, 1876-01-22

The couple Will rcappeAr shortly. enlAcrd loving
" 10 tntersn!nlng arna. and politely ignore your
eAtatenee. b'lctl ia gratitude but !, who 1ovo
thohe Rentle German ladies' Mil not heed thee
Geld look. n my Notds may Ahply, a3ainst thot
will. do them sosvice.
German phy.eians will tell you. with j.re-
maids prolonged anil sonorons. stlat the women
Of their country-the women OF the upper
classes, that ih-are totally untitled for tho
fatlguos and duties Of maternity, b. inherit.
a,Ies, arcs, By edue.ston. BY prejudice. BY continued
msnt. horror Of exercise hatred Of frenh
and cold water. tho German lady has per
aistentl5 enervated heraof from generation
70 genoEaslon; Look IT. nt our prettlest eit'n."
like those flowers that bloom their brief hour,
aud fade, snl fall, to make room for fresh blow
yoms. who In turn, will bloom. fAdo. aud fail
sIso, They arc all tI'fehsneetfi9 they cannos
mother should futll,-no one hero or there,
bns Ill they hAyo no constitution. no ssam.
ina, no nerve. no phTal1ue. no race"
The type is in1fstinct ard blurred, uasre1
point Out to thon in vain : theto ia . want Of
Ilme-deposst In the hone.sy ystem,-hence tho ter
rills teeth that mark German woman'a milton.
atty nlua ttmos out of ten. How can They hayo
strong muscle, md healthy bono, il they haso
no treah sir no regular exercise, no proper nouE-
ishment, and. above a!L
no DESIRE TO CHANCE,
alter, or amend tho order Of their unhealthy
lives2 For. will, tcnn tho question OF reform Ii,
= deaf car to warning. think they arc moro
| comfortable as thoy are, and don't disguise tue
inpaiouce theF feel at our prolc<aionhl pratiugs.
"nat perhaps i doesn't ms.ser 10 very much,
apart f1om Individual comfort; for look At your
men. What stalwast race they are.'
"TlAt IS frle the mans education helps linn
ovor the stnn,bling-block OF inherited matades; !;
he nousIshcs himself well lives III tho opou A}r,
| md Hat Iii u.
neck and eloulders arc no: barred: and, II 10
loses his teeth, prorident Nature hides tho gap
BY an oppoEsuno mnstache. mol" cried tho
hopelesb lteformor, "if ever reform be feasible,
snetusolvca and no German woman will ever see
It, and to no other woman would they for a mo-
| ment consent 70 l!HteuF r.
shalt b asked. arc German women never
| pretty, tben5
GERMAN oIa1.s ARE oFrgs cHAnM1yo,r rEEr7r,
with dazzlina comple1ions. abundant, beautiful
hair, and clear. loycty eyes: but tho splendid
tuAtfun, the sound. healthy well-doveoped
woman. who has lost no grain of beauty, and
gained = certain magnificent maturity. such as
| her younger Bistetst --of Huch women tho Faith.
| crand has faw spsciuacns to show.
Tho "palo, unEipenad beauties Of tho North. "
do not ripen they fade. "Tho esye il tho man, ~
taate to dress. md relnenent to manners, din.
| tinctfon is 10 beauty. There mutt bo certain
line, certain proportion, hoatthy doyolopmout,
= hsrmony, grace, and strength. before NO can
acknowledge that I EreAter than tho mere pass
ing prettinosB Of youth, freshnots, ind good
| looks, Ia thcro.
Polish, Hungarian. and Austrian women.
whom We, in = general, ineoncluaive way, arc apt
| to osBeB IS Gcrmnnb, orc " "beuuttful e1cead-
iugiy;" but hero ws coma upon another RAGS. OF
! rather such q fuaton Of other Eaccs n6 may helE
to contribute to the charming result. Polish
ladies' havo = apectsl vivid, delicate, spirited.
hsunting loyoliuegs With grace. dtatinction. aud
elegance in their iimbB aud features that IL all
their own; you cannot call theta fragile. BIT.
they Aro Of 30 fuo a fibre, and 10 delicate col
oring, that thcy only just escape thst apprehen-
zion. OF Polish and Hungarian 1.ur saHg thoso
Ia little to be found; women Of tho ]aiter race
arn Of more robust and substantial build, with
dark hair and complexion. tino flashing eyes
and pronounced type; and who tha: remembers
tho women Of Lioz and fieuna will refuse then,
= ilrat prize They poaseasa ,,
| SPECIAL BEAUTY or TMEIn own,
beauty which IL raro In svsn tho loscfost En-
slsshwo1nan; raro indocd and exceptional evnry.
whero else; beauty that tho artist cye appse-
clatch With feeling Of delight. FAcy hase the
most delicately -articu!atod joints OF any woman
Ia the world. Tho functufe Of tho hand and
wrist Of foot and ankle. OF the nu4te viii, the
back and Hhoasdcra ia what our nefrhbora would
! call adorable" But Alas TINT it should be 10
the full, gracious fcu1cs,-types At once Of
strength And elegance, ,--the supple. slender
wAin&s, tho dainty little wriata and hands, be-
come ~ too soon hopeIessIy fat. from tho por-
sisteut idta.,oss and luxury Of tho uceveloss uu.
occunied lives OF theBo graceful laiies.
But marriage. Interesting as 1t Iusy be from a
personal point Of Yiow. means moro tha1 this.
1t means. from tho politco-ecouoruical stand
point. population, aud, Nautilus not"ithstaud'
Wo have Beeu tho lets and hinaorauccs,
tbs tuat causes and impediments. that make
marriage In Germany matter Of difficulty
these arc so manifold Rnd multiform that 1t hat
! fan nj 1,nfs
this knot eau bo tied, = man must produce moi
only his baptism and confirmation !scheiHe hui
vaccination, chtcken-roz. neltle-rasll. aud every
other sort OF certificate. 10 prove that he Ial
fAntile suffering to wlch esen sturdy German
zeal, is heir. In tact, tho restrictions laid Upon
tho holy estate arc al numerous as though II
noro state Of yico rather than atato OF vls
tue.
Tie latest st,tistics tell ua that marriage, wLicl
Ia reckonol at % per cent in EHsanj. aud at 81
por cont III ireland, ouly reaches ID per ccut IL
GcrnanY;; Aud so.no uneaainesB IN fe!s in tht
FAtherland at the manifest sgus OF . dacseaail,l
population.
The subject is ono to claim tao gravest con.
eiderstion OF her bnsv Legislators. Tho hatret
Of compulsory couscriptlo1I. hatred WLich &hs
iato warB haEo now aud again Tanned afnioss Into
frenzy, produces SERIOUS ofl!ux Of population
Hans M!chei tutnB rGstiyc, escapes to couyGt.leu
neutral ground. oSades couaciption, and ii
As1erica or Australia Is FREQ to marry, TO be
coma a honHe-iashcr and prospssous citizen
TIC returns Of the laat consuB show that. Ii
Prussia proper. tho decrease Of population IL
LITTLE BuuAT OF ALA1sMiS6: ~
Between 1BGi-'H there was AZ Increase o
e,409; but between lbG+-'G7 there WAS do
crease Of i, "! aud betwoeu 1sG7-'71 oi
sc. 44U. Allowing for tho Ioss Of life In tho lasl
two wars, aud for tic prussiAu soldiers quaueret
in Fsaucs u the timo Of tho GENIUS, tue loss o
| population III ten yoass amounts to 5000
Aid. a. these figures are derived from
suthont.c 0otman sousceh, It is only fair t.
prcsumo that they are approximately. correct.
Having Witnessed tho obstructive regulation.
restricting persons floGl onier,lg tpon the mar
Rod state, q certain blank Wonder falls OIL sht
mind OF tho outsider when he recognizes, on til.
osEor hand, the fact that tho tnot. difficult tt
tic, can DO loo1cd with extraordinary casa. The
bonds that required 10000 tlaletB before thay
, could 10 recognized ~ authentic, tina chain
that called for such assllufty in forging. 1T
slipped With the calmsst aud most careless ease
should any motiyo sufficiently strong ariso II
suggest tho dcsrabty OF Buch slippincs. Their
need be nothing very ecanaanua or oxroptiona
in tho catc. Alexander unsheathA AlR sword
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