, 1876-07-08
Sptrtdi carrespondtnce qf TAe Trtopne.

A REVOLUTION INDEED,
women w m to Wait Germany. and even to reside in
~. E".,su,, ..n,.a.! ~, .,.",. w. -.
M tne Ca.nstla1u, "''oous oon's III n'3oe oSce on
thc ucrnan model.
But 1t is not only gentlemen In tlls land who
feel called upon to insult tho cfcnsc1ess, There
!, a rnnatIrrn,io onDroorh towor1 rntv,rs,1
49, ..Tos 49," ~. "'.oso'.". a a..,t''A
,1 lnale bui.fase nu1o' a''l 1'assqusnt nascullte
equality; aud those methods by which tho Ger
man gentleman asserts his superiority to the
nfcrior acr. md cvcrr mcubcroi II. aro nrcnrntc.
L. o,,,,,o1 ~, ,,,o, s.,.n,t,,,ns ,'-.s,1 .,.".,
BY tho German workingnan' Two workingncn
workInrmc,,. or two MERCHANTS, for one gentle
,nnr or srhnnr. Int they arn MI en,ol II the,r
i!she anu lneunat.oa u Insult IL III pun
lie plnces; and Of this VIC haVc had abundant cv-
ilcnce In our own experience.
That member OF o1,r nnrty who hns olwnv.
suno tnsousn ino ~ nl.'u ~ aost1a@Io'''
looking 1ar away INTO ueealh1ana ol Inc ILL
ture, was r{dcy awakened m e. from her walking
group Of work1nc,1, WHO stood to wltness tho
fun of ono Of THUR humber attracting her ut
tohtion by
49,, THROWING KISSES At HER.
Whnt must be tho mental md moral atmos-
group OF respectable mechanics skilled iabUrers,
I'LL sober, to saspend thelr work and unite IN u
dollcrato insult to ono fratl, shalowy grill It
does not sccm 10 have entered tiu Germnn
mind TINT women l,ayo amy primary right to e1-
tstencc. They are here to serve ncn md to
nmuse them,-only this and nothing more; and
any man has right to e1act from my woman
such horvicu or amusement Us ho may fancy,
] provided he does not infringe on the rights Ut
somc other mau. II ono ortwo men, or group
Of men, can he amused ty ridlculing OF ina1,lt-
| ing . woman, What should bar the sposta Ger
taiuiy not any consideration for her!
II she is young or l,tntso1nc, sha is the
treasurc~troye Of whoever lnds her ut large With
out a col3nr. This collar Is . specific manner
| unknown to strangers, and difficult To acquire.
Even this docs not defend her from rudcncss,
| and is not supposed 70 to 90; but 1t Is eonaid-
cred a protection from assault. ...-.
| THE GERMAN KuLEs PoR FEMME BEHAVIOR
dro aoGat aa hnf d h LsaEh ~ u % Inc ue5an sn s
Is feminine and ."moon," MASCULINE, why
"coatn ia Inasculine md "trousc1s femf-
ninr, while girl" aud maiden" are noutre;
woman must not look ut = man on the strect,
aud must see aud return Ills bow, II le condc-
scend to recognizo her by making one for her
bcneftl
nItiou, 4 woman must not bow 10 man until
ho has bowed to Lcr. Then, IN .pain u giving
serious otfcrso, she must bow ID return. She
| must keep her eyes dccorously liked on tllG
pavement OF shop window, IN pain OF being
mistaken, and accostcd accordingly; and she
must never fall to see atd return every snasvu-
whe Wi eaitvating tls art d lsss}ns l & men viii.
out seeing them, she may fall t1 learn what
manner u man To Is who lives uext door, and Is
avery good neighbor. As l,efeelsat liberty
to look at her her face bcconcs familiar " llim,
wle she las not permitted herself TO know
whether ho Is O feat Or i feet j, weass black
whskers or blond, gray coat OF d green one !;
but II lo meets her on t!,o street, an1 bows, s'ae
turn. We find It inconycntcnt; but shall, no
doubt, learn tue ways Of the country, aud con
form to iss ueages, by.and-by.
y which Aupresses tue moro anl moro With tho
Importance 0f American women
nE1Nu PROPERLY sscoRTRD
In their European trayesa- Last summer, all
III time to rcscuu an American gif:l
III public walk In Switzerland. A
European guntleulan had met her walking
alo'ie. md took Il tora atgn that she DESIRED
her cres brought u rescuer, who was much
gluailcf man tEan her l.crruleau assaulter, aud
who iearcsl for llis own lfu In sbe cunlct Into
| which he suddeuly rushed, anl saved himself
Be!zlng bis Islyursa1y's legs u1,d jcsklng them.
from Under l..u, ~ that 10 fell hcaylly On Ills
American pluck and ulusc}a % ~ ~ '~' y
E,lropyau gcntlelniu Ia no. expected to Inter
ferc With smother On behalf Of a wulnun who
| AQA broken European rules Ut &Huuette. In
Paris, wl,cro American tuulies t1 Imperial
llgllessos spend millions, and wLerr Amer
Iran women 60 by the thousand, ns Muhuinil.e-
DIM pilgrims to the shrine Of Mecca, q natlvc
Fl which to Insult tholl, II found souo On q
street.
No wonder that American women are the
especial objects OF Insult In other parts Of
Europe, when tho thousands who have spcIt so
much time and money In puris huyc fnilcd tO
win any recognition for our national traits, or
to nuke any jmprcss Of uational J!Cuity Of
nur,ty,
Th1 rules for girls In ENGLAND aro as strict. q,