The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-02
S. G. NEFF. IA n. Main st.


taches are ss carefully waxed and
twisted. He wears the most faultless
garments; and the large bow of his
soft, alken tie IS a miracle of aesthetic
coloring. His fingers are covered with
rings, and there is a suspicious glitter
in the shadow cast on his arm by his
long white cuff. His appetite Is fas-
tidious and his manner of living exclu-
sive. He disdains the common table,
and has his meals apart at a little
round ''sulkyr set in the embrasure of
the window-from which point Of van
tage he surveys the vulgar herd eating
In common, as some highbred stag
hound might survey a troop Of Gade-
rene swine II would be impossible to
put more disdain into a human face
than he manages 70 throw into his; i'm
possible for a man to express more
clearly his exalted estimate Of himself
and his corresponding contempt for
Others, than does our Frenchified Amer
jean artist-dude, as he sits there in SOL
itary state, dissatisfied with the menu
and satirical over the wine
But they are not all men and women
to'laugh 1T or even to laugh with. As
has been said, some are purely delight
full; and among the pleasant reminis-
cences of foreign travel and what il
has brought, ere memories of certain
Americans met with by the way
Surely that fine-looking soldierly gen
eral, who served with so much distirc-
ton In the great war, was never one OF
those rude boys we have Just seen
changing" about the drawing-room,
speaking at the top OF his voice at the
table, trying to swarm mp the marble
statae in the garden, and generally
misbehaving. Surely this dear wife 81
his, so bright and womanly, SO lovtng
and efficient, was never one of those
selfish girls whose sole thought was for
her own pleasure, and never side
glance to her mothers. As little c0cld
she be one of the queer grass widows
who abound abroad-those pretty,
well-dreSsed, free-mannered yurng
married women who have left husband
and child bchind them in America, and
who profess unbounded love for bosn
and infinite WEAKNESS and longing for
a reunion which doss not prevent their
sitting out N the garden to late hour
of the night in close, confidential Talk
with handsome well set-up English
officer, taking outthis leave Of absence
In foreign travel These grass wild
ows" who have come 10 Europe ON
heightened visits for their own pleas
ure, yet who continually speak of the
ka - &. 4
adore. are a common feature in the
travelling American world, and they
are difficult to locate. Who are they?
What are they doing here aIone2
Why have they left their own
home and belongings in this
strange irresponsible wav2 We are
bound to say that. If they are undezir-
able acquaiutances, they mask tho ia
ner fact under an outer appearance of
such guueiess bodness and the very
simplicity of innocent assurance, as TO
put Mrs. Grundy into a tight place
For il would almost seem as II her code
OF morals were simply criminally sus-
picious; and that 20 condemn these art
less innocents were TO show herself OF a
corrupt and unelean imagination We
repeat again they are difficulties; aud
no one knows how 20 deal with them
Good soldiers are matched By rood
scientists, by bright literary men, By
cultured artists; and the pushing vul-
garian, with the doubtful little grass
widow and the weak -v1IIed mother.
are crowded out by the sweet and
pleasant woman who makes the day Of
her association one Of jubilee. and
fiesta a nice American woman is one
of the most delightful beings IN the
world SO is The man, when of the
true sort. They are so frank so cor
dial, so responsive. 40 wide-minded-
they have 50 much mental freshness
and 80 much moral strsngth-they are
so full Of common sense and 30 free
from prejudice, as 70 make social inter
course with them matter Of the pur-
est pleasure. NJ one who has ever
foregathered with such as these can
forget them; and were il not 20 make
this paper a mere directory" Z list q
names could be given 81 Americans
met with abroad. whoSe temporary
friendship made one Of the most charm
ing experiences Of travel, and whoss de-
lightful personality has cast a. - we're
= halo over the whole nation
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