The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-28
THEY LEARN SWIFTLY.
Sn America r Takes But One Gem
eration to Make q Lady.

GRAFTON to Make a Lady.
A Ciroumstanes That Astonishes For
slUusfs from All Countries The west
y tho nest Field for Marvellous Eve.
iutions u Social Nature.
Foreigners are never tired Of com
penting on the extraordinary adapt
ability OF the American female, says
che New York Tribune. This was one,
Of the most remarkable Of the many re-
maskable things noted by the loqua-
cioue Mrs. Kendall on her recent tour
hefe, II was 70 her source Of perpet-
uAl surprise. Ladies' were introduced
TO her Of tho most exquisite refinement
and polish, we'll hammered, we'll dressed,
up In the latest literary and artistic
fAds, capable Of entertaining in the
mostattractive and elaborate fashion, of
whom 1t was said that their mother wes
. lsundress and that they themselves
with those same lily hands which,
could 90 cleverly manipulate tho guitar
strings, were won't to carry around the
clean linen.
This to Mrs. Kendall and ell other,
English people is incomprehensible.
Over there the saying goes that it takes
three generations to make lady or gen.,
tleman. The son Of the successful
brewer or soap-maker, given the best
education money can get, shows the
trail OF the serpent up to his death. But,
his son, mixing from his youth in good
society, marrying lady OF culture al
ways, and generally Of title, surround
ed from his babyhood with the luxuries
and reanements of wealth, becomes the
drst gentleman In the family and
founds race that improves with every
generation.
Such changes are always accom-
plished here with lightning speed. And
though good many successful ones are
made In the East, the marvellous, ss-
founding, miraculous evolutions Of this
sort take place in the West. The way
the Western ugly ducklings turn into
swans Is enough to astound their own
psrentA- Every now term Washington
bees an influx Of Western Senators, with
large-waisted wives and long-legged,
Eawky daughters, still in the hobblede-
boy stage Of pigtails and back combs.
in two years time those ducklings will
have become the most lovely swans,
with shining plumage and movements
full OF graceful ease, who glide along
the waters Of society to the admiration
Of all impecunious male Europe.
The further West you 60 the more
pronounced does this facility for unlim-
fted self-improvement grow. California
ts its homo. Meet Californian and he
will immedistely begin to tell you with
pardonable pride Of the lowly beginnings
bf women as Queenly and self-possessed
es the daughters OF hundred Earls.
This one was born in awindowless cabin
bt Marysville; that one ran barefoot
Through the streets Of Virginia till she
was ten years old. A girl looking like
p young Duchess and dressed by Felix
used to take her father his lunch every
Day in q tin dinner pail. Marie Bur
foughs, tho actress, they will tell you,
was born In one-room log house situ-
Rted somewhere near the main shaft OF
the Con. Virginia.
The Californian, while expatiating on
these advantages of his native State,
took as an example o girl who he said
lived on ranch somewhere in the Santa
Clara valley.
''It was an immense place." he said,
hundreds Of acres, and in the morning
when you look out Of the window you
seem to be looking at sea of yellow
grain, sprinkled with the dark, round
live oaks, and at intsrminable miles Of
fruit trees. The house was nothing but
barn. The father and mother were
two Irish people, such as you can see
any day at Castle Garden, the man in q
fat derby hat, carrying green bundle
On the end OF stick. the woman with a
handkerchief knotted round her head
and big, red baby tucked under her
prm. There were eight or nine chill
lren, who ran about baEefoot and half
Rlad, and were simply little savages.
The eldest, girl OF eleven. was as wild
Is an Indian. Thoy had dinner in the
middle Of the day, twelve aitttng around
} big table, no cloth, no Rlass, NO silver,
no servant. On the middle Of the table
was one huge steak, and OF this chunks
were cut and handed round to the chill
dren on plates an inch thick, with q DO
tato and wedge Of bread.
"In the course of the next six years
the land increased enormously in value.
The father found himself millionaire,
and began to educate the children. He
moved into town and built house.
Last year was down there and saw the
eldest daughter. She was driving around
in q sort Of phaeton-a fine turnout, beau
full horse, beautiful carriage, and, above
all, beautiful girl. She was perfectly
dressed and perfectly handsome, and
every one who knew her said she was as
clever as she was pretty. She played on
half dozen musical instruments, and
had three or four foreign Princes at her
feet This was the girl that eight years
before l had seen running round bare
foot on q ranch, eating chunks Of raw
beefsteak and performing the Indian
juggler feat with that ease which be-
speaks long practice"