The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-21
AMERICA.
A Parisienne's Views of this GIor-
ious Country.
THE HEARTLESS AMERICAN WOMEN.
Nine. Grandin Finds Us Queer Fish, In
deed. and Writes Good-natured
Satire About Us.

Madame Leon Grandiu is a gifted
French newspaper woman. She went
to the Worlds Fair for d few weeks
and has now published a large, fat
volume entitled Impressions d 'une
Parisienne a Chicago"
1t abounds in humor, conscious and
unconscious. 1t tells Americans and
Chicagoans things about themselves
which they never knew u dreamed of.
Here are some extracts:
JOurneyed 10 Chicago on the Mich.
igan Central in one of those truly mar
yelous American palace cars. -; 1t
was a beautiful trip | finally arrived.
1t was number BOO. In Chicago |
met with one Of the most disgusting
habits Of the Americans. They dis.
pense with the pocket handkerchief.
The first time saw a gentleman use
his fingers | was so indignant, 50 dis
gusted, that 1 felt like speaking to the
man. But l soon found out that the
custom was general.
This dreadful habit probably arises
from laundry work being so expensive.
Even those handkerchiefs | saw used
were frightfully dirty, and the linen.
Of even wellto.do Americans, is often
soiled.
Unfortunately this lack of cleanliness
IN Americans is not their only fault
They have another dirty trick.
One day | saw in a drawipg-rOom a
gentleman of irreproachable respecta-
bility thrust into his mouth plug of
tobacco. The tobacco chewing vice is
general, and has invaded all classes
Even the women chew all day a kind of
gum with an insupportable flavor
Some American ladies are not even
content with gum they sometimes
chew tobacco.
Inc love Of money making is one of
the first instincts Of the American
child. And this thirst for lucre, which
we should detest to see in our children.
causes them to imagine and invent all
kinds If means to carry out their
dreams.
One very frequently meets in the
streets Of New York and Chicago
young men Of good family walking
with bare feet and carrying their shoes
in their hands in order not to wear
out their shoes.
l have also seen boys of rich families
selling newspapers in the streets.
With a great package of newspapers
under their arms they run up and
down Broadway and State street all
day, jumping on the cable cars with
astonishing agility and crying out
Evening papern
Inc usual American drink is cold
water. Yet Chicago makes large
quantity of excellent beer, and this is
owing / think, to the large number of
Germans who settled in Chicago and
Milwaukee.
| don't think much of the American
hremen, especially in the small cities,
where there is purely volunteer or.
ganization without remuneration. The
men seem largely to run to girth, and
SO 1t Is hardly surprising that they
cannot run up ladder to save life with
the same agility and courage as our
rench firemen. In fact, they very
rarely go on the roof of a burning
building, but confne themselves to
working the pumps and blowing up the
surrounding houses with dynamite
As remarked before, laundry work
IN chicago is frightfully dear, and this
Is The reason why Chicago women. and
Tor that matter most American women.
wear no chemise. They wear wooden
or cotton tights, which take it's place.
lhis hts close to the body, and is
probably the. secret of the fine figures
which American women usually seem
to have.
AS an instance of the practical view
mat American women take of life |
asked Mrs. B., whom had met, why
she allowed her husband to go ont
without an overcoat, the weather being
very cold "Oh that's all right" she |
repiled; he insured his life last
weekl'
was very much shocked by this
'eply, and seeing my surprise depicted
IN my face, Mrs. B. added: Eyes,
Fred has insured his life, and the
money l shall get at his death would
permit me to live very comfortably until
shall marry again. And of course
lext time l shall marry much betterp,
So it ,esl
New York is city of internal noises.
Inc streets near the docks are narrow
md dirty, and ON each side are pbe.
lomenally high houses, uniformly red
md frightfully ugly.
No sky is to be seen. An immense
'laduct runs overhead in the streets
md on which trains rush by every few
IN the street is an Understandable
'haos OF carriages, tramways, wagons
md terrible noise of electric bells
oud gongs and carriage wheels. which,
However, does not seem to worry the
'assers-by How different to the mic.
uresque crowd of our Paris streets and
ne little work girls without their hats
Ind the elegantly dressed women and
'ay boulevardiersl
The Americans are all well dressed
nut they look alike. They are all very