The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24
ARs0gagLE { ELY PURE

r,,obt he tempted TO pronounce as
"extravagance" IN the way OF dress,
vet IN the other hand the result is not
disnleasing, and somehow or other it
ssems TO add TO the charms of the
ue.rer-if that indeed were possible.
Vet another characteristic which the
Irish girl has in common with the
women of Southern Europe is her
innate taste and love for music, which
is certainly not shared by her English
sisters across the channel. Her dane.
mo can only be compared to that Of
the vienpese in grace and hshtness,
while in her faculty foz. s1q-unlfsas q4ulfss, i(I91u
ages she. resembles the Slav. "S
the only member of the English
ing race who appears to be alb
get to speak French without any
of foreign accent, and she alone
the other non Austrian people 81
to have it in her power to acquire
soft. musical drawl with which
Viennese are accustomed to endow
ordinarily harsh and guttural-sound
German language. In her own rea
ness to adapt herself to her surro
ings, no matter what the latter ~
the daughter of Erin has much Il
common with the daughters ofColumbif
and next to ar American girl there IL
no other woman who is SO we'll fitted id
every way to become the better half OF I
a diplomat than an Irish maiden.
In her impatlence, that most femi
nine of all faults, as we'll as in her
unpunctuality, see is thoroughly French
and it is owing to this lack OF patience
perhaps that she never gives herself
time to 60 to any great extent into
book learning. Indeed, her brightness
and cleverness may be described as
cogenial, for have never met an Irish
girl who could sit still sufficiently long
in one place to enable her to read the
second page of a book after having
finished the first. The impersonifica-
ton of perpetual movement, she invari
ABLY reminds me of the Arab tradition
with regard to the creation of woman.
According to the. story Allah had laid
down the rib on the ground and was
just engaged in sewing up the side or
Adam whence he had taken it for the
purpose of constructing Eve, when
suddenly stray dog caught sight OF
the bone, grabbed 1t and bolted.
Allah started off III hot pursuit. but
only succeeded in clutching hold OF
the animals tail, which, remained in his
hand, the dog getting array c.-a.> - -. =
the bone, which 1t devoured. Moth
ing daunted, Allah determined 10 make
the best of bad job and to use the
tail of the thieving dog as basis for
the construction Of women in lieu Of
Adams rib. And it is in consequence
of this, according to the Arab story that
women find 1t just as difficult to remain
still as dogs tail.
One of the only points which the
Irish have in common with their
English sisters is in the sterling char.
acter of their friendships. While the
Irish gentleman IS often accused Of
being tickle, no one has ever, that
know of, ventured to accuse the Irish
lady thereof and we have only to read
Erin's history, both past and present, In
order to realize now full its pages are
of records of splendid unselfshness and
noble self sacrificing devotion on the
part OF Ireland's womeDAkitaaaa
TINS being the Gaze, we can, perhaps
afford 10 show indulgence to the Irish
girls shortcomings as regards thrift,
method and order, all three of which
are absolutely foreign to her character.