The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-02-22

may send her ticket for theatre and be
her escort for tho evening. He may bring
her flowers, offer her refreshments after the
play, and take her home i'll n carriage. In
America, all this seems to be the most nat
ural thing in the world This leads to no ill.,
tmacy, for few days later it may happen
that ho meets the young lady at a ball, and
sho comes up to him, and says: II want to
present YOU to friend; do tell mo your
name, | quite forget it.
The American girl, who appears to us
French 50 gidIy and even fast, seems to no
to act according TO the dictates Of common
sense. Tired of the old formula, "a lady
cannot do that, it would be improper" She
says: 81 will do it, and If choose to do it, it
becomes proper" It is for woman herself to
make the law on these matters "Why
should 10, go to the theatre alonea' she says
again '': your streets are impure, it is for
you to cleanse them Why shauld not re-
ceye ny bali partners who please mea If ON
Of them were to profit by my seeing him alone
in the drawing room to take u liberty "ith
me, tie would be Oil i'll bred fellow, and |
should have hin properly shown out Of the
house, and certainly it is no. for such us lie
that should change my habits
In trains, where the seats are constructed
TO hold two persons, you will see the sAuleri-
can seek place from one end Of the train to
the other before he will 70 and seat himself
by the side Of a young girl He will only tlo
SO when there is 10 help for it. have many
times noticed nlcn standing up in the local
trains, rather than run the risk Of ineoin
molng young girl by sharing a seat with
her And am not speaking now OF gentle
men only, but Of men belonging to the middle,
il not lower, c'assif the word "eaSs'' may
be used speaking Of Americans
With what pleasure remember tho young
American girls whom occasionally met at
Parisian parties in my youthful! days Their
pretty, bright faces, their elegance, their
unconventional charm Of manner and aI1i-
mated, natural CONVERSATIONAL these
chantcd nc One never felt awkward with
them. Whereas with French young girl
could generally find nothing but absurd com
mouplaces to say, in the presence Of Jon
athan's merry maidcns ! lost my tiInidity,
and could chat away with as little esnbariass-
1nent rs would with q young brother officer
Of my regiment,
The American girl is still without rivals il
Parisibu drawing rooms, where she is more
and moro sought after Men seek her for her
gayety, Wit or beau.s mothers look favor
ably upon her for her dollars, the younger
women tear her to sh.etls-nothug is want
inf5 - ies nuae<15s 50. =3=-..
And what spirit there was in their dane,
ing! What animation! What eyes lit np
with pleasure. Not a moments Nasgl.S
they danced with us much sllppc,ess at :, N
the morning Mt the beginning Of the even
Ing. And why not, indeed Such pleasures
are harmless and it is not because woman
has danced much in her grlhood that She
! should lead her husband n dance, when size
has one.
Good scholars are us easy to discover in the
recreation ground as in the class room. The
morality Of youth is in direct proportion II
| the delight he takes in play, that Of u girl
may be measured by hcr gayety and high
| spirits.
| shall never forget Il young American girl
| who sat ut the stin,a table as myself on board
| the. steamer The dear child who was about
| Il, performed proligcs could scarcely be
| licvc LAY eyes, and watched her with never
| tagging interest. What appetite! What II
| little table l'hoto ogrcss: rretnbled for our
| supplies and wondered whether the company
had turcscen the danger.
First Of all. at in the morning, ten and
bread and butter WAS taken to the hungry
one in her cabin. At half-past $ she break
| tasted. At this meal, sho generally wellt
straight through the bill OF fare, At H. sho
had beef TIA Gnl biscuits brought to her Oh
dec: Lunch tuno fol,:ll ncr ready for three
courses Of solid food, besides pastry, fruit,
etc. Al Go'cocE, she did valantly again,
ard ut 10 she was regularly served with
Welsh rarebit, OF soina other tasty trio
Notwithstanding this, rarely met her on
deck, CT ia the corridors, but sho was MUNICH
ing sweets, gingerbread or chocolate.
| After all, there are so few distractions on
board ship! Men smoke, play poker, or in
dulge in Il lttlo betting on the run Of the
ship. Some people sleep, some try to think,
but uusuccessfully; others read some ladies
knit. Tho American girl eats.
The American girl likes mems society for
several reasons. First, because she is well
educated and ablo to talk on almost all topics.
| She can talk kniekknacis and pretty non.
sense, but il she knows how to describe tho
''cunningest bonnet" lately invented in Paris,
sho can also tell you all about Cctavo Ftu!l'
let's latest novel, or even Herbert Sp2nccr's
| latest work. She likes mems society, because
it cnlarges her circle of acquaintances, and
also because it increases her chances oI max
ing good match No matter how mitch
Of a butterfly she may be, she never loses
sight of tho future. She does not say, rs she
sits musiny on marriage: "What kind of man
,.,l, i ,f hall
choosea"
Tie constant aspiration of thcso young re-
pubicans is to be one day countess, narchon
ess or duchess
The number Of European coats Of arms
which have been taken out of pawn, or ro-
gilt, with American dollars, is enormous,
Not long ago, writer on tho staff Of Tho
Paris Figaro counted, among the guests in
ono Of the most select drawing rooms OF tho
Faubourg aint-Gcrmain, thirty y-seven Arler-
can ladies bearing thirty seven names of tho
most authentic French nobility. To naile
only those which are present at tho moment
in my memory, tho Princesso Murat, Elothcr
of the Duchessc do Mouchy, is American, tho
Marquiso do Chasseloup-L -Lnubat is American;
the Contcsse de SaintrRonan, la Generate do
| Charctte, tho Comtesse dc Chevigno md tho
Contesso do Gauny nro Americans Tho
daughters OF tho great democracy have bo-
como not only French in heart, but US royal
ist as tho most ultramontane of our old dow
ayers.
Every ono knows how many American
women tho English aristocracy counts in its
bosom, and that that most Tory and Elost
powerful political association, called tho
Primrose league, originated with Lady Ran
dolph Churchill, tho young and handsome
daughter of Mr.. Jerome OF New York.
That passion for rich marriages, which
burns il thc heart of SO many young Amer
lean women, often. leads them to disastrous
results
II ono may trust ones eyes, American law
allows young girls to nlarry their grand
fathers, or at least tho contemporaries OF
these worthless