The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-16
AS OTHERS SEE US.
FOREIGN AND AMERICAN WOMEN.
What an 0har'Iny Traveller saw In The Lasd O.
ths Pru-nau 0ur nomsn lnprtstd Hin. Il
'g{ An Aln!,iss c,iiIsi,a with sems
Va ,i sa,iak Hints 10 the PAirk,x, r.

3 GERMANY, JANUARY, lSsi,-Wilh Il
Germans as with the Esglieh, The Ame,
can women arc never failing subject,
! interest. They saetn 10 think tha. on u
other side oil tho Atlantic has appeared
/ type Of the genus ienininum" dcstiae
to become The Vents Of civilization. I'll
men engross but little Of their a,tentio
and they usually dismiss us in Gbou. til
condition Richard Grant White left Wasl,
ington Adams in l,!a trst article on tho A,
isntic--and labeled accordingly. iiepc
was not surprised In rcnltpy m,
German paper the other morning 10 fnt
another articic with the fayorite healinr
"Die A,nerikanieche F,lnen," credited L
the Cologne Gazette, oneol the most widey
read aud powerful organs tn Germany, and
written by o correspondent Of TINT jiurns
now travelling III America. He ctrsalnly
proved u hfniself philosopher f?t and
handled his subject IL such a msun.r tho,
his deductions should not be confined by
The nafiow borders oi tho Fathcrlard.
AuoLDES OPINION. la
Having given clear idea OF my social
relations and position, I feel that other
members Of my sex will gladly bc cindebted
to the game gentleman for q solution Of
their own. With this Tor an apology, l
present the Translation: ~,
No iand Of Garth, in my opiuion, has
more charming young women ihan Amer.
lea. The climate, tho air, the home, all
silently work their Influences and tend 10
make u perfect creature. The descendants
Of the GermRiIs even M early 40 tho second
generation have tseotac diferaut beings
more beautifu! ind interesting. The form
is slighter, tho carriage more erect and
elassie--the relations betHeaa the BODY
and its members Inora harmoDicus and
graceful, aud at the same time tirner and
more compact, The eyfs have become
isrger aud fuller Of sparkling lie, meeting
the world with \ gtzc far other than the
yelled one ot home. The faces have
lost the deeply co!ored red, 10 Us 40
odioue, and have ascumed waxen.
yellow, or q beauliiul golden playing with
brown. have often been an enchanted
hdmircr on q rainy day, rs clad In their
Light gofslmsrs, their well poised beads
covered With tho rrcttits. OF hoods, their
round iaees ss! but concealed, as nimbly as
kittcns they slipped over the payements
To cay tia! they looked charming does net
express It. They seem little figures chis-
eled from GlahAs.er and for contrast, dark
ened 70 their pretty igces by some skill!ul
brush. In thoir scsiou and manner, one
scents the fresh breath OF the hea,bsp as In
The little daughters OF the fots.ers OF the
German wooda. Hearty, urcous.aiued
and OF charming "naive,e." 7
The lack Of higher aud II fised life Of
culture judged from the standards o! Eu.
soupe, becomes really the advantage Of the
women Of America, for with every high
culture seems connected inevitably g!sr-
,ng untrnth which man gladly misses in
women. From all study OF her and the
picluring of tho pre;tiest ideals, ths fact
remains that the superiority ross with hsr
who came directly and unshacklea from
the hand Of nSture The great Law OF
here, too, lies interposed in
turning this undoubted de!ri;nent to tho |
masculine sex--this lack Of higher cduca-
tion-to the proii; Of their sisters. The one
has gained even rs tte other has l5st. i
The American wife, however, is not
q creation Of equal rights and
duties with her lord-out q supa.ior crea. |
ture-an article Of luyury, II goddess half
toy-hGlt compensation for all tlln ideal |
which are wanting N tho Amerl- |
can lie. Tbs women OF the unitcd States
act this highly dangerous roll with com.
mengulats AMI admirable ftnes.. That Is |
greatly 10 their credit. 1t speaks well for |
their noble, found, healthy moral nature.
Yet, too, searching glance into the ipnes I
lille reveals many a tofu and bleeding heart,
many an unhappy hasom, and cleaning,
gtartps tnisory,
"lhe brightes. star Of heaven" secms
ever to light the daughters pathway in the |
household and her brother Is coutiuuaiiy
the un!ucky "Esiu." Her every wieh ID
granted, her sigh IS Law, unlimited money |
her tsowry, ana tlteteiu iiea feeling
bora Of knigh.hood, chivalrors and
noble, for they are weaker creatures
and helpless, unable to Fight their way
through the world with tho iron arms Of
lhslr study brothers. But what we in
Germany understand as the specta} duties
Of womea, give the young lady but little |
care. There is q slight excNle for this,
however, since The camiofts OF house. on |
this side the Atlantic consist chiefly in |
three things, furniture, unlimited linen
and cooking (which a, the bes. Is vsry
poor, making but little to hold sa, aI.en.
ton: She can probably bake cake or
make ea'smeis or chocolate cream, but hex
hushaMd will hardly assume The prono,,
tiona Of Goliath or the strength Of q Her.
cnlsa when compelled to tarive In such !
30 -"
h CUR AMERICAN HOUSEWIVES.
These who devote their attention to |
duties aud there are some who
really dc, hays. u harder time than their
German corsins, ~ tho dependence can.
not ba PLACED IN their srvanis, aud good
e-pefienced ones tre difficult 10 Ind.
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