The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-02-07
1 Frenchnlan on English
y Women.

One Max O'Rell has recently written
book on "John Bull and His Island"
which contains good many things which
ought to interest American ladies'.
Some of them are here reprinted, having
special reference to English femininity.
'English women are remarkable for
their fresh complexions, their decided
and fearless gait. and the length of their
feet, which reminds one that twelve
inches go to the foot in England. I'm
possible to make faux pas with such bas-
center Of gravity. They have only the
beauty of youth. An English woman is
seldom handsome after 81. In many re-
spests, the Englishwoman is superior to
the French woman; she is more natural; !;
she is less subject to vapors, and does
not regularly get her migraine. She is
not so naive as the young French girl,
but, on the other hand, she is
less childish. She goes out without
her mamma and her maid, gives
you hearty grasp of the hand,
and looks you unblusbingly in the face.
Unmarried, free as the air, she may go
to the theater, take walk. or even a
journey, with male companions; she is
the leader of society, indispensable at all
social gatherings and pleasure parties.
Married, she does not boast of leading
her husband. by the nose; she attends to
her house and her children; she does
not make love to her husband, but Meth
er does she make love to other men. If
she is rot more demonstrative toward
the former, it is. in a great measure, his
own fault; he permits no liberties to be
taken with him. The Englishman has
not the bump of amativeness; bis neck,
on an average, does not measure more
than fourteen inches; her enticing ways
would he entirely lost upon him. In
her dignity the Englishwoman refrains
from making advances toward her lord
and master for fear of their not being met
with approval. With us too strict watch
over our children, and the fear of CIV
ing them to much liberty, engender
Evrything in an English education
tends to make young people self-reliant.
No mother or governess would think
of opening letter addressed to her
daughter or pupil; the girl has her own
private correspondence as sacred. as
that of her elders. No letters. received
on the sly; no letters written to young
sweethearts at midnight. The absence
of suspicion destroys the charm ofmys-
terry. Gentlemen never use
Objectionable xpressions among them
selves, nor indulge in risky jokes in the
company Of ladies'" ~
=. It may well be suspected that this is
something over couleur de rose, but
there is some good sense in it all the
same. And if the gallant >Gaul is so
charmed witt the freedom Of English
society, how he would be enchanted
with. its exaggeration in America! But
Z. turn to another page Of the spicy little
:: book, and one stumbles on something
which wears q somewhat different Wis 1
age: ~ z55 )
Z Adultery is frequent IN tie higher.
classes, among the rich and idle; very
rare among the middle and working
classes. i do not mention the lower pop
4 ulace Of London; their life is that Of dogs.
a married man said an Englishman@
of some importance to me one day, is
\ very foolish to be unlalthfnl to, his wife,;
4 Why on earth should one blight ones
peace Of mind? Is not one woman as good
as anofher2 In nine divorce cases out of
ten the co-Yesponde ont iGan officer IN her
1 Msiesty b service. III officer and
I gentleman. shayin9 nothing psrt ticular to-
do ~ tmes so peace. s. fond of keeping
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