The sun., 1890-06-15
THE ENGLISH GIRL.

THE ENGLISH GIRL.
| 5ho Is BriEht, Sensible. and MenIthv-VVhat
She Docs and where She Goes-Her Edu.
eatisn and Her Homo Liro Afterwards.
In the consideration and comparison OF tyres
OF Rtrhood the English girl with her fair hair
fresh color. and soft voice. deserves honorable
mention. II not first place. for she Is without
exception. the most thoroughly and profoundly
educated. most symmetrically developed physi-
cally, and best disciplined young woman in
the world. She is kept at school much longer
than her American sister, and is taught sys-
tomatically and consoentiously. instead OF
being rushed through the hothouse training
and forcing system OF the fashionable boarding
school, to bo launched q bud on the tide OF
society at sixteen. In the quiet Of the country
homo she educates herself In addition by read
Ing and writing. and Is educated as we'll
by the conversation about her. which is much
moro profound. arRumentative, and intelligent
than the Idle chatter and nonsense Of Ameri-
can intercourse. Ours 10 the small talk inci-
dental to the contact OF the moment: theirs
tho reflective interchange OF ideas during tho
weeks and months spont together in the came
circle Of friends. and often at the same country
house. The English girl cannot be called
pretty girl In the American sense: she is
rather a fine girl. q handsome girl: occasion
ally is the strong robust beauty that comes
from outdoor exercise and training a good
appetite. and unimp paired digestion The
English girl Is good for any number OF games
OF tennis: she can row fair stroke on the
rivcr. paddle a canoe. swim q sturdy stroke,
walk any number OF miles, and even make up
an eleven at cricket at need: and as to riding
and driving. 1t all depends upon whether her
father can give her thoroughbred for mount
and victoria with pair OF cobs. or a trotting
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a charger. As young girl she is not an
interesting specimen. So imbued is she
with the Importance OF the fifth commandment
and with the superiority OF men over women,
and so strictly disciplined. that she either pos
sesses an individuality or doesn't dare reveal
as one chrysalis resembles Its fellow chrysa-
lis, and no one can determine the manner OF
Its plumaEe and the swiftness Of it's aight.
out OF her torpor and becomes Bright, suggest.
I've. and alert. She never acquires tho pictur-
dsPg d h which the
and Quickness OF repartee but she can talk in:
telligently and entertaipinEy on a variety of
SAINT. with all her brilliant audacity. il she is
an ultra,tashionahb'le siFl she manages to be
lain: =, on the Msrlborough House list
as we'll i2r @ at 1 Ieast one t lance S and garden
that crowd the Foreign Offlce receptions. and
and beloved Princess V Of Wales ac honor sons sor
Grandee with their presence at q ball AT the
and on one Of the smartest coaches on a bright
May morning at the meet in Hyde Park.
sits Mi ke he born IN e
she Is; drives with her mother In the after
noon; goes to lunrheons. afternoon parties.
must be remembered to one or two balls and
as many receptions IN single night, and gets
Seau nGw her Thsn sDerb fhf hesh ssfs
opdG1 oonay bdms s thar sps enabes Ses her sy endure hs
sort Of lie develops her difadence into 81 superb b
tons y royal blood back Of her. approaehes a
mands Of wifehood and mother6ood with
greater seriousness and ,conselentiousness |
her fs SS am ii e o s
dren. and is active in charities and politics as |
well as social gaety
Greet In the selection OF her parents and posi-
tion in life is one who lust fails OF what the |
simply n % from tho accident Of birth. @ oR Perha@ps @
the mother OF this girl is an invalid cannot |
afford to 60 much in society or not at all, and
who will chaperone her. Society. under these
circumstances. does not give quite as much as
Luo XIII OApe SlS uuu its SOuNeutlOus
alt!es are irksome to her, since she is not,a
eader and may not establish them. and she Is
Inclined TO assert herself in some, way; She
acks the natural inventiveneSs and daring OF
the independent American girl ehe envies and
sprplns energy. in amateur theatricaIs for
:aks itamilarly Of leading actors and
friends. and adopts mannsh, horse,y, ways
ler usually at the important. picture
views. smart bazaars. horse shows f6tes. and
tournaments in style Of dress fashioned quite
lp to the latest mode she has seen, but usually
,arried out In cheaper materials than the orig,
nal, She rejolces in her daring to 20 about
much in trains, and cabs alone. resents the
constant surveillance Of her mother. and only
watts to secure husband before she is Just
hade faster than the average American girl.
With her traditional unconventionaity. cares
o be considered.
Besides these there is always, the dutiful
laughter in the proverbial muslin gown, to
whom Thackeray Introduced US tho sweet, true.
wholesome girls Miss Muoch has familiarized
ls with. and the deep-yoiced horsey girl whom
nen ride to hounds with and chaf with. but
eldom marry. In spite Of the many sterling
irtues inherent In the English girl 1t Is in
Iced prov0rbial that EnGlishmen IN pursuit OF
wife are wont to HE to green fields and pas
ures new but It is also true that the American
Vife, once established on British SOIL. finds 1t
eeessary to inform herself on variety Of
ubiects hitherto unfamiliar to her. in order TO
old her place with the clever English women