New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08
THE CHARMfN0 AMERIOAN COUSIN
WHAT THE ENGLISH SAY ABOUT HER.

American nation; but. as tho - merriam 'sdics who
come over to this country form such f,afa?c. ana
generally spch pleasing one In tho society Of tho
present day. thcre may b. some interest IN notfns
the differences that exIst between them and our own
i IS no wonder that though in the great minority
other society Tho days are long past since
The PAR barsri"o vas 9ed down on BY the sc
simply because she was an American. The tide has
r1sa % s With S saa er %nsn
sayings. and way OF pDtfnx things often remini ons
Of Mark Twain. tho accent that so few o. ihcm get
tho better of makes everything sound stu quainfer
and whom TO this Is added charming manner partly
tho gift Of nature and partly also owing TO thelr
hood. wonder that they welcomed with open
The American child and the American girl seldom
pccncs the comparative seclusion of nursery and
school-room which Is tho common lot of English
children. They before the pnblic,' so to speak,
| from the beginning This may work badly In sonie
poets. but OF manner Is certainly gained The
ordinary American child Is az much at homo IN society
as II she were experienced dowagcr of 6ny;
"mauvas honte' is unknown. They may err In tho
ease. not forward. and do pot often resemble that
precocious brother Of Daisy Miller who at nine years
to Italy because there was no candy there and. to
use the words Of his sister. Randolph G. Miller De-
lieved In nothing
No one takes so much trouble to please, to mako
herself agreeable and to say nice things charm
Ing American woman and. as q rule. II Is not only
tho young and attractive she LAYS herself our 70 sc
prosy receive good treatment az her hands,
An American woman is never rnde: ne nsolcncc OF
dames would be impossible to her. She does not pose
for ANYTHING; all she wishes Is to have good iine'
good nature. sho finds she best attain when at
peace with all tho world. Family Jars and family
quarrels arc not at all In her line I've and iet lyS
peace together, and under the same roof who In Eng
land would not tempt Providence by doing so; "
course, these easy-gOlng ways have some dlsad-
vantages-chidrcn arc not kept In order, girls ao
practically their own chaperones mot hers as RUE.
hair chi Iran nd
daughters arrangements. In fact, though W. may
be generalizng too much the aim and object OF Amer
and shine in It A.: and they do not like bother Bc
good and youll be happy but you won't have good
Time" is a most appropriate American saying They
are very seldom possessed with tho feeling that SO
many Englishwomen have. that they must DC up ana
doing" On tho contrary, they like things zone 1ot
them and to tell the truth, pretty American gets
much work out of whole train OF admirers as Is
possible. 49,
Henry James says, in of his novels American
women-the pretty ones. at ieast-are at once ths
With sense Of indebedness, They make their man
kind. whether relations or adorers, lag Tor them lto
a schooIboy expression in way that would never
enter tho head of an EngIishwoman An American
beauty expects to be " bunched'-i Co. sent BOUQUETS
as a matter OF course, before every ball by at least
two three Of the young men In her tram she aso
expects them to run her messages, 90 her comnls-
sons, and In the most matter aG way tar anS
them the privilege of being general pay masters 10, any
expedition or party that may be got up; she loQhs
that as the proper thing, and hardy ueSerrinE
and its origin in the chlvalrous feeling that man
should do everything to honor protect ana please
| moment be thought that American women are not
proud or have any idea OF sponsng on the e ys
Independence Of the women of America In me ,' Ua
date relations when they leave their homes on any
Expedition OF pleasure and these, OF course no the
needui as regards necessary ouiass n1ae 60, ~ LII,
that young are not always expected TO frank hcr
fair companions. Now, often In America expeditions
are got up entirely for and By young peopo ana tho
mon of the party naturally are the entertainers
II American woman Is provided with father,
brother husband, It must be added that she MAKES
them work hard as her adorers and expects them
make much of her. cater for her amusement anu
help her to tho "lovely timer that she feels Is hsrs
In an American family the girl Of the house Is tho
important person, and the father and mother prase
ly now here; when they are above the average IN
ability or position thcy always, more or less weld
the pas' to the daughter place that she WIN pa
keeps as long as possible Re jour est aux 1ennes,
indeed. in America This spirit Of calculation was
who was seen by her friends to devote herself day
after day to the study of very dry and learned BOOK
History of the Early Popes7 on being asked II she
was really interested in what she read, she laughed
at the very idea, and said; p" fon know while l am
Young and pretty no whether l know any
thing or not, but the day will come when | shall
neither be one or the other, aud then shall have
ad m dscSss all about the Popes with nc then The
little lady would neither sew because !. spo.
her feet large and she owned to these IDEAS SO
nalvey that whereas IN an English g ber wo o"Ia
seemed rather calculating prudence. and desire TO
| mako the best of herself
Tho fact is the frivol Of American women is most
y on the surface butt owing 10 tho radical dlhechco
there between life In America and life In England,
thing in common: This may sound too sweepins an
assertion. yet little consideration will show that
America. as understand IL in England there Is no
arstocracy, or upper ton, and consequently no de.
| duties toward their interiors In rank which form
part Of tho educ and after life OF many Engsh
women Of the best kind and give them responsibility,
and a sphere Of usefulness quite unknown IN America
OF course In old times In the Slave states something
out Again. American girls are not accustomed
tho active, outdoor nfo OF their English sisters
abomInste exercise in fact they far more
! French In their habits than English. ] think the
what strikes casual observer In America Is that they
are foreign in all their habits and ideas than
viii look after her household duties much
| Iy than Engshwoman Servants are usually SO
bad in America ladies accustomed to do there
many things which hero left entirely to servants.
| American women are much more the equals OF men
| I'm America than they arc considered In England.
| To begin With they are more independent In every
way They share equally with their brothers in money
property consequently aee n" m mean
freedom in their education they read the same books
study the same SUBJECTS, and hear them discussed
| precisely as their brothers do They are used to
| women doctors. women editors: I'm fact, women IN
every s.ere which hitherto have been hspt entirely
! quentiy, wher they como over here they charm rs
| with tber frankncss, gavety and spirits, n w"ii as
| BY the ease of manner natural grace and ability TO
shine In society. which they share In common With
| Frenchwomen IIko Frenchwonlen also, they es-
sentisy and entirely feminine In all their ways They
usually very pretty with very good compilations,
small hands and dainty feet, aud always very we'll
dressed that, whom to all these graces Of mind
and body they themselves ont to please wonder
they are thought charming. and have the In
society thcy appreciate much and well deserve
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