The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-03-16
AMERICAN oIHLs.
A somswhat Cynical Apology for the I'm
giish maidcn's Total Eclipse.

sornswhat Cynical Apology for the En-
gtish Maidcn's Total Eclipse.
Tie Lady Mtuds and the Lady
Beatrlces are sore OF finding them
s, Ives ouishoDe in the highest circles
by american chits. vino. b FIRE COM
ins abroad. were just ordinary In
S ates. Il Ii a hard case to be thrust
Into the shade by these fair invaders.
But -oreness about it will only spoil
good looks. Why not rather learn the
art Of war from the invading bellies,
who were not reared In hot-holses.
but In public free schools? In great
degree they have conquered because
they are In the habit Of thinking them
selves ms good ms 40 matter whom. aud
of not being sham. feed In The pres
once OF mortals of uppermust rank.
don't think IL occurs 10 the Mauds
aad BeairTces that very few uppermost
personages. in no matter what coun-
Try. have or can have. much conyer-
sntion. Having had allow ances from
their cradl upwards there is no
strenuous effort in their lives And
80 that Intensity of thought. cling
and Will which makes a man a man,
and snbllmaies a woman. is wanting
In them. Etiquette throws on them
the onus II starting subjects OF con-
vel sa Ion. Having to talk de hanf en-
bas there is no quick Interchange Of
ideas AS It was three hundred yenrs
ago so IL is now. Their lives being
hat they must fall back ON buffoonery
IA reason why Schneider's dressing
rooms at Les Varie es was '1e Pas-
sage des Princes" License of speech
is sure to be granted 10 any one whose
talk tiekles r Is drolI. There are few
rosebnds In eiiqu te-ridden courts
who can so converse But the United
States free schools produce them in
thousands. Originality in America II
not confined 10 the unornamental sex.
The conditions Of life are so different
there from what they are in England.
aud there Il such emancipation from
cant In most of tho forms in which 1t
tyrann z,s us that the eaufy from
Ohio. Illinois or Delaware Is startling
ly novel. and whatever piquancv
there is in her talk comes home with
double force
There are such heaps Of Miss Jenny
Chamberlnins I'm the United States
that hardly any one notices their
points. Americans are astountied
at the effect they produce on English
noblemen when they come out at the
Riviera or in London. As to the eti-
quette invented by Lord Chamber
luins those Flowers from over the At
lauiic are in happy ignorance So
they start topics In colloquies with
royal personages instead of waiting
for them to he started. aud. when they
iin'l they please. they gI ahead The
personnges are not bored with hear-
ing Sir" or Madame" or Your
Royal Highness. used as commas are
in the conversation of ordinary
persons. Then the young and fair
Americans neglect no advantage which
Il derived from attention 20 personal
appearance. They know how 10 dress.
and they grudg no money that they
can give TO the best dentis s. Being in
the habit OF dancing from infancy.
their gestures are easy and not angu.
lar. and they always talk distinctly.
aud IL ometimes with a slight twang.
in an audible voice.
Our girls often humble or run on in
n chirruping jabbcr that really is not
speech. Tney. too. oftcn deal in set
phrases which get 500 exhausted. ]
think when British girl is nice she's
the incest of any; and many moro
than there are could be charming il
they cou.d only learn how 10 speak.
and to move about in an easy. grace
ful way. The American girl has neat
features. delicate skin. and a fine.
nervous system Bit in the rest of he |
nature has been wanting |
in generosity. The Western woman |
or girl is finer human being than the |
Eastern. Ia the Sau hcrn States wom-
is nearest perfection. Wom- |
en- there are reposeful-not precisely |
bl- insclli gent. sweet aud in
eresting. -L1HfoB Trath-