, 1876-05-28

opera-glass in the house, and unquestionably
the loyeliest woman present.
AMERICAN BEAUTIES.
And though this rare and radiant vision has
long since faded from the glowing canvas Of
public life, and is yelled from the view in the
American beauty still bears undisputed the
palm in the tlloroughfares and bathrooms Of the
Old World The fair faces OF our young girls
a1orn better than the roses the festive gather,
beauty attracts the involuntary glance Of every
capital ii Europe. The pencil Of the artist and
tho skill of the photographer find their iittest
subjects in their dainty forms and charming
faces. At this moment there is to be seen in
picture-store on the Rue Neuve des Capucfncs
lovely crayon head, the reproduction III pencil
OF the photograph OF q daughter Of q we'll
known banker Of Philadelphia The artist
could find no better subject where on to exer, =;
foreigner. And every now and then some
dazzling belle, some acknowledged queen Of
beauty, even in our land of fair women, comes
abroad and drifts from city to city, leaving be-
hind her us she goes the renown Of her charms,
and drawing around her everywhere a throng Of
admring gazers.
Another charm which the Americaine abroad
possesses, to the envy Of all her European
sisters who are not Partisan born, Is style; that
namc1ess attraction which is more potent than
English or German damscl puts on Parisia1l-
made costume, and straigttway 1t becomes
transformed into q still and graceless garo.
But the New York belle dons the latest creation
OF Worth, gives her skirts shake, turns around
three times before her glass, and walks out OF
her np<;dGir Parisiennc every inch OF her The
mysteriat of underslkrts, the secrets Of color,
the knack of carrying trains and OF knotting
sashes seem to come to her by Intuition She
falls behind the Parisicnne in one respect,-she
fc1,a +7r a f0n@infr
and spirit of her original that her copy equals it
in all respects. These types Of American
womanhood, therefore, the beauty and the lady
OF fashion, may be set down as highly successful
on this side Of the Atlantic.
THE sTnOSG-MISDED-
In strong contrast to this dainty image Of
porcelain IS that form of sitter clay the strong
minded Amcsicainc Who that has dwelt abroad
knows not this stern and aggressive style OF
wonanh6od,Yin waterproof cloak and spec
by fatlgh ,anu obstacles! She has come
abroad a3broye her mind, and she improves
1t acca 1Nly, totally neg'ecting the outer
woman ID the laborious process. She stops Tor
daily, with vague idca that the mysteries Of
foreign tongue are to be conquered in series
Of eighteen battles, lasting one hour cach
Though foored in this first campaign, she
s;con1cs up smiing," and is ready to renew the
contest the moment she gets to Germany. The
number of intellectual females abroad who,
according to their OWL showing, "can read
French, II but who ran neither understand it nor
speak it, battles all belief. The strong-ininded
woman is ubiquitous and indefatiga'5le Ihe y:
summit Of Mont Blanc; the CLINT Of her spec
tacles may be deserted afar of upon the very
pinnacle Of the pyramid Of Cheops. She checks
of the sights shehas seen in businc5s-l'ke Way,
and evidently enters each one as So much to her
account
: ,7an,a IN ,f;,o-so rnnrh
Ascent OF Mont Dlanc-so much.
Sistinc Chapcl-so much.
And SO on. She is the terror OF our representa-
tires abroad, from whom she coatrlves to e1,
whose protection she clamorons1y claims when
swind1cd by hotel-keepers and dressmakers.
She is not handsome, nor is she very bewitchlng,
but she is thoroughly cstimab1e, aud worthy OF
al respect, not to say federation.
THE FAST GIRLS.
Not so, o, nv countrywomen! are two types
Of you which sojourn much abroad, and OF
which much is heard. The fast girls Of my ma
tive land, set numerically small, but loudly.
uproarous and boldly sclf-asserting, have sent
And unfortunately, by reason Of the very tapa-
qeuse nature OF their peculiarities, they attract
degree OF attention. and arc credited with a ue-
gree Of importance which in numbers and in So
cial standing they are very far from possessing.
One loud-Toieed, tast-mannered girl, whose
and dashing attire, and bold disregard of all
the conventional rules of proprfety, make her
the observed OF all observers, will attract oltcn-
where a thousand Nell-bred young American
uaitlneaS ank1own. "oqn And ps 50 i It has come to
pass in Europe, and In Parisian society especial
II, that the recognized type Of young American
mother would shrink in dismay as possible as
sociate or example for her carefully-gaarded
daughters. The American girl who carries on
handkerchief hirtations' with unknown
foreigners, who introduces herself to attractive
strangers Of the opposite sex, who drives out
unchapcroned with her foreign admirers, and
who goes unchaperonel with them to balls and
theatres, is q creature who unfortunately mas
only too we'll recognized an existence. 1t was
such girls as these that not only made the out
but caused them to be accepted as true pic lures
Of our social life By intelliy yent Parfsians Miss
Sarah Tabblebot was scarcely an exaggerated
likeness OF some Of the female representatives OF
the "fast set >, Of our larger eities, 1I1 tn1oaga
widely differing from the true type OIL "elFofeo
American wonlanhood.
FOOLISH WILD GIRLS.
It Is q matter for serious regret TO every
thoughtful American residing abroad that SO
many Of our young girls shou!o De So SO carried e
mfration, as to suffer themselves to indulge in
actions which, however eeprehensible at home,
are at least understood and pardoned there, IN
consideration OF their youth and foolishness
But in Europe their silly violations OF propnety
only expose them to interpretations OF the
ycry worst character. 4 Frenchman, for in
stance, can never be brought to understand how
wild girl may violate every rule OF conyen-
t!onal pTopricty and yet remain morally pure.
failible evidence Of an improper char
efesturs estst AnS makes sT at hmy sfaa 4ss