The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-03

the hordes of noisy and third-rats young Of
the American species who invade England and
the continent year after year, who hall from
heaven only knows whore appear TO owe al
legiance to no Insignificant earthly parent.
who firt with unknown mon, eat candy and
chew gum in hotel perlors and on the top
Of omnibuses, and chaperone themselves, So
cure in an armor Of unattractveness This Ia
the hotsam and jetsam Of a new country,
an interesting study in itself. but not appro-
pirate here. The average. well brought-up
girl, whose parents are Of more or less i'm
portance in the community. who Is carefully
educated, either at home. at private schools,
at colleges, or In converts, who grows up
with the idea that after school days and
year or so Of travel she is to be launched In
society is the type which will receive atten-
ton
Then Mrs. Anterior proceeds to show now
this "well brought-up' girl is bound mana
and foot by conventionalities. Conhning nef
assertions to this class Of girls no one Will
dispute her, but few will agree that the typl-
cal American woman answers to this descrlp-
ton. Tho closing sentences OF her discourse
contain mixture of compliment ana euiosy
which quite neutralizes the effect OF the
whole.
The American girl from the earliest pos
sible period forms and expresses ner own
opinions. she avers. This she does with
thoroughnees which often makes her pest
as child, but unquesionably contributes
to the rapid development Of her intelligence.
As older people talk to her and before her
with little reserve and as she reads pretty
much what she chooses. her secondary
knowledge of the world at the age OF IL 10
really startling AS result the sternest
parent could not convince her that she needed
advice In the selection Of husband, ana
rI,n abr
this is a prerogative that our cousins across
the water envy-but II she almost invariably
makes her own choice in the matter of q
husband she adso Gsposes of him with alarm
ing frequency. Boys and girls marry every
year, to find their mistakes and go their
devious ways in an appalMngly short time
Parents demonstrate when sutton seems to
their vigilant eyes not all that LIS desirable;
they may even go to the length Of making
themselvs obnoxious and mourning the wrath
Of their children, but the children threaten
elooement and that settles the matter.
There is prevalent belief that the women
Of this country are worshiped as goddesses.
It is quite true that she is an imper.ous
creature and demands tine homage and sub
servience Of man as fsr divine right, and
yet she has curious inconsistencies. Brass
buttons fairly riddle her pride. The army and
navy cadets and officers ure gods before
Wi-OlA puo pUWS Ill Vpc1lcACt
There Is periodical crop of articles in the
newspapers on the craze Of the American
girls for titles. That some are mad on the
subject there is no denying; nevertheless the
American girl who prefers foreigner to
one Of her own countrymen Is the excep-
ton. as easily be proved, for where one
rich girl buys title hundreds marry in their
own set.
We POette's Christmas Feede.
Ye poetic satte and tore hys hair and paved
ye naked foore,
And chewed hys pencil till hys jawes ex-
hausted were, and sore,
And rolled hys eyes in frenzye lynne, and
racked hys surging brain
For inspirative tyre to frame We Christmas
Daye refrain.
Ye muse was In a sulking moode. refused to
heede hys call,
And Pegasus in stubborn balk declined to
leave hys stall,
Until at last a CLEAN OF joye lit I'D We poetic
fayce
And burning lynes upon We sheets hys hand
began to trace.
of stately trees,
Or laughter borne from happye lips upon We
passing breeze,
OF Christmas table studded DER with thyngs
god would crave.
And ruddy, sparkling wines DER which We cpl
cure would rave.
He FASTENED to We prynter man, who read
with gaze intense.
Then gayve him all We stuffe he had, dollar
fyfteen cents;
Ye poetic clutched with eager hand Va pyIe
of needed cashe
And reyeied in a Christmas feaste Of symp,e
corn beefe hashe.
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