New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
THE UNPOPULARITY OF AMERICAN GIRLS
EDUCATED IN ENGLAND.

THE GENERAL sUpJEcr OF woMANs CONVERSE
T1oN-PINK LUNCHEoNs FOR CHILDREN
American girls brought up in England. on the
most approved English pattern. with irreproachaole
accent and manners, apparently not success
when they return 10 their own country And 1t
would be we'll for ambitious mothers who are edu-
eating their daughters abroad With the IDEA that
they will outshine their homebred companions in
at.ractiveness and breeding to discard such a no.
ton at
On the other hand. neither are such girls appre-
ciatcd in England itself They simply become An
CLICKED lose their originality. and are therefore
lost In q crowd while in America their stih manners
and unadaptiveness render them absolutely unpopu-
lar not only with girls but with men,
/: is rather pathetic the venl. vid. vici airs
OF these Anglo-American maidens when they hrs'
come over yield to disappointment. and their stand
offish manners become awkwardly cordial as they
realize the necessity Of partners and friends
Still they are not happy! It is like trying to 1T
round patch In a square hole" TO expect English
bred women 10 assmilate TO the conditions OF lie
over here; and converts are invariably more
bigoted than those In the faith. so girls that
are brought up to be sef-consciously superior nc
cordng British standards are more English thah
the English girls themselves who are generally
good natured and hearty. and apparently uncon-
scious when they como over here that there Is any
standard TO live up 10.
1t may be taken as a principle OF education that
whatever breeds consciousness is wrong while
sense Of superiority is socially fatal Moreover.
IS more or less old-fashioned TO be very English
1ust now. and it hand!caps girl rather than
helps her to have q transatlantic education
wOMAN'S GENERAL TOPIC.
A woman bachelor Of cosmopolitan experience.
who made a rule of not accepting luncheon invi-
tatjons voting such functions as altogether stupid
and tiresome, was begged by an old friend to make
an exception In her favor to meet several OF her
schoolmates and cronies-her hostess being one OF
the circle.
As they sat down 10 the table the latter said
something laughingly about Miss AS known as
Nke 70 luncheons and asked what they could do to
make her happy.
..place AN embargo upon two subjects" replied the
latter promptly. 1.-The discussion OF servants ana
children's education. simply cannot staho elmer
Her friends laughed and consented to humor her
but the conversation languished' ana MISS A. iei'
that she had proved wet blanket
.Tf had included clothes and gossip in my is''
.he remarked afterward rather cynically' "they
would have been literally dumb
II is curious how confined are me topics uisou''eN
BY women. AS rule. these four really eee" ~
comprise the entire list. 1t is rather amusing 10
note the subjects of conversation by the fragments
overheard in passing and on public conveyances
The area Is certainly not extended Dress LEADS the
>an-household economy follows a close second
He" and him are pronouns frequently he"iu
from young women. Diseases Is an extremely popu-
lar subject and children come in for large share
particularly infants.
"Now my baby" said faeetious young mar
r;ed man to,ning group consisting Of his wife and
several of her friends whereat they all laughed
for he guessed without trouble their one topic OF
discussion.
DREADFUL MRS. GRUMPY.
81 undoubtedly have my faults like every one
else" saws Mrs Gossip. but talking about my
neghbors is not one of them" And the little
woman actually believes that she is emnently dis
Greet and reticent.
How often do we hear the worst bit Of scanda!
nremised with scmo such remark. as follows:
Il Go think the way people talk is TOO dreadful
There is really no excuse for it. ! went TO Miss
BIS for luncheon the other day, and / declare
felt too angry for anything at the wicked reports