The daily critic., 1890-10-31

The young French Girl finds liberty
in marriages the young American girl
loses it. Our daughters dctach them
selves from n family in marrying. the
Americans enter one. They are sud
denly surrounded by a circle by pre-.
prieiies by worldly customs. hy social
duties by the oxigeucies of con iural
fidelity by the duty Of defending a
reputation which has become common
pTOpCrty-all serious things which
transform their character. their man
ncr Of being and gradually model them
after the likeness Of their surroundings
Two or three years after her marriage
the American in France Is woman NJ
the orld, and. IL she could lose her ac-
g MT, nothing would distinguish her
from her new circle
Doubtless formerly she comman led
ard was obeyed; but how far was she
from occupying the position which she
occupies in France, True, she did not
yield 10 respect but in return she did
not inspire t. She had more personal
Initiative, but she did not govern
others: she tormented her mother aud
perhaps led her, but the men Of her
family did not differently ask her couu-
sells. Her husband In America would
seek her advice for nothing She might
be a favored companion In coniugal
life; she would not be, as in France.
the wife the friend who shares all the
projects of the husband, Is associated in
all his acts and makes Of cOniugal life
the noble life in common.
And her children-how they are
much more her own how she rules
their education; how much longer they
belong TO her It is when married in
France that she is best assimilated to
her surroundings, aud II is then that
with us she Is most happy. However,
Franco American marriages are rare,
because the French families are uneasy
and afraid Of them. In England the
young American girls come In much
larger numbers, not because they are
drawn thither by any affinity of race,
for there Is often less analogy Of char.
acter between two sisters than between
two strangers, but because, English
girls having more liberty than French.
a first resistance is already overcome;
the marriageable men do not perform
such an eccentric act in introducing
into their families as fiance a young
miss accustomed 10 Independence
Therefore the American girl married
In England remains more American
than in France. She has 10 make no
efforts to lead her mother.in law, sisters
in.law and cousins by marriage to &C.
Cept her ways. her habits contracted in
girlhood. Fault may be found with
her education, but the method Of this
education will not be discussed. Not
having to become otherwise, she re-
mains herself, yielding only to what
she accepts in English society or to
what she finds advantageous to her
position or her person.
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General Booths book, "In Darkest
England, was issued last week.
is large book Of 800 pages, illustrate
by a remarkably ingenius colored chart,
which is worth some attention. In this
chart the social structure Of London is
represented, It's foundation stones la.
belcd drunkenness, ''fornlcatlon,"
theft" adultery" "uncleanlIness.
gambling, Lying, 'unbelicf, de
ceit," hypocrisy" pride, hatred" :"
murder" "avarice" and similar un.
pleasant human traits. The pillars are
mscribedto prostitutes. Criminals
drink, +" "destltuton, "the poor" and
misery" Under the first head runs
the legend "In London there are over
0000 prostitutes In Great Britain 1OO,.
600 besides an army of probably lOO,-
600 more poor women who secretly In
crease their earnings by their shame"
Under the head Of Criminals" are
these statistics: In prisons, 81 900; iu-
venile thieves, 1900; reputed known
thieves out of prison, 1000 Last year
the cost Of police magistrates, etc, was
/ $500, 600; l55, ,OOOp passed through prisons
and there were 7ll,OOO summary con-
/ yictiOns."
The pillar Of 'destitution" Is in
scribed thus: "In London warehouses,
/ asylums and hospitals. 81 600. home
/ less. 33, 600; starving, 800 900; next
/ door 10 starvation, 222 900; very Door,
| 3S7, 600. Total, 003 900. The in.
scriDtion under the head Of The Poor
/ Is: "One out Of every five persons in
/ London dies either In thg hospitals, asy.
/ lums or WOrkhouses
The foreground OF the chart Is de-
voted 10 The Sea Of Misery" with the
| salvation light house on the coast. and
/ the Salvation Army on the shore rescu,
/ ing the thousands who are struggling
ia the waves, which are labeled want"
"beggaTy," prison" rape, wife
/ beating" prize 6ghting," "gin,
/ "haTlotTy, divorce, " "iufanticide,"
drunkenness. Suicide, perjury"
/ etc.
The Way Out" scheme Of In
/ Darkest England" Is illustrated by a
/ procession Of The saved from the sea Of
/ misery on their way to farms. work
| sboDs and the British colonies also 10
/ The United States.
Whatever may be ones opinion Of
/ the good OF evil accomplished by the
/ Salvation Army, no humane person can
/ read In Darkest England without a
sbuddeT OF horror and a hope that somt
/ good may come out of the work General
| Booth has attempted. In Darkes,
/ England" Is a hundTedfold more vivid,
/ realistic and moving than The Bitter
/ Cry of Outcast London, which a few
/ years ago reused the metropolis 10
/ sense Of the appalling conditions that
exist in that great city, and It's influence
cannot fail TO be felt.
/ -
Only the completion Of the Russian
I TTans-A static road to Vladiyostock is
needed 70 create the possibility Of
/ trip around the world in thirty days,
says Laieaaio In the November
Harper" Taking London. the
I worlds commercial capital, for a start
ing point. the following rates Of time pre-
/ dicted will be found easily realizable
Days. H'rs.
/ London 10 Liverpool, By rail .-... o
I Liverpool 10 Quebec 0y fast