River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-12-23

contrast upon the superior beauty of
Americans'and the blooming middle age
of German women. 4 greater num-
Der of American women are here now
(Berlin) than have ever seen before
AT thi, Athcn, on the Spree II is
fairly conceded that there j. more on
what i called chiselled beauty in
America than in Europe. German
ladies. in general elegance Of bearing
and beauty and grace Of
person. can bear no comparison 10
American women. The features of the
latter are finer and their heads more
classical. Bun here ends their triumph
Their busts are inferior TO those of the
native women, and certain attenua-
ton in the whole figure Of the Amer
lean woman gives the idea of frugality
and decay. What the American wOm-
en- want Is Souudncss of constitution
Their tinely-cut faces are too often
pale instead of fair, aud salloW when
they should be rosy But why are
many of the German women 80 awk-
ward2 Why have they such large feet,
and why is their taste in dress not bet
ter? Beautiful compilations and full
forms cannot atone for these deficicn-
cic,. nor can thoroughly cultivated
minds and kind hearts.
In this country a woman is in the
prime Of her attractions at 80. She
frequently remains almost stationary
until 80. or else declines gradually and
gracefully, like a beautiful day melting
into a lovely evening. In America Is
j. the farewell line of beauty in women,
cyoud which comes decay. At 81 she
generally looks a little worn, her }at
chest ~ymbolizing the disappearance Of
yigor and vitality. and st 80 YOU see in
her features quite plainly the marks Of
premature age.
German children, especially girls,
are less brought forward than Ameri-
can ones In America the children,
as "a rule. take all their meals with their
parents. and see all the company that
comes to the house. consequently eya
less troubled with shynesS than German
children. \ German girl of Is or Il is
much less Independent than an Ameri-
lean girl of the same age. She must
never 20 ont alone nor without a chap
erone or female servant. usually
known "a, "a bonnie. She must never
speak to gentleman, unless he should
be especially introduced to her by her
parents. or with the appreciation of her
parents. Yet the German children are
generally oycrindulged and spoiled by
their parents Every one in the house
is expected to WELD TO them. They are
rarely rcproved for crying, nor is self
denial or ~clf-re>traiut seriously
inculcatcG. Servants are repr0ycd for
not obcying them, and everything is
done to induce them to fancy them
selves the most important persons IN
the house This mistaken system of
education renders .hcm selfish, over
bearing. and conceited. \ good deal
of this egotl>m j. knocked our of them
ut school and nj college, but early i'm
prc.,ion~ are never entirely eilaced,
and the feeling remains. only to be
transferred to their own children
WHY i it that the German women
are superior in freshness of looks and
In duration Of beauty To their trausat-
lautic sisters l. the answer to be found
i'm the diet? | have often quietly
watched the diet of American ladies
passing through here. Hot biscuits
ana ten are varied with preserve, made
pound for pound. and endless varieties
of cake and the inevitable pie. Pastry,
which most children 10 this country are
not allowed to touch until they get
their long frocks and tailed coats, Is in
American families the everyday food
for Young and old. Tea is the grand
panacea for All fatigue, low spirits,
dampneSs. cold. pains in the head and
I'm the back. and for nearly al the ills
that flesh is heir to. What mere hui
man beauty could stand such regiment?
Want of exercise in the open air Is
the great cner.~ of female beauty
throughout the world The transient
beauty of the American women Is no
doubt III a great degree to be attributed
IL the extreme heat and variability Of
IN, climate in America. which will not
admit of the exercise requisite for
health The moisture with which the
atmosphere here is generally inn
prcgnatcd exercises most soothing in
liucncc upon the nervous system. In
America the drync-S Of the air keeps
the people constantly strung up above
the concert pitch.
There they are all the time under the
influence of an artificial stimulus They
burn their candles, 50 20 speak, ut both
ends The blooming middle age OF the
German women j. the grand distinctive
feature Of Germany, and it i. owing.
not to their inhaling a considerable
quantity Of fresh air both in summer
and winter. Not that they nnbibe
enough Far from it, Their leeping
arrangements and their additions are
both very imperfect. But il may be 4
question whether their negligence in
these respects, though hurtful to them
selves. Is not advantageous To the RIDER
scN. Things are ld enough rs they
are in Germany, but if the women
..awoke and pondered the thing, that
concerned thcirpcace, what would be-
come of the peace Of the meme