The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-30
CEAMRERLAIN,s BEIpE.
Miss Endicott's Marriage Increasing
the Panic Among English Girls.

Miss Endicott'5 Marriage Increasing
the Panic Among English Girls.
Austin Chamberlain, according to a cable
letter in the New York World, is quite
enthusiastic about his american stepmother-
elect, though he is old enough to marry her
himself. He and Miss Endicott's brother
became fast friends when the latter was in
England last summer. Mr.. Chamberlain
ana his son have frequently been taken for
brothers: in fact, the statesman's youthful
appearance for a man 30 years old IS a
Subject Of much pride to his admirers at
Birmingham When re trings his bride
home, at Christmas, be will get public
welcome which will throw the reception
accorded him when he returned from the
fisheries mission into the shade.
Meanwhile the English papers are good
hun!oredlv scolding Mr.. Chamberlain for
going across the sea for a wife, even though
she is lneal descendent Of the Pilgrim
Fathers. The Pail HdH Gazette says; Tho
advent Of an American girl into English
society at first was a curiosity. 1t on be-
came portent. 1t is now assuming the di-
mansions of a menace. Before long 1t will
be recognized as a calamity. OI all forms
of competition there is none so deadly as
this A ingenious correspondent recently
sent us a suggestion that is the true way in
which to gave the American tit for their
recent tat in re Sackyille. This was
for his ROYAL highness to boycott tle
American clement in London. We fear,
however. that the prince is too much Of
free trader 10 listen for a moment 10 any
suggestion as to repTisa.s, and that we must
lOJk elsewhere for remedies, if remedies
there may be, for this intolerable c1upeti-
ton The advantages of the American girl
in the marriag. market are briefly these:
She has more intelligence and more money.
She is not kept in bandbOI, but has prac-
teal experience of affairs Her education,
as a rule, is better, aid If her complexion is
not so good, she makes up for it by her for
tune. 1t is curious that so many of the
English who marry Americans have tried
an English wife before they venture upon
marrying an American. Mr.. Chamberlain
is a case in point"
The Standard treats the matter much
more seriously, and declares That there
are number Of American young ladies who
are most attractive and charming can read
lily be admitted. But without posturing as
outrageous patriots in this respect, we are
disposed to think that the English girls can
hold their own against even their fair
American cousins III the matter of goo1
looks. and decidedly outstrip them in
qualities which most Englishmen regard as
engaging and irresistible American girls,
as a rule, are more self-possessed, more self
controlled, and apparently more mistress
of themselves than the girls
of this country. They are accustomed
from childhood onward to greater free
dom than is accorded to young people Of
the same sex in this country. They acquire
a self-reliance which shows itself unmstak-
ably in their outward and social manner.
Is it, however, a charm in a young girl to
possess this characteristic in a notable de-
grees 1t may be the result of ancient tradi-
tional prejudice but somehow or other most
Engishmen are disposed to admire a certain
timidity and hesitation in girl rather than
the fearless demeanor which seems to argue
a perfect familiarity with life, Its dangers,
chances, advantages and drawbacks.
1t has often been remarked that Ameri-
can women push their way where English
women possessed Of even greater personal
advantages would fail The reason is that
the former understand the conditions requi-
site to success better and accommodate
themselves to them. They are not women
that stir passions or inspire the song of
poets. Nor will they go down to posterity
as heroines or charmers. But they have
their day. They will succeed in the Lon
don drawing rooms as their brothers sue
coed in the dry goods stores of New York
and for much the same reason. No doubt
they make excellent wives to men who live
in the full glare of society and prefer a
clever and capable associate to tender do
nestle companion"