The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-21
The American Girl Abroad.

Prentice Milford in San Francisco Bulletin.l
Our American girl, while in Italy last
summer, three days after meeting Prince
Eermicelli, makes an appointment to meet
him by moonlight alone, and that without
the least thought Of improperly. She
your daughter has gone out rowing alone
with Prince Vermioelli :" said an English
matron to the American mother. Certain
ly" replied she, without the least idea of
the enOrmity committed, at least as regards
appearances. But her next remark was
more startling: "And think she has used
the prince very badly, too, for she neglected
to keep disappointment with him, yesterday
morning"
The English matron is astounded. Such
liberty to her seems license. The America
wonders at her companions squeamishness'
Neither party understands each other.
Our American girl should not have gone
out alone with Prince Vermicelli, for on this
side Of the water the worst construction il
placed on such action. Appearances here
are deemed incontrovertible proof of acts
But the American girl and her mother do not
care for this. "Her daughter" she remarks
"can take care of herself They are not go.
ing to be cramped by any such old world no
tions of propriety." This is independent,
but it may not be profitable. 1t may occa
sion the Inconvenience of causing both mo-
ther and daughters to be regarded as almost
disrebutable characters by the shocked Eng
lish. A nice young lady taking her morning
b;tters at the Long Tom saloon would moi
cause any greater sensation and aversion
than does the lawless young American lady
here at times. Now let us be profound. Pre-
judice and custom must be respected to Sc
cure friendship. When among the Romans,
etc. The Shah of Persia, on visiting Eng
land, had the good sense to leave his three
or four hundred wives at home Let us
initiate the spirit of the Shah, and thereby
secure closer communion with our British
brethren. If the Columbian lady will be
cloud and FAST" she will not enter the
penetralia of the best English society.
Our American girl who made the appoint
day with flushed face and glittering eye.
She was in a rage. The Prince had not been
gentlemanly. But she had ''taken care of
herself" The Prince had black eye. She
had, she remarked, "wiped him" with her
parasol. The Prince WIS puzzled. He had
only acted as any man OF fashion in his
country would have done. But his only
trophy was black eye. A new light at
last dawns upon the American mother. She
sees that she is in land where the standard
of "proprety" is widely different from that
of America.
al could not with the best intentions to-
ward you," said the kind-hearted English
woman, in conversation afterward with her,
" afford, after the liberty you allow your
daughters, to recognize you in London So
ciety." Sometimes the American girl pro-
fesses not to care for English opinion in
this matter. But don't care" too often
on the lips, mean 81 do care" in the heart.
1t is natural to desire that which is difficult
to obtain to see what is hidden from the
many to go into exclusive circles to have
a glimpse of London society. However, the
American girls self-reliance, despite it's
abuse, seems TO be the winning card. Con
tinental responsibility and propriety teaches
its daughters that they are weak, unable to
guard themselves, and that men are raven
ing wolves. Otherwise, may not the mas
culine be trusted out of the mothers sight
with the girls