The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-11-09

harmony AMI goodness found III the
character of the French, which are not
the development of an evil, 30. VIZ
tuous nature The key 70 this spp.r-
emily psradorical state Is TO b found
10 the mans love of the beautiful with
which lie strives to invest his religion
ard life he Is the cultivated pagan
of the nineteenth cen:ury. whose facial
ties ara developed in a school OF Estbe-
tics, where even his acknowledged
church i made subordinate, uotwi;h-
Standing is prestige and requirements.
The beautiful in AIT and nature. IN soul
and physical form, Is the idea Of which
be is possessed, and when this is borne
in mind it Is easier 20 understand and
judge him. The Frenchman's edaca-
ton. from an American poiat Of view.
is defective In what relates to geoyra-
ply and history of nations other than
his own. An ordinary American la,i
would put him 20 the blush IN q ques-
ton upon the subjsc. 1t might be
affirmed IN bis presence, without fear
of contradiction, that New Jersey or
Missouri formed part Of the Mexican
Republic He Is constantly complain.
ing of his government, whatever il is.
as if e.ch nation does not have as good
government SIS il deserves If il
depends on the government 10 correct
abuses alone. He accuses the admins
,ration If doing too much. and with
reason; but he does not attempt to do
anything himself. He is taken charge
of. bag AID baggage. by the govern
ment on his travels, and carefully
looked after in his home IS if be were .
child. Even the omnibus conductor in
a certain measure takes him under his
protection, demands his fare with an
air Of command, aud sets him down at
his destination as If he were a parcel.
The man clothed in government
authority assumes that laconic. MOTTO
be questioned air, which we frequently
see IN our navy and army officers on
duty. This official starch pervades
mGr- particularly the subordinate
agents OF each branch of the govern
msnt. The private citizen is slvays
inelining himself politely right aud left;
the official is oppressed with sense of
his dignity, and seems TO say, Don't
tritile with me. for have terrible re-
spons:bility On my shoulders The
Legion of Honor must be easy-for
among the reoen, lucky recipient. of
the above distinction find the names
of Edison and Girard. the former one
of the greatest men of the present
century. the latter an ex-clerk in the
Bureau of Statistics at Washington and
at present clerk in Commissioner Nc.
Cormick's of6ee here. This is men,
toned only by way Of comparison.
As to the woman of France, her CO.
quetry is proverbial. 1t is the oil in
the salad 4 Spanish proverb has i,
tha; kiss without moustacie is like
an egg without salt and the French
mau AYERS that woman without = GER
tain degree Of enQuetry is like q salt
less soup When it Is found in bad
company. such as frivolity, dissipation.
extravsgance and the like, it may be
presumed that there is too much salt in
the soup, The face of the American
woman Is more beautiful than that of
any other country, while the French
womaus face is IS handsome as that of
any other in Europe. ami fades more
slowly. At forty she glides into an
embonpoint with an unwrinkled face.
aud OF good complexion-as tie age
when the American becomes pale and
wIinkled. The climate has something
10 do with this, but doubtless her nour-
ishing food, generous wine. and out-of-
door air, much more. In qualities of
purely mental character. the equal Of
American women cannot, perhaps. be
found in the void, bat With all her
knowledge and intellectual activity,
she lacks that which made the Greeks
what they have been and the French
what they are.-organic cultivation.
Entwined In these words are taste aud
art A riper civilization. though not 3
purer. shall invest her with . knowl-
edge Of these things and q harmony of
character no; now possessed: and with
1t will come, alas, that iecadeacs in
morals which always marches on the
heels Of the Beautiful in every age and
10 every cline 1t is sad thar such
heavy tribute should be exac.sd As the
price Of an added enjoyment. bus AT
is memorable. Even in women given
To vice, pagan cultivation reieems it of
iis most revolving features Those who
haunt the Boulevard Of night in pur-
suit OF their ignoble calling are gener-
ally polite. orderly and we'll dressed
10 striking contrast TO the Ansio-Sax-
ons Of the same clsas ~ seen in Regent
street In London. or in Broad way, New
York. In the rooms Of Bulliers the
griseites may Be wicked. bus they are
not coarse. In The meretricious tvirl-
ing and leg lifting OF Nabille. virtue
may be thrust out. but there is . devo-
tion to Art 10 the bacchantes themselve.
and their magnificent surroundings.
The French pagan subjects everything
10 the rules Of art II morality dos
not appear In harmony With them, it is
suppressed. Ifyirtue robes herself in
uncoash garments, she is not tolerated.
Vice in the guise Of sn angel IS prefer
red 70 goddess which violates the pro-
rriesies of Art