there must be, differences Of manner aud etiquette but
looks essentials, discerning Englisninau who
goes below the surface viii 1ud true dplcacy
and purity among ladies yOnder among his
eOuntrywOmeM OF blighted affection occur from
time time under this Open-dr system, they do
der bam0bOX system nothing short OF the absolute
separation carried out in France will prevent them, II
thai. But they arr, II may trust the evidence
gwen, less and less crushing n America than
here; AID the reason why may easily be seen Girls,