Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-06-25

witching smile at the slightest provoca-
tion, crowned with a wealth of FURNISHED,
golden hair which, in spite of being gath
cred up high, twisted and shot through
with an amber arrow, disports wantonly
in fine gossamers about the snowy alsbas-
ter column of her bare, lovely neck.
Statuesque shoulders; a full and round
chest; tspering arms; roseate finger tips;
polished nails with half-moons at the base
OF the rest of her form divine you must
go to nude Greek statue in an art-muse-
um to form an idea. The latest Partisan
millinery; a stylish dress, the tip of a
dainty high-heeled shoe peeping coquet-
tishly from under it. She entertains you,
o excellentlyl The young lady is full of
repartee; her little speeches abound in
| naive observations; her merry laughs do
your hearts a measure of good. And yet
in her American precocity she betrays q
delightful ignorance of the great throb-
bing world beyond her boudoir, tennis
court and the ballroom. Her unsophisti-
Gated soul that comes to the surface now
| and then, her sole-hearted eagerness to be
| informed of somewhat of life's rough
| side, her womanish sense of sacrifice and
pity, and thousand and one foibles of
her sex amuse you, indeed, at times. AL
| though she lacks the finesse of her moth
| er, who in sort of Indian summer glory
looks prettily and kindly upon mankind,
| she, a genuine April, is without question
| delightful. The very girlishness, the in
| nocence, the frankness appeal to you; ma
| turity, savoir-faire come with age, expert
ence through the season. and few sum-
mers in Europe. The quintessence of the
| finest feminine tact, however, when you
| come right down to it, seems to consist in
artlessness.
Now innocence Japanese girls certainly
possess; in fact it forms the largest por-
| ton of their stock of virtues; it is good
thing; they will do well to keep watch
and ward over it. They are demure, tim
| id, shy, even sheepish, so easily abashed
| and confused. Well, 1 like that; it is
| very maiden-like and proper, suggestive of
Arcadia and simplicity and sweetness. 1
would not barter it for a hoidenish, romp-
| ing, famboyant propensity. Should pa
| triotic American ask if our women be not
| tame or not spirited enough, he will be
| answered by many from his own rank that
in the daily path of life they would much
| rather choose the msusuete, sensible crea-
| lures of domestic instincts than the ex-
pensive, fractions, high spirited person
ages always on the gol Good behavior is
the strong point with our women and girls;
\ it is their redeeming trait; with it they
make up for their irreprehensible, natural
| plain looks. 1 must not be misunder-
| stood, do not deny the American. ladies
of superior breeding the credit of good be-
hsvior; but they are sadly destitute of that
| courtly fneness, distinctive of the man
| ners of the women of our upper classes.
That deep quality, that calm mien, that
/ correct motion impress one differently
| from the surface play of wit, the lively de-
meanor, and the hght-heartedness. Per
/ haps the courtly tone of manners in ques-
| ton is an impossibility under a republican
| government, the soil is not productive of
it. A Japanese young lady psuses at a re-
spectful distance from her father, kneels
down quietly with her hands politely in
front on the floor, and, bowling lowly,
murmurs her errands or asks his pleasure;
| Whereas an American young lady would
rush, smiling, up to her father in a great
| round his neck, maybe, with her plump
| cheek against his gray whiskered one, and
| talk to him to baby, You dear old
Papar Whatever the situation, the one
| deports herself in an old-fashioned, gentle
and deferential manner, while the other
carries herself prettily and cleverly.
Having spoken, for the nonce enough
about the women, we now return TO the
students. As have tried to show, the
| women of America have minds and are ac-
| complished, the students covet their com
pany as much as any great mems. In their
company they come by something which
they cannot get very well in converse with
venerable, hoary- headed scholars of re-
nown,-they lose angulaxity of character,
awkardness of manners, uncouth appear
ance, clumsy bearing, confusion of speech;
they gain ease of manners, grace of mo-
ton, neatness in guise, even the art of
facile speech and self-possession in the
brilliant sallies of female conversation.
Coarse fbres in them are refined ,harshness
is softened and toned down to harmony;
in some subtle way gentleness is infused
in them, moral sentiments are elevated;
and by the same process piety is instilled
more effectually than by minis
ters of the gospel. An American
elderly lady of right extraction and of a
polite household has the enviable gift of
Frightening up disheartened young man
and making him take heart of grace
again; she can SO comfort him in what is
irreparable that he soon sees he is not
entirely lost. She understands how tc
advise him in time of prosperity, as vel
as how to synpathize with him in hour:
of distress. She can keep him from
harms way and provide him with en-
tertainment, so that he cares little fol
the siren attractions of the world. If ht
is led captive by Circean pleasure she
} is ready to reclaim him with a Molly
, The girls who are well brought up fulfil
the part of congenial companions to tht
| young men; they can talk as intelligently
, as the educated young men themselves
being after college graduates. The,
/ are pretty yet wise, vivacious yet careful
} equal in training and rich in mora
: strength, they command from the young
men respect and submission, being ordain
} ed the weaker vessels by the maker, they
receive more consideration and regard. 1
7 the young men are students ina univer
sity town, the girls are frequently seen il
: their escort at the ball games, the boa
8 race and other college festivities.
4 Here I have word to say to the youn
: ladies of my country, if they grant me
: hearing and condescend to consider, a
a least, an advice offered by this well-mesn
!, ing, humbled servant. They fall in lov
3 too readily They haven't themselves we
in hand. They have cheapened them
j selves by allowing their hearts easil
:, | won. Many are the chevalier
t who have, like Caesar, simply come an
8 seen and conquered. The knight is nc
/ required to enter the lists and exhibit hi
a valor before seeking the hand of the lad
d fair. Any stranger knight who passes
a night under the hospitable roof of b,
). sire's castle, or who has occasion to fr
o quent it and has repeatedly been espie
q from the tower, she is sure to begin b
q slowing kindly thoughts-aye, glances oil
q Often a worthy, officious dame there is WI
q paves and smoothes the way. Strange
It knight, take my counsel and examine th
= prize seventy times seven ere thou putte